No not the famous tool store, this is about changing the hydraulic fluid on the tractor. It was actually due last fall, but better late than never. The reason it's late is that it's a chore, and I can always find a way to postpone stuff that's a chore. The reservoir holds 5 1/2 gallons, the drain is underneath the differential, since that's the lowest part of the hydraulics, so how do you fit a large enough pan there to hold that much fluid? In the past I built up some blocking and drove the tractor on it so a 5 gal bucket will fit. But that's kind of a funky deal, since you gotta crawl underneath the tractor. A while back, years ago I'd guess, I found some built up panels in the dumpster. Part of a shipping container, IDN, but thought they might work out as a pair of risers to get the tractor up enough to fit the bucket. Well time passes, they gathered dust, in fact they had some moss growing on 'em, before I decided to make 'em work. First, had to pull out a few dozen nails that were sticking out, then put some spacers on to get the height to match on both, then ripped some angle boards to act as ramps. Surprisingly, they worked!
The tractor's rear wheels sitting on the riser panels. The hydraulic filter is cleverly hidden behind the step, so I usually mange to bang my head, smash a hand, or both when changing out the filter.
The bucket sitting underneath the differential. It fills up almost to the top with fluid, so it's a lot of fun to try to get it out without spilling it. But it's all done now, so it's good to go for another 500 hrs, or so.
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