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Bill 01-05-2002 08:31:08 4.18.156.232 Report to Moderator	Wondering if anyone has found a substitute for Meyers Hydraulic Snow PLow fluid. I have one of their older units, a 47 I beleive and it is expensive to purchase thier fuild. Over $6.00 a quart. Thanks.. Bill [Reply]   [No Email]
Wayne 01-06-2002 14:43:33 65.163.189.90 Report to Moderator	Re: Substitute for Meyers Snow Plow Hydraulic Fluid in reply to Bill, 01-05-2002 08:31:08   The only oil I use in the western plows is Dexron III. One plow in 15 years old and the other is four years old. [Reply]  [No Email]
ole 01-06-2002 14:34:11 66.187.34.131 Report to Moderator	Re: Substitute for Meyers Snow Plow Hydraulic Fluid in reply to Bill, 01-05-2002 08:31:08   Where can I buy it for $6.00? Our Western fluid sells for $8.25/qt [Reply]  [No Email]
Emoh 01-06-2002 14:18:24 64.216.158.47 Report to Moderator	Re: Substitute for Meyers Snow Plow Hydraulic Fluid in reply to Bill, 01-05-2002 08:31:08   ah dawnt uze enathin bawt ol injun awl in min an ah bin runin it faw 24 yaws aint navaw hod a bit awf trubl tham myers is tha best evah bilt [Reply]  [No Email]
T.J._N.J. 01-06-2002 07:36:47 204.186.33.189 Report to Moderator	Re: Substitute for Meyers Snow Plow Hydraulic Fluid in reply to Bill, 01-05-2002 08:31:08   I used to maintain a fleet of plow trucks for a contractor that I worked for we had a mix of western and meyers equipment. I used to get buyers oil it was the same stuff about 2 bucks cheaper than the meyers stuff. The meyers pumps are not nearly as stout as the western pumps, but for certain jobs they work better,if you are using a smaller truck with a smaller charging system it wont kill the battery as fast when doing a parking lot with a lot of lifting and angling as a western will, a western works great if your truck was set up with heavy duty charging or the plow package. If you want a meyers to last you must use the blue fluid in it and change it before each season and when it starts to discolor, also don't use quick connect electrical connectors on the battery feed, hard wire it directly and make sure that you have a heavy battery type ground cable wired directly to the battery or your solenoids will over heat and fry. Another thing that helps is to take the pump off when you are done for the year no need to expose it to all the rain in spring and summer. T.J._N.J. [Reply]  [No Email]
Dave 01-05-2002 23:05:23 24.229.130.212 Report to Moderator	Re: Substitute for Meyers Snow Plow Hydraulic Fluid in reply to Bill, 01-05-2002 08:31:08   I bin useing automatic transmission fluid in mine. I dont know if it hurts it or not. I didnt have any trouble from the fluid. Had the selonoids go bad. [Reply]  [No Email]
the tractor vet 01-05-2002 20:39:12 216.196.13.160 Report to Moderator	Re: Substitute for Meyers Snow Plow Hydraulic Fluid in reply to Bill, 01-05-2002 08:31:08   You might as well get use to it and bit the bullit . When i had one of them junk MYERS the only time it would break down was when it was snowen . With the small passages in the unit you realy have to use there oil , it is aircraft hdy.now if you got a buddy that works on aircraft no problem . I use to do a lot of commerical plowen and had two spare power units and would keep one in the truck cause you were going to need it, it ate selonoids for lunch and they are not cheep. Get a western or anything eles. [Reply]  [No Email]
John - NY 01-05-2002 19:55:13 207.198.30.49 Report to Moderator	Re: Substitute for Meyers Snow Plow Hydraulic Fluid in reply to Bill, 01-05-2002 08:31:08   I've been using 10 wgt hydraulic oil in my Western Plow for years. Doesn't seem to pose any problems. [Reply]  [No Email]
RayP(MI) 01-05-2002 19:46:16 216.46.197.193 Report to Moderator	Re: Substitute for Meyers Snow Plow Hydraulic Fluid in reply to Bill, 01-05-2002 08:31:08   Seems like there was a thread on this last year. Don't know if it is still in the archives. My Monarch electric plow lift uses automatic transmission fluid... Dextron. If I remember the thread, others didn't recommend that for the Meyers unit - I don't know why it wouldn't work OK though. [Reply]  [No Email]