Posted by Doug Steinbach on July 01, 2008 at 16:05:39 from (71.154.12.255):
In Reply to: Hy-Trans vs Hy-Gard posted by nw_bearcat on July 01, 2008 at 07:14:12:
It has been many years since I worked at the Deere dealership. So this info could be outdated. In the 80's and 90's Hy-Gard and Hy-Trans were not compatible oils. However, what mixing you would get from sharing implements would be so minimal that you would never know. Besides, if you are actually changing your hydraulic oil as you should be it would never matter anyway. Which by the way, oil changes are very important to Deere's PS transmission, and having a long life.
As for refining the oil, at least for Deere, it used to come from Shell. 15w-40 PLus 50 engine oil for instance, was very similar the Shell Rotella T, however, in every oil sample test I ever sent in, the Deere oil always outperformed.
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