If you have not changed your oil yet, here are a few things you will want to remember for when you do.
1. The gorilla that installed the oil filter at the factory should be slapped extremely hard in the nads....... That sucker is on there really tight!
2. Oil filter wrench. DO NOT BOTHER getting a PLASTIC socket style wrench, get a metal one. You will round out the plastic square where the extension fits on the filter wrench. The plastic ones are garbage. I found mine at my Cat dealer on the shelf. It was actually marketed and packaged by John Deere (THey are a John Deere dealer as well) $5.35
3. The oil filter is offset from the access point, you will need a u-joint adapter on the filter wrench to get the proper angle.
4. Dont bother following the owners manual about taking out the foot well. Take out the muffler instead. This makes waaay less of a mess. The bolt for draining the oil out of the tank is about 6" away from the outlet of the exhaust. Make yourself a cardboardfunnel (Of sorts) and direct the oil flow over to the outlet and down into a container. THe oil comes out really fast so when you get the funnel lined up, take the threaded plug out until it just about falls out, and then hold it in there so it just about falls out. This will slow the flow of oil so the funnel can keep up. Yes your hands get dirty, but it will slow the oil so it does not get all over......
5. To get the oil level up to the middle of the sight glass, it will take about 3.75+ quarts of oil.
6. Hood reinstallation: Keep the air filter and housing on the hood! Waaaay easier to get the hood back on again........
I know, I know, even discussing changing oil is noobish (Everybody knows how to change oil right?)....... Yea, well these are simply tips for making your experience less troublesome.......
1. The gorilla that installed the oil filter at the factory should be slapped extremely hard in the nads....... That sucker is on there really tight!
2. Oil filter wrench. DO NOT BOTHER getting a PLASTIC socket style wrench, get a metal one. You will round out the plastic square where the extension fits on the filter wrench. The plastic ones are garbage. I found mine at my Cat dealer on the shelf. It was actually marketed and packaged by John Deere (THey are a John Deere dealer as well) $5.35
3. The oil filter is offset from the access point, you will need a u-joint adapter on the filter wrench to get the proper angle.
4. Dont bother following the owners manual about taking out the foot well. Take out the muffler instead. This makes waaay less of a mess. The bolt for draining the oil out of the tank is about 6" away from the outlet of the exhaust. Make yourself a cardboardfunnel (Of sorts) and direct the oil flow over to the outlet and down into a container. THe oil comes out really fast so when you get the funnel lined up, take the threaded plug out until it just about falls out, and then hold it in there so it just about falls out. This will slow the flow of oil so the funnel can keep up. Yes your hands get dirty, but it will slow the oil so it does not get all over......
5. To get the oil level up to the middle of the sight glass, it will take about 3.75+ quarts of oil.
6. Hood reinstallation: Keep the air filter and housing on the hood! Waaaay easier to get the hood back on again........
I know, I know, even discussing changing oil is noobish (Everybody knows how to change oil right?)....... Yea, well these are simply tips for making your experience less troublesome.......
