Oil filter question

maxwell99

Well-known Member
I have a 1957 TO 35 gas tractor
I do not use it very much, changing the oil filter is a problem for me sometimes,

I use shell 15w40 oil,
I changed the oil and filter last year around this time,

Is there any real problem just warming up the engine, then draining the oil and adding back new oil and not changing the oil filter every year?

Years ago they only changed the oil filter every other oil change,
Tractor runs good and holds good oil pressure with that weight oil
 
If you are not doing real farming with it, especially not year 'round, I think changing the filter every other year should be ok. My personal opinion. However, if you are using it many many hours, you might reconsider.
 
if your machine is lightly used why change oil every year? my machines are lightly used. I wait till the oil gets black then change oil and filter.
 
oil filter every other change was a marketing scheme designed for the ignorant owner. If you look close enough at your owners manual and you desire longer than a 4 year ownership, you might notice that certain fluid changes are not mentioned. It is all about average maintenance cost to the owner after the sale of the car.
That average maintenance cost is listed somewhere when you buy that car new. Cut off the oil filter and save a few bucks annually. Also not changing the filter means the engine wears out faster and you will be back sooner to buy another one. New again. Because it has less expensive annual maintenance......
 
Years ago it was explained to me that since the filter is where -hopefully- most of the iron and brass from a worn engine is trapped, it is a good idea if the engine is getting old and worn. Some people with some machines change the filter more often than the oil- and i've seen oil so thin, it needed to come out no mater what the filter looked like.
I was wondering the same thing last week- the filter on my Ram Cummings is such a bear to get out, i was thinking of not changing it this time. After an hour trying every filter wrench i could muster up, it did finally unscrew, so i did change both, but yeah, you got to play your hunches on this one.
These canisters can be as much a fight to put on as my ram's to come off. And there's no forgiving on the rubber washers either end huh? A nice job for a day too hot to do anything else but sit on a milk crate and keep trying till it don't leak anymore...
 
Years ago I changed the oil and filter in the old Ferguson

I was pouring up the used oil and disposing of the filter as I let the tractor run

Came back in a short period of time, oil was pouring out of the filter canister seal area, a number of times I had to reuse the old gasket as the
new one would never seal,

Not end of the world protect, but can be a pain, I can see why they went to spin on filters

However, our last two Toyota vans have gone back to canister type oil filters,
 
(quoted from post at 15:08:56 06/19/17) Years ago I changed the oil and filter in the old Ferguson

I was pouring up the used oil and disposing of the filter as I let the tractor run

Came back in a short period of time, oil was pouring out of the filter canister seal area, a number of times I had to reuse the old gasket as the
new one would never seal,

Not end of the world protect, but can be a pain, I can see why they went to spin on filters

However, our last two Toyota vans have gone back to canister type oil filters,


Hi,

I am curious about why it is difficult for you to change the filter. I apologize if it is a personal reason for it. Just thought if there is a reason you find it technically difficult maybe someone here can give some input to make it easier.

It is just that I love the old Fergusons and would enjoy for everyone to be comfortable at least changing oil and filter.


Bill
 

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