Just curious, do most of you change oil and filter once a year in your mowers?
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I think Briggs suggests 50 hour OCI for engines with no filter and 100 hour OCI for engines with filter. I change yearly at the end of season so as not to have dirty, possibly acidic oil sit in the mower over the winter. Given my small yard I doubt if I get to 100 hours per year. Not sure if they have winter in Texas 
We do have winter in TX. However, its almost exclusivly in the north and west locals, like the TX "panhandle". I live in the opposite corner, on the Gulf Coast. My area is much more simular to Louisiana than it is to north and west TX.
My push mower get changed once year. 9 year's later no issues. Texas heat also.
The push mower doesn't have a filter but I usually do a yearly drain and fill. No drain plug so that means tipping it over or using the fluid pump to empty it.
It gets whatever I have laying around for a 30 grade oil ... 5/10/SAE 30. I believe it's running some old sears oil that came in a cardboard can.
It gets whatever I have laying around for a 30 grade oil ... 5/10/SAE 30. I believe it's running some old sears oil that came in a cardboard can.
I have a ZTR with a Kawasaki FS V Twin.
Kawasaki says 100hrs or 1 year. I've owned this since July 2015 and I've put 75 hours on it since then. I decided that I use it enough each time that 100hr changes seems appropriate. I also use Amsoil Small Engine 30wt, so I could probably go 150 or 200, but 100hrs is a nice number.
Kawasaki says 100hrs or 1 year. I've owned this since July 2015 and I've put 75 hours on it since then. I decided that I use it enough each time that 100hr changes seems appropriate. I also use Amsoil Small Engine 30wt, so I could probably go 150 or 200, but 100hrs is a nice number.
I've got close to 30 years on the John Deere STX and it gets changed one a year, always has
Originally Posted By: Oldtom
I think Briggs suggests 50 hour OCI for engines with no filter and 100 hour OCI for engines with filter. I change yearly at the end of season so as not to have dirty, possibly acidic oil sit in the mower over the winter. Given my small yard I doubt if I get to 100 hours per year. Not sure if they have winter in Texas
I do the same thing since I don't log anywhere near 50 hours run time during a season. At the end of the season I clean the machine, put fresh gas with a stabilizer in, and a shot of MMO. Then run it until its good and hot, fog it, and change the oil. That method has worked well for over 35 years of owning a house.
I think Briggs suggests 50 hour OCI for engines with no filter and 100 hour OCI for engines with filter. I change yearly at the end of season so as not to have dirty, possibly acidic oil sit in the mower over the winter. Given my small yard I doubt if I get to 100 hours per year. Not sure if they have winter in Texas
I do the same thing since I don't log anywhere near 50 hours run time during a season. At the end of the season I clean the machine, put fresh gas with a stabilizer in, and a shot of MMO. Then run it until its good and hot, fog it, and change the oil. That method has worked well for over 35 years of owning a house.
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I've got close to 30 years on the John Deere STX and it gets changed one a year, always has
I did the same on my STX30. That thing is a tank. My grandfather bought it new in 1992 and I used it regularly up until last year when I moved to a larger property. 24 years old and doesn't use a bit of oil and appears to have full power. It did kick a gearbox in 2013, sourced one from a STX 38 and it was back to work.
I've got close to 30 years on the John Deere STX and it gets changed one a year, always has
I did the same on my STX30. That thing is a tank. My grandfather bought it new in 1992 and I used it regularly up until last year when I moved to a larger property. 24 years old and doesn't use a bit of oil and appears to have full power. It did kick a gearbox in 2013, sourced one from a STX 38 and it was back to work.
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