I don't know about your JD, but mine with the Kawasaki is a turd to get to. I have one that is a bit longer which helps and I found a fluted cup style wrench for the end of the filter.
Nah! This one's a piece of cake to get to (zoomed-in interwebs pic below). Hardest part is remembering to set the brake pedal, and finding the special drain pan that fits between the front wheels and the mower deck underneath.
Last time I bought Wix filters I had to buy the Chinesium ones (my picture):
But this time I found actual Made in USA filters (no pics), so I may just use this latest receipt to take some of the Chinesium ones back to O'Reilly's