UTTO Prices

[steveR]

I needed some oil for the back end of my Kubota after a few days of tipping muck with the leaky old dump trailer.... I know, I know! I should fix it, but it will an absolute ballache!

So as it was raining, I popped into Shrewsbury to Battlefield Tractors and asked for and received a 20l drum of generic UTTO, not I hasten to add, the overpriced Kubota stuff, and then looked at the invoice on my way out. 46 quid. Hmmm I thought, I need some more, I wonder what it will cost me off the internet...

Bloody hellfire, the Dealer was cheaper than online, other then the trundle into town.

 

[Timbo]

Anywhere between £40 & £60 increase on a barrel last month and suspect it'll rise again yet, which wont help the fert price either

 

[steveR]

Anywhere between £40 & £60 increase on a barrel last month and suspect it'll rise again yet, which wont help the fert price either

Covid innit... Last month, it was teh ship in Panama, last year it was Brexit.... Whatever next??

 

[bobk]

I got some from smith and allen week or 2 back £45.50 inc vat delivered , gone to £52.50 now

 

[ACEngineering]

Covid innit... Last month, it was teh ship in Panama, last year it was Brexit.... Whatever next??

Lube oils are going up in price almost daily. 15/40 E7 205litre barrel i bought has gone up by £120 in the last few months!

 

[bobk]

@midlandslubricants

 

[ACEngineering]

I needed some oil for the back end of my Kubota after a few days of tipping muck with the leaky old dump trailer.... I know, I know! I should fix it, but it will an absolute ballache!

So as it was raining, I popped into Shrewsbury to Battlefield Tractors and asked for and received a 20l drum of generic UTTO, not I hasten to add, the overpriced Kubota stuff, and then looked at the invoice on my way out. 46 quid. Hmmm I thought, I need some more, I wonder what it will cost me off the internet...

Bloody hellfire, the Dealer was cheaper than online, other then the trundle into town.

Kubota super UDT is £76.40 per 20 litres, bought a can yesterday, JCB oil prices are really crazy though!

 

[bobk]

Kubota super UDT is £76.40 per 20 litres, bought a can yesterday, JCB oil prices are really crazy though!

Is the kubota stuff any different to bog standard utto ?

 

[icanshootwell]

I bought some gear oil for about 48 for 25l, which was ok but thought i would treat the quad bike at the same time, so got some 4 stroke engine oil 5 l , bill come the other day £32 for 5 lites.

 

[steveR]

I bought some gear oil for about 48 for 25l, which was ok but thought i would treat the quad bike at the same time, so got some 4 stroke engine oil 5 l , bill come the other day £32 for 5 lites.

IKWYM, I buy the oil for my motorbikes in 20l drums now, and it is a fraction of the local Dealer prices for 4-5l!! Just have to be careful with wet clutches!

 

[Cowabunga]

10W-30 super universal, top quality, bought day before yesterday for £345 for 205 litre drum. Might be a 200 litre though, I forgot to ask. Assuming 200 litres for simple maths, that's 10 of 20 litre small drum's worth at £34.50 each.

Always a big saving from buying in bulk. Super Universal 15w/30 is generally cheaper than 10w/30 and both are cheaper than 10w/40 super universal which was quoted at £375. Didn't get a price for UTTO but super universal is compatible anyway and UTTO is usually the most expensive, probably about the same price as 10w/40, or a bit more. Seldom less.

 

[steveR]

Kubota super UDT is £76.40 per 20 litres, bought a can yesterday, JCB oil prices are really crazy though!

Saw you come in the door...? Isn't it higher spec than UTTO though? Allegedly,..

 

[steveR]

10W-30 super universal, top quality, bought day before yesterday for £345 for 205 litre drum. Might be a 200 litre though, I forgot to ask. Assuming 200 litres for simple maths, that's 10 small drum's worth at £34.50 each.

Always a big saving from buying in bulk.

Agree, it's just that with 4 different farm vehicles, all specifying different products (engines all get the same oil now, mind!) and I don't do big hours, bulk is not the appeal it used to be.

 

[steveR]

Is the kubota stuff any different to bog standard utto ?

Not enough to pay that premium!!

But of course, while the Tractor is under warranty, it's a must, else your blown engine/transpission, will be laughed off...

 

[Kidds]

I bought some gear oil for about 48 for 25l, which was ok but thought i would treat the quad bike at the same time, so got some 4 stroke engine oil 5 l , bill come the other day £32 for 5 lites.

Checking my invoice for SAE 30 and I rang them to say it was £36 and I only had 5 litres not 20.
I couldn't believe it!

 

[steveR]

Pardon our interruption...

www.ebay.co.uk

Used this company several times. Bit cheaper than your supplier!!

My JD runs on it.... honest!

 

[Pistonbroke]

Local car spares shop had four 25litre drums of exxol utto covered in dust and he said I could have them for £30 each to get them out of his way

 

[icanshootwell]

Checking my invoice for SAE 30 and I rang them to say it was £36 and I only had 5 litres not 20.
I couldn't believe it!

It worse than i thought, i checked the can and its 4 litre and not 5. bloody robbers.

 

[steveR]

It worse than i thought, i checked the can and its 4 litre and not 5. bloody robbers.

Take it back and say it is the wrong sort....

Well, not a porky, it is too expensive, so is the wrong sort!

 

[icanshootwell]

Take it back and say it is the wrong sort....

Well, not a porky, it is too expensive, so is the wrong sort!

Most of the oil is in the bike now, i suppose i did it myself so saved a bit there. The problem is, when your in the stores getting these bits and pieces, you don,t like asking what,s the price for this to many times, makes you sound like a right tight ass. But i fu'cking hate being over charged.