702854boy 557 #26 Posted 23 hours ago Buying in bulk should be fine as since its not like the oil will be sitting for 20 years Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 77,687 #27 Posted 23 hours ago 8 minutes ago, 702854boy said: Buying in bulk should be fine as since its not like the oil will be sitting for 20 years Three. THREE years is your maximum. Not 20. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHX?? 55,604 #28 Posted 23 hours ago 33 minutes ago, ebinmaine said: Three. THREE tractors is your maximum. Not 20. Not 20 as in not don't have 20 tractors? I only have 19 so im cool but Dan has 20... What he's saying is it won't sit around for 20 years. With 21 tractors anyway 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wild Bill 633 912 #29 Posted 22 hours ago I'm itching to throw a hot potato on the table. "What is the absolute best oil for air cooled engines?" Have at it! LOL! 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
702854boy 557 #31 Posted 21 hours ago 1 hour ago, ebinmaine said: Three. THREE years is your maximum. Not 20. I was just meaning that it isn't going to harm anything if you buy the oil in a bulk 5 gallon bucket if you have multiple tractors because it is most likely going to get used before it expires and isn't going to sit for a long enough to let everything settle out. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHX?? 55,604 #32 Posted 21 hours ago 22 minutes ago, 702854boy said: 5 gallon bucket if you have multiple tractors because it is most likely going to get used before it expires Absolutely get your best bang for the buck that way. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 77,687 #33 Posted 20 hours ago 3 hours ago, 702854boy said: bulk 46 minutes ago, WHX?? said: Absolutely get your best bang for the buck that way. That's why I buy Kinetix brand by the Case Quantity. Shipping is free. Price is excellent. Convenience is tops. Win. Win. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 64,546 #34 Posted 15 hours ago (edited) 8 hours ago, ebinmaine said: Three. THREE years is your maximum. Not 20. But some of the oil in the Lake Speed Jr. video was over 20 years old with very little separation and he never opened the new oil container to see if there was any separation. The Mobile 1 forty year old oil was quite impressive Also, he pointed out that the oil cans instruct you to shake the can prior to using it. If any of you have some twenty year old unopened oil cans you want to give away I will be at the Big Show and be happy to give them a new home. Edited 15 hours ago by 953 nut 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adsm08 4,245 #35 Posted 15 hours ago 7 hours ago, Wild Bill 633 said: I'm itching to throw a hot potato on the table. "What is the absolute best oil for air cooled engines?" Have at it! LOL! I like the yellow, slippery, petroleum kind my self, for air or water cooled. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 77,687 #36 Posted 14 hours ago 4 minutes ago, 953 nut said: the oil cans instruct you to shake the can prior to using it. It's been pointed out that shaking the oil can not reintegrate the additive package. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHX?? 55,604 #37 Posted 14 hours ago 'Member these cans @Achto? Pencil holder now. 51 minutes ago, 953 nut said: twenty year old unopened oil cans There is actually a collectors thing in them like beer cans. And people think we're nuts for collecting tractors! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adsm08 4,245 #38 Posted 13 hours ago 1 hour ago, ebinmaine said: It's been pointed out that shaking the oil can not reintegrate the additive package. Not even if you shake it like a Polaroid picture? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cleat 8,810 #39 Posted 12 hours ago On 6/1/2025 at 9:53 AM, ebinmaine said: That is FAILED oil. The Additive Package has fallen out of suspension causing that oil to be expired. Would I put that in an engine? ... ABSOLUTELY NOT. Here's a short video explaining why: It's your money and engines folks. Do what you like. Science has proven that shouldn't be used for engine protection. Use it in your lube cans like in the first video. That is a good friend of mine in the video that lives a couple of miles away. Neat to see posted on here. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wild Bill 633 912 #40 Posted 6 hours ago Anyone still have a toad stabber? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 77,687 #41 Posted 6 hours ago 7 hours ago, adsm08 said: Not even if you shake it like a Polaroid picture? Nope. Works great for other things though... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 30,756 #42 Posted 5 hours ago 1 hour ago, Wild Bill 633 said: Anyone still have a toad stabber? Yup... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lynnmor 8,668 #43 Posted 1 hour ago Blackstone Laboratories is a well respected lab for lubricant testing. They did a three part newsletters on old oil, you might want to read it when you have plenty of time. https://www.blackstone-labs.com/the-ebay-oils-part-1/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
