John Deere A - How to change the oil - Mine was bad!! 

Thank you for a informative video. For a newly bought tractor without service history it helps a lot not having done this before. 👍👍

Just wanted to say thanks for the video. As I get ready to change the oil in my 194 slant dash A for the first time I've watched as many videos as I could find, and yours has been by far the most informative. Keep the videos coming!

Better off to take the crankcase oil cover off and hand clean the inside of the tractor and scrape out anything that’s in there around that oil screen it will help in the long run and save a lot more time. Great 👍🏻 video! Keep up the good work 😁

You know them “ A “ Models have a Oil Check plug on the Side near the Belt Pulley. I always open mine and let it run out when filling crank case up.

I bought an 1950 A John Deere and someone else messed up and over tightened it and the stud goes around and around I would gess I will have to get in the crank case and put a new filter housing head on it from looking in the manual you said you dealt with this issue before any other tips that may save time or heart ache

For what I saw coming out of the drain, I would have run 1/2 diesel and 1/2 oil for about 30 minutes, then change all of it out. Next put about 1/3 Marvel Mystery Oil and oil a new filter,driving around for about an hour. Then putting in the final oil and new filter.

I would have not worn a white shirt, because I ruin them every single time. Are you going use that oil for a bit and then change it again before needed to help get more sludge out?

Good video !!

Napa gold 1242 , correct?

Get a Original Owner's Operation Manual. Read it carefully. It covers all the basic, important service points. Quantities and types of oils needed. It also described "flushing" out the trans, engine because condinsation and sludge builds up . This was on new machines! So add decades if neglect and you can imagine the terrible condition that is hiding in there from no servicing. Dont forget greasing and removing front wheel bearings, cleaning and repacking- and greasing the Roll-O- Matic. Make a 10" high wood ramp to drive up with one trike wheel. That will leave the other trike wheel dangling in air for removal and wheel bearing regreasing and adjustment. Stack some 10" wide boards in a pyramid to make a ramp, use long 5" screws to hold all rhe boards together. PS, engine oil capacity is 11 quarts. If you clean the oil level petcock to let it flow better the extra quart would slowly drain out. Next oil change really bend your finger up and around inside that drain hole. You'll be amazed what else you find.

I've noticed that a lot of old A and B owners and a few others have removed the crankcase breather and filter, is this a good idea or does it make any difference? My A came with one and was kinda beat up so I made one out of a car crankcase filter and pipe nipple, painted it JD green and seems to work just fine...was just wondering why folks cap theirs off like yours is. Thanks for the video.

I have a 1957 j.d. 620 / I bought from an auction, after paying the tow guy 350 dollars .I was anxious to start soaking the stuck pistons and maybe valves. But the oil that got thru past the rings. Came out the oil filter green cast oil filter cap u mentioned don't over tighten. Now I found out why it was parked for all those years. the previous owner over tightened it an seems very difficult to change that 2 piece stud thing so he left it sit. I just got it in the garage today to work on it. I think I'll tear it all the way down so there is a big opening with the block removed . does that sound dumb how did you replace the stripped stud for the oil filter?

Thanks for this video. I need to do my 1952 A next year. It’s been a long time since the oil has been changed in it. Do you think the same Napa oil filter would work on my A too?

That really is some nasty oil. Nice job getting it flushed out

No that is a different Oil its a none detergent Oil that those Horizontal engines use, youre wrong!

Show servicing air cleaner on a John Deere 60

Just curious.....why does a guy in a housing addition, have a classic tractor? Lol.

I recently acquired a jd 70 diesel and cannot find an oil filter anywhere. Would you just go through John Deere to get one or do you know of anywhere else before?

Think I would have flushed that thing one more time.

yeah if you let it out all at once its gonna hose ya down. LOL!

I would use a wrench on the oil filter nut rather a pair of channel locks. Just saying.

12 quarts of oil? 3020 holds 5 quarts

hey sorry to be that way but I think I know what Im talking about, talk to some old timers and they will tell you that is the wrong Oil indeed!

I would’ve done the oil change in a rainstorm he would probably attract more female viewers... but then again maybe not