Oil filter wrench

   / Oil filter wrench #11  
Can any one tell me a trick to get the oil filter off my 1726E? It's tucked down among other stuff so it's very hard to get a wrench on (See attached photo) (and it seems to be on very tight). I've tried several wrenches but none are able to get a good enough grip on it and allow me to exert the force needed.
I bought one similar to this at NAPA several years ago: Amazon.com: ABN 3/8 Inch Drive Oil Filter Removal Tool Adjustable Wrench Tools Canister, for Removing 2.5-3.25in Diameter Spin-On: Automotive
 
   / Oil filter wrench #12  
I've had good luck with socket type that fit filter,all you need 1/2" socket wrench maybe extension...got mine from NAPA.
 
   / Oil filter wrench #13  
Impaling any filter with a screwdriver sounds messy. I have this metal strap wrench in several sizes. With suitable socket wrench, flex joints and extensions, this wrench has taken off every obstructed, stuck on, upside down, dirty, oily, and SOB filter I've every run across. Only needs a small space since it can ratchet the filter can in steps to turn it. Even tightens (gently) the filter when I can't get my whole hand on the filter.

I first bought one, after trying several different wrench types to remove the filter on a new car. It's been my experience that the first oil change is the worst for stuck filters..

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   / Oil filter wrench #15  
It's been my experience that the first oil change is the worst for stuck filters..
Kubota has a really bad habit of installing their filters and then painting the chassis. Makes for a really hard to remove filter first time around. Normal strap wrench just crushes the filter case. The screwdriver deal came from my friendly Kubota head tech who happens to be a shooting buddy too. Like he told me, all you need is a hammer and a long blade screwdriver and you are good to go. been doing it that way for years. Haven't met a filter yet that won't come off. They may get a bit ugly in the process however.

I will say the Kubota gearcase filters are a bit tougher to puncture, they have a heavier case to withstand the hydraulic pressure. Takes a bigger hammer.
 
   / Oil filter wrench #17  
Kubota has a really bad habit of installing their filters and then painting the chassis. Makes for a really hard to remove filter first time around.

They are hard to take off, simply because they put them on too tight.

It is not possible to paint on the outside, in a way that would make it harder to unscrew.





 
   / Oil filter wrench #18  
I don't bother with any wrench on any oil filter that I need to remove to install a new one (exception is the cars, I use a strap wrench on them), I take a long screwdriver and a hammer and shove the screwdriver through the filter and lever it off with the impaled screwdriver.

You are tossing it anyway. jam it in and lever it off. easy-peasy.

Don't forget to check to see if the old filter gasket came off with the filter. Double gasketed filters always leak.
i did that once on my brothers car.

the filter self destructed and we were left hi and dry, couldn't get the old one off so obviously couldn't get the new one on.
 
   / Oil filter wrench #19  
When I was a truck mechanic, we punctured the very bottom of almost every oil filter and let it drip out. Truck oil filters are big and heavy and messy. Draining it helps take care of some of the messy.

We made our own punches from a length of 1/2” rod, ground one end down to a sharp point, not quite as sharp as a pencil. Some trucks needed a rod 16” long to reach up in where the filter was located. Keep the rod seated in the hole while you get out of the way.

I have been using an old plastic bread sack as a condom over my hand. When you done, roll it off your hand inside out. Works with the drain plug as well as the filter also, if you do get some drips. Remove the filter, then roll the bag off your hand and onto the filter. All the oil is inside the bread sack.
 
   / Oil filter wrench #20  
Impaling any filter with a screwdriver sounds messy. I have this metal strap wrench in several sizes. With suitable socket wrench, flex joints and extensions, this wrench has taken off every obstructed, stuck on, upside down, dirty, oily, and SOB filter I've every run across. Only needs a small space since it can ratchet the filter can in steps to turn it. Even tightens (gently) the filter when I can't get my whole hand on the filter.

I first bought one, after trying several different wrench types to remove the filter on a new car. It's been my experience that the first oil change is the worst for stuck filters..

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Not enough room on the tractor engine for this type.
 

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