Thread: Epic tractor build........

Still factory oil filter on mine too Bill. I will be changing the oil this winter and replacing that filter with another one that is not Briggs. I am using Valvoline Next Gen oil in the Briggs. Since I reset the hour meter somehow, I know how many hours are on the engine and when to change the oil. Had a guy tell me to do the 1st oil change at 50hrs and then every 100hrs after that. I may get 50 hours in this year lol

I went old school on oil. Did it after 5 hours on the brand new motor. Now I'm at 32 hours (picked up 5+ this weekend) and I'll likely change it at 50 on the meter for kicks

I took the plug wire off and let the oil circulate for a little bit before I started the engine. I imagine its hard to screw something up, but I wasn't taking any chances.

You do live in Ohio. Better to be safe

.....and you know what they say about people in Ohio

Especially after the issues with your last motor. Better to be safe

For sure.