I changed some nasty tranny lube out of my Super M a couple years ago. A few things I learned:
1 – Have at least (3) empty 5-gallon pails ready to catch the old oil. If the transmission is filled to the “full” level you’re gonna get 13 gallons of stuff when you pull the plug. (That’s a lot of dirty oil arrives in a hurry once the plug is out!)
2 – Drain the oil on a hot day if you can. The warmer the old stuff is the faster it will drain.
3 – Park the tractor so the front end is higher than the rear before pulling the drain plug. This will facilitate draining.
4 – If your SM has a belt pulley, loosen the gearbox housing to drain the quart or so of oil held in the gearbox.
5 – If you can let the tractor sit with the drain plug out for several days to let as much of the old stuff drain as possible.
6 – Some like to fill the transmission with kerosene or diesel as a flush, drive the tractor a few minutes then drain it. (I however skipped this step with mine…).
7 – Before dumping the old oil take a moment “go fishing” in the waste oil container(s) with a magnet. If you find any loose balls, whole gear teeth, etc. the transmission needs attention(!).
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