Best engine oil to use?

ridgelane · Oct 21, 2011

What is the best engine oil to be using in an IHC 1066? I am running three different engines in my tractors and trying to limit the different types of oils I'm buying.

GordoSD · Oct 21, 2011

Suggest you buy Rotella 15-40 in 5 gallon size.

Larry M · Oct 21, 2011

As it says in the book ih 30wt

Anonymous-0 · Oct 21, 2011

I use Rotella 15-40 in my 9 tractor, two trucks and 4 garden tractor.I use Castrol GTX 10-30 in Impala LT. I drove semi for a freight line for 38 years. They used Rotella 15-40 the last 25 years. They had less oil related problems with Rotella.

d282 · Oct 21, 2011

I use IH oils, and even converted my 97 powerstroke to IH oil from JD. To each their own. I converted for the same reason you are............tired of buying different oils for different tractors.

AL Moyer · Oct 21, 2011

I'm planning on running straight 30 W Rotella in my H, kinda remember using 30W in the summer on my uncle's H's , & light straight W when it got cold. Also aways remembering to park on the barn hill to, to pop-start, he was never good about keeping a good battery. But now a days I can pop start almost anything with just a little hill !,needless to say my equipment is not like his was !!

oldtanker · Oct 21, 2011

I rn 15-40W Rotella in everything with a farm engine in it, Ford N, Farmall M and 1206 and the industrial GM in the swather.

Rick

randy hall · Oct 21, 2011

like larry says use ih #1 30 weight. they were designed for each other and you asked for the best.

ridgelane · Oct 21, 2011

Thanks for all the info..

Larry B 1486 · Oct 21, 2011

I run 15-40 Rotella in all my old tractors, 806;s, 856, 1466's and 1486. Have for over twenty years.

David G · Oct 21, 2011

I run 15W-40 Delvac in everything.

Janicholson · Oct 21, 2011

The book was written when the tractor was built. Times change and the technology of oil is so drastically better now than then. The idea of multi Wt. oils was not proven, and had issues of teething that raised doubts back then. There are no doubts now. The lubricity is better, the starting in cold weather is far better, the stability and high temperature tolerance is in a different ball park. Major league.
15-40 from a known quality name is correct. Jim

GordoSD · Oct 21, 2011

OK if you live in the south half of the U.S. Not good if north.

AOOC · Oct 22, 2011

Nice discussion line. Very useful information.

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