How I fixed this Free BROKEN Cub Cadet RZT 50” and sold it for $1,500 | Engine SWAP | Garage Story
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- This week I have an exciting mower flip project: I got a Cub Cadet 50" zero turn mower for free, and I'm going to replace the engine in it and see if I can sell it for a big profit! Mowers like this don't come my way that often, so I'm going to make the most of it! Can I make almost $1,500 on a free mower?
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Cub Cadet Carburetor Replacement | How to Pull a Lawn Mower Engine
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It's so good to see that some intelligent young people think that working on things is better than flipping water bottles, playing video games and throwing frisbees into basketball goals. For the life of me I'll never understand why people freak out when they flip a water bottle over and it lands on it's bottom. Unbelievable. Fixing that lawnmower is reason to jump up and down and yell, not landing a water bottle on it's bottom. Cheers young man, you're restoring my faith in humanity.
Thank you!
I agree with you, it makes me happy seeing the young man working and getting better everyday
Video games are such a waste of life
I like your videos, i lift this type of by hand and i am 83, Thanks Lewis
Wow! Sounds like you have stayed in good shape!
You should be proud of yourself that was a good job. Started on the first try.
Thanks!!
I would have checked ignition coil replaced plug or check valve lash
That wouldn’t have hurt to at least check.
But it did turn out to be a broken connecting rod.
@@garagestory That would have been fist thing I take a old push rod for sticking in the plug hole always first thing I do, if broken connecting rod I open assess damage to see if its rebuildable. Did you open engine up to see the damage?
Yes, I did a separate video on it.
It could have been rebuilt, but wasn’t worth my time to do it.
@@garagestory I'll have to check out that video
Wow what a find for 400!! You stole that thing
Referring to the Banshee?
Kid knows his stuff, very good video
Absolutely brilliant video
Thank you!
I love the stalker creeper shots from the bushes of the buyers.
lol. You're welcome! ;-)
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There's a yellow triangle button by the key you ppush to stop the deck from shutting off in reverse
Update! You must move the key one click towards the off position the press the button and you will get a red light then you are good to mow.
Fine job young fellow
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Thank you!
Wouldn’t you like to be able to do a deal like that every week.
Nice video.
You were lucky to get the clutch/pulleys off as easily as you did. Those can be a pain sometimes.
It would be nice if we could do a deal like this every week! Maybe we will get to that point.
Yes, sometimes the clutch/pulleys can be difficult to get off. A lot of the time I find that there are openings in the engine deck that I can get a bar through to push on them from the top side. Sometimes that isn’t the case though, and I have to pry them off from the under side.
Awsome job 👍👍
Thank you!
2:50 you are one with nature. Nice butterfly on the cap 😅
Lol! I didn’t remember that!
That was an awesome flip!!
Thanks!
How is your Cub Cadet RZT doing? Did adding fluid to the transmission fix it?
@@garagestory no, i just bought a new drive belt and will see if that will cure the problem.
I hope that fixes it!
I have a Husqvarna zero turn that had the belt routed wrong around the transmissions so it didn’t apply enough force on one of them. I re-routed the belt and it worked good!
I can’t remember the Cub Cadet belt routing off hand, but it’s possible that’s all that’s wrong.
I have a video about the Husqvarna.
Nice job man 🙂.
Thanks!
change coil first, Lewis
Cut the purple wire to disable the reverse cut off.
thanks for sharing
This is an awesome video. Favorite so far!
Great!! I’m glad you liked it. It’s a lot longer than the videos so far, so we weren’t sure what the audience feedback would be.
I like the detailed ones. Looking forward to showing it to my boys!
GOOD JOB Just a tip always check the valve lash
Good advice!
great video good job
Thank you!
nice but need to swap stator also if the engine that came out of the craftsman is original then it has the reg low voltage stator because it has manual pto just to keep lights on and battery charged it will work but overtime it will probably short out over load because of electric pto just keep in mind
Good point, that’s something I don’t normally think about. Hopefully it worked out ok for the next owner!
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Do you recall what you had to fix how it was running lean? New gas? Fuel filter? Just run it more, I didn’t catch that part if it was in the video.
I’m trying to remember. I think it was my crank case breather vent that I had forgotten to hook back up to the intake manifold. That and just running it more.
Get an ATV exhaust spring tool.. it’s a long hood with a T-handle on it with a hook on the end.. cheap.. and way easier .. you’ll use it a 1000 times. Or you can weld up one pretty easy for free … and use it 1000 times.
Cool! I just looked them up. Yes, that would have been easier.
Did you ever check to see if it was possiblity it's coil
I took the engine apart later in another video. We found a broken connecting rod.
good deal A++
Thanks!
Awesome stuff. Want to do this here soon. Have the tools just gotta have the know how
Great! The best way to get know how is to jump in and learn by doing.
If you don't do a compression test how do you know it has a bad cylinder. My onan 20hp was running on one cylinder and it had a vacuum leak.
Good question! It was noisy like something was broken inside, so I guessed it was.
I put another video where I took it apart to see what happened.
Take the tint c clip off the starter that holds the gear on.. pull it apart.. sandpaper the starter shaft clean the gear assembly really good put lithium grease on so of it and put it back together.. it will work perfectly … I’ve done that to one starter already. And put some of the lithium on the flywheel gears also.. if you have any patience wire brush the flywheel gears or sand paper the teeth to break free the surface rust befor you put the grease on the fly wheel.. you will be super surprised how well it works and how much it quiets the starter.. free fix.. be super super careful not to loose the tiny c clip.. put a plastic sandwich bath over the shaft when you pop it off so you don’t loose it.. use a small socket to put the c clip back on.. you will be able to save almost any starter as long as the motor on the starter still runs ..
It’s funny you should mention this! A few days ago I tried to take apart a starter and lost the clip when re-installing it. A socket does help!
Check out the value
Well, having a spare engine laying around is kinda cheating... ONLY because a replacement engine can be in the high several hundreds of dollars. :D But a spare engine installed is better than laying around. Well done.
Thanks!
It’s been a few years now, so I don’t remember for sure, but I think the engine came from another free or very inexpensive mower. But there is value in the engine and value in the zero turn even with the bad engine. It’s just working with items other people no longer want and creating more value!
why would you not have just changed the bad coil on the original engine I can assure you thats all thats wrong with it..
I have a video where I took it apart. It turned out to be a broken connecting rod.
Was wondering same thing
Just picked on up for $350 with a seized right side hydro. But mine has a 22 kawasaki
Cool!! Are you going to rebuild the hydro or replace it?
@@garagestory will try to see if it i can rebuild it. I have no idea how to do it tho lol. But mower only has 250 hours so i think its worth fixing or replacing
@@kevincris2589 Sounds like a great find!!
That’s interesting! I wonder why it seized up… check the simple stuff first: make sure the parking break is releasing on the transmission, check the drive vs transport mode and play around with it, check the fluid level.
I am wondering if it was a bad engine or if the vales or push rods went out on that one side I have had that happen on a Briggs v twin
It turned out to be a broken connecting rod. I actually have a video on the channel where I take it apart to see what was wrong with it.
Just picked up one of these Cubs with 480 hours Briggs V Twin runs and cuts great. Would it make a difference with engine coming from manual pto to electric as far as charging? Nice swap, New sub!
Congratulations on the purchase!
Good question about the charging system on a manual PTO vs electric PTO mower. I don’t know for sure, but my guess is the charging system is the same if it’s the same engine family.
@@garagestory some engines with manual ptos will have a smaller charging system than ones with electric ptos. I've had to switch charging systems going from one set up to the next.
Good to know!
Would it not have been worth swapping the spark plugs over just incase it was a dodgy spark plug or lead?
No, it would not have hurt to do that. I have a spark tester that I would use nowadays. That engine is still lying around, so I may pull it out and see if I can find out what was wrong with it.
Oil?
Hi, I would like to say great videos. I have a problem with my toro zero turn. It’s a toro timecutter ss5000. When I get of it the engine bogs. And the break module goes crazy and engages and disengages the parking break burning up the break module over time. If you have any ideas i will take them. I’m 14 years old and I’ve already put a new break module in it. Thank you.
Wow, that sounds a little odd! I’m not sure what exactly is going on. It could be a intermittent short in the electrical system?
How many hours did you have in this flip?
Excellent question! It’s been a couple years now, so I’m not really sure. I’d say 10-20 maybe?
Nice video ! I was looking forward to seeing what happened to that engine. Broken piston arm and the noise coming from the piston arm ? Did you ever find out ?
Thanks! No, I did not pull the old engine apart. I do still have it, so maybe I will do that. 🤔
hey. i bet it had a broken rocker arm. on the cylinder. had that same. fix. many times. on ohv engine
Good guess! This one turned out to be a broken connecting arm. I have a video where I took it apart, but it was a year or so later.
If it's a Kohler engine, I would checked first to see if it's firing, if so, pull sparkplug, see if it has compression on that cylinder, replacing a coil, would have been an easy fix, engine only got 300+ hrs, but it's yours not mine.
Just My Opinion
Yep, good things to check. This one turned out to have a broken connecting rod.
You did the right thing, 👍👍
I look through your videos and couldn't find anything like the problem I am having. I have a Cub Cadet 46" RZT L with 190 hrs. The mower will start at times and works great. Other times it want start as if dead battery, battery is good btw, can't hear anything when trying to start the engine. Example: Cutting grass and stop the mower to take a break return starts right back up no problems. Then another time after stopping when I return no start. Go back in and after mower sets awhile or sometimes overnight it starts. I do my own maintenance being a retired Navy electrician / mechanic. Any suggestion. Tks
Hmmm, that’s tough to say. It could be an ignition switch going bad, or a safety switch going bad somewhere. Also, could be a weak ground somewhere.
sweet man nice job!.. Those Starter Bendex are a cheap design .. there are much better designs for that style but it is what it is .. nicely done! gave u a SUB too ! boost you up to 81 subs now lol
Hey, thanks for watching and subscribing!
Yeah, using less plastic in the Bendex probably wouldn’t hurt...
I want to put LED's on mine. Where would you mount them?
Good question. Maybe mint them in the front of the plastic fenders? That would probably be easiest to wire and most out of the way.
Or you could put lights up at the very front, over the front axle. That would be more in the way though.
How heavy is that engine? Too heavy to lift by hand?
I think the twin cylinder engines like that way 80 or so pounds. I just try to be careful when I can. Sometimes I move them by hand, but I try to minimize that to save my back.
wasn't the coils?
Nope! Had a broken rod. I actually have a video where I take it apart to see.
@@garagestory ooooh I gotcha. Recently saw an issue with my kind of mower engine where it didn’t start with one of the spark plugs in, and ran rough with the other one in. Changing the coils fixed it. Thanks for letting me know!
Really I’m a old mechanic and you should not lift engine by hand
Your back will hurt like hell later in life
Please take care of it young man
Yes, I try to avoid lifting the engines by hand when I can. Back issues aren’t worth it!
How do you know the engine was bad you didn't even check spark maybe it was just a coil
Yes, you are correct. A bad coil could cause it to not run on one cylinder. However, I also heard noise like something was broken inside.
I have a compression tester now that I would use as well to help diagnose.
Any Parts for sale?
I do sell parts. Is there anything in particular you are looking for?
I've never in my life had anyone just give me anything like this for free, I mean who does that???
As a matter of fact there's one on Craigslist right now that needs a transaction a battery and a couple tires and he still asking $1,000 for it.
This is probably one of the best mowers I’ve gotten for free!
Do people know that you are interested in free mowers? If know one knows then they can’t call you up.
I never get free stuff but I can see why they would give it to a young man to learn how to fix them
Great but you just told IRS to much
😂 IKR?
No worries though, I report everything to the best of my abilities!
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It needs a value job
The new engine or the original?
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No compression test.
No spark test.
Didn’t even take off the valve cover.
Just assumed the engine is bad. 🤦♂️
Check out part two where I take apart the engine. Live this morning!
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😁Thanks!!!
Did you verify the one dead cylinder didnt have a bad spark plug or a failed ignition system on that side? You wasted a lot of time and effort if it was one of those.
Excellent question!
Unfortunately, I did not verify. I went off the fact that it was making a rattling noise in there.
In the future I would run a compression test as well.
Since I have the engine still, and you aren’t the first one to mention it, I may investigate further.
@@garagestory yes I would do that just to verify 100%. Wouldnt want to junk a good engine. Could be some part broken in the valve train. We had a honda engine on a log splitter that had a broken rocker arm.