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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 |
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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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ChrisS
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Re: How Often Do You Change Your Oil?
Reply #12 Feb 12, 2005 5:08 pm |
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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
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Ben07
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Re: How Often Do You Change Your Oil?
Reply #15 Feb 13, 2005 10:58 am |
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End of season. I empty and usually don't refill till next season. ( tag them, mark them, fool proof them from starting to help ensure someone don forget to put new oil in next season). Is that a good practice, yes if yor are gonna fog and store it for a couple of years, r in the case of a lawnmower, then you can store a couple with the handles off standing on their side, but for yearly storage, your probable just the same refilling it right away). Ben07
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Dave___in___CT
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Re: How Often Do You Change Your Oil?
Reply #16 Feb 13, 2005 5:17 pm |
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Small OPE engine invemtion...  Wouldn't it be nice if there was an easily removable oil cartridge that unscewed and discarded with most of the old oil in it... and a new one filled with oil put back on... ? EZ off... EZ on... Dave...
Whether you think you can or you can't... you're right.Henry Ford BCS Tractor & snowblower
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robmints
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Re: How Often Do You Change Your Oil?
Reply #18 Feb 13, 2005 7:20 pm |
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End of season. I empty and usually don't refill till next season. ( tag them, mark them, fool proof them from starting to help ensure someone don forget to put new oil in next season). Is that a good practice, yes if yor are gonna fog and store it for a couple of years, r in the case of a lawnmower, then you can store a couple with the handles off standing on their side, but for yearly storage, your probable just the same refilling it right away). Ben07 Ben07, I do something like this with my outboard. I just leave the bowl drains out so I don't forget. All I need to think about in the spring is the spider that might like to nest in the bowl. Not much of a concern.
This message was modified Feb 13, 2005 by robmints
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