Harbor freight has good deals for stuff like this. If you ever do this, just keep in the back of your mind never to trust it. So if you jack it up high to work on the machine, just block it with wood or jack stands before sliding your body underneath.
@@007connecticut I bought one of those hoists NIB off craigslist and gave it to a buddy, we used it to clean deer in his garage, worked perfect for lifting to the proper height.
@@pcdubya sweet. For the money you can't beat these cheap electric hoists. I don't totally trust if for real heavy stuff but for 1/2 a lawnmower at a time (then I place wood underneath the tires if I go under it) they are great!
Thank you I blow the machine off after every use, but in the fall when I add the collection system (doing leaves) it gets real dirty. So I will wash it once before I'm done for the season (End of Nov). I park it in this garage in the corner between uses. When I do wash it I try not to wet the dash or any switches as they are not sealed. So far it's been a good machine.
Dealer says you need to loosen or remove vent plugs on both hydraulic pumps. You did mention not having to mess with the rest. Is just changing that oil adequate. The entire system holds between 4-5 quarts.
I don't want to drain the pumps. All that will do in induce air into the system. I removed the filter and refilled it. There is no need to remove the drain plug because the filter and drain plug are on the same pipe located at the same location. Simple to do. Drain it often to keep the oil fresh and you won't have issues with the pumps. Of course other machines may have different systems and could be different. Thanks for watching!
The instructions claim to drive it slowly back and forth until it's response is normal. I jacked it up because l thought it would be fun to do LOL. Thanks for watching.
Isn’t the metal sleeve insert inside the oil fill hole essentially the dipstick? I thought you filled just to the bottom of that? I think you can pull that right out if you want to look in the tank.
I don't like to work extra hard. On this machine / filter set -up, it's not needed to remove the drain screw. You need to remove the filter and replace it, so I just remove the filter. Plus in doing it this way, less chance to screw up something like loose a plug or strip a screw.. Murphy's law ...Thanks for watching.
NO, don't do that! A car oil filter has a bypass built into the automotive engine filter. The OEM Scag Hydraulic oil filter (Part No. 48462-01) is a 10 Micron filter with NO BYPASS to protect the pump and wheel motor.
@007connecticut thanks...I was wondering about the one that keeps the bag from going near the exhaust...I really need one of those. I've never seen that before.
When I bought the machine I ordered it with the collection system. so it must be something that scag offers. Maybe go on partstree.com they have parts for scag and they have parts / prints with part numbers. Maybe you can find the bracket on there and order the parts for your machine. That machine is bought around 2015. I serviced it today, all the filters changed and the oil, but the plugs. Then I drained the gas. It is put to sleep until spring.
