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    Can't find 30W oil anywhere in my area, or on line.

    I'm looking for Castrol 30W oil and cannot find it anywhere, on-line or locally. I've checked AutoZone, Advance, O'Reilly, Walmart, Lowe's and Home Depot. So I decided to try for other brands, brands I recognize, not this cheap unknown stuff. The only straight 30W I can find is Super Tech but...
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    Flywheel Will Not Come Off!

    Briggs Mfg. No: 09P602-0076-F1 (parts manual attached) There are two flywheels listed in the parts manual, a two-piece and a one-piece, Mine is Briggs part number 590544, the one-piece (example picture attached). The flywheel key is sheared and offset by probably fifteen degrees or more (see...
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    Seat safety switch has never worked, even when brand new.

    Husqvarna RZ3016 (zero turn) When this mower was about two months old (in about 2016), I had a harrowing experience, ran off an eighteen-inch retaining wall. My butt slid off the seat down onto the foot pad area and the mower didn't even slow down, ran into and destroyed $6000+ worth of AC...
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    Blade safety switch problem solved. I'm posting for the benefit of others.

    Husqvarna RZ3016 zero-turn mower I'm posting this for the purpose of helping someone else who might have a similar problem. I had an intermittent no-crank-no-click problem that eventually became full time. I suspected a safety switch so I ordered one of every kind of switch and began testing...
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    Should I doubt this part's genuineness?

    This EZT belt that came today was advertised as "Genuine Husqvarna Belt 539120806 30 Zezt" but doesn't look like my spare never-used OEM deck belt (585054001) that I bought two years ago. The deck belt looks sorta' like ladies' stocking material was melded into its surface, giving it sort of a...
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    Need help finding a specialized tool and part

    I have a Briggs engine that the bottom shaft bushing is worn out. I know there is no bushing there but that's the best I know how to describe it. 40 years ago when I had my little mower shop, I had a reamer that I used to ream out that hole and then drive in a brass bushing and seal and put it...
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    I got a new, undamaged, unused, never-opened Craftsman blade for two cents at Lowe's.

    I have a 21-inch Bolens push mower that has a ruined blade. Needing one right now, I went to Lowe's and found two identical blades but labeled Troy-Bilt and Craftsman. Thinking the different brands might be priced differently, I took them to the service desk for a price check, Troy-Bilt...
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    I don't want a mulching blade but that is all I can find.

    I have a 21-inch Bolens walk-behind, push mower, model 11A-B0BL765. I need a blade but all I can find are mulching type, Bolens part numbers 942-0640, 942-0741A and 942-0741-X. All are mulching or Xtreme mulching. I want a blade that is designed with emphasis on really slinging out the...
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    Disregard this post

    Sorry for the inconvenience. Further diagnosis made the post irrelevant and I don't know how or if it can be deleted.
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    Husqvarna RZ3016 Zero-turn Unavailable Belt

    Bought this mower 2016 and am looking for OEM belt 575 852401 that drives the wheels. Unfortunately, Husqvarna has discontinued this part. After ordering an OEM from four companies' web sites, I received a "discontinued" e-mail on all. I've had aggravating luck with non-OEM belts advertised...
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    Safety-switch-related, no-starting problem?

    Husqvarna ZT3016. This is an intermittent problem, sometimes starts by turning the key, sometimes behaves as though there were no battery in it at all. The facts: The battery is good and has a full charge. Shunting the under-seat safety switch produced no effect. I checked checked the switch...
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    Husqvarna 3016ZT Flooding, Flooding Big Time

    It was running fine, then ignition seemed to miss a time or two over about 15 seconds then went dead. I do have spark, tried starting fluid but then removed the air cleaner. Long story short, when engine turns over, it belches gasoline out the intake, lots of it. Probably less than 20 hours...
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    Oil Capacity of this Mower?

    Husqvarna ZT3016 mower with Briggs 31S877-0001-G1 engine I have spent over an hour searching manuals, parts lists and the Briggs web site and I cannot find what the oil capacity of this engine is. Briggs has a link on their site which essentially says 'click here to find the type and capacity'...
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    Low-gade Metal in Blades -- all blades, any brand?

    Please excuse my old-man, forty-year-old experience but I am appalled at the low-grade steel in mower blades I am finding in home centers, Walmart and other places. Being a do-it-youselfer, fixer of almost everything around the house, I got called on back in the 1980's by almost everyone I knew...
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    What does "99.60 EFL" mean

    Searching for a belt on e-bay, I found several at this link that have "99.60 EFL" in their description. Example: HUSQVARNA DECK V BELT 99.60 EFL 585054001 OEM So what is 99.60? Is it the length in inches? And what does EFL stand for? What does it mean?
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    Left control arm will not move forward or back on this zero-turn mower.

    Near-new Husqvarna RZ3016, Product Number 966612301 used about twenty minutes and then parked for three months in dry carport. Today, the left control arm will not move forward or back. Right control arm works fine but since left control arm seems locked in neutral position, the mower will move...
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    Replacing my trimmer and need advice and information.

    The gasoline-powered TroyBilt string trimmers have a feature called JumpStart allowing electric start by several adapted methods, a corded electric starter, a battery-operated starter or an adapter for a drill. Are there any other brands that offer this feature? I occasionally need to take...
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