Drain Plug Makes Changing Oil Easy

Drain plug makes changing oil easy FARM SHOP Maintenance 16-5-23 After you get a look at this new "no mess" drain plug system for changing oil, you'll won't believe it isn't required equipment on every engine manufactured. Recently imported to North America from Holland by Lorne Hasinoff, president of Ettco Canada, the easy-to-use drain plugs have been on the market in Europe for several years. "Makes it easy to change hot oil. It's especially handy on equipment where the drain plug is aimed in the wrong direction, creating a mess every time you change the oil. Once this new plug is installed, you'll never get oil on your hands again," says Hasinoff. To install, you throw away your old plug and screw in the Ettco plug, which is avail-able in more than 300 sizes and thread patterns to fit any engine. The new plug contains a spring-loaded valve that remains closed until a fitting on the end of a drain hose is screwed into place. That opens the valve, allowing oil to drain out through the hose. Once all oil is drained out, the hose is removed and a dust cap - which is connected to the plug by a short chain - simply screws over the drain valve. A variety of fittings are available to fit any application, including right angle drainers and extended plugs and drain valves fitted with magnets to pull metal filings out of transmissions and rear ends. All fittings are precision-machined out of solid brass. The drain hose can be any length and it can even be fitted with a vacuum pump to empty out even the biggest oil pan in seconds. Costs $30 to $40 per piece of equipment, depending on size of plug and fittings required. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Ettco Canada, 727 Somerset Ave., Winnipeg, Manitoba R3T 1E3 Canada (ph 204 475-3410; fax 204 284-0199).

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