Jerry Seibold, Clay Center, is very glad that he is enrolled in Cenex’s Total Protection Plan®.

            It’s a small investment to make in exchange for valuable coverage and peace of mind.

            “I relate the program to buying crop insurance,” Siebold said. “For no more than it costs, $11.50-$12 for an oil sample, it’s well worth the money.”

            Seibold should know.

            He has been on the Total Protection Plan since 1989 when it was under Farmland Industries and now with Cenex. It wasn’t until this past crop year when it really paid off for him.

            They had sent in an oil lube sample on their Herlimann SX1350 tractor and it came back showing anti freeze in one sample and high copper and zinc in another.

            “We pulled two samples at regular intervals (150 hours) and we pulled another at 50 hours and another at 25 hours,” he said. “We wanted to see if the samples cleared out. They didn’t, and after some research we found we had a leak around the pistons.”

            The tractor had been on the Total Protection Plan since the tractor was new.

            “This was the first time we’d every had anything show up in our oil samples since we’d been on the program,” Seibold said. “Looking back, I really appreciate those samples and what they can show.”

            The total cost of the repairs on the tractor was $6,000 and he received a check from Cenex for $4,457.

            “I’m real pleased with how it turned out,” he said. “I’ve also very pleased with the way Cenex handled the situation. It’s paid us to be on the program. We use Cenex oil and we may as well be enrolled in the Total Protection Plan program.”

            When you use Ruby Fieldmaster® Premium Diesel fuels and Cenex® lubricants exclusively, you get up to 10 years or 10,000 hours of engine and transmission coverage. You also have the option of exclusively using Maxtron® synthetic blend lubricants—with any fuel you choose—for the same great coverage.

            What makes this the best warranty in agriculture?

            It covers new equipment for up to 10 years or 10,000 hours and used equipment for up to 8 years or 8,000 hours.

            It covers a wide variety of equipment and extends protection above and beyond your equipment manufacturer’s warranty. It has no deductible and required no operator “burden of proof”.

            The warranty also includes periodic maintenance reminders to help keep your equipment in top condition and helps avoid downtime through LubeScan™ fluid sample report that provides insight into internal equipment condition. It also transfers to purchasers of your equipment.

            The Warranty provides all this protection for just $299 (new equipment) or $399 (used equipment). This also includes periodic money saving coupons for Cenex Product.

            The Plan is simple, all you have to do is:

            Request a warranty application form from an authorize dealer; submit completed for with the enrollment fee; perform regular maintenance procedures; submit a used fluid sample from each oil change or drain according to you warranty agreement (in return, you’ll receive a LubeScan™ report that will help you perform timely maintenance to avoid downtime); use Cenex products exclusively; retain proof of purchase for all Cenex products; and avoid actions that would void coverage, such as abuse or unauthorized product use.

Left to right: Ernie Hoffman, Clay Center Bulk Fuel; Mike Stauffer, Cenex Certified Energy Specialist; and Jerry and Randy Siebold, Clay Center, being presented the "Total Protection Plan" check from Cenex Petroleum by Stauffer.