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Read articles →This is a real-time, unpolished 500-hour service video on an LS XR3140HC, not a dealer walkthrough. The owner sources cheaper aftermarket filters (Napa, Tractor Supply) instead of pricey LS parts, pulls the loader off to clean and grease it, wrestles with a stuck hydraulic filter, changes hydraulic fluid and engine oil, and reassembles everything including pedals. Good for owners wanting an honest, warts-and-all DIY maintenance reference rather than a polished tutorial.
Posted by the StruggleMill channel, an owner doing their own tractor maintenance and narrating the process candidly, mistakes included.
The owner got a Napa fuel filter for $32.49 versus $75 from LS, plus other parts from Messicks and Tractor Supply hydraulic fluid on sale for $63.
It was very difficult. The owner's strap wrench broke, the filter was stuck tight, and he had to use a smaller strap wrench while hydraulic oil spilled out.
The manual states 7.9 gallons, but the owner was unsure if that included everything or how much would actually be needed for the refill.
No, but the owner chose to remove the loader anyway to clean and grease it while it was off the tractor during the 500-hour service.
