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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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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.

AZ 

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.

C

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....

C

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.
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

18 Degree driveway - 928 Honda track drive - Fertilizer spreader for dispensing salt
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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Henry Ford

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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.
Termy


Location: Washington
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Re: How Often Do You Change Your Oil?
Reply #11   Feb 12, 2005 4:28 pm
Cool. It seems that most people change their oil every year like I do. Thumbs up to all of you. I have heard of some that change their oil every 2 years. And yes there are those few that don't care, and then it comes back and bites them in the a** later.


ChrisS


Appreciate what you have already been blessed with.


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Points: 2793

Re: How Often Do You Change Your Oil?
Reply #12   Feb 12, 2005 5:08 pm
In my perfect world I change the oil at the end of the season pending the machine.  I run syn right now in everything. 

My LT does not get much use really but gets pounded when it is used.  My Honda gets a good workout every season, some more than others.

Now reality is I get to it when I can. 

C

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.
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