Spring maintenance

Bulldog

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Equipment
M 9000 DTC, L 3000 DT
Mar 30, 2010
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Rocky Face, Georgia
Does anyone use something other than the pricy Kubota UDT hydraulic fluid? I changed filters this year and will do a full hydraulic system change next year. It takes 16 gallons on a M9000 so it isn't cheap using the Kubota oil. I cannot bring myself to use the common yellow jug/green top that is rated as hydraulic and transmission oil but would like to hear what others are doing.
Transmission is $15-20K to rebuild. I don't blame you for staying away from the yellow/green jugs.
I also understand the expense, I gave almost $2k for a drum of Amsoil hyd fluid first of the year.