A 4 stoke 10W40 motorcycle or ATV oil would work well.I wonder if one of the higher zinc marine engine 10w40 type oils would be a good bet. I’d run HDEO as an option too.
A 4 stoke 10W40 motorcycle or ATV oil would work well.I wonder if one of the higher zinc marine engine 10w40 type oils would be a good bet. I’d run HDEO as an option too.
All my lawn equipment and generator get 5w30 Synthetic. I live in Louisiana, so temps and humidity are about the same. Never had an engine failure even in 100-degree weather. My Generator is 15 years old with original filter and oil changes when I know Hurricane season is coming hard. The oil in it now is 2 years old. Generator doesn't have an hour meter on it but only gets run during storm outages. Last time was a couple of years ago and ran for a week straight on 2 houses and well pump. I just started it about a week ago as a storm knocked out electricity. The difference is Synthetic. We took my brothers generator which had SAE30 oil in his and it was black and rattling so I changed his to Synthetic as he doesn't change oil in anything he owns except his truck.That's true in most liquid cooled engines. However in some air cooled engines, the oil temperature is not well controlled. It can clearly vary from 180 degrees on a cool day, to 270 degrees on a warm day. I purchased a Honda water pump to de-water my FL property prior to bringing in fill, and construction of my home. To my surprise, the first water pump lasted about 8 hours before the oil overheated and the connecting rod failed. The second water pump failed in a similar time frame. Both used the required 5W-30 oil purchased from the dealership.
The dealer was very apologetic and returned my money. But we did conclude that the oil was overheating and unable to protect the engine as used (Everglades, South Florida summer, in the stagnant air) I then purchased a Kawasaki water pump and used Mobil 1, 15W-50. That engine is still running, 21 years later, and sees irrigation and fire-hose duty.
Fast forward to Hurricane Francis and Jeanne. The generators were running, and a great many of them failed the first day. Hot, humid, stationary air, coupled with very high AC loads, led to the failures. Lawnmower Headquarters had a pile of broken engines that you would not believe. They started selling M1, 15W-50 to their generator users. Which solved the broken connecting rod problem.
Why not 15w-40 T6? It's not that much more $ in the grand scheme of things.A gallon of Rotella 15W-40 4 (dino) was delivered yesterday, along with an air filter.
Look for JD's J20C THF. Synthetic THFs will meet both J20C & J20D for cold weather operation.So, a recently attained JD X570 w/48" deck and a Kawasaki FS730V (3 season use) would prefer Rotella 4 15W-40 over a 10W-30?
It's a recommended grade.
I'm the second owner. It's a 2017 and has 730 hours on it. Service records are being mailed to me (the OO says).
Frankenbrews are a "small engine no-no"?
I'll be asking about hydrostatic fluid drive (?) next. Is JD product necessary?
Nothing wrong with the JD oil, it's pretty good oil. I just wouldn't pay more for it over other name brands. My local dealer used to have the JD fluids for a good price but now they are priced higher than many other options.What?...a JD product in a JD? What about BITOGers relentless odyssey to always find the 'plain Jane' (cheaper) alternative?
Really just kidding there, but don't such fluids fall into a very finite selection array from just a few producers?
Hey, if the JD hits the nail on the head, then I'll use it.
That will be over $100 at a JD store by the time you grab a handfull of key chains with little tractors on them and die cast toys.I just "Amazoned" it.
At $6.75 per qt and $26.29 per gallon, it seems competitively priced....now just check shipping.
This is JD "Hy-Gard". This has got to be correct. There can't be more than one?
They didn't come up as "Prime".
I did the Amsoil for my 5hr change. This year at 145 hours, I went to HPL. Is it necessary? Probably not. But at least I have zero concerns.If price is no consideration Amsoil Small Engine oil can be a good choice. My 11 year old Big Dog 42" started life on Pennzoil Ultra 5W-30 but switched to the Amsoil about 5 years ago.
Yeah, I popped into a JD dealer and was amazed by the toy department. I thought it was a little obnoxious.key chains with little tractors on them and die cast toys.
Santa shops for stocking stuffers where JD equipment is sold too.
If it's air cooled you want a stout oil. I've been running 10w-40 RP for years with no issues.Just got a Cub Cadet ZT1 and it got very little use this summer due to the heat and lack of grass growing. as I enter the first winterizing prep, i'm curious about oils. The previous mower didn't warrant much love from me (it was 15 yr old i inherited as i bought the house). I just used John Deere oil in it but I'm seeing recommendations for things like diesel oil like Rotella T6 in small engines. I was just gonna buy synthetic 10w-30 which the manual states SAE 30 and 10W-30 are both recommended. I'm wondering about the additives though. Cub Cadet makes oil but I'm always suspicious about whether that specific oil is any better. CC obviously isn't a refinery making oil, so it's rebranded oil made for them. maybe it's Supertech, or plain dino oil IDK.
thoughts?
I wonder if one of the higher zinc marine engine 10w40 type oils would be a good bet. I’d run HDEO as an option too.
I did the Amsoil for my 5hr change. This year at 145 hours, I went to HPL. Is it necessary? Probably not. But at least I have zero concerns.