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Chatting => Equipment Shed => Topic started by: John on March 27, 2007, 15:16

Title: Type of Oil for Merry Tiller
Post by: John on March 27, 2007, 15:16
What type of oil to I need for the Briggs & Stratton engine on my Merry Tiller and also for the transmission chaincase?

Thanks anyone :)
Title: Type of Oil for Merry Tiller
Post by: Huzey on March 27, 2007, 15:34
Hi John
According to my Land Master L140 manuals, which I think is a very near copy of a merry tiller, SAE 10W-30 seems to be the universal grade to go in the engine and SAE30 in the chaincase. Probably use the same oil in both I should imagine.
Hope this helps
Huzey
Title: Type of Oil for Merry Tiller
Post by: noshed on March 27, 2007, 15:38
Midnight Oil I would have thought for you John
Title: Type of Oil for Merry Tiller
Post by: John on March 27, 2007, 19:31
Thanks Huzey -

Suspect you're about right noshed :)

What do those numbers mean on oil?  I ended up using some oil I had from the car 15-40 because the 2 places I went only had that in - hope it will be OK.
Title: Type of Oil for Merry Tiller
Post by: DD. on March 27, 2007, 19:47
Quote from: "john"
Thanks Huzey -

Suspect you're about right noshed :)

What do those numbers mean on oil?  I ended up using some oil I had from the car 15-40 because the 2 places I went only had that in - hope it will be OK.


It's a measure of it's viscosity range, John....

http://www.autoeducation.com/autoshop101/oil-change.htm
Title: Type of Oil for Merry Tiller
Post by: John on March 27, 2007, 20:12
Thanks. live and learn :)
Title: Type of Oil for Merry Tiller
Post by: shaun on March 27, 2007, 20:23
normal engine oil is fine john for the tiller,as for the chain case gear oil is prefered but you wont harm it with engine oil
Title: Type of Oil for Merry Tiller
Post by: Bigbadfrankie on March 27, 2007, 22:27
As Shaun says good old engine oil. Possabily the most resurched oil on the planet. With its detergents , rust inhibitors ect.ect ect. It is hard to beat.
Title: Type of Oil for Merry Tiller
Post by: John on March 28, 2007, 00:35
Well it certainly ran well today - after it had some oil I topped up the fuel tank, checked the air fllter (looked like new) and started it up on the second pull. Not bad for a 31 year old machine is it.
Those were the days, British engineering at its best. (Standing for the national anthem, jumpers for goalposts) :)
Thanks for the help guys.
Title: Type of Oil for Merry Tiller
Post by: noshed on March 28, 2007, 21:51
Warm beer, nuns on bikes... surely that can't be a rotovator I hear