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Termy

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How Often Do You Change Your Oil?
Original Message Feb 12, 2005 1:02 am

How Often Do You Change Your Oil in your OPE?

Many probably want to know what the going rate is or what they should do.

I say do it every year. I do

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MissSnowshoveler

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Re: How Often Do You Change Your Oil?
Reply #1 Feb 12, 2005 6:41 am

Depending on the equipment, some people change twice a year. Before they start using it and when they are ready to put it away in the fall. Seems like a waste for the oil that has just sit there and done nothing, but the customer is always right.

Unless they have a problem like a needle sticking in the carb and gas pouring into the base. Then it has to be changed mid season.

Sherri

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jubol

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Re: How Often Do You Change Your Oil?
Reply #2 Feb 12, 2005 7:00 am

Every 25 hours or the end of the season, which ever comes first !

Fred

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Husqvarna STE927(11.5HP) snowblower, MTD Pro Series 18/42 Lawnmower, MTD 6.5 HP Self Prop Lawn Mower, Weedeater 1500 Blower, Web Gensis 2000

AZinOH

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Re: How Often Do You Change Your Oil?
Reply #3 Feb 12, 2005 7:52 am

For the lawn tractor, in April...when the straight 30 goes in, and October...when the 5w30 goes in. For the Toro snowblower...never.

Snowblower...Toro Power Max 726te 2004

Lawn tractor...AYP w/ 14.5 Briggs-42in 2000

Highwind

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Re: How Often Do You Change Your Oil?
Reply #4 Feb 12, 2005 8:34 am

Termy,

I change mine after it has run the number of hours recommended by the engine maker, or at the end of the season. Last year I had one that made it to an oil change based on hours, the rest I did at the end of the season. The way the snow has fallen this past month, I'll be changing it in the snow blower at the end of season. After 2 winters it still hasn't run enough to do its first break-in oil change.

Thanks to FaithfulFrank and his post on WTB about those wireless hour meters, I no longer have to track on paper the run hours.

Honda stable: HS 724 snowblower; HRS216 lawnmower; BF2 UWWW; 5 HP, 2200 psi/2.9 GPM pressure washer.

Electric: BV2500 B&D Leaf Hog/snow duster; old 12" Weedeater.

ChrisS

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Re: How Often Do You Change Your Oil?
Reply #5 Feb 12, 2005 9:04 am

I change it when I can.

Honda 928TA, Ariens 924 STE, Toro single stage S-620, 95 Jeep Wrangler with a 6 foot Fisher Plow, many shovels, one 14 year old boy. Craftsman 01 1000 LTX pimp Gold LT 20hp Briggs OHV V-twin. Tough as it is ugly.

buttlint

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Re: How Often Do You Change Your Oil?
Reply #6 Feb 12, 2005 9:29 am

Every 5000 miles or until it spits a rod.....which ever comes first.

ChrisS

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Re: How Often Do You Change Your Oil?
Reply #7 Feb 12, 2005 9:39 am

LOL....

18Degrees

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Re: How Often Do You Change Your Oil?
Reply #8 Feb 12, 2005 1:43 pm

alot - new breakin, then my choke was stuck making the oil dark and the exhaust black. Fixed under warranty :) 18degrees

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Dave___in___CT

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Re: How Often Do You Change Your Oil?
Reply #9 Feb 12, 2005 2:02 pm

Hi...

BCS 2-wheel tractor & 21" mower... maybe once a year or two... depending on use...

1980's Gravely garden tractor used for mowing... 25 hours or so... and before winter storage...

Compact utility tractor... at recommended hours event hough I switched to full synthetic...

Dave...

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Marshall

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Re: How Often Do You Change Your Oil?
Reply #10 Feb 12, 2005 2:41 pm

I shoot for 25 hour increments.

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