Lubricants for Nor-Trac Tractor
homesteader
Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 7 West Virginia |
2008-10-16 157306
I have purchased a Nor-Trac 30hp Tractor. Acording to the manual after the 10hr break-in period I should change the engine oil, transmission fluid. and hydraulic oil. I had no problem finding the engine oil but can not find the transmission fluid. (API CF/SL 30W)or the hydraulic oil (AW/AL Hydraulic ISO 32-SAE 10. I would appreciate any help I can get. I really would hate to mess any thing up at this stage. It seems that the more I read the manual the more mixed up I get. Thanks
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greg_g
Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 1816 Western Kentucky Pics |
2008-10-16 157308
They can't make anything simple, can they~!? Depending on how hot it gets in your part of VA, you can use 80W90 gear oil in the front diff, creeper or shuttle (if so equipped), the tranny, and the rear diff. If your July/August get as hot as it does here, you might want to make that 85W140.
Hydraulic fluid is plain old AW32. But make sure the label specifies hydraulic fluid. Some new folks have mistakenly used AW32 machine oil.
But when you do the change sorta depends on whether or not Northern left the original fluids in. You can tell the Chinese fluids, because they look like somebody puked in the sumps. They may be green, brown, yellow - and almost certainly thick and milky looking. Some folks have even reported them to have curdled. If they look like normal petroleum fluids, then Northern probably drained the Chinese stuff and put in American.
Long story short, change Chinese fluids NOW. If they're American, wait till 50 hours - when it's also time to retorque the head and adjust the valve lash
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auerbach
Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 2168 West of Toronto Pics |
2008-10-16 157312
A buyer of a new tractor from an established retailer is entitled to a clear manual or at least support from the seller where it's ambiguous. We're glad to help, but Northern should have saved you the trouble of asking us. ....
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candoarms
Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 1932 North Dakota Pics |
2008-10-16 157313
Homesteader,
Here's an AW/AL ISO 32 hydraulic oil for you.
See the link below.
Joel
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Link: Mystik Hydraulic Oil AW/AL ISO 32 by Citgo
 
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candoarms
Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 1932 North Dakota Pics |
2008-10-16 157314
Homesteader,
I'm guessing that ISO 32 is the MINIMUM grade of oil that you should be using in your tractor. It just so happens that ISO 32 is just the bare minimum grade.
Note:
Designation AW = Anti-Wear
Designation AL = Anti-Leak
You could easily move up to a higher grade ISO 46, as this would provide you with greater peace of mind. It's a higher quality hydraulic oil.
For more protection, better performance, higher temperature ratings, better cold weather operation, etc......use ISO 46 or even ISO 68 lubricants.
See the link below.
Joel ....
Link: AW/AL ISO 46 Hydraulic Oil
 
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greg_g
Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 1816 Western Kentucky Pics |
2008-10-16 157318
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Paul161
Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 12 Loris, SC and Locust Grove, Oklahoma |
2009-03-05 160801
Get your numbers together from your tractors manual. Go to a "Tractor Supply" store and look up the numbers for your recommended oil. My 60 hp uses mostly the same Hyd oils used for Massey Ferguson's. ....
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