Recent content by Skippydiesel

To be able to make an informed decision about the performance of a filter, the following link gives you the idea of what may be involved; https://www.kitplanes.com/oil-filter-testing/ Anything less is just speculation :devilish:

"I hate China for its human rights issues, slave and forced labor, aggressiveness, dumping plastics into the open oceans, unfettered environmental issues, and dumping junk into our markets at a loss to undercut US manufacturers." Wow! Do you realise, that what you "hate" is, in a broad sense...

The only bad oil filter is one that overly restricts/stops the oil flow. Even an empty canister will not heart your engine for the duration of a service period. Will my oil filter; Remove contaminants - The only way to know this for sure, is by third party empirical testing. When did you see an...

No offence intended Tiger but your logic is wanting. Oil (all engine) filters are made all over the developed World, to engine maker specifications, branded (ie painted, serial number, etc) according to the contract (Engine maker, Filter Supply Company, etc). Price & adherence to design...

Thoughts On The Matter: Problem with filters (especially the spin-on/enclosed kind) is that the end user (us) do not have the equipment, technical expertees to make an informed judgement as to how effective the filter is. As others have noted, where the filter is made has little bearing on its...

Thanks Guys, Took my old belt in to my local mower shop. They agree with your part numbers/size HOWEVER the old belt is significantly shorter than the original belt DESPITE being was too loose, when not connected to engine/PTO. It may be that the only solution, to the belt coming off, is the...