Farm and Fleet Hy-tran fluid

[Matt G.]

Myron:

I'm glad to see the price for a 5-gallon pail hasn't gone up much since I last bought it...I think it was $58 or so three years ago.

[T-Mo]

Since I now have 7 IH Cub Cadets - I need to find a good Case/IH dealer close by. Looks like the closest to me is FLieg's Equipment in St. Genevieve which is about 35 miles from me. Not to bad, but I don't get that way very often. I have two Cub Cadet dealers closer than that, but I know the parts guy at the closest CC dealer looked perplexed when I asked him about Hytran. The other one, which is about 25 miles away, I haven't asked him yet. I do know that closest CC dealer doesn't have a very good reputation - dishonest, etc. But for parts.....

[ol'George]

Options:
if you have a close dealer of the color of grass, they have a hyguard oil that is equal in every way to hy trans , of course they will provide information proving it is better. but that goes back to grade school, and that my dad can kick your dads butt ETC, ETC. Ha,LOL!
but seriously, it is an option If they are a closer source., and their mowers use the same Sundstrand hydro.

It might be mentioned that Tractor supply has reduced their prices of hydraulic fluid two times in the past year, reflecting falling crude prices. it would seem to me, that a 5 gallon pail of whatever you chose, will only be going up in price as our ecomony/crude rebounds, making it a wise purchase for a future fluid change.

[MBounds]

T-MO: The Hy-Tran brand is a registered trademark of Case/IH and cannot be used or sold by MTD/Cub Cadet. Cub Cadet sells it (the same stuff) as Hydraulic-Transmission Fluid...the containers use a red stripe label for the correct stuff...Do not use their green stripe label "Drive Fluid!! There's more interesting Hy-Tran info at www.viscosityoil.com. Check the timeline at 1961...

Ol George: Sundstrand Hydrostatic transmissions will work with any hydraulic fluid...shucks, they'll probably work if you pour some old cold coffee in them but is that what you really want to put in there... Hy-Tran (or CCC Hydrailic-Transmisison fluid) is a far superior product with patented moisture suspension characteristics which directly contributes to so many 30-40 year old old Cub Cadet Hydrostatic models still out there and operating almost like new.... and you cannot say that about any other brand, including those green things, even though some of them have managed to survive... Using the best stuff beats half a-- any old time IMHO...

Myron B
CCSupplyRoom

[T-Mo]

Myron,
Even with me asking about the hydraulic-transmission fluid (with the red stripe) seemed to throw that dealer off. He wanted to sell me a quart of the green stripe stuff. I turned it down and told him - "Wrong stuff".

[ol'George]

Funny,
I just knew there would be the "color fluid discussion" when I hit "post"
In the future, I'll keep that in mind when someone has a question that I could of possibly helped.

[jamesm]

My cub dealer tried to sell me the synthetic oil today at $9.99/qt, I told him it was for a 149 and he said it's what I needed, so I left. Neighbor has an Arines with sunstrand trans and dealer told him to use 30 wt. motor oil in it.

[Matt G.]

Originally Posted by jamesm

Neighbor has an Arines with sunstrand trans and dealer told him to use 30 wt. motor oil in it.

Hmm, I definitely wouldn't do that. Engine oil and hydraulic fluid are two completely different things.

[MBounds]

Wild Bill, etal: That comment is exactly correct.....At newer Cub Cadet dealers, they simply have no clue about the older IH models and at too many of the older Cub Cadet dealers, the IH knowledgeable folks have either passed on or retired and the replacements don't have a clue either.... Ya gotta be your own IH expert these days...which is why you, I and others preach having the Operator's, Parts & Service Manuals as an absolute requirement if you own an IH made Cub Cadet (or any other IH piece of equipment for that matter). Not to mention participating in this forum for Cub Cadet answers not always found in the manuals.

BTW: I've been getting my hydraulic filters from a Cub Cadet dealer. I just haven't asked the local Case/IH dealer if they carry one... Does Case/IH use the same IH (not MTD) part number for the Fleetguard filter they sell?? If not, what is the Fleetguard filter part number for the Cub Cadets... Probably less expensive there also...

Myron B

[ol'George]

#AM39653 --$8.25

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