drain 11.5 gallons of transmission fluid into what

[tractor_time]

I'm standing here looking at my tractor holding the oil drain container I use on my other vehicles - then glance over at at 11.5 GALLONS of transmission fluid. Does anyone have any slick (no pun intended) ideas on what to drain the transmission fluid into?

 

[Junkman]

I would get a old 55 gallon drum and using a saws all, cut the bottom off about 12 - 15 inches from the bottom. That should help to hold the oil till you figure out what to do with it. I have an oil pump that I use to transfer used oil to 1 gallon containers. It will pump in both directions. Its original use was for draining boat engine oil. web page

 

[wushaw]

Northern tool sells drain pans with wheels for big trucks that will hold what you want to drain, I picked one up for @70.00 at one of their stores but their website does not show it.
The 55gal drum is a good idea also.

 

[AntrimMan]

I use one of those plastic storage containers (something like 18x18x30 it does slide under the tractor and leave room for hands and tools) and beforehand I line it with a 30 gallon trash bag. I scoup out the oil with an empty windshield washer bottle with the bottom removed (like the boat bailers we used as kids) and deposit it right back into the empty 5 gal containers the new oil comes in. When the trashbag is about empty I remove it and poke a small hole in the corner while holding it over the 5 gal container. Works slick and leave no mess to deal with. The wife donated the storage container, I don't know what they cost, less than $70 would be a fair guess.
Best of luck,
Martin

 

[Junkman]

is that 30" high??????? /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif

 

[AntrimMan]

No Junk, thats about 30" in length with the open side pointing skywards and parallel to the floor, about 18" perpendicular from the floor to the opening and about 18" measured perpendicular to the two longest sides. You were only joking, right?
I just slide it in under the machine. Nothing is jacked up, all four tires on the ground and me on a creeper. I can measure it tonight and post a photo or two if you are interested.
Martin

 

[jinman]

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I use a very similar techique with three 5-gal buckets, double-lined with tall kitchen bags. I normally do the oil change outside, so the amount of oil I spill while changing buckets is only a tablespoonful. If you use a flattened cardboard box, you won't even get any oil on the ground and you throw the box away afterwards.

Like you, I pour the old oil back into the containers the new oil came in and then dispose of the slightly oily trash bags. It's a very neat and clean job and my 5-gal buckets can be used over and over. My buckets are metal, but there is no reason you couldn't use plastic 5-gal paint buckets either, as long as you can get the top off. /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif

 

[Wannafish]

"I would get a old 55 gallon drum and using a saws all, cut the bottom off about 12 - 15 inches from the bottom."

Junkman - I tried that, and even though I carefully drained the oil into the hole in the top half, it still all leaked out. /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[Junkman]

That is why you Wannafish....... but can't because you haven't learned which end of the fishing rod to hold onto... /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[SkyPup]

I just let about five gallons out at a time and put the drain plug back in and then pour that into an empty 5 gal hydraulic oil bucket and repeat over three times until done.