InMaintaining Small-Farm Equipment: How to Keep Tractors and Implements Running Well, Steve and Ann Larkin Hansen equip readers with their experienced guidance to sustaining smooth-running farm equipment that will last for years and save on costly services. With their clear-cut instructions and service tips, readers will learn to pinpoint problems before they get out of hand, as well as the tools and knowledge needed for basic repairs. The following excerpt is from Chapter 5, “Maintenance.”
How to Change Oil
- Run the engine long enough to get it thoroughly warm, park it on level ground, and turn it off. On a small engine, disconnect the spark plug wire for safety.
- Put a bucket or basin under the oil drain plug (some engines may have a tube).
- Unscrew the plug, and drain the oil into the bucket.
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Excerpted fromMaintaining Small-Farm Equipment, © by Ann Larkin Hansen and Steven Frederick Hansen. Used with permission from Storey Publishing.
