halfpint23
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We recently replaced all the filters on our 2015 Boomer 37. Previously a full service had been done by dealer the tractor was bought from.
Using the owners manual for guidance I pulled the big hydraulic filter, should have been a simple spin on per the book.
Nope! That darn oil just kept pouring out, overtopping the bucket in short order. Tried to get the new filter spun on quickly, only to discover that whoever had done it previously had cross-threaded the filter - to the time of three threads with steel splinters hanging out.
Ended up losing all the hydraulic oil, at least managed to capture about four gallons, the rest went onto the gravel under the tractor.
After running steel splinters into my fingers determined what was going on, I was able to recut the threads with a small file and install the new filter successfully. Then made a run to town for new hydraulic oil to refill it.
After this messy debacle (and questioning the ancestry of whatever so-called mechanic did the cross threading at dealership) I re-read the manual carefully. No mention was made of any way to keep from dumping the entire load of oil when removing that big spin-on filter.
I am now 71 and hope I never have to do this again, but just in case - is there something I’m missing here to not lose all the oil?
Using the owners manual for guidance I pulled the big hydraulic filter, should have been a simple spin on per the book.
Nope! That darn oil just kept pouring out, overtopping the bucket in short order. Tried to get the new filter spun on quickly, only to discover that whoever had done it previously had cross-threaded the filter - to the time of three threads with steel splinters hanging out.
Ended up losing all the hydraulic oil, at least managed to capture about four gallons, the rest went onto the gravel under the tractor.
After running steel splinters into my fingers determined what was going on, I was able to recut the threads with a small file and install the new filter successfully. Then made a run to town for new hydraulic oil to refill it.
After this messy debacle (and questioning the ancestry of whatever so-called mechanic did the cross threading at dealership) I re-read the manual carefully. No mention was made of any way to keep from dumping the entire load of oil when removing that big spin-on filter.
I am now 71 and hope I never have to do this again, but just in case - is there something I’m missing here to not lose all the oil?
