[AT] Tractor oil filters

[Jason]

I think your 861 originally was a canister too but there was a conversion
kit to change to spin on

On Sun, Oct 2, 2016, 9:20 AM Spencer Yost <yostsw at atis.net> wrote:

> My tractor has a spin on filter and it's a late 50s ford 861.   Does
> anyone know who was the first tractor manufacturer to use them?  Every
> antique tractor I have owned had the bypass canister type.
>
> By the way; I say "late 50s" because my serial number is under the battery
> tray and over the years battery leakage has obscured it.  You can't read it
> but I believe there are enough "features" that a really clever way of
> bringing the numbers into relief would make it readable.   Anyone know of
> any such clever methods?
>
> Spencer Yost
>
>
>
> Spencer Yost
> >> On Oct 2, 2016, at 9:54 AM, Don Bowen <don.bowen at earthlink.net> wrote:
> >>
> >> On 10/1/2016 11:18 PM, Dennis Johnson wrote:
> >> My EcoDiesel has a filter like this also, except it has a manual drain
> valve that you activate by pushing down on the spring loaded valve with a
> screwdriver to drain the oil from the filter housing. Bit of a pain to feel
> around and try to punch the drain valve, but still better than dripping oil
> on everything.
> >
> > My Toyota Tundra has a similar arrangement.  You first remove a drain
> > plug under the filter then push a plastic tool in the drain plug opening
> > to drain the filter housing.  The tool is included with the filter along
> > with two O-rings.
> >
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