JTK
$100 Site Donor 2025
I did the first oil change on my tiny tractor today at 10hrs and took some pics of the cut open factory filter. The first manufacturer recommended service is 50hrs. I did it early as my machine is over a year old as it was a dealer leftover that spent much of it's time on display out in the parking lot. It had 2hrs on it when I bought it and after PDI and delivery, had 4. The tractor is a TYM T224 sub-compact. The engine is a Yanmar 3TNM74F. It's a 3cyl, 21.5hp, all mechanical diesel. There's no markings on the factory filter aside from what you see on the internal media can. It was a nicely constructed filter and took some doing to cut open and the media was also very tough to cut and open up. There was some sparkles and what looked like pain debris in the media and can. I replaced it with a Champ XL that I use on one of my Nissans and refilled with Vavoline HDEO synthetic blend "advanced blue" 10w30. It only holds 2qts. The TYM/Yanmar oil viscosity range chart preferences 5w30 and 10w30, but pretty much everything is on the chart.