Draining the oil

[Mike]

That is from Kohler. I don't know the name of it but you can find it on lawn mowers, garden tractors, etc. too.

[budresiew]

It is a standard oil drain. I believe the manufacturer's install it. I have one on my Cub with a Kohler, my buddy has one on his Cub with a Briggs. My Brother in Law has one on his Deere with a Kawasaki. Same one I have in my Max as well. Just check with any lawn and garden dealer. I'm sure they have them. As mentioned before, you can get some pipe fittings (galvanized) and route that drain to where you can access it better. Remember, you only need to change your oil every 100 hours or once a year.

[GREASEMONKEY]

This is worth it's weight in gold!
OIL CHANGING SYSTEMS : JC Whitney: Auto Parts & Accessories

Get the 8qt, that's plenty big enugh to do a car or truck!

I know lots of people don't like to vac. oil out, but with the limited space!!!
Vac. out oil does leave a residual amount of oil in the bottom. I take care of this by pumping it out, pouring in 1/2qt of fresh oil, cranking it for about 10-15sec, then vac. out the rest, change the filter, and fill with fresh oil!

There's no big mess, the clean up consist of wipeing off the vac. tube, and dumping the oil in my 20gal drum to be recycled!!!

[carrant]

Well, I tried a hose to the oil drain routed through the drain plug without much luck. The oil drain and the drain on the frame are at about the same height so a little oil drained out, but in the end I reverted back to the tried and true method..

Greasemonkey - I like the looks of that! What's the diameter of the included hose? I was thinking about attaching the hose to the oil drain and sucking from there...

I've also been looking at this model Mity Vac Fluid Evacuator Plus - Model 07201 at Sears.com ( they also have one that works off an air compressor )

[GREASEMONKEY]

The hose is about a 1/4in, or 5/16in. The mity vac you are looking at works really well too. I have the air operated model at work. I have a compressor at home too, but like the pump version for portability!