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You didn't say if it's gas or diesel. For my diesel 35 last year the dealer recommended their brand 10W30 for winter and 15W40 for summer. I'd save my money on the synthetics: far better to change the oil regularly and get the grit out than to go to some long-life crud accumulator. Just my 2c here, though. Ground speed PTO: short answer? Don't use it.
longer answer? It adjusts pto revs to tire revolutions, and can be used only for non-ground-engaging implements such as seeders and tedders. Beware. If you back up with the pto on it will turn the implement backwards, most likely with catastrophic results. I have heard of innovative people freeing a stuck post hole digger by jacking up one back wheel on a 35, then running ground-speed pto in reverse to back it out. And in answer to the question you haven't asked yet: the transmission holds a WHOLE LOT of fluid. Don't try to use your car's oil change pan (as I did) to catch it. Also, don't pour two five-gallon pails of fluid into the transmission until you figure out the difference between Imperial gallons, U.S. gallons, and litres. All right, I have hazed the newbie enough. Here are the key capacities listed in my MF35 Diesel owner's manual (1961): Fuel tank: 8.5 Imp, 10.2 U.S. gallons
Cooling System: 9 Imp. quarts, 10.8 U.S. quarts
Crankcase: 5.25 Imp. Quarts, 6.3 U.S. quarts
(Add one extra pint when filter element is changed.)
Transmission, Differential and Hydraulic System:
6.6 Imp. gallons, 8.25 U.S. gallons Hope you have a great time with your new toy. Rod
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