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Read articles →A real owner walking through his own 50-hour oil and filter change on a TYM T474, filmed in a garage. Covers hood access, under-hood component orientation, the split oil pan drain (two 17mm plugs), oil filter removal, Shell Rotella T4 15W-40 fill quantity (roughly 4.5-5 quarts), and dipstick checks after running the engine. Practical and unscripted; best for T474 owners doing their first service.
Posted by the How To: Anything And Everything channel; the presenter identifies himself as a co-op employee doing maintenance on his own tractor, suggesting a hands-on owner perspective rather than a dealership or manufacturer angle.
Two, both 17mm, because the oil pan is split on either side of the tractor body running down the middle.
The manual calls for 1.05 gallons, slightly over 4 quarts, but the owner ended up adding about 5 quarts total to get the dipstick to about 3/4.
Shell Rotella T4 15W-40 oil, roughly 4.5 to 5 quarts, with the TYM genuine oil filter which has a raised, beveled O-ring.
Yes, run it briefly to pump oil into the motor and filter, then let it sit before rechecking the dipstick for an accurate level.
