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    Am I operating in an inappropriate way?

    Bought a 1947 Seattle Telephone truck in 1972. $100 Now you know this was uses hard but still drove it with a used up clutch and logged with it too as it is how they are used and treated. As mentioned here, most folks don't even know how to drive like using gravity to save on brakes and wear...
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    !5-40 Rotella oil

    Sounds good!
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    !5-40 Rotella oil

    Things are changing, I bet pretty soon there will 1 viscosity of oil...thank god!
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    !5-40 Rotella oil

    I won't be using 15-40 without a block heater here in Southcentral Alaska which is about the same clime as Minnesota. In Northern Alaska where I use to live 5-30 or lower.
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    !5-40 Rotella oil

    All I could find at Wally was 15-40
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    !5-40 Rotella oil

    Believe it!
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    !5-40 Rotella oil

    Yes, I have been a Cosco fan for 25-30 years.
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    !5-40 Rotella oil

    Yes, that is what it is made for!
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    !5-40 Rotella oil

    Yes, I think 15-40 is only for hot areas (country) Did a test and plugged in the block heater at 40 f. No click kacking or metal noise. Seems to be as smooth as the old 10-30. What do you think.
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    !5-40 Rotella oil

    Cold country?
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    !5-40 Rotella oil

    Good to know!
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    !5-40 Rotella oil

    Lot of it probably comes from the same source- different branding. Jap techs say use cheapest oil available and change often!
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    Am I operating in an inappropriate way?

    Many more understand more common machines than tractors.
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    Am I operating in an inappropriate way?

    This is one reason I bought new but never do on pick-ups or anything else. You don't know how the tractors were used and abused.
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    !5-40 Rotella oil

    Have put in tractor this spring. Wondering if too thick. Seems I hear rough metal noise when I start it at 40/50 degrees F. Maybe just my imagination?
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    SOUNDS

    I've been improving a small cut road on my property lately, The soil here is glacial with a lot of rocks. Some large ones 6 to 12 inches in circumference. Man, does my tractor yell at me, moving forward and trying to push the rocks into the bucket on the front of the rig. Is this normal...
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    Adding Trans / Hydraulic Oil

    I have led a real life in Alaska, not the fake reality show life and learned to work on boat motors and snow machines in extreme locations under conditions that would make most cry. Also familiar with on the road and off 4x4 trucks and had a few Jap sports cars for years. (Semi race 240Z...
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    Adding Trans / Hydraulic Oil

    Yes, as one poster said, you can pull up the seat. I'm done for now and tractor is well covered. I will try that next time.