Oil change mess, suggestions?

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iowaztr said:
Late this summer I bought a new 48" Toro Titan with the Kohler engine. Planning on doing the end of season service and will be running into the same problem as my previous (bought used) zero turn mowers. Unscrew the oil filter and oil goes all over the place on the engine deck. That leaves an oily mess no matter how hard you try to clean it up as the oil goes to inaccessible areas. The other mowers already had this oily mess under the engine, I would like to prevent this with my new (and clean) mower.

Other than stuffing a bunch of rags or paper towels under the filter while unscrewing it, and that isn't a guarantee oil won't go all over, any other suggestions to minimize the mess? Thought about jacking up that side of the mower to try and partially drain the filter, would that work?
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I use this little helper under my oil filter. It bends in all sorts of ways. Makes life easier.

 
Not the same mower, but I've run into that oily mess doing oil changes on my TimeCutter too. I'd make a little drain chute out of thin plastic or aluminum flashing. Slide it under the filter and aim it into the pan. You might also crack the filter loose just enough to let some oil drain before spinning it all the way off. I'm not sure I'd jack the mower up just for that, though. I'd check the manual first and see what Toro/Kohler recommends. Those spots under the engine deck are a pain to clean up.
 
Most manufacturers are not designing the equipment or the engines with service in mind anymore. I think the people who still believe in equipment maintenance are becoming less and less.
 
Auto Doc's said:
Most manufacturers are not designing the equipment or the engines with service in mind anymore. I think the people who still believe in equipment maintenance are becoming less and less.
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Mainly because the first part of your statement, causes the second part of your statement. When you have to remove the engine from the mower to replace the spark plugs, or removing the drain plug or oil filter dumps oil either onto the belts, or the right hydrostat and then misses the drain pan and gets on their garage floor, people just don't want to deal with the mess.
 
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