I dropped the 2 boom cylinders down, pushed the rods in and out a couple of times. Well worth it, got a heap of oil out. I plugged the ports with a hose into a bucket, unfortunately I pushed one a little too quick with the tractor bucket and the hose blew out. It was some milky geyser alright, it shot 20ft in the air. You can see the oil over the boom. I have oil everywhere, all over the shed, in my hair, ears.....couch. I have grey pungent sludge from the tank all down my arm to my neck. What a job!
I let all the lines I cracked drain for 24hrs so I think I’ve achieved the goal as best possible.