bo dawg 547 #1 Posted 4 hours ago (edited) Is everyone using 10w30 oil in the engines out plowing snow? I didnt get my D-200 switched over yet and would like to get it out of the barn. Still has the straight 30w in it. Edited 4 hours ago by bo dawg Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sqrlgtr 2,013 #2 Posted 4 hours ago I run straight 30w year round. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lynnmor 8,455 #3 Posted 4 hours ago It would be best to have 10w30, better for the engine, starter and battery. Many use 30W year round since it is a PITA to change for a rather period of time but that doesn't make it correct. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 76,816 #4 Posted 4 hours ago Trina's 8 HP engines use HD30 all year. My big blocks 12 to 16 HP get switched over from HD30 to 10W30 for the winter. ❄️ 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Kennell 44,275 #5 Posted 3 hours ago 51 minutes ago, bo dawg said: Is everyone using 10w30 oil in the engines out plowing snow? I didnt get my D-200 switched over yet and would like to get it out of the barn. Still has the straight 30w in it. I don't switch oil. I switch tractors. Winter tractors use 10w30 and summer tractors use 30w. 2 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
8ntruck 8,523 #6 Posted 3 hours ago you probably have a 1:1 ratio of tractors to implements. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ri702bill 11,041 #7 Posted 3 hours ago Just now, 8ntruck said: you probably have a 1:1 ratio of tractors to implements. Given the ideal storage conditions... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pfrederi 19,607 #8 Posted 2 hours ago (edited) I do not switch oil either. Snow horses get 5w-30 synthetic .... Summer horses Rotella 30w Edited 2 hours ago by pfrederi 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sqrlgtr 2,013 #9 Posted 2 hours ago 2 hours ago, lynnmor said: It would be best to have 10w30, better for the engine, starter and battery. Many use 30W year round since it is a PITA to change for a rather period of time but that doesn't make it correct. We usually don't have real real cold like some of you guys have. Ya know the old saying in real estate location location location. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adsm08 4,108 #10 Posted 1 hour ago I run Motorcraft 10W-30 diesel year round. Mostly because I get it for free. I change my oil twice a year in both tractors and can scrape up four qts in partials each year from work. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bo dawg 547 #11 Posted 28 minutes ago I agree changing the oil to 10w30 for winter would be best for engines but I was gona try to get it out of the barn to warm up and change the oil so i could plow but crap i would have to dig my way to the barn and then plow 3' drifts for almost 1/8 of a mile just to get to my primary drive way. So heck with that, I called a guy with a truck/plow to do it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bo dawg 547 #12 Posted 24 minutes ago 1 hour ago, sqrlgtr said: We usually don't have real real cold like some of you guys have. Ya know the old saying in real estate location location location. Yea it is in the teens here. 17 but feel like 1 degrees. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
