INTRODUCTION
ConsumablesLubricationsandCoolants
Lubrications
Thecorrectengineoilviscositygradeisdependentuponambienttemperature.Refertothechartwhenselectingoil
foryourtractorengine.
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NOTE:Inareaswhereprolongedperiodsofextremetemperaturesareencountered,locallubricantpracticesare
acceptable;suchastheuseofSAE5W-30inextremelowtemperaturesorSAE50inextremehightemperatures.
BiodegradableTransmissionandHydraulicOil
Abiodegradableoilhasbeenapprovedforuseinthetransmission,4WDfrontaxleandhubs,andthehydraulicsystem
ofyourtractor.Althoughtheoilis90%biodegradable,itisimportanttofollowsafehandlinganddisposalpractices.
Biodegradableoilshouldnotbeusedinconjunctionwithotheroils.Usethefollowingproceduretoreplacestandard
oilwithbiodegradablelubricant.
1.Operatethetractoruntiltheoilthatisbeingchangedreachesatemperaturegreaterthan60°C(140°F).
2.Stoptheengineandimmediatelydraintheoil.
3.Replacealltransmissionandhydrauliclters.
4.Addthebiodegradableoiltothecorrectlevelandrunthetractortocirculatetheoil.
5.Checkforoilleaksandrechecktheoillevel.
SulphurinFuel
TheengineoilandlterchangeperiodareshownintheLubricationandMaintenanceintheoperatorsmanual.How-
ever,locallyavailablefuelmayhaveahighsulphurcontent,inwhichcasetheengineoilandlterchangeperiod
shouldbeadjustedasfollows:
SulphurContent%OilChangePeriod
Below0.5Normal
From0.5-1.0
Halfthenormal
Above1.0
Onequarternormal
NOTE:Theuseoffuelwithasulphurcontentabove1.3%isnotrecommended.
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