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Suggested Motor Oil for 300

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bill in orono,m

01-08-2004 17:01:10




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Hello,

I am wondering what motor oil (weight) one would for Farmall 300. The Lube table says SAE-10W, but I have never heard of this. Would a 0w-30 or 5w-30 be a reasonable alternate?

Thanks




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riverbend

01-09-2004 07:16:13




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 Re: Suggested Motor Oil for 300 in reply to bill in orono,mn, 01-08-2004 17:01:10  
Bill,
I have used 10-40 Valvoline in everything for 30 years. I have a 20 year old Chevy pick-up with 400,000+ miles on the original motor. It still has good oil pressure. I took a trip out to Connecticut this summer on my '70 Norton Commando, and it used a half a pint on the way out.

When I rebuilt my H, the valves weren't seating so well any more and there was a thin layer of sludge inside the motor. The sludge probaly came from not always letting it warm up good when I was using it. The valve problem may have come from running it for 10 years on unleaded gas. The tractor came with the place, so I am not sure about it's entire history.

Now everyone says that 10W-40 oil has too many additives to hold up, but it has worked well for me. So I would say that if you use a good brand of oil, it will work just fine.

BTW, we are just a little farther down the road in Delano.

Greg

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Hugh MacKay

01-09-2004 02:45:04




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 Re: Suggested Motor Oil for 300 in reply to bill in orono,mn, 01-08-2004 17:01:10  
Bill: I use 15W-40 the type for diesel engines, in every engine I have, right down to my 4 cycle lawn mower. Lawn mower is 28 years old and has mowed 1/4 acre since new. Buick LeSabre has 280,000 miles on it still passes emissions tests. Over the years I have gotten far above the average hours of service out of my tractors and trucks both gas and diesel.



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klf

01-08-2004 19:11:13




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 Re: Suggested Motor Oil for 300 in reply to bill in orono,mn, 01-08-2004 17:01:10  
I suggest 10W-30 or 15W-40. I use 5W-30 in my cars, but not in my tractors. There is a lot of additive in it.



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Nebraska Cowman

01-08-2004 17:23:00




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 Re: Suggested Motor Oil for 300 in reply to bill in orono,mn, 01-08-2004 17:01:10  
the same 5w30 you use in your car should be fine for gas tractors cold weather and light duty summer. I use the same 15w40 that i use in my diesel tractors.



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Farmallkid

01-08-2004 17:08:19




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 Re: Suggested Motor Oil for 300 in reply to bill in orono,mn, 01-08-2004 17:01:10  
Case ih makes special oil for the farmall gas engines, it is LOW ASH engine oil, but it is $15 bucks a jug, i forget how much is in the jug. the mechanic by dads work said that we can use a different grade. I forget the numbers of it, i will go to the shed a minute and check.



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Farmallkid

01-08-2004 17:22:08




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 Re: Re: Suggested Motor Oil for 300 in reply to Farmallkid, 01-08-2004 17:08:19  
The low ash oil is sae 30 and there is 1 gallon of oil in it, the oil that the mechanic suggested is 15/40 used in diesel engines like allison c-4's and volvo dvs. I am going by what the ih mechanic told us, my tractor runs good on this oil, it is an m. Hope this helps you out.



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