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Lol, there's nothing wrong with bulk oil. Every now and again a thread pops up from someone all worried that it isn't the same as bottled, and their engine is going to blow up.

Bulk oil...ewwwww

There's no shame in using a quick lube place. Although, it's probably a good idea to know how to check things over before you leave the lot.

Check the owner's manual for specified octane. You're wasting your money paying extra for gas with an octane rating higher than what the manual calls for. If you really want to feel like you're doing anything for your vehicle at the pump, go to a TopTier station. Participating brands will have...

Dealerships know that they are competing with the parts houses on common stuff like filters and batteries, so go with them if they're the cheapest. All batteries sold in the U.S. are only made by a handful of manufacturers anyways. On the farm, we tend to have the fewest issues with batteries...

We use a Milwaukee M18 electric gun with a Lock-N-Lube nozzle at the shop. Manual John Deere heavy duty pistol grip goes in the truck, but that's just a rebranded Alemite model 555-E. These grease tube shortages are starting to get annoying though. I might have to look into spending the money...

I use John Deere 15W-40 out of the bulk tote. Mowers aren't particularly fussy about their oil.

I always do a fresh Windows install on new hard drives. With cloud services, there's very little that I store locally anymore. The one time I did clone someone's laptop, I used Macrium Reflect and a SATA to USB cable.

There are still a couple years left, but Microsoft will stop supporting Windows 10 in October, 2025. Upgrading to 11 means the machine will still get OS security updates. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/products/windows-10-home-and-pro

On the farm I work on, we've plugged everything from lawnmower to semi truck tires, lol.

Just be patient. It looks like they closed the ISC in San Francisco last year. So the package went to SoCal for customs clearance, and then probably got routed back to SFO since it's more efficient for stuff going to the destination.

Assuming they shipped it first class (Ground Advantage), and it went to the plant on Monday, I wouldn't start worrying until after Friday. The USPS has a map where you can get a rough estimate of how long something should take to arrive. https://postalpro.usps.com/ppro-tools/service-standards-maps

I'm looking at replacing mine with a low efficiency prosumer/commercial Maytag or Speed Queen top loader. Old school with mechanical dials, and the drum fills up all the way with water. My current Maytag Bravos is rusting, going into unbalanced load correction more often, and is just getting...

I would call the manufacturer. Engineering might want to take a look at it.

Oil pumps move a tremendous volume of oil very quickly. Cartridge filters that can't be pre-filled wouldn't exist if the motor wasn't building oil pressure almost instantaneously. Please try not to worry about it.

A lot of people on forums have no idea what they're talking about. I'm sure the same 15W-40 that runs in semi trucks for hundreds of thousands of miles will work just fine in your new ATV.

I have whatever I can sent to a PO box. Informed delivery let's me know if I need to make a special trip to check it.

Noco makes good jump packs. If I were in the market for a small form charger, that's the brand I would buy.

About 50% of the bills I process at work are paper checks sent through the mail. A lot of our vendors are smaller operations, so checks are just easier for them to deal with. If an org is drawing on a line of credit for operations, they can take advantage of the transit delay before payment...

John Deere 15w-40 from the bulk tote.