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Originally Posted by Brian Carlton
With regard to diesel fuel, I agree.
With regard to lubricating oil.......basically a dino oil......I'd need to understand exactly what additives are breaking down the hydraulic hose before I accept this claim. It certainly cannot be the base stock.
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No, motor oil will NOT break down hydro lines designed to run it.
Bobcat fluid is SAE 10-30 ND.
Ransomes/Textron hydro fluid is 10-30
I won't claim to know why/how a hydro line is different than an oil cooler line, nor the key differences between UTF/tractor fluid and motor oil. All I know is that I've got a 1984 Ford backhoe at work that's been through 2 engines but still has loads of original hydro hoses...It takes UTF though so again not really an equitable comparison.
I'll bow out of the discussion due to lack of knowledge and experience- if hydraulic lines react negatively to synthetic motor oils, that may well be. It doesn't make sense to me but lots of things don't...