Accessing oil filter bx25d

I just finished changing the oil in my bx 25. Everything I've read says that you have to take off the front brush guard and engine cover to get to the oil filter. I'm so glad that I did a good look around before I started. On my tractor there is a access area molded into the cover that you can get to the oil filter. I reached in with a 65mm filter wrench and simply took it off and put on the new one.