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The agency I worked for had a used oil heater in the maintenance shop. That is where I would dump it. I have a drip torch I use for controlled burning that uses a 3:2 oil (or diesel)-to-gasoline ratio. I use the old oil in that along with old gas I drain from my generator every year. Our...

Hustler Raptor 42" with Kawasaki FR651V engine. When I pull up the blade engagement knob, there is often a delay before the blades engage, anywhere from a brief moment to upwards of 20 seconds. It doesn't happen every time, but tends to get worse after mowing for a while. The blade belt is...

There is a flange on the idler pulley. The belt needs to go between the flange and the pulley, but there is not enough space to get the belt between them. The flange will not flex back to make enough space to get the belt in there. The only thing I think can be done is to remove the pulley...