Gearbox oil - am I smarter than Kubota engineers?

[WI_Hedgehog]

Not really. Kubota provides the option to the user when it comes to front axles so there's not much to debate there.

I *think* what I learned is to use UDT2 in the front axle because it maintains viscosity far better than gear oil, eXpecially in Wisconsin seasonal temperature changes (snow!! to hot!).

 

[MOOTS]

Thats a lot of good info, now, ya wana tell me what it means in real world uses,,

All oil is slippery. Some are more slippery when cold and some are more slippery when hot.

I think.

 

[Delmar]

Well, I guess y'all have dashed my hopes of receiving a "Smarter than a Kubota Engineer" certificate. I do appreciate the feedback, though - especially the folks who interpreted the replies from guys who obviously sat in the front of the classroom. Like N3BP, I've got a few years of experience with these gearboxes and gear oil has always worked well. I'm likely to keep using it.
TheOldHokie - I agree. Keeping an eye on the seals is probably more important than oil choice. Pretty much every failure I've seen is because owner didn't notice a slow leak until they heard metal-on-metal sounds coming from running it dry.

 

[Cathy Liebchen]

We use cotton picker spindle grease in the mower gear box 00 weight