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I have read you can connect a shop vac to reduce fluid loss during hydraulic filter change, unfortunately nobody tells how. The filler cap on my L2501 happens to be one inch NPT threaded. I used a one inch socket to male NPT PVC connector, a short piece of one inch PVC, and a PVC socket coupling. I took a couple turns of biseal tape around the coupling and it fit my shop vac hose for a tight friction fit. I replaced my Hydraulic and HST filters and probably lost less than a quart of fluid between the two. My shop vac was whining to beat the band but seemed to have suffered no permanent damage.