Repairing Trashpicked Mower

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  • @jamesexploringonline872
    @jamesexploringonline872 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love ur old Chev truck, good fix with the LawnBoy.
    Im bored lookin through your past vids, your very talented

  • @GuitarVampire93
    @GuitarVampire93 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Those Tecumseh engines were good runners as long as you maintained them. Good job on getting it going again

  • @selwyn13
    @selwyn13 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I'll give u double thumbs up for the amount of patience that u have.

  • @billbright1755
    @billbright1755 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Mostly just neglect, a little tlc keeps them running forever.
    The plastic gears ⚙️ in wheels wear a bit and get noisy but still work.

  • @markrush5013
    @markrush5013 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    thats a great looking mower! i wonder how many mowers are tossed into landfills with only minor problems?

    • @ARuralVermonterQqjmcb182
      @ARuralVermonterQqjmcb182  6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      more than you think!

    • @Matthew_Does_To_Many_Things
      @Matthew_Does_To_Many_Things 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      It’s Americans who don’t know how to tighten a bolt or drain gas. They just curb them for someone to pickup or for the garbage truck and then they buy a new one

  • @jebsails2837
    @jebsails2837 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great save. My lawn boy also had numerous safety's. Consider adding some brass brushes and emery cloth so your repertoire of tools. Cleaning the shaft on the starter drive and some 3in1 should keep it starting smooth for a long time.

  • @geravega77
    @geravega77 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Good job kid. I sub to your channel. I like that you always kept your cool and kept trying and not give up.

  • @TylersNeighborhoodGarage
    @TylersNeighborhoodGarage 6 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    Good job. The consumer lawn equipment business would go bankrupt if they had to rely only on mowers wearing out instead of clueless owners who screw them up.

    • @ARuralVermonterQqjmcb182
      @ARuralVermonterQqjmcb182  6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      amen to that. just want to let you know I watch all your videos and I appreciate you checking my channel out.

    • @TylersNeighborhoodGarage
      @TylersNeighborhoodGarage 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      A Rural Vermonter - Qqjmcb 182 Thanks!

  • @benjaminallen2370
    @benjaminallen2370 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome job on that Lawn Boy

  • @mrzed2349
    @mrzed2349 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    My dad had a lawnboy for 33 years. Amazing machine. Never sell it.

    • @ARuralVermonterQqjmcb182
      @ARuralVermonterQqjmcb182  6 ปีที่แล้ว

      the older ones were built tougher!

    • @mrzed2349
      @mrzed2349 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      A Rural Vermonter - Qqjmcb 182 absolutely. I have a 4 year old lawnboy that wouldn't start. Took it for repairs . The carburetor was full of gunk. Now I only use super grade gas. Not only that . To my astonishment it is made in friggin China.

    • @ARuralVermonterQqjmcb182
      @ARuralVermonterQqjmcb182  6 ปีที่แล้ว

      yeah the damn chinese items are never any good. My toro was made in america, and so were my chevy's, and they are all over 17 years old and they work great. My welder i got from a cheap chinese knockoff and it has already given me tons of issues!

    • @mrzed2349
      @mrzed2349 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      A Rural Vermonter - Qqjmcb 182 . Yup. From now on I ONLY buy American. And maybe Japanese like a Honda.

  • @robbyjones7631
    @robbyjones7631 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Check leakdown to check rings, valves, and head gasket. Change the oil. Tune the engine. Change the blade. Adjust idle adjustments. Remove the flywheel and replace the top seal and replace the lower seal.

  • @dudeman3986
    @dudeman3986 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    You make me want to work on mowers

  • @philliphall5198
    @philliphall5198 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I just remove and kit the carbs
    If engine junk I remove carbs and dump fuel out and into zip lock bags with information on engine size 😊
    Very few people will have the electric start fixed but they sale good if they do 😊

  • @griffinjeff151
    @griffinjeff151 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    This video was very helpful. It guided me to how the keystart on those Tecumseh work..

  • @Tdogg1989
    @Tdogg1989 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Silicone spray, not wd-40. Lasts longer. Great job on diagnosing all the problems 👍

  • @sneaks01
    @sneaks01 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love your vids man!! Keep up the great work!

  • @panthiawhelan3565
    @panthiawhelan3565 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I know this is an old video but where do you find lawnmowers and such? I would love to start doing this more often but can’t seem to find em like you do! I just got a ryobi 4 stroke weed eater working and really enjoyed it, the money too lol. Anyway i enjoy watching all your vids, they’ve taught me a LOT, even though i think we’re about the same age. Thanks for spreading your knowledge

  • @doggohide9432
    @doggohide9432 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Got a toro mower, the flywheel shattered while running, braking the shaft, and everything on the mower

  • @charlesray2351
    @charlesray2351 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    If you ever start traveling I an between Tampa, Sarasota and st Pete Florida, have hookup for your camper and you are welcome to stay free. Bring Beetle so she can play with Fred, Kodi and Bolt, the dogs! You can be in any above cities in 20 min from my house.

  • @donpatterson4973
    @donpatterson4973 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    How did you talk the dump into letting you pick up free mowers

    • @ARuralVermonterQqjmcb182
      @ARuralVermonterQqjmcb182  6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      They are all free! Anyone can pick them up, I just spend a lot of time there so I get most of them : )

  • @popup1959
    @popup1959 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good find on that fancy pants mower. Plenty of oil in it. Ha ha, 1st pull! Free VW coming too. Awesome. Hot pink hack and the starter's working. LOL! Nice job bud.

  • @SalRJr
    @SalRJr 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Quick note, always check the blade, sometimes people leave them loose or off completely, if it doesn't have a blade it wont run, the blade has a flywheel effect on the engine, plus if its loose it's a safety issue. I've seen mowers not run because the blade was so worn down.

    • @ARuralVermonterQqjmcb182
      @ARuralVermonterQqjmcb182  6 ปีที่แล้ว

      thanks I'll check this in the future

    • @joescheckler9953
      @joescheckler9953 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Or flipped upside down - THAT's a reason to haul the mower to the dump!! Who wants a mower that doesn't cut right? :~)

  • @brianblack3833
    @brianblack3833 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Runs good for a newer Tecumseh good video sometimes you get lucky

  • @J_Jim-mo3ub
    @J_Jim-mo3ub 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    7:27 that’s what she said

  • @zinnstigertownmowers780
    @zinnstigertownmowers780 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Heck ya I love free mowers

  • @eds1994fatboy
    @eds1994fatboy 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great video........I also watch a guy in NH his channel is Mustie1 and he fixes about anything.Really into VWs and odd things people send him to fix.The coolest thing I saw Mustie1 do was he flew on a jet to somewhere....and took his Garmin GPS from his car and it was reading 478 MPH....what a hoot.Oh BTW....I was #78 thumbs up

    • @ARuralVermonterQqjmcb182
      @ARuralVermonterQqjmcb182  6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      thanks. I also watch mustie one and enjoy his videos. And I'll actually have a video on a 1971 VW Superbeetle next week!

  • @dannygayler90
    @dannygayler90 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Well done !

  • @wilsard
    @wilsard 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    what kind of blade do you use to mow snow?

  • @Fox1997-w6k
    @Fox1997-w6k 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    You got your self a nice lawn mower

  • @alishadigurney
    @alishadigurney 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Are you getting these from the actual dump or when people throw them out around you?

    • @ARuralVermonterQqjmcb182
      @ARuralVermonterQqjmcb182  6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      from the actual dump. if I get it from when people throw them out around me i say it at the beginning of the video.

  • @philliphall5198
    @philliphall5198 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I see snow and no coat on, can’t take the cold weather anymore 😢

  • @markshuman9593
    @markshuman9593 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice choice with the pink duct tape I don't think I've seen that but what the hell. I think you must be just lucky

  • @alastair_the_lyon
    @alastair_the_lyon 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video dude!

  • @Jae_972
    @Jae_972 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    free VW Golf lucky you :)

  • @steverandall5814
    @steverandall5814 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Not sure it it's weight on that catchbag safety that makes it work...it looks more electrical...like something iron has to be in the groove. Theory easily tested with something non-iron in the groove.

  • @andrewbryan1036
    @andrewbryan1036 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    you should check to see if it wad charging the battery

  • @jeremydenn6988
    @jeremydenn6988 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Man that's a great find 👍

  • @Jim-ie6uf
    @Jim-ie6uf 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice score and fix

  • @andybub45
    @andybub45 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Where do you guys find all of these trash mowers? Only way I can get them is to post on nextdoor. Nobody ever puts anything at the curb for whatever reason.

    • @ARuralVermonterQqjmcb182
      @ARuralVermonterQqjmcb182  6 ปีที่แล้ว

      I find them at the dump, if you watch this video: th-cam.com/video/YLg_rN_uc5k/w-d-xo.html and go 42 seconds in, I show where I get them.

  • @wildefox1478
    @wildefox1478 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    I've had a few free mowers where the previous owner overfilled it with oil, it's not hard to check oil in a mower yet people still overfill them and then their mower smokes real bad and they think there is something serious wrong with the mower so they throw it out and get a new one and the process eventually repeats lol.

  • @RedfishInc
    @RedfishInc 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You can get a generic replacement battery on eBay for $16 with free shipping.

  • @jackjacke4654
    @jackjacke4654 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Did you change the oil? Looked like it may have had gas in it...

  • @sawyerbennett8227
    @sawyerbennett8227 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    12:20 "green tape"

  • @russellpetrie119
    @russellpetrie119 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    did you squeeze the engine stop when starting

  • @scottredmon312
    @scottredmon312 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    I got one like that, your missing the mulch plug where the bagger goes.

    • @kamechanic8134
      @kamechanic8134 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I saw that something was missing there

  • @stoneyswolf
    @stoneyswolf 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I never had a walk behind mower I regretfully tossed out.

  • @grant.m.ball0603
    @grant.m.ball0603 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Dang in Knoxville Tn you go to jail if you take things from the dump

  • @dantyler6907
    @dantyler6907 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    So, if you DON'T want to bag, that mower don-t work?
    Hard to believe.

  • @ashtondavis.3191
    @ashtondavis.3191 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I found one just like this and it had thrown a rod and I took the cover off of it and the block just crumbled to pieces

  • @reidmiller4626
    @reidmiller4626 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    What’s your name?

  • @therandomprojectchannel3246
    @therandomprojectchannel3246 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Lawn boy in the trash is still a great find even with needed repairs.

  • @selwyn13
    @selwyn13 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow I thought having more engine oil is better. Lol.

    • @ARuralVermonterQqjmcb182
      @ARuralVermonterQqjmcb182  6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Well it is better to have a little too much than too little...but not this much

  • @ryans413
    @ryans413 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Okay I'm I the only one thinking this what's the point of the power start If I could just pull the cord

    • @MowersNBlowers
      @MowersNBlowers 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ryan Scherbluk some ladies cant pull enough torque to start.

    • @jebsails2837
      @jebsails2837 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes, you could pull the starter cord , but not all users can. Age demographics and operational convenience is part of marketing, not all units come with this feature. Many users have limited use of hands, or shoulders. The very reason why at least one neighbor has a similarly equipped unit.

  • @MichalM
    @MichalM 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    12:20 You meant pink tape

  • @paulstencell7594
    @paulstencell7594 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You know what oneself learned from watching this video here ? People are just not willing to take the fix their own junk , so people go out and buy more junk because this is how our society teaches us huh , throw out what we cannot fix for those of us that do not want to learn how to repair their own equipment huh .

  • @jasoningalls4412
    @jasoningalls4412 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    cool video

  • @ARAYBORN369852
    @ARAYBORN369852 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Check the oil twice next time

  • @msweetums7
    @msweetums7 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    no one over filled the oil it was gas leaked into it.

    • @ARuralVermonterQqjmcb182
      @ARuralVermonterQqjmcb182  6 ปีที่แล้ว

      nope it was oil

    • @joescheckler9953
      @joescheckler9953 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Smell the "oil" next time to see if the float is sticking and sending gas past the rings and to the oil sump.

  • @bryanmiller5424
    @bryanmiller5424 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love it

  • @roxastherogue
    @roxastherogue 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Dude you're awesome. 1 more sub

  • @geraldswain3259
    @geraldswain3259 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Never found a Honda mower at the trash dump ,what does that tell you !.

    • @ARuralVermonterQqjmcb182
      @ARuralVermonterQqjmcb182  6 ปีที่แล้ว

      I've found a couple lol. But they are great mowers

    • @codykamminga9667
      @codykamminga9667 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      That mowers with a Briggs engine rust more than the ones with a Honda engine?

  • @Tokaisho1
    @Tokaisho1 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    WD40 is not a lubricant

    • @ARuralVermonterQqjmcb182
      @ARuralVermonterQqjmcb182  6 ปีที่แล้ว

      wrong

    • @Tokaisho1
      @Tokaisho1 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ARuralVermonterQqjmcb182 it's main use is a water displacer (hence WD 40 days) and as a solvent, true penetrating oil works a lot better

  • @saymyname5378
    @saymyname5378 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    You should go back to the address and the mower and say hey why did she throw this this out while covertly recording them act like you did nothing to it just put gas in it

  • @zinnstigertownmowers780
    @zinnstigertownmowers780 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Ohh and by the way I hate tecumseh lawn mower motors

  • @WV591
    @WV591 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Where in the world do you guys live that you keep finding mowers in the trash. in fucking Houston can't even find trash in the
    trash let alone mowers and weed eaters or anything .

    • @ARuralVermonterQqjmcb182
      @ARuralVermonterQqjmcb182  6 ปีที่แล้ว

      lol i live in vermont, i find all my stuff at my local scrapyard. I'm friends with the owner and he lets me take mowers for free because I drop off so much scrap metal to him.

  • @ptproductions3582
    @ptproductions3582 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    That’s the ugliest fucking mower I’ve ever seen