Hydro oil advise.

[gainestruk]

Autozone keeps 20w50 in stock

 

[jekjr]

Our Walmart has it in stock as well in gallon jugs.

 

[jekjr]

I'll venture to say that there are no two Scag servicing dealers that sell the same brands of 20W50 engine oil. The manufacturer of the pumps and wheel motors specifies 20W50 engine oil of SL, SM and SN is their requirement and Scag relays that in their operators manuals. The best way to get longevity from your machine and engine is to follow the scheduled maintenance for each. I have changed hydraulic oil and filters on some very expensive machines, $500,000 and up and they specify a particular type and grade of hydraulic oil, but not a particular brand although some package it with their own name on the container which is always more expensive but not necessarily a better quality product. Mad Mackie in CT:smile::biggrin::laughing:

I went through this last year on motor oil. I have a bunch of small motors as many guys on here so and most call for 10w30.

I came to realize through numerous conversations that if the oil has the correct certifications on it it will work. Price is only how good the company is at marketing. We run the stuff from Walmart and have had great success with it. It is about half the price of a lot of "brand name" oils.

There is a company here that is selling a brand called Pride motor oil. It is as cheap if not cheaper than the Walmart oil also. Many people are running it in everything from farm equipment to logging equipment to big trucks with great success.