print < Tractorpoint Login Tractorpoint Forums Search Forums New Posts Photos Manuals/Links Parts Parts Home by Tractor Make by Part Type Return Policy Return Instructions Support Contact Us Locations Delivery Return Policy Return Instructions Terms/Privacy Account Login/Out myProfile Register Search for = Topic   mounting dismounting mid-mount mower Other Tractor Brands Replies 5 Post by Tom   NH 1725 New Holland Tractors Replies 9 Post by GRAPE GUY   4 in 1 bucket on a compact Other Tractor Brands Replies 4 Post by MChalkley But there is a test that almost everyone can try and always tells anyone with any mechanical ability whatsoever something very important. You may have to borrow an infra-red non-contact thermometer from someone, but they'Ve come down in price so much and are so handy to have around, that you might just go buy one after borrowing it (and no, I don't make them or sell them). Anyway, just measure the temperature of your favorite device someplace where the oil is freshly returned from doing its job after working it a little in a reproducible fashion. Do this when you're running petroleum oil and then switch over to synthetic and repeat the measurement in the exact same conditions. You will be amazed, unless you're already convinced of the superior properties of synthetics. And I don't think you need to be a physics major to know that the heat is produced by friction, and friction results in wear, and reduced friction means less wear, and less wear means longer life, ad infinitum, ad nauseum. Not to mention the benefits of reduced thermal shock, expansion & contraction, etc.One of my favorite places to measure is on a hydrostatic transmission where the oil comes out of the motor on its way to the cooler, but other transmissions and engines produce similar results, only not usually as dramatic, mostly because it's difficult to get to a good spot to measure the oil temp before surrounding metal siphons off the heat.But please, folks, don't take anybody's word for it, try it yourself. If you'd believe me, you'd just as easily believe somebody who said petroleum is better. You can find out for yourself, if you just want to. Then you would know, and you could just smile when all the hooey is bandied about between folks who don't. ">  synthetic oil Parts and Repair Replies 10 Post by MChalkley   Hinomoto Hinomoto Replies 4 Post by Carl J. Austin   94 B7100 priceKubota Tractors Replies 4 Post by Goober   Exhaust pipe quot flapper quot John Deere Tractors Replies 18 Post by Chris   Price on 6100 KubotaKubota Tractors Replies 2 Post by Mel   JD 4500 amp 4600John Deere Tractors Replies 2 Post by Dean   Used Kubota B1750 purchase Kubota Tractors Replies 13 Post by Corky   Change hydraulic fluid at 50 hrs John Deere Tractors Replies 14 Post by Shawn in OK   gravel drive blade or box Loaders Back Hoes Replies 12 Post by Reg and turning around what feels like a million trees in half the yard(Wooded), an old style fence around the entire property, plus half the yard is nicely sloped.A zero radius mower would be king, probably reducing mowing time in 1/2. But Ihad to have a loader and something that could handle things like a post holedigger. Our tight turning JD4100 has been a great compremise so far. No regrets. ">  Dilemma anyone else go though this Other Tractor Brands Replies 15 Post by MichaelSnyder   Renting implementsLoaders Back Hoes Replies 3 Post by Ed C in Vt   John Deere 850 Price Info John Deere Tractors Replies 5 Post by Keith   59 mod G-12 KUBOTA TRACTORKubota Tractors Replies 3 Post by DAVE   FSBO Simplicity amp Allis-Chalmers Garden Tractors Implements amp Other Tractor Brands Replies 9 Post by nick   looking for tractor 50 hp Other Tractor Brands Replies 3 Post by jay   Blue Book for Lawn amp Garden Compact Tractors John Deere Tractors Replies 6 Post by Jay   Kubota B7100 priceKubota Tractors Replies 3 Post by Alan Next Page