60+ year old thread.

sixtys/wannabes/birthday boyz n' girlz. No drain plug, WTF! My Ariens ZT has a drain plug in a horrid location so I got an extractor. I wonder if one of those would work on the smaller motors, don't see a reason why not...

...but why should you have to? Just put a dang drain plug in it.

 

Good Morning Porch Pals & Sue! I guess it's fixit day. Mower doesn't like to start, both grills down... don't need more than that to fill a day, but I know I forgot something.

If there is an upside to replacing old home air equipment, it's that anything older than 10 years is costing you lots more to operate than even the least efficient new stuff. And you stay warm and cool as needed. I don't love buying the subscription service, but I do love the service I've gotten. We have used virtually every HVAC business and person in town; retire, go commercial, take a counter job for benefits, do great once then never found again, etc. Our first techs from this place were both local kids - but they moved on already.

Happy Birthday @Tacoma Mike ! Here's a birthday cars for you.

 

What type of extractor do you have?
My Scag ZT also has the drain plug in a horrid location, they do make a hose that screws into the drain plug hole to make it much easier to drain the oil, how to get it installed is another thing, I need to do some research, it may be easier than I think, the extractor would be another option.

 

Good afternoon. Had a lot of work done to the Tacoma. Found out that the problem I had with the upper control arm on the 2009 base cab is pretty much a basic problem. The UCA had to be cut out with a saw and new UCA replaced. Tacoma rides better than new now with new shocks and tires all around. I actually found a thread here on TW dealing with the problem with bolts not being able to be removed from the UCA.

 

I got this one. I wanted it to work with larger vehicles not just lawn equipment. I've used it a bunch of times, works well.

$75 FIRSTINFO A1102USY5 Patented Third Generation 6.5L Pneumatic/Manual Oil Vacuum Extractor | Vacuum Safety Valve | 51" Tube | 5 Tubes | Thinnest Tube | Taiwan

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07CYL8P4B/?th=1

 

Happy Birthday @Tacoma Mike

 

Evening all:

Thanks Dave, need to look at that as an option.

 

Thank you all very much….

 

I've got a mower I bought in 2006 to use on the ranch cutting heavy stuff that no sane person would cut with a good mower. I've changed the oil three times... the first year, just last year, and somewhere in between. I want a battery powered mower but can't kill the old *it**. Last week I pulled it out from under the dust, checked to see that last years gas was still in it, and pulled the handle once.

VROOM

There are cars in the world that don't require oil changes, and a Porsche that recommends 30K.

But I'd call the help number in your manual just to verify.

 

I'll get the smaller one.... no need for that big thing. Just need it for the mower. Thanks for the idea.

It's in the manual and on the machine.... I'll get one of those things Dave posted and change the oil anyway.

 

Good morning. It has been a busy week and today is most welcomed. Off to the gym, quick grocery shopping trip, practice the guitar, then off to the birding shop to pick up some bird seed. Putting a chicken on the smoker for dinner tonight.

 

Morning everyone

 

Good morning and happy Friday!

 

Today is our average last snow of these season. We shall see!
Kettlebell day, then Sam’s Club. Granddaughter and grandma are going shopping, so I may go buy some bar-b-que for lunch.
Make it a great day…stay healthy!
I found this I’d like to share with you all.

 

Morning 60+

 

Make sure you get the right one.

 

If it says not to... I wouldn't. They may be using some kind of special oil you can't get. There may be.....reasons.

 

Good Morning Porch Pals and Sue. Not sure at all what I'm up to this morning - supposed to storm, and it's all grey, but not a blip on the radar. We'll see, I suppose.
Fouled plug on the mower, so yard got mowed.
Apparently a bad valve in the gas grill; bypassing let it heat up.
And balky fan on the smoker; got lubed and seems to work. Still need to get it to work with it's app.

 

Morning all:

I have often read that oil itself never breaks down but gets contaminated, that's why good filters are recommended, but even the good filters can't remove all the contaminates, thus the need for oil changes. ?????

 

The additive package also breaks down