Did I put in the wrong oil? *Gulp*

[CADplans]

Originally Posted by R Bedell

I stand corrected. Detergent oil is OK....it was the "low ash" I was thinking of, that Cub Cadet recommends.....

See..... Engine Oil

Yea, low ash, that would be more rare than hens teeth in my neck of the woods!!

[R Bedell]

more rare than hens teeth in my neck of the woods!!

Same here.

I read a couple of interesting articles on the virtue's of low ash oil. It all made sense. But if you can't find without ordering it from Cub Cadet, it's not going to be used very much.

[amccune]

Great! Thanks so much guys. Happy mowing (tilling/plowing/hauling/snowblowing/etc/etc....)

BTW - totally jealous of that Gravely. It's the one beast I'd swap for my IH Cub.

[BigB87]

i use shell rotella SAE 30 in all my cubs. never had a problem with leaks or anything. my opinon pretty good oil. ur only in trouble if u grab oil that says DIESEL OIL on the bottle. but ive ran rotella for 3 yrs in my 122 and never leaks or burns it *heck it dont smoke or anything* but as for the rearend i put 85W-140 in mine on my 122 and 86. they hold up just fine. so u shuld be alright amccune.

[mmzullo]

I use sae 30 weight. Dont like multi grades in small engines. Always smoke on start up and oil consumption goes up. Just bought a 2 gallon jug of rotella from TSC . Can't change your oil enough in my book.

[bkw3614]

Any Case-IH dealer will have low ash oil. Also, most small engines like low ash oil, so it should be available at Kohler, Briggs and Stratton and other small engine places, as well as those who sell lawn and garden equipment.

I use CaseIH Akcela low ash oil in my 1250 Nightmare. I also put a couple of ounces of Marvel Mystery Oil in the gas per gallon. The oil stays amazingly clear and I hope the inside of the engine looks the same.

[Mike McKown]

I've been using Rotella T 15W-40 oil for about 20 years in all my small engines including the Cubs. It's high detergent, low ash. Suitable for diesel/gas. No smoke, no oil burning, no unexpected leaks. Available everywhere.

[Merk]

by BigB87
but as for the rearend i put 85W-140 in mine on my 122 and 86. they hold up just fine. so u shuld be alright amccune.

IH Cub Cadet manual calls out Hy-Tran or 30 weight oil in the rearend.

[Cub Cadet 123]

Originally Posted by amccune

So. I've been all over the internets. I realize the debate about transmission fluids, etc. I am NOT trying to start one of those

Haha......no such thing as soon as you raise the question! You should have realized that....

Cub Cadet 123

[nikster]

When I bought my #122 the 1st., thing I did was change the tranny fluid. Was suprized when the previous owner told me to use 30w oil. Then I read the same thing in the owners manual. I changed the tranny once a year, & it ran super. Cheap insurance.

NIK,