SS 370 owners, are you sucking or draining your blower oil?

[Mikey P]

I use to have to vacuum out the oil from my Vortex when a drain bolt stripped out.

TOTAL PITA!
You never get it all out and it takes forever..


I was told I'd have to do the same with the GD on the 370..
The stubbornness in me found a way to drain.


Remove the header that goes from the motor to the thermal well and you'll now have access to the drain plug AND be able to McGiver up a funnel from a half bottle to drain

 

[dgardner]

Nice job! Probably no way to install one of those drain hose kits.....?

 

[Mikey P]

I'll look at it tomorrow with that in mind..

 

[Desk Jockey]

Put a nut on it not the valve.

I looked over the 370 at Interlink Friday. That small foot print is unreal.

 

[Mikey P]

Put a nut on it not the valve.

huh?

 

[Desk Jockey]

If you extend the drain port with a hose make sure you put a nut on it, like a lawnmower would have. Not a petcock valve that could be jarred or bumped and you lose oil.

 

[rick imby]

Yes it is way easier to have a drippy petcock than to have a loose nut...

 

[Lee Stockwell]

Use both. Valve, then cap.

 

[Lyman]

Nice engineering by a fourth grader.

 

[Mikey P]

Nice engineering by a fourth grader.

Dont you own a Judson?


You'll be sucking your oil out too..

 

[GeneMiller]

Every machine built by every manufacturer should have drain lines for everything, period. I had to add a fitting to my oil drain, 30 bucks, just to be able to drain it. It should of come with it. There is no way your gonna drain the oil in an 870 without making a mess. I haven't look at my blower drains but I will make them simple.

 

[Mikey P]

Agreed.

 

[Larry Cobb]

Why are you draining the oil this soon ???

Synthetic lube should be good for a year or two.

 

[Mikey P]

13" causes a lot of stress..

 

[Larry Cobb]

I wouldn't know . . .

 

[Mikey P]

One hour dry time for this Rug enthusiast..

 

[Mikey P]

 

[jwfoulk12]

Thats one of the things White magic did right on my 1900. Drain lines on everything as well as a hinge on my hose reel so it just folds out of the way if I need to take the covers off for anything else.

 

[Larry Cobb]

You forgot your extra weight for the 370 drag wand . . .

 

[Mikey P]

 

[FB19087]

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I don't understand either..............but I added that smiley for you

 

[Mikey P]

add those too..

 

[FB19087]

negative

 

[dgardner]

I think Fred used to work for the government....