The road blocks just keep coming. Crawling beneath my lovely B7200D, attempting to loosen and remove the drain plugs I quickly discovered the the sizable framework for the backhoe comes very close to the plugs. So close that I can't get a box or socket wrench on the buggers. Trying an open end, and not getting a really good position, I started to bung up the plug. It appears my only option is to go through the whole removal process of the back hoe . . ugh!!! An alternative might be (and this is where I need some experinced tractor man's advice), is to slowly remove the strainer and drain most of the oil out of that port. Then stick a line from a hand suction pump into the strainer port and suck all I can from the base of the trainsmission. Can I reach anywhere near the bottom with a small hose? What percentage of the oil can I expect to get out of the transmission doing this??
Thanks again for your help.
Thanks again for your help.