The OEM oil filter for FR730V on my Cub Cadet Z Force SX 54 is crazy expensive here in Canada. $30+
Manual says to change it every 200 hours. With the amount of mowing I do, that will be 6 years.
The mower right now has approx. 100 hours on it ( 3 years old) and I change oil every year before storing for winter.
My options are
1) Find an alternate filter that is less expensive and change every year along with oil change. Are there any genuine replacements? I am big fan of Fram Ultra but could not find anything specifically mentioned for my mower/engine on Fram website.
2) Stick to the OEM filter and perhaps change every 100 hours which would be 3 years for me. I am bit anxious to keep a filter working for 3 full mowing seasons. Do you see any issues doing this? Oil quantity when filter is replaced is 2.1 liters and without filter change is 1.8 liters so the filter keeps 300ml of old oil.
P.S. - My expectation for the Engine and Hydros are 1000 hours trouble free with oil changed as per the manual.
Manual says to change it every 200 hours. With the amount of mowing I do, that will be 6 years.
The mower right now has approx. 100 hours on it ( 3 years old) and I change oil every year before storing for winter.
My options are
1) Find an alternate filter that is less expensive and change every year along with oil change. Are there any genuine replacements? I am big fan of Fram Ultra but could not find anything specifically mentioned for my mower/engine on Fram website.
2) Stick to the OEM filter and perhaps change every 100 hours which would be 3 years for me. I am bit anxious to keep a filter working for 3 full mowing seasons. Do you see any issues doing this? Oil quantity when filter is replaced is 2.1 liters and without filter change is 1.8 liters so the filter keeps 300ml of old oil.
P.S. - My expectation for the Engine and Hydros are 1000 hours trouble free with oil changed as per the manual.