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Read articles →This is a hands-on, step-by-step walkthrough of the L2501's first oil change at 57 hours, done by an owner in their own driveway. It covers tool sizes (12mm and 20mm sockets), removing the guard plate, locating the filter and fill point, draining old oil, swapping the filter with an Amazon replacement, and refilling per the owner's manual (5.7 liters/6 quarts). Useful for new L2501 owners tackling this exact service themselves.
Posted by the Bama Country 88 channel, an owner sharing a first-person DIY maintenance task on their own tractor.
You need a 12 millimeter socket to remove the guard plate around the oil filter and a 20 millimeter socket for the drain plugs.
Per page 72 of the owner's manual, it takes 5.7 liters of oil, or six US quarts.
The owner used large channel lock pliers to grab the filter and turn it loose when he could not find his filter wrench.
The first oil change is supposed to be done at 50 hours, though this owner did it a bit late at around 57 hours.
