I'm interested to hear the outcome of this. My MY 2000 L48 PTO safety switch has often caused headaches after winters with the snow blower on. Working the PTO lever back and forth repeatedly (engine and key off) always solved it. But it's getting worse so I'm replacing it this year.
Not true. You'll be glad to know that the US produces about 95% of the diesel it uses and imports just 5% of the total used. The following statistics for 2019 are from the US Energy Information Administration:
"U.S. oil/petroleum refineries produce most of the diesel fuel the United States...