Mine didn’t come with the oil drain adapter, so I used a water bottle. I cut the top and back off then cut it in half then trimmed till it fit. Worked perfectly!! I also rolled the left side (opposite of plug) on 2 2x4’s so gravity would do the work.
Great! Thank you for helping me so I don't have to read the info on line. What a crazy place the oil plug! My old Craftsman simply had a spout at the bottom that you turned on and off. Easy and quick. The engineer for this must have gone to a school in Iceland......Best Regards from an ole coot (80 summers) who enjoys riding his "tractor" to mow his five acres.....
Wow you can do five acres with this thing? We have 1.3 acres and I was thinking about selling this current model we have, craftsman t 110 and getting maybe a craftsman t 240 for better performance.
Good video. Better than the instruction manual. This also works for the T100. The plastic chute they give you is a pain to use. You can also cut up a milk jug. The design of the oil plug prevents a socket from being used which would be optimal. 12mm or 7/16 wrench will do fine.
Great job on less mess. For the Lawn Tractors without filters you should be watching how many hours you put on the tractor for the next oil change. Might be in your manule.
Changed mine for the first time. I didn't have too much trouble, I didn't remove the harness holder but it's still a pain where the drain plug is. Lots of 1/4 turns before it comes out and like yours, oil got on the frame. I used some brake cleaner and rags afterwards to clean the oil off the frame and also in my drip pan, wiped clean with shop papertowles.
So where's the oil filter replacement. I think I saw it behind the wiring harness. Do you replace those on this model? They come with the kit. Thoughts?
Reading online from Craftsman, states 10W-30, but you're using 5W-30. is 5W-30 better or an improvement to 10W-30? Full synthetic really a better way to go and should it state "small engine oil" or "for lawn mowers etc" on it as well... or full synthetic motor oil meant for car sufficient?
I have the Craftsman T140 46” made very similar to the 110. The steering rod seems to block me getting to the oil plug. I thought about disconnecting it. Also how do you clean the top cutting deck and around the motor?
Is there an air filter? Also, how often should one change the oil? Yearly or every 2 years? I live in Upstate New York, so I only really mow from April - October
The steering rod is in the way of me getting to the drain plug even though I turned my front wheels as far as they would go like you did.What do you do now?
Well,I did it like you did on the video and I dont know how you got that wrench in there.I turned the wheels as far as I could and that rod is still right over the drain plug.Might be better if I do what this other guy did.Buy a oil suction pump.Would it care if I leave a few ounces in there if I go to the synthetic oil other than the oil it came with.@@NoneMechanic101
Thanks for the oil change video. Just bought a T100 and for the life of me I couldn’t find the drain plug and oil filter as indicated on the manual. The engineer who designed and wrote the manual of such crappy machine should be fired.
