Oil for sub compact tractor

scattergun

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Kubota 2008 B2320, Kubota 2014 RTV 1140
Jul 25, 2017
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Troy,MI
Would like opinions on oil for the B series Kubotas.
Synthetic or Regular ??
 

Dr Honda

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BX1870
Mar 30, 2015
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Pitt, PA
Rotella T6. Not too expensive... proven to work well... and is DPF safe if you have a new emissions tractor.
 

bherron1

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May 7, 2017
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Clarks Hill SC USA
I found that full synthetic during brake in is a bad idea in any engine. The engine will not ware enough to fully seat piston rings. I run dyno oil for first few miles or hours to get engine broke in and then switch over to full synthetic after break in. Synthetic is so superior against engine ware and ability to take heat it pretty much stops metal to metal contact. I can not run synthetic in 4 stroke raw water cooled outboard motors because the engine will never get to normal operating temps and start collecting moisture in the oil. That's one more thing that proves how well synthetic oil works. Amazing stuff.
 
Oct 8, 2014
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oregon
Delo or T5 work just fine, you just need to change them more often. On the other hand some newer auto-gas engines require full syn. Don't know if it's true but apparently bearing tolerances are tight enough to require 0-20W oil.
 

scattergun

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Equipment
Kubota 2008 B2320, Kubota 2014 RTV 1140
Jul 25, 2017
37
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Troy,MI
lots of great info to digest what a great site so happy I found this everyone has been very helpful.