Log Splitter Hydraulic Oil

it'smeinit

Hi
I've just had my wood burning stove installed and can't wait for the first time we light it. To help with splitting the logs I decided to buy a log splitter from a well known auction site.

The splitter was listed as used condition but when I went along to collect it the owner had drained the Hyraulic Oil from it:mad: not sure why!!il

The manual recomends Mobil DTE11 or equivalent, but i'm having trouble finding it. Can anyone suggest other Hydraulic oil's thay may be suitable?? will there be a problem with it having been left drained? I'm assuming it hasn't been used whilst empty:eek:
The log splitter is a Titan Pro.
Thanks for any advice.

welda

Hi there,

Perhaps the Hydraulic oil was shot, which does happen? Google "industrial oil supplier" around your area, Halfruads is a possibility too. Don't leave it too long tho, dont want the seals to dry out!

Enjoy your new stove, ours is simmering away tonight :beer:

it'smeinit

Thanks Welda
The last time the owner used the splitter was November would it be a major problem if the oil was drained then?? I tried Halfords today but they only sell there own brand so it's hard to know which one is compatible. One guy I spoke to suggested someting like comma, lec10 any thoughts on that? do you think it would be ok as it's for fork lift trucks etc?

I hope I haven't bought a dud as it was not cheep. Thanks for your reply

mikey72

It should (I think) be an ISO 32 spec, same as http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_220545_langId_-1_categoryId_165727#dtab

it'smeinit

Thanks Micky72

Looking at this, thanks for the link. My log splitter is a 240 Hydraulic log splitter, that oil is for a hand pump hydraulic would this make any difference?

welda

I'm no expert on Hyd oil, but for our use, I reckon any not too thick hydro spec oil will be good to go, re; seals, should be fine.
:beer:

mikey72

Mobil DTE11 is a low viscosity oil, so is the Halfords one.
They're both a vegetable based bio degradeable oil, so there should be no problems with the seals (providing they're ok to start with), and no adverse reactions.
It's not a safety critical application, like a braking or lifting application, I think I'd give it a go.