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Thanks man, I really appreciate the compliment! Glad you enjoyed the video! Hope to have part 2 out this weekend!

Thank you, I'm glad you enjoy them! I am unfamiliar with what an SEO audit is; if you want to discuss this further with me, you can contact me via the email in the description of this video and my bio. Thank you!

Hello brownsugar, thanks for checking my channel out! I hope you are enjoying the content!

It gets fast at the end once I show the mower after I fixed it, but yeah that bad pulley was causing so much belt slip that the mower was a turtle lol 😆😂

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Howdy John, its nice to see you again as always! When it comes to the wire feed speed, I had to play around with it a lot to get something comfortable for the voltage I needed. Right now the go kart wouldn't stand a chance, but after I put the bigger engine on it the two machines may be able to compete pretty well against each other 😂. Thank you for asking about how my studies are going, got first semester done and am on break now until the middle of next month. I learned a lot about how to use a rattle can from my dad and my grandma (she used to paint a lot when she was younger). I hope you are doing well and that you have a good Christmas!

Thanks man! I'm working on a project with this engine on it right now! 👀

@ oh that’s sweet!!!

Good thing they won't then! It's a blast, and it's only gonna get faster with the 11 horsepower GX340 I'm going to be putting on it. It's so awesome for me to hear from you again as well and I really appreciate having listeners that still watch my stuff even when I am busy and can't post often. I'm really glad to hear from you John, and hope you are doing well!

This old man's hanging in there lol and still looks for your videos. Ok it's going to get insane fast so consider the roll Cafe for you. Hmm you need a couple of these so you can race someone lol. Yours can just have the little extra on it over the other 😂

Cage not Cafe 😂

@johninthespirit1941 Well, I really appreciate it, and I think it is awesome, and it makes me want to keep making more content because it makes people happy and they enjoy it. This cart has a wide wheel base and sits low to the ground, so I'm not worried about flipping it no matter the speed and power. I might have something lined up for a future episode that I am working on that may make that idea of another machine to race with a reality 👀. You're not wrong, I'll just take the faster one 😂

@@davidsrandr Looks like it drives fast for sure though you might want to have someone film you in the future. Overall pretty good for a home-video sorta video🙂

Thank you!

I know! That's why I keep all the parts engines I can! I feel your pain

I always call the mower by the engine. No one cares who makes the deck it's the engine that actually matters. Technically, it's not a complete briggs mower down to every bolt, but it's still a briggs and stratton mower. Same thing as a husqvarna mower powered by a Honda engine. No one cares that it's a husqvarna, they care about the honda engine. Hope this helps! Thanks for the comment!

Thanks John! It's nice to hear from you again. Gotta save as many as I can. I hope to get more videos out soon since I have more time.

How many teeth do you want for that sprocket? What kind of gear ratio are you hoping to achieve?

Generally I recommend gopowersports.com parts they are quality and have good customer service if anything happens. They are also based in the USA!

I wish I could post more often or else there would already be a video out on this... currently in my senior year of High School and taking college classes and track and cross country so I have no time anymore hardly which sucks. When I do have time however I'll try to shoot a video on this

Thanks for the comment!

Yep 100 pecent true! 👍

That's a good tip but these cylinders have a combined muffler so probably the best way is to disconnect one of the plugs while it is running, reconnect it, and then disconnect the other one. If the engine dies you have a dead cylinder or a misfire on one of the cylinders. That's what I've always done.

I haven't had a problem with this yet but I'll keep it in mind for the future!

That's a really good idea especially with all the rust I'll be sure to try it out when and if I install inner tubes! The second tip is a really good one as well although I typically use vice grips and a rag 😂😂

That is definitely something very important to note and keep track of, I will certainly keep my eye on it and make sure to properly lubricate that bearing. I don't get tired of your comments they are very helpful and make my job a little easier coming into this build originally blind. Thanks for the heads up and comment!

​@@davidsrandrno prob brother 👌glad to be helping you out

@montgomeryward9952 Thank you for all your input and for watching my content I really appreciate it and it has really made my job a lot easier on some things!

Everything you said is 100 percent spot on I love you comments and tips they really have helped and even if I know something it's still awesome to hear from you I've learned a lot on this build from you and I really appreciate it. For me it was a bad belt and a sized variable speed pulley but it could have easily been any of those as well. Thanks for the comment!

I agree, these engines are just so cool! Between the story of them, their age, and their rarity, it's really awesome to see and have one. That sounds like a gem you have found, I really hope you can get it running! I always wanted a little mini bike with a old engine, I don't know about you but that's just the first thing I thought of when I read your comment 😂. If you need any help getting or finding parts, or have questions about it you can email me my email is in the description and I'll try and help the best I can. Thanks for watching the video and commenting!

How does that make sense 😂. But you are most certainly correct. Why do people who make up things do this to us 😂. Thanks for the comment! My channel is small so I really appreciate it!

@@davidsrandr it's no problem thanks for the video bro

@@2sik_UK Your welcome! I hope you enjoy my content hope to have another video out soon!

Thank you Phillip! Used it to till up an area in my grandmas yard that was full of pesky weeds and it works like a dream. It feels so good to save machines from rotting away in a scrapyard

Thanks John! Nice to hear from you again! I know it's just to bad these machines get thrown out for scrap when people have problems with them instead of taking the time to fix what's wrong themselves or having someone else fix it. It's way cheaper to fix then buy new and your keeping more perfectly good things out of scrapyards! But as I've learned we have become a throw away society nowadays. Bet hey, at least I'm here to save as many as I can! Maybe I'll make a side hustle out of it!

It does sound off still and I couldn't really dial it I'm when I was trying to adjust it. Runs good for about 15 minutes then not so well which supports your claim of the secondary being fried. I can't imagine having such an amazing tractor those are awesome machines! Hold on to them they are far and few between. There are multiple kinds of the two post coil, which did you use? You've got my curiosity about maybe getting this thing to run better!

I used a 2 leg brigs coil. cut the curved laminations level with the coil then i had to trim a little off each side so the coil slips into the horseshoe. so it will have a 90 degree cut out on each side making sure not to remove too much.a tight fit.. File 2 washers to make the fit into the opening put 2 bolts through the coil with washers and nuts on the rear to hold the coil flush , Its a real tight fit but it works,

That's really clever! I might have to try that soon if I have a spare coil lying around! Thanks for the details Bernie!

The pulley has to fit over the nut to lock in and the nut has to be really tight or else the thin metal of the pulley can get behind the gap between the nut edge and the flywheel and knock everything loose. So in short the pulley stops the nut from coming loose IF the nut is tightened tight to begin with. Thanks for the comment Bernie!

I always have an eye out for stuff I'm Interested in on Craigslist and Marketplace, and as you drive down the road or in towns keep your eyes out and if you see one in someone's yard just knock and ask if it's for sale. Although I don't do this often you can also have some good finds in junkyards. This one a relative found for me on Marketplace he knew I was looking for one. Hope this helps!

I really appreciate you throwing my channel out there for more people to possibly find! I thought that fuel pump was slick as well I haven't seen anyone else do that anywhere before. If I added the proper fittings and ran better lines and a better pump I think it would be a really dependable system in the future. Thanks John!

It's nice to see you to John! I miss uploading and reading your comments. Now that it is summer I can have more time to upload now that school and track is done. I did the best I could with what I had but I think the engine turned out all right. I have a LOT of engines and mowers in storage, if I could find the time to meet people I would be selling right now but I don't so I'll just keep hanging on to them until the time is right. Kinda cool to see them all together and think of all the work I've done. God bless and take care John

@@davidsrandr something to be proud of for sure and something to hopefully share with a future son.

If the right lady comes along maybe haha.

@mitchellfay5725 Email me and I can send you a pdf of the whole parts diagram for the mower

No there is not an oil filter on these Briggs opposed twin engines. All of them were this way no matter the horsepower. They use a splash type oil lubrication system so no filter is required as there is no oil pump. These engines were introduced in the 70s and were manufactured until 1999 when the EPA cracked down on emissions standards, causing engines to be mandated to go OHV instead of flathead. Hope that answered your question!

@David's R&R it does NOT as I looked everywhere for it and could not find one. I picked mine up for 50 bucks today and it's in grate shape. Just need to clean out the carb and see why the taillights don't work. Thanks for the input

@@mitchellfay5725 SOME of them had oil filters and pumps, but they were pretty rare. 50 bucks is an outstanding price for one of these gems. Hope you get it running! If you have any other questions or wanna talk you can email me my email is in the description. I'm an open book willing to help as best I can so you can shoot me a question or ask for help anytime.

I completely restored this tractor in parts 3 & 4 if you wanna check that out!

Probably haven't seen a Clinton over there! Thank you for watching and I'm glad you enjoyed the video! Those old Briggs and Stratton's can go forever! I have a few of them from the 50s. They sound different and it's amazing. I believe it's the manual points system that gets us that amazing thumping sound at idle. Thanks for your comment!

It's great to finally get some time to edit more video! I'm sorry about the audio quality all I have to record on is my phone and its not very good. I think that there is some junk in the muffler from years sitting outside causing the sound ad well. Funny thing about it is this engine was very close to getting thrown on a scrap truck! Clinton's were made in Iowa where I live and are becoming more rare so to have two of them now is amazing! Thanks for watching John!

Thank you! Thanks for the info on the deck brakes! (I'm pretty sure you were the one who told me about them)

@@davidsrandr yup and the correct belt size too for the deck the 754-0329A

I appreciate you very much in the progress and success of this build. Wouldn't have turned out as good without ya!

@@davidsrandr your very welcome 🤟

Thank you John! I'm going to make sure to keep the maintenance up so one day my kids can have it if I ever have any. Like you said, she's a good old machine and should last a lifetime. I'm sorry about the lack of content I have been really busy with state cross country and keeping my straight A's in school, as well as the fact that this took a long time to edit! I hope you and your family had an amazing Christmas, God bless you my friend!

@@davidsrandr no worries on the videos was just concerned for you with all the crud going around. Tc

@@johninthespirit1941 I appreciate your concern, you make a valid point of all the sickness going around recently. I just pray God can get the world through it all safely.

@@davidsrandr in agreement 🤝

That's crazy! These mowers weren't as common as others back in the day so it'd be really cool to see. I'll check that out. Good job putting the two together! I love my lawn boy two strokes never die I swear!

Yeah the mower used in the movie was a rare lawnmower and they had to strip the stickers off of it to keep from copyrighting. I know the mower is a 1985 lawnboy 8157 BBC. With the plastic carburetor.

Mine has the metal carb I believe but it's between an 85 and 89 I'm not sure I can't find a place to look up lawnboy numbers. I'm gonna nickname my lawnboy the "Mean Green Hungry Machine" 😂 I watched the scene your talking about and it's awesome!

The video with the mower it called, Deke runs from the machines( Maximum Overdrive - 1986) skip to 2:30

That's what I found! It's awesome with the bloody wheels and growl. Just saying that thing was way to quiet to be a lawnboy 😂

That engine has been replaced with a Predator 212! Look for the video coming soon! 👀👀

Thanks! Part 2 is gonna drop soon with a even faster engine. Stay tuned for that!

@@davidsrandr sweet.

The next engine is gonna be a predator 212. I already rode it and it's scary fast. 🤘

Well you see that's the funny thing about it, this deck I put back on is a 42" so I had to cross reference the number off the belt that came with my parts tractor that had the bigger deck to get the belt I got. I prefer buying oem when I can afford it, sadly I can't afford a belt that costs over 50 or 60 bucks at least. I'm only 17, I'm not made of money 😂. Remember, this is a restoration on a TIGHT budget. Barely have enough cash from things I've fixed and sold to buy the starter, the final piece. Thank you so much for the information though I will certainly keep that in mind if the blades ever don't disengage. Do you know where you would buy an oem belt that may be more affordable? As I said before, I do prefer oem when it's affordable. Thank you for your comment and information!

Also, mine didn't come with spindle brakes, I mentioned adding them though in the video. Does your montgomery ward have them?

@@davidsrandr yes mine had them there is pairs of side by side square holes for the spindle brakes .they put different ones for different deck sizes like a 36" and a 38" and a 42" and some 44" the 46" deck has a a spindle the has a v shaped pad that spring loaded that goes in the pulley when the PTO is turned off.thats why there is square pivot pan with spring hooked to it that clamps on the metal bracket that comes down under the mounting bolts off the transmission.the circle pan cutout is for the 46" deck setup for it to fit over the duplex pulley when deck is lifted

​@@davidsrandrthe OEM belt number for a 42" deck is 754-0371a

That's very interesting, I wish I could see some pictures of the system. Do you by any chance know the numbers off this stuff or what it's called? I want to research this more it's a very important thing. I'm so glad you brought it to my attention!

I noticed that when I bought it from the junkyard. Had a single cylinder flathead on it I pulled the guy I bought it off of wanted the engine. I'm just glad I could get that tractor as you can see I used a lot of parts off of it! Thank you so much for all your information and advice if you know a lot about these tractors I could certainly use some tips about mine! I know how to work on it, just want to make sure I get to know everything the best I can. Thanks! Also, if you wanna email me me email is in the description of the video!

@@davidsrandr no prob just hit me up and no worries 👍

Alrighty, thanks for everything!

@@davidsrandr welcome 👍

Wow thats awesome thank you so much John! It makes me feel amazing that my work and videos are good enough for you to recommend them to others! It's really quiet an achievement for me! I work so much I can't record it all so the videos are a little more gapped I hope you don't mind. I certainly hope so, that's why I decided to restore it! That and it's just totally awesome! Thanks John!

@@davidsrandr your more than welcome. It's awesome to see a young man outside working not for money but because he enjoys it. I hope your an infection that catches so to say lol.

@John in the spirit I think you replied to what I said cause TH-cam shows there is a second comment, but I can't see the comment to read it. If so, could you please repeat what you said so I can read it? Thanks John your one of those guys that makes me wanna keep posting content.

I know right! They just don't make things like they used to. I love the look of this thing and plan on restoring it as best I can.

Thanks for letting me know about the camera angle! I never thought about minerals, that's a very interesting idea and I agree it makes sense. Kohler carburetors are definitely the worst! I heard a guy say if you buy a replacement Kohler carburetor and it surges, they often don't make the jets big enough and you'll have to drill them out! Hope your doing amazing John and thanks for watching the video. God bless you as well!

I've never heard about that it sounds really interesting! They are amazing engines for Go-Karts and Minibikes cause they got power right out of the box and they have plenty of mods available! I ama very pleased with it especially after seeing it has very little wear on it.

Get it up and going and maybe find another junk mower frame to put it on? Maybe a racing mower? Who knows the sky's the limit! If you have any other ideas, I'd love to hear em!

I know they can I have another that was and still is a real pain. Gotta cross my fingers. Make sure you have clicked the bell on my channel so you get the notifications. If you have any tips on these kohlers, I'm all ears!

@@davidsrandr all bells are clicked it's just utube being utube. It's those carburetors mainly. Maybe if a guy could fit a different carburetor on it? But wouldn't know what type to suggest

I'm sorry about TH-cam behaving poorly. I'll think about that if this one doesn't work it's got one thing going for it and that is that it has an external fuel pump that isn't a pain to deal with like some kohlers

That's odd I'm sorry you didn't get notified. That's awesome you finally got that Branson you wanted all these years! Thank you I have learned a lot over the 3 or 4 years I've been doing this. I watch hundreds of hours of videos on TH-cam and read countless articles and manuals along with my dad giving me the ability to aquire all I need to do what I do. I really appreciate the compliment! Great to see you to John I really enjoy having you as a subscriber your a great guy.

@@davidsrandr thankyou

Your welcome John! Hope you enjoy the short Coming in 10 minutes!

@@davidsrandr I'll keep an eye out

Alrighty! Have a good day John! I hope to hear again from you soon.

Your welcome! There's still two more episodes of this to come I'll be putting some big engines on the kart! That's awesome that you got a Kart they are really fun! If you need any help, email me I'm happy to answer questions

It's a Homelite XL Chainsaw. Probably the smallest chainsaw Homelite made.

@@davidsrandr had to ask had a craftsman an also a homelite that looked the same there good saws tho

@@isaiahbohannon4950 They really are! There just a little sensitive to older gas so you gotta keep it fresh but besides that they are perfect saws

@@davidsrandr just future reference see about putting a skip tooth chain on the saw thats what the cabin is really.meant for smaller saws like that less drag on the engine as well but keep up the good work kid people are proud of u

@@isaiahbohannon4950 I didn't know that I'll look into it! Thank you so much I always try to work for the proudness of others! When someone else is proud of you, you know your doin something right