Oil Change

reynoldston

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+ 55 F today so I changed oil, lubed front drive gears and changed air filter. all went well and I did find that bottom drain plug, however , it is still a PITA (newspapers all over but no oil on wife's patio). She fired up instantly (mower not wife) so I am good to go when the grass starts to grow. Again, thanks to all.

As I recalled I said the same thing PITA. It just goes with most mowers for some reason. +55 I am jealous because they are talking in the high teens for this comeing week end in NY and I have a gas tank removel on a Chevrolet van for this week end and my shop gets hard to heat when it gets that cold. I just hate the big work any more but I get talked into it.
 

ILENGINE

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This may very well be true seeing my Toro was bought in the late 70's used so I don't know how old it is. Them old Tors's just go forever, this one is just starting to leak a little oil.

If you think tipping a mower to drain the oil is bad, had a front tine tiller come in last summer with no drain plug. Have to tip the entire tiller on its side to drain the old oil.
 

vabear

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Marion NY, I lived in Rome NY for four years so I feel your pain weather wise this time of year.
 

vabear

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Rome is definitely in the snow belt. In January of 1961 we got 31" in 10 hours with over two feet already on the ground. And of course the -30F at least once a year. Do I miss all of that, not really.
 

Grass ala Mowed

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I think the record is Parish NY; about 4-5 years ago they got over 90 inches in one storm.
 

reynoldston

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We are lucky in Marion seeing we live in a pocket that Lake Ontario protects us from the snow-belt. All the big storms go around us.
 
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