I feel my little infant Blog is at risk of becoming an
Animal Rights activist hate fest, so I have decided to post something
completely different and fun.
This post is based solely from my own experience:
How (not) to change the transmission oil on a tractor:
1.
Climb under tractor to check drain plug size
2.
Climb out and get socket and oil tray/drums
3.
Climb under tractor and attempt to remove drain
plug
4.
Climb out from under tractor and get correct
size socket
5.
Climb under tractor and attempt to remove drain
plug
6.
Climb out from under tractor and find a length
of pipe to put on socket handle to loosen overtight bolt
7.
Climb under tractor and attempt to remove drain
plug
8.
Drop socket just out of reach
9.
Climb out from under tractor, go around other
side and retrieve socket
10.
Climb back under tractor and attempt to remove
drain plug
11.
Knock skin off knuckles, swear
12.
Retrieve socket from where it landed after being
ejected in fit of rage
13.
Remove drain plug
14.
Let oil run down arm and drip off elbow
15.
swear
16.
Drop drain plug
17.
Put drum under drain plug with bung slightly out
of line with oil stream from bunghole
18.
Run more oil down arm
19.
Hold drum up to catch oil flow, allow arm to get
tired
20.
Overflow drum, run more oil down arm
21.
Swap drum, repeat steps 17 to 20
22.
Climb out from under tractor (kneel in dogshit
if available)
23.
Remove oil drums from under tractor (spill some
in the process)
24.
Spend 10 minutes trying to find dropped bung in
grass
25.
Rinse off bung
26.
Climb back under tractor and screw in drain
plug, search for Socket
27.
Climb out from under tractor and search for
socket
28.
Climb under tractor and tighten drain plug
29.
Skin knuckles again
30.
Climb out from under tractor
31.
Spend 10 minutes finding funnel
32.
Get oil and funnel , remove transmission filler
cap
33.
Inset funnel
34.
Remove cap from oil drum, pour into funnel
35.
Knock funnel from filler, pour oil down side of
transmission
36.
Replace funnel in filler, pour in oil
37.
Repeat steps 33 to 36 3 times minimum
38.
Wipe off dipstick
39.
Start tractor, check for leaks
40.
Blow hydraulic hose and pump half the fresh oil
out on the ground
