Oil & Fuel TN65 Crankcase oil plug wrench size

[dapper]

Help!
Went out to change oil in tn65 and found out that I don't have allen wrench large enough to fit. Any one know what size allen wrench this takes? I am assuming that it is metric, correct? It is larger than #10 (largest metric I have) and larger than 3/8 sae. Checked through all the manuals, and nothing. I know some one here will have the answer. Thanks.

 

[Robert_in_NY]

I think it was listed in the manual but it is either 12 or 14mm. I am thinking 12mm though. I bought a kit from Autozone that has 3 hex sockets in it. Something like 10mm, 12mm and 14mm as it was about the same cost as just the one socket.

 

[dapper]

Thanks Robert! Your correct it is a 12mm. Trip to Sears (who only had a 12mm and a 1/2sae of which I bought both) and I came home with the winner. Job Done! On to Grease! What won't I have to complete this one? Guess I will be in the market for a SET of mm and a Set of sae in a larger size now. Thanks for the help, I knew I could count on the board!

 

[LoneCowboy]

I wouldn't buy new SAE tools (unless you work on a lot of old stuff)
EVERYTHING nowadays is metric
the TN is built in Italy, I'm sure it's all metric.

 

[Chuck_Lind]

In fact the TN65 is complete metric. Had to buy a set of tools, but I would have needed them anyway.

And Sears, yep, that's where I got my 12mm wrench.

 

[dapper]

chuck,
I haven't found anything on the 65 that isn't metric, but just when you say never....
Like you I picked up my first set of LARGE metric (up to 30mm) when I picked up the tractor. Took one look at the bolts on that baby, and knew I was going to need them right away. Just hadn't thought about allen wrench, and never met a drain plug that used an allen wrench until now. And sears might not be the best, but they are good, and they are open when everything else isn't. Means something. Haven't had the "opportunity" to try a wrench on the Woods 1020 fel. Anyone know if it is metric also?
LoneCowboy,
I wish I could say that "EVERYTHING" around my place was metric, or for that matter SAE! Would be happy if we could all agree on some kind of "STANDARD" in this world. Wern't we going to do that about 10-15 yrs ago? What happened to that idea?

 

[LoneCowboy]

I dunno
drives me crazy
I have both sets, because I used to be into late 60's American cars (SAE) and then I got into motorcycles (metric)
but I swear, you get to working on something, you walk all the way to the back fo the garage, you get a couple wrenches in that size
walk all the way back out
nothing fits.
what the ????
go back, try the other version and tada it works.

drives me batty

 

[ford800]

thanks you all

 

[kydick]

another thing if your oil plug is like mine. i have a tn70da tractor. there is a o ring on the plug. more than once i have lost the o ring when i drained the oil. have to strain the oil to find it. purchased some extras a few years ago. used a few of them also.

 

[oosik]

Hey - sooner or later you will be where most of the rest of us are. I have 1.4", 3/8" & 1/2' drives with sockets & hex sockets in both SAE & metric. I also have 3/4" select sockets in SAE with breaker bar. In this world of conformity - there is no such thing as a uniform type nut/bolt on any two tractors or implements.

Its a sneaky plot by the manufacturers of drives/sockets so we have to buy everything just to do a little maintenance.

And this doesn't even begin to cover my sets of open & closed wrenches.