About 15 years ago, BMW promoted their newly-designed Paralever as having a “lifetime oil fill.” No gear oil changes for the life of the bike. Well, that didn’t work out too well for BMW. A few years later, the bikes again came with drain plugs and a recommended oil change interval.
Yesterday I picked up a used Toro lawnmower and guess what — lifetime oil fill! There’s no drain plug on the lusty Briggs & Stratton and no recommended oil change interval. I don’t think so! For once, I won’t be following the book.
My college-age son uses those Toro Recycler mowers for his landscape business and swears by them. For $369 they are pretty nice machines...and being his maintenance man, I cringed when I saw the claim that the oil never needs changed. I sneak off and change the oil halfway through the season every year, I can’t help myself!
Blockhead, that’s the exact machine I bought. Glad to hear your son is pleased with them!
Yeah... I remember what my Paralever oil looked like when I drained it. Glad I did.
I think my push mower has one of those. I don't ever remember changing the oil in it lol
(06-01-2020, 04:28 AM)The ferret_imp Wrote: [ -> ]I think my push mower has one of those. I don't ever remember changing the oil in it lol
Are you sure it's not a 2-stroke?
LOL yes...but I bought it new for $99 and it's 10 years old and still starts on the second pull, so if it gives up tomorrow I've gotten my moneys worth out of it.
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If I can’t ride one, I’ll cut with one.
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I have one of those and I love it. Changing the oil is weird, but doesn’t make a mess.
I did add the metal side rail protectors. Not sure they are really needed. I guess it depends on your situation.
The only bad thing is there is no place for RLETS
