gathermewool
Site Donor 2023
I purchased this mower last September from Sears.com for just under $700, with $400 back in SYWR points...which I've spent every penny of!
I ran her for maybe 3 hours last year on the factory oil fill, before running the carb dry of fuel and putting her up for the winter.
I added fresh fuel this afternoon and she fired and ran on the first pull; it was kind of a half-hearted pull, too! This is literally the only OPE I've owned that has started on the first pull after months of storage.
Anyway, after taking 1.5 hrs to cut the lawn today, I drained the factory fill; maybe a total of 5 hrs on the FF. The oil looked opaque and had a noticeable amount of sparklies in the effluent, even though the dipstick showed nearly clear oil prior to draining.
I added RT5 15W-40 for this season.
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Question: I'm wondering whether changing the oil early again makes sense. Without any sort of consensus, I plan to change the oil at the end of this season or next Spring.
Thoughts?
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If anyone cares to hear my review of the mower, just let me know and I'll share my feedback, so far.
I ran her for maybe 3 hours last year on the factory oil fill, before running the carb dry of fuel and putting her up for the winter.
I added fresh fuel this afternoon and she fired and ran on the first pull; it was kind of a half-hearted pull, too! This is literally the only OPE I've owned that has started on the first pull after months of storage.
Anyway, after taking 1.5 hrs to cut the lawn today, I drained the factory fill; maybe a total of 5 hrs on the FF. The oil looked opaque and had a noticeable amount of sparklies in the effluent, even though the dipstick showed nearly clear oil prior to draining.
I added RT5 15W-40 for this season.
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Question: I'm wondering whether changing the oil early again makes sense. Without any sort of consensus, I plan to change the oil at the end of this season or next Spring.
Thoughts?
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If anyone cares to hear my review of the mower, just let me know and I'll share my feedback, so far.