Bomgaars oil

Any of you guys using Bomgaars engine and hydraulic oil? How do you like it? I'm driving 50 miles for my oil now, but have 4 Bomgaars stores 20-30 miles away. Thinking of switching. Thanks.

Sorry, never heard of that brand. I just get my oil from the local ACE/Titan store.

It's the name of a farm store chain in Iowa,
Nebraska, Minnesota, and South Dakota. I
don't know anything about their oil though.

(quoted from post at 07:42:43 02/26/17) Any of you guys using Bomgaars engine and hydraulic oil? How do you like it? I'm driving 50 miles for my oil now, but have 4 Bomgaars stores 20-30 miles away. Thinking of switching. Thanks.

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have used their hydraulic oil and it did what its supposed to do.

I can't comment on anything those stores sell now, but I am acquainted with the Bomgaar family. Theirs is an interesting story. The grandfather, Bill, started out during the Depression going farm to farm selling tire patch kits and taking orders for tires and batteries. He would hit the road on a Monday and wouldn't eat until he made a cash sale. That is, he couldn't eat, since he would leave home without any money. After WWII his son, Harold, teamed up with him. During high school in the 60's, I became friends with Harold's son, Roger. There were five stores then spread between Iowa and Nebraska. In the '70's, when most people were wondering if computers were going to catch on, Roger pretty much single handedly computerized the business. Roger's son is 4th generation and now there are 80 stores, two as far west as Idaho.

They are in Minnesota now too.

I wish they were in my town.

In fact, I emailed their marketing department and told them if they put a store in my hometown our no-account Oerscheln's store would be history within a month.

Not familiar with that brand, but if they are selling oil under their name, it is being packaged and relabeled by one of the major refiners.

Look for the API rating. Compare it with the equipment requirements, and it will be safe to use.

I use their engine oil in my vintage tractors, but I don't work them very hard. A plow day once a year or so, mostly tractor rides. I have never had any issues with their oil, but...........if their oil is like a lot of their stuff, they get it from the lowest bid bulk oil company to package in their jugs and buckets. It may not be from the same supplier year to year. I guess I'll continue to use it.

Also in Colorado.

Bomgaars has had a store in our county seat town for at least 45 years and I spend a couple thousand dollars a year in their stores but I never trusted their engine oil. Im basing my feelings on one incident so I'm being fair but we tend to not forget the bad times.


A neighbor had a Massey 300 combine engine that locked up during the off season. He took it to the dealer and after the dealer took it apart the neighbor asked me if I would like to go to the dealer with him see the results. The Pistons skirts were covered with a black carbon type material that caused the Pistons to stick. The mechanic checked the air intake and it was tight with no leaks, the air cleaner was not plugged nor did it have a hole in it. The inside of the intake system was clean as a whistle so it did not ingest dirt. The mechanic suggested the problem was caused by the oil. The combine owner said he used "good Bomgaars oil". I could see the mechanic wanted to say something more about the Bomgaars oil but he kept silent as did I.

That was a good 25-30 years ago and I know a lot has changed since then. I highly doubt if the oil Bomgaars carries now is from the same supplier it came from then, but I've always had the feeling Bomgaars buys oil that barely gets by, from the cheapest supplier.

I do use Bomgaars 90wt in the rear ends of my old tractors though. These tractors see light duty and I don't feel like spending big money on the gear oil.

Running there engine oil in my 6,5 chevy because it leaks about a quart a week running there John Deere spec oil in the 4020 because never know when the farmhand loader will blow a hose and dump five gallon oil on the ground

Hydraulic oil doesn't get tested like engine oil does

The first jugs of Bomgaars oil I have bought in my life were a couple years ago for a freshly completed Hart Parr. It was recommended to my by a Hart Parr expert. NOW keep in mind engine oil in a Hart Parr takes a one way trip through the engine and winds up in the final drives. Only reason I think said expert uses Bomgaars is they have non detergent oil in the weights needed which no one else does. As for my other stuff I wouldn't think twice about driving the extra 20 miles. Stock up if that is a issue but for everything else I wouldn't even think of using bargain oil.

Remember the old add where Crusty the Mechanic said you can pay me now or pay me later. BTW I don't use the oil he was advertising either.

It's a Warren oil product.

You can name any brand of oil and someone somewhere will tell you it is garbage and will ruin whatever you put it in, because they knew about someone's cousin's brother's girlfriend's grandmother's uncle's nephew's best friend from high school that something bad happened to their whatever when they put oil in it.

I've never been convinced that you can point to a failed engine and say, "oil did it," except in the case of *LACK* of oil. You could pick 1000 identical engines, put the exact same brand of oil in them, run them under the same conditions, and at least one of the engines will fail prematurely.