How to change oil in riding lawn mower?
A ramp is not needed , somewhere on the side of the engine near the bottom will be some sort of drain plug , not knowing what engine and brand of mower , I can’t give an exact location. Somewhere in the same vicinity will be the oil filter. You may want to invest a couple bucks for an oil filter wrench , filters sometimes are hard to get off. When you put on the new filter , dip a finger in the used oil and smear a little on the rubber gasket and hand tighten the filter to a good snug fit. DO NOT USE a filter wrench to tighten the new filter. The oil will drain better if you run the engine at a fast idle for about 10 minutes before draining. Also, you may want to buy a small bag of kitty litter in case you spill some oil on the pavement , works as well and cheaper than oil dry compound. If you get the oil and filter at Auto Zone you can take the used oil to them for disposal. For winter storage add some StaBil fuel stabilizer per label directions , and start the engine and let it run a
