Hello All,
I have been pondering a decision for a while and am looking for smarter people to help me out. I've got a Kubota B4200 tractor with a 2 cylinder diesel and the recommended oil is either straight 30 (warm climate) or 10w-30 (cold, you know the deal), and that comes out of an owners manual that was printed in '87. I'm considering using either Shell Rotella T5 10w-30 or Amsoil 3000 Series 5w-30. I live in New Hampshire, not way up north, closer to Boston, but still pretty cold in the winter, which one of these two oils would you recommend given where I live? I know and fully appreciate all of the virtues of synthetic oil, but is the way higher cost of it really going to provide a benefit? I know this might be the wrong forum for a kubota tractor, but I figure this group has more experience with types of oil in question?
I have been pondering a decision for a while and am looking for smarter people to help me out. I've got a Kubota B4200 tractor with a 2 cylinder diesel and the recommended oil is either straight 30 (warm climate) or 10w-30 (cold, you know the deal), and that comes out of an owners manual that was printed in '87. I'm considering using either Shell Rotella T5 10w-30 or Amsoil 3000 Series 5w-30. I live in New Hampshire, not way up north, closer to Boston, but still pretty cold in the winter, which one of these two oils would you recommend given where I live? I know and fully appreciate all of the virtues of synthetic oil, but is the way higher cost of it really going to provide a benefit? I know this might be the wrong forum for a kubota tractor, but I figure this group has more experience with types of oil in question?