I agree. I think you did great for your first time. Congrats. GOOD JOB!👍

It's illegal to hit a minor !!!

@@rickb8808 had to be a former Ford engineer.

Richard Bricker 😂 😂

It would be ok if it had full amont of oil and was not too expensive. But you're right.

@@georgeradak4119, I have worked and mixed ford trucks from 92-97 & even back then they had their head in their a$$. I can't imagine how bad they are on the new ones, the 92-97 trucks were the last ones to get a labeled fuse panel.

I wouldn't wait until the 50-hour mark. The manual specifically says the break-in period is 8 hours. Then it's every 50 hours or every year whichever comes first.

Yes Sir, and now you can use your favorite oil also. Change over isn't hard at all.

Well I guess their idea is leaving dirty oil in your engine will shorten its life and you will have to buy a new one in 5 or 6 years as oppose to the old ones which could last up to 20 years.Mine is 17 years old and still going. Just saying. Kudos to John Deere, vary smart. LOL.

What the fook are you? A cheerleader?????

Yogi Beer $13? Even the JD one is like $8.50. Kinda small tho. Did you find a larger filter that works well for $13?

Since my mower is still under warranty I'll stick with JD filters & oil but I agree, there are better options. I normally go synthetic.

If u can show my channel some support m I would really appreciate it thank u very much

Thanks for the info. Will look into that.

I wonder if this will work on my D 170

Stephen, if you pause the video at the beginning, you can see by the belt cover towards the front there are 2 studs/bolts sticking up on the deck. The side shoot connects there. I left the nuts on so I wouldn't loose them. I put a mulching cover on and switched out the blades to Oregon "gator" mulching blades. Have had good luck with them in the past.

They were out of the e140's and said it would be quite some time before getting any. We were in dire need for a new mower so they knocked a couple more dollars off price and we bought the e150. But with the conversion kit all is good.

@@rickb8808 how do you like your mower now the over all performance of the machine and much thanks in advance

@@PACK-ge5gu Really like it, just got it out for the season. I think John Deere has somewhat lowered their quality standards but time will tell. It scalped the yard bad new but the mower deck was way out of adjustment. Thinking of doing a video on adjusting the deck and a couple other things. I'd recommend getting one.

440 6PACK You must be a Mopar man. Me too. ‘Cuda, GTX, Dart, Runner, Demon, Satellite Wagon.

Just personal preference. Locktite on the filter nipple will help from it screwing out with when the filter is removed. Since the drain pipe is steel and the block aluminum, permatex should stop any seepage. There are comments on this post not recommending doing that ?

The EZ change unit is one piece. When you take the 1 1/8 bolt out the entire assembly comes off. The nipple screws in where the bolt did. The standard oil filter screws onto the nipple. Just picture a regular motor with the threaded nipple where the oil filter screws on. Once you take this 1 1/8" hollow bolt out and the EZ fill unit off your motor will look just like that. Screw the nipple provided in the kit in the threaded hole where the bolt came out and the filter screws on it just like a regular motor. Hope this helps.

I've never used a vacuum pump to remove oil from a small engine ? NO, a standard oil filter will not work on the EZ change filter housing. The housing has to be removed and a nipple screwed into the block per instructions.

I agree Capt Jay. I am a oil change fanatic. My new John Deere replaced a 17 year old Craftsman that still ran great but deck and tires were shot. I like to check the first oil change for metal and didn't like the fact you couldn't with this ez change system. I cut the filter open and cringed at the amount of oil in it. At that point I decided I needed a plan B. I was surprised when I found the entire kit at such a great price. I've used Castrol oil on my small engines for years. Just a personal preference.

@@rickb8808 m

Thank You for the reply Tommy Tester. I imagine that could be an option. I have a very large yard and using John Deere's recommended filter change interval I change my oil a minimum of 3 times a cutting season and I always change oil & filter before putting it away for winter storage. It will be ready for spring. The current price on a ez change filter is $39.99 locally. I can get a John Deere standard filter for $8.99. John Deere oil Qt. $3.97 ea.. Based on three oil & filter changes it would cost me $46.82 for a season. This gives me peace of mind I have clean oil being filtered by a clean filter all season. If I leave the ez change filter on as you suggest against John Deere's recommended change interval and just change the oil it will cost me $39.99 for filter and $11.91 for oil totaling $51.90 for the season. I save nothing plus I am leaving a oil filter on at least twice as long as recommended. I would not personally do that but I'm a maintenance fanatic. If someone had a small yard maybe it would work, but technically using scheduled changes that wouldn't make much difference ?

I thought about that also. I was going to install the drain tube below the starter and drain the crankcase and change the EZ Change filter, but $40.00 for the replacement seemed a little high so I went with the total conversion. Other than the mess, it worked fine.

Oil filter is very cheap maintenance

I'm not looking for anything. My neighbor picked up a E150 right after I got mine last fall. He swore by the EZchange system. He changed the oil after the initial break in time and bragged about how it took him 2 minutes. He cut grass once and checked the oil. It was down substantially and he came over and asked me if I had a quart as I normally buy oil & a filter shortly after changing oil to stay stocked up. He asked if I knew anywhere to get the EZchange filter cheaper. Now he would also have to buy a quart of oil every two oil changes if the EZchange cartridge wasn't replenishing all the oil. I talked him into us draining all the oil out through the drain plug just to check it out. I had 2 quarts to replace it. The new EZchange oil with one grass cut on it was dirty with particulates. He wasn't happy. He's almost due for another oil change in mid July and asked me to order the conversion kit and help him change over. When I showed him the price he was shocked how much cheaper it was than the EZchange filter. And after installing the kit it will be even cheaper the next change and you will have clean oil.

The Green Parts store, who is a John Deere dealer sells the conversion kit using genuine John Deere parts. Since this video, I have changed the oil a couple times and gotten the filter from my John Deere dealer who is familiar with the conversion kit. www.greenpartstore.com/John-Deere-Easy-Change-Conversion-Kit-AUC12916-KIT.html

On my E150 the side panel goes back on with no issues.

@@rickb8808 How long is the drain plug extension?

@@ericstrickland7424 I'll go down to the storage building and measure it tomorrow. It;s still put away for winter

4" from the block to end of extension end cap. From the end of the extension to the plastic cover is 1 - 1/4", plenty of room for plastic cover to go on.

Yes Donald, my 48" deck has the John Deere mulching cover. It has bad ratings amongst other owners but works for me. When you first put it on it has a tendency to leak a small amount of clipping but stops once the slight gap is filled. For the 48" deck the part number is GY20417. I have been using Oregon Gator blades for years. There are many knock offs so you have to make sure the Oregon sticker is on them. These were the ones for my 48" deck. Have worked great. www.ebay.com/itm/3-Oregon-92-616-Gator-Blades-GX21784-GY20852/183692499639?hash=item2ac4ed1ab7:g:ZrEAAOSwUwFaNb6c

Can't offer torque specs. Just tighten to feel. I'm old school.

I used a open end wrench to get mine off ? You can' get much of a turn on it but it works. Mine had the red thread lock also. Thanks for the feed back in case someone else has a issue.

Best thing to do is contact them so your 100 sure. Good people to deal with.

@@rickb8808 thanks a lot.