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30 or 15W40 Oil in Dozer?

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hb11
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What weight oil is the best to use in my dozer? Will straight 30 weight oil protect better than 15W40? I only use the dozer when it's warm so I don't really need the lower viscosity. I'd read that today's multi viscosity oils are much better than they used to be so a 15W40 protects as well as 30 and gives you better start up protection.
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Thu, Mar 29, 2007 6:38 PM
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Opinions are like noses everybody has one. You didn,t say how old your tractor is or anything but if it,s an older tractor & has had the 30 series 3 oil used in it during it,s life then I think I,d stick with that now. I know that most the later engines have been using the 15-40 oil in them & the results are good.These later engines run higher RPMs & closer tolerances in their engineering so I,m sure that,s why the 15-40 is preferred in them.
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