ATV oil for mowers?

[JHZR2]

Is there any benefit to this type of oil for splash or even pressure lubed mowers?

Maybe at least if you have a YOLO splurge inkling?

I scratched my head a while as to why straight CF/SL Rotella 30wt is over $17…

Which is why the thought came to mind. After all, Rotella 15w-40 is $15/gal. No reason to pay $17 for straight 30, but then again the atv and straight oil have an SL rating while the 15w-40s no longer have a gas engine rating, FWIW.

Uses include Kawasaki engine in a 25yo JD push mower, B&S flatheads in nearly 40YO snapper mowers, and 1kW inverter generators.

Used to run Amsoil ACD which was a straight 30 but also a 10w-30 however that worked out. Also have run the Delo 15w-30.

But what to use these days??

 

[fantastic]

I would think it's worth it if the price was good. Should be good for high RPM engines like a mower.

 

[Elkins45]

One of my mowers has the last of my stash of Harvest King 30 grade and the other has Delo 1300 15w-40. At the next change both will be running Delo because I bought a bucket of it.

 

[JavierH19]

Not sure if there's a benefit but it can't hurt. And yeah that t1 is overpriced. the walmart cf-2 is cheaper but still costs the same as 15w-40.

 

[BigCahuna]

Super tech's API rating, and JASO ratings are what alot of street motorcycles require. As long as that's the correct weight, no reason it wouldn't work in a mower. I had a Kawasaki 1700 cc motorcycle, and those are the ratings it required. But in the 10w40 flavor. I also use it in my lawn mowers. The diesel oil specs don't really seem to be what the mfgr recommends, but might be fine. I would use something closer to what the mfgr specs tho.,,

 

[Slick3914]

No, just run whatever is on hand.

 

[cptbarkey]

I have a few hard hours on a Coleman go kart with a Honda clone engine with Lucas 10w30. It runs fine. Picked it up on sale at AAP awhile back, wouldnt buy it otherwise.

 

[johnD2]

At that price I'd just buy a name brand. Valvoline VR1 is cheaper at walmart.

 

[nwjones18]

Only if you have a clutch that is in the oil... That is what that JASO MA2 spec is about. If that isn't the case there is zero benefit for something like a lawn mower.

I run this in my old 3-wheeler that has a wet clutch:

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Valvoline-4-Stroke-ATV-UTV-SAE-10W-40-Motor-Oil-1-QT/19514362

I've run whatever is handy for years, lately I've had 15w-40 delvac around and all my mowers/atv's are liking it just fine.

 

[JHZR2]

Super tech's API rating, and JASO ratings are what alot of street motorcycles require. As long as that's the correct weight, no reason it wouldn't work in a mower. I had a Kawasaki 1700 cc motorcycle, and those are the ratings it required. But in the 10w40 flavor. I also use it in my lawn mowers. The diesel oil specs don't really seem to be what the mfgr recommends, but might be fine. I would use something closer to what the mfgr specs tho.,,

The Rotella 30wt is API SL. Probably has more esp than the SP “HD30” supertech oil.

Intent of a motorcycle/ATV oil isn’t for the clutch side of things. It’s to get a modern-ish oil that’s designed for hot running air-cooled applications. That’s not what an HDEO or pcmo is, per se.

 

[JHZR2]

At that price I'd just buy a name brand. Valvoline VR1 is cheaper at walmart.

I don’t care the brand. They didn’t have valvoline, they had M1 motorcycle oils in the shelf next to the supertech. I just used the supertech because of the shiny, fancy metallic label.