Roadworthy, Thank you. I am going to the dealer tomorrow so I will pick up the Kubota antifreeze. I noticed there was a whole thread on antifreeze right after l sent my question..I will stick with the Kubota product as the machine is brand new and don't want to screw up the warranty if something should happen.
The owners manual says to use ethylene glycol (old school green). Why wouldn’t you use that? No need to buy a universal coolant if you are buying for a specific use. Yes, universal would be worthwhile in a service shop when you work on many different makes and models
Thanks guys, l only have to add a little bit to the overflow tank. Being a new machine l do not want to do anything that the dealer can say it voided the warranty. It is not like I will be doing a full. flush and fill with new fluid.
Universal works when you have multiple vehicles and equipment. I've pretty much changed everything i own over to a universal elc. This includes the tractors, trucks and cars. Honestly having to have separate formulations for stuff ranging from the 70's to 2000's is a pain. One that covers them all makes life much easier.
Universal would be worth it in your own garage as well. Unless you want three different jugs of antifreeze hanging out in your garage. I sure wouldn't put that old school green in your newer vehicle.
LMichael, I have a friend who owns his own auto service center..He is a awesome mechanic. He takes all the old fluids for me. I can remember when I was a kid in the sixties using old motor oil to kill off weeds. Same with old gas. That was probably not good but neither is pesticides or herbicides or old tires and lithium batteries. My neighbor spread something on his wooded area, must of been agent orange, it killed everything.FWIW all antifreeze (except the non toxic type) is made of ethylene glycol as the base. It varies from there whether it's formulated as HOAT, OAT what have you. When I flushed and changed mine last year I still had a gallon of Mopar green (left over from days my late friend and I had our shop). But, also I would never put Universal in my current cars (Toyotas 11 Highlander and 20 RAV 4 Hybrid) which take a special formulation that is pink. I am sure Universal would "work" after a fashion but I would not trust it for long. I would be doing full drain fills every year. Also on my cars I simply take them to the dealer for that service now. A while back I did a flush and refill on a different Toyota I had. Tried to be a good environmental steward and recycle it. Well what a fiasco. I searched all over the Rockford IL metro for someone to take it. All I got was "nope". After a long time of looking I finally found a repair center who would take it, reluctantly. But, only because I know the general manager of the chain and asked him. It's just easier to take it in. As for the tractor I hate to admit it but because it's such a small amount I just drop it on the driveway and flush it down well. (I can't drive the tractor to the dealer)
Mark_BX25D, l understand. I am going to the dealership this afternoon anyway something I ordered came in. The price difference isn't that much from the local auto parts store.. But I appreciate your feedback.
I can't answer your question about kubotas. But deere antifreeze is manufactured by someone else. There will be a rating on the deere antifreeze jug that says (meets xyz requirements).
Hello TheMurf,
Toyota pink antifreeze is a "super long life antifreeze" which is a p-oat chemistry. There are quite a few other manufacturers that make the same antifreeze. mazda for example claims it is backwards compatible with the old green standby, but not to mix it as it turns the coolant black. There are also several Universal coolants that meet the specificatiin of the Toyota coolant. First one off the top of my mind is zerex.FWIW all antifreeze (except the non toxic type) is made of ethylene glycol as the base. It varies from there whether it's formulated as HOAT, OAT what have you. When I flushed and changed mine last year I still had a gallon of Mopar green (left over from days my late friend and I had our shop). But, also I would never put Universal in my current cars (Toyotas 11 Highlander and 20 RAV 4 Hybrid) which take a special formulation that is pink. I am sure Universal would "work" after a fashion but I would not trust it for long. I would be doing full drain fills every year. Also on my cars I simply take them to the dealer for that service now. A while back I did a flush and refill on a different Toyota I had. Tried to be a good environmental steward and recycle it. Well what a fiasco. I searched all over the Rockford IL metro for someone to take it. All I got was "nope". After a long time of looking I finally found a repair center who would take it, reluctantly. But, only because I know the general manager of the chain and asked him. It's just easier to take it in. As for the tractor I hate to admit it but because it's such a small amount I just drop it on the driveway and flush it down well. (I can't drive the tractor to the dealer)
Hello Dieseldonato,
