Can regular hydraulic fluid for fork lift be used in a tilt and trim unit
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Can regular hydraulic fluid for fork lift be used in a tilt and trim unit
Check your owners manual
Thanks captain obvious LOL what I mean is what is the difference looks the same feels the same smells the same taste the same I have 5 gallon buckets of forklift fluid that cost less than that little tube for the boat
Id use it....but that's just me. I have a 1975 unit that would probably run on orange juice. Its a hydraulic system with a high pressure pump and cylinders performing basically the same task. Compare the viscosities and make sure it isn't any thicker. Especially in colder weather..could overwork your pump if it is. But other than that - I see no reason why it wouldn't work.
Use it.
Precisely why i do not reply to these types of posts. Some of you folks are very intelligent and I look up to those of such mechanical intelligence.Quote:
Originally Posted by theygotaeat
I'm the Gerber for not wording question properly hope I didn't offend
I would look at how often I had to fill the unit and weigh that cost against rebuilding or replacing the unit.
Use it.
have read in MY owners manual where ATF can be used in place of TNT fluid.
Yes...I just checked my manual also....you are correctQuote:
Originally Posted by jimp
Thanks guys I bought the regular tilt and trim fluid already I was just wondering if it was the same fluid that I already have buckets of
I'd start selling little tubes of Tilt and trim fluid. And I want my 10% cut.:crazy:Quote:
Originally Posted by theygotaeat
Just rebuilt one of the jacks on my slidein camper. The say in the instructions to replace hydraulic fluid with Red transmission fluid. That's from the factory. Only difference in most hydraulic fluids is additives for extreme tem differentials be it high heat or extreme low temps.Quote:
Originally Posted by jimp
it would be OK