Just today I took ownership of a brand new Ariens Apex 52” w/ Kohler 7000
My early assessment is that it runs, handles and mows as well as I hoped... but... after a quick check it occurred to me that a do-it-yourself engine oil change could be unnecessarily convoluted and messy.
The user manual ignores the issue and the Kohler 7000 manual is too generic to help. I can’t believe there aren’t a multitude of YouTube vids on changing the engine oil with the Apex or the Gravely ZT HD with the 7000 or even some web how-to instructions, but I can’t find any.
After some head scratching, it looks to me that the best way to accomplish this is to pull the ‘passenger side’ rear wheel for filter accessibility and disconnect the end of the drain hose so it can dangle over the side of the frame. Is this a reasonable appraisal of the situation?
Any constructive suggestions are welcome.
Bruce
The user manual ignores the issue and the Kohler 7000 manual is too generic to help. I can’t believe there aren’t a multitude of YouTube vids on changing the engine oil with the Apex or the Gravely ZT HD with the 7000 or even some web how-to instructions, but I can’t find any.
After some head scratching, it looks to me that the best way to accomplish this is to pull the ‘passenger side’ rear wheel for filter accessibility and disconnect the end of the drain hose so it can dangle over the side of the frame. Is this a reasonable appraisal of the situation?
Any constructive suggestions are welcome.
Bruce