Off road diesel

BAN · May 26, 2023, 11:19:52 AM

Quote from: quilbilly on May 26, 2023, 11:11:02 AM
@BAN are you getting ready for fire season? That quick warm up a few weeks ago made the snow over here on the wet side disappear fast

Yes we are. We had a very cold spring but not unusually wet so this could be a bad fire season. They are predicting a late hot summer so we shall see.

Hogdaddy · May 27, 2023, 11:58:21 PM

3.00 a gallon is what I give for the last I ordered. AW46 hydraulic oil was way cheaper by the barrel for me, I saved over $5 a gallon, and I it was better oil

Firewoodjoe · May 28, 2023, 10:34:55 PM

What's the hydro oil prices? My last pallet was $35 a pail. The cheap stuff. Meets all major specs it says 🤷‍♂️

Firewoodjoe · May 28, 2023, 10:40:13 PM

I've been thinking about buying the drums from my fuel supplier. Name brand and they deliver. I don't know pails are nice.

nativewolf · May 29, 2023, 01:29:48 PM

I like southsides idea of buying a pallet of buckets. Get a per gallon discount but still in a bucket. I have a couple of leaks on my forwarder grapple at the moment. 2 lines, the rotator, and a cylinder. The lines will get changed in 2 weeks when we can shut down for a day and do some deep maint. The cylinder can get repacked that day too. The rotator...that's maybe going to drip oil. I am pretty sure I don't want to do that repair and am thinking about the best way to get it done (do a long shutdown and just send it out is my favorite option).

Anyway, I have always used a bit of aw46 and I expect that continues.

barbender · May 29, 2023, 01:47:58 PM

NW, sometimes the rotators will leak from a little plug in the side. Iirc it is a 10mm Allen head, and it has an o-ring that can go bad, causing it to seep.

Skeans1 · May 29, 2023, 02:08:09 PM

Quote from: barbender on May 29, 2023, 01:47:58 PM
NW, sometimes the rotators will leak from a little plug in the side. Iirc it is a 10mm Allen head, and it has an o-ring that can go bad, causing it to seep.

When doing that double check that the rotator shaft is sitting square in the bore of the base. If not loosen all mounting bolts as well as the two side clinch bolts and tighten the wedge in with the grapple square on the ground.

Skeans1 · May 29, 2023, 02:12:39 PM

Quote from: nativewolf on May 29, 2023, 01:29:48 PM
I like southsides idea of buying a pallet of buckets. Get a per gallon discount but still in a bucket. I have a couple of leaks on my forwarder grapple at the moment. 2 lines, the rotator, and a cylinder. The lines will get changed in 2 weeks when we can shut down for a day and do some deep maint. The cylinder can get repacked that day too. The rotator...that's maybe going to drip oil. I am pretty sure I don't want to do that repair and am thinking about the best way to get it done (do a long shutdown and just send it out is my favorite option).

Anyway, I have always used a bit of aw46 and I expect that continues.

Rebuilding the rotators isn't that bad of a job it just takes a little bit of time and patience. As far as oil goes I can get a 55 drum cheaper then a 55 in pails most of the time and we use the race gas cans to haul the oil in it's much easier to deal with then 5 gallon pails with the shape being square and the top is larger.

OH logger · May 29, 2023, 03:26:50 PM

Quote from: Firewoodjoe on May 28, 2023, 10:34:55 PM
What's the hydro oil prices? My last pallet was $35 a pail. The cheap stuff. Meets all major specs it says 🤷‍♂️

JD hygard is about $100/5 gallon I think. My skidder hyd system uses JD hydrau XR. If I recall it's about $200/5 gallon pail 😮

Firewoodjoe · May 29, 2023, 07:32:42 PM

Quote from: nativewolf on May 29, 2023, 01:29:48 PM
I like southsides idea of buying a pallet of buckets. Get a per gallon discount but still in a bucket. I have a couple of leaks on my forwarder grapple at the moment. 2 lines, the rotator, and a cylinder. The lines will get changed in 2 weeks when we can shut down for a day and do some deep maint. The cylinder can get repacked that day too. The rotator...that's maybe going to drip oil. I am pretty sure I don't want to do that repair and am thinking about the best way to get it done (do a long shutdown and just send it out is my favorite option).

Anyway, I have always used a bit of aw46 and I expect that continues.

Yeah that's what I do. But it's not good oil. Cheap off brand stuff. Wood's equipment usually is fine. Because blown hoses and such. Oil is usually very new. Just don't use it in a clutch application.

BargeMonkey · May 29, 2023, 08:10:21 PM

There is a glut of oil right now. The economy is slowing down, I'm watching oil barges get stacked due to lack of work.
My price thru the holiday. Almost .20 between 87 gas and onroad, it's all a racket.