How To Change The Oil And Hydraulic Oil On The John Deere 5125M!

I can’t believe the break in period is over! Follow along as we change the hydraulic oil, hydraulic filter, engine oil and engine oil filter on the John Deere 5125M!
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[@southtexashay777]

Thanks for the walkthrough. All I know is you made a mess🤣😆🙄. Hy-Gard is so expansive its crazy. Have a great evening!!!!

[@RockyAcresFarmstead]

For sure! 😂😂

[@ronaldharmon9891]

I never throw away old bath towels they make great clean up rags, very absorbent.

[@davidbrittenham4631]

So many things wrong in this video: 1. Don't leave the oil dipstick off! That just leaves it wide open to dirt that may get knocked loose during the work and fall into the engine. 2. Don't stand the dipstick on its rounded cap like that. Lay it flat on a CLEAN shop towel. You say don't break it, then you set it up for a fall. 3. Wipe the dirt from the drain plug area BEFORE you drain the oil. What good does it do to wipe the dirt off AFTER you have already put it back in? If you are going to get dirt in the crankcase, you are going to do it putting the plug back in. 4. Don't use the used oil on the gasket. Use new oil. 5. Don't use a towel that you just laid on the dirty and dusty tractor to wipe the oil filter mount. 6. Cheater bar on a ratchet won't hurt the tractor, but it can sure make a mess of your rachet. Breakover bar is the proper way to do that, and getting rid of that LONG half inch extension would probably have helped a lot. 7. CLEAN THE HYDRAULIC FILTER before you remove it. First, you won't get a face full of dirt, but more importantly you won't get any of that dirt in your hydraulic system. Dirt and hydraulics do NOT go together. 8. "Close enough for government work"? 'Nuff said. There are probably torque specifications for that drain plug, as well as the engine oil drain plug. They don't print those in the manual for nothing. Stripping out either one is an act you will regret. 9. Turn the oil containers over and pour with the spout on the top of the container and you won't get the glug and splash. Using a larger funnel will help, too. 10. Get a plastic 55 gallon barrel and cut the bottom 15-18" off it. Use that for draining large quantities of oil. Mine holds over 25 gallons of hydraulic fluid and it fits neatly in a 15" of the bottom of one of those barrels. Better yet, go to Harbor Freight and get one of their 15-gallon oil drain carts. Catches everything, holds it and then pumps in out with an electric pump when you are ready to empty it. Drains filters, catches the drain plug, keeps you and the floor clean, costs money, but well worth it. My tractor is just over 19 years old and has never had any major engine/tranny/hydraulic issues. Cleanliness is an absolute necessity. Some effort now is cheaper in the long run than shoddy maintenance practices.....or worse yet, none at all.