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hahha i see the lawnboy/toro zero turn.. i picked up a z330 2005 lawnboy for zero. replaced motor from a free mtd with a brakes and scrapum. 98 build year i think it is. no crank weights. new blades .. great lil 42 for home owners. i love it
Your boy Mustie1 is ripped and could probably manhandle those mowers by himself! Although he's got a bad back and/or other ailments....typical middle aged man problems...😀 Hit the gym boys!
The "Art Deco" (Stamped lines and B&S logo) Briggs blower cover is an artifact of the 1950s Briggs engines, as far as I can tell, and didn't make it into the 1960s.
I made an order with your store a couple weeks back. The items were shipped the next day! Thanks for the fast service! LOVE the NOPE shirt! It makes people smile.
Great job showing and telling and working on it and riding it. Keep up the good work, now I am going to work on my mower have a good one see ya next time see ya bye.
Our first rider was a Bolens estate keeper we bought at a garage sale, had a Wisconsin 7hp, worked many years till the trans mainshaft broke at the pulley end, couldn't get parts for it.
@47:50 These Bolens 910/911 Lawn Keeper remind me of the current Husqvarna/Jonsered Riders front mowers! They are very similar, some also have three blades.
That's the right time period correct pull starter shroud for those engines Taryl just so you know that part of it.,or about that part of it to on them as we'll.
This is the superior mower design. The Husqvarna Rider is a obvious copy of this. Having the blades up front with the engine behind you with articulation steering is great.
Husqvarna did copy a rival in Sweden called Stiga. The early Husqvarna out front mowers were based on Stiga chassis then Husqvarna developed their own off the Stiga design. But judging by these mowers I guess some inspiration was also taken from these.
Well thank you very much. I've been around, just really busy with all the work in the shop right now. Don't tell anyone but I'm planning on making a trip to see cousin Taryl in another month or two. Hopefully we can make another video. Take care.@@ghibliinu6616
Maybe it depends on what part of the country you live. I'm in the southwest Missouri, northwest Arkansas, southeast Kansas, northeast Oklahoma. There's plenty of women in the 5 foot, to 5ft.10 height between 105 and 120 pound range. Make no mistake we have a few of the Goodyear blimp sized women too.
Hey Taryl, what a catch. When you lifted that mower up and I saw the frame made out of round and square tube welded together, it reminded me of my time as a welder in a shop summer of 1970. There were 199 thousnady million job shops in the Detroit suburbs where you could get a job in a second. Staying at one was something altogether different though. I worked in a 120°F production welding shop where we had 450 amp mig welders w/ water cooled handles and a setup guy for each welder. Imagine 4'X4'X4' palleted boxes full of parts to be welded together. That provided my dinner. Couldn't wait for the Roach Coach to show up at 10am for a snack break. Then lunch at Noon, and 15min break at 2:30 then home goin time at 5pm in a 500hp car to drive in bumper to bumper traffic for 45mins. Yep, we welded little frames like that one, crossmember parts for Ford, luggage racks for Yamaha etc. And if you didn't like the job, you could find another in 10mins. Those were indeed the days. After that our politicians sold us out and everything went to C-H-I-N-A. And a Lot of it is JUNK. OK, fine video Mr. Dactyl. Thank you very much for the entertainment. ben/ michigan
Brings back memories. I was a dealer for Bolens and I can remember selling them and also service. I believe the Estate Keeper largest model “GK” had a two cylinder Wisconsin engine. Great video as always !!! Thanks
totally LOVE THIS!! my neighbor had one of these when i was a little kid.. i wanted one so bad... he wore his golf shirts and khaki shorts to mow in... backed his corvette out to get the mower out.. I was too small to get to ride it but loved the "twisty mower" I always called it.. my grandmother had a Lawn boy push mower.. (it was like a wierd tan color not the lawn bot green they later were).. she got rid of that in favor of a snapper rider which i did get to ride.. but it wasnt a twisty
These older Briggs have some real longevity. Honestly think it would've ran first pull if you could've taken the choke off fast enough. Thanks for the dinner, Taryl!
Taryl is such a good dude using his viewers to help Brian find what he is really looking for. He gave you some great stuff Taryl. Thx for the video Taryl. Thank you Brian for giving those up to Taryl. Now we will get some more video’s. You gave up so much too.
You buy replacement shoes you reglue back onto those brake pad peddle that rides inside of those rims on those riding lawnmowers you just got. Those are brake pads that half to be done that way to. Instead of regular types of brake pad shoes. That's another item online part you can order still to. I'd order two sets of those if you decide to. It'll save money for shipping and handling fees in the long run to that way taryl. Acetone removes that adhesive glue good to. Then sand those brake pad peddles so the glue sticks and adheres to the surface better to. Good luck on fixing and restoring that pivoting frame and body bolens riding lawnmower to.
Wow, this one brought back a memory from the mid 70. As a kid my neighbor who was retired had a lawnmower like that. First time I've thought about that since then.
The husband was never home cause he worked 80 hours a week. And they still made him out to be the bad guy. But yea go ahead and mock our dead grand fathers.
Awesome mowers, just love the old stuff they were built to last not like the crap they sell today. Going to be a fair amount of work to get them restored but what a treat to pull them out from time to time and give them a run like they were designed to do in the mid 60's. How's the new shop coming along Taryl, update coming soon? Keep up the video's, cheers.
I really like seeing older stuff too. The way they are often "overbuilt" in certain areas and the 50s-60s-70s styling is neat. Nowadays they have really mastered the art of mass production and wherever they can, they cut corners and make the parts out of very thin sheet steel or plastic and the (big box store mowers) designs are all about identical with just different styling, decals and paint.
Bolens was still making the articulated riders in the '80's when I was working at a dealer-they started coming in with steering cable failures. They came out with a retrofit kit that I had to install-no charge to the owners. Thanks for taking us along on your journeys, guys!
Gosh, I really miss the bright yellow/orange paint used for road lane markings... years ago Australia dropped the colour, now it's all boring white. Cheers from sunny Oz!
From Leo: I got a big kick out of this video, especially when you crossed the tracks headed north through "that little town". I worked at the old plant on the left, and ate many meals at the old restaurant next to the plant. That was about 40 years ago. Thanks for the entertainment.
OMG. When I was a kid in the 70's, my step Dad had one of these tiny riders. It was old and worn even back then. My oldest step brother would get it running and beat it up and ruin it and then start over again. Poor machine suffered. I always found the old machine fascinating. Ingenious post WWII engineering to keep it simple and get a job done! Would love to have this guy for a neighbor! He seems very interesting! Thanks for this upload!
I like how the gas line is not a rubber hose that would deteriorate over time. When I was a kid, my Dad brought home a "burns" mower that is that size but not a split frame. The mower motor on the burns had so much torque that you could pop a wheelie easily when popping the clutch quickly! Good times..
I remember these coming into the shop every spring for tune up and sharpening. The original “almost” zero turn mower. People with estates and a lot of landscaping really loved them, but they didn’t hold up very well over time. I like the way the green lever lifted the front deck for servicing. Cool stuff.
Women should be cutting the grass, cooking and cleaning while the man is working. The alternative is what we have today. Women who thought they could have it all and are extremely unhappy and have triple digit body counts.
26:57 I love the ambition of the atomic age. Hope she had ac in that hamster ball that I'm wondering how she got into. Does the lid open and she trampolines in there or did Robbie the robot lift her in and out?
Today the 910 would cost at least $3,318.93 and the 911 would cost at least $3,798.26. MTD appears to own the Bolens brand and a 42" mower under almost any brand name can be had for less than $2500 from almost any big box hardware store.
Very neat little rider, thanks Brian for giving a couple of those away so we could see them close up! Those old flat head motors never cease to amaze me how long they can sit around and still be brought back from the dead. I have 3 of them in my garage waiting to be fired up that people have had sitting around for decades and decided to "throw away" into the back of my pickup truck. :)
That would be a fantastic rig to bring along to shows and swap meets. Its small and maneuverable. Save the deck for the other one and get a electric start for this one. There's yer dinner.
It really is a convenient and compact machine and really shows us you don't need horsepower in the double digits. I imagine it is a bit tippy on hills though so it isn't a perfect machine (none of them are but zero turns are approaching that larger safety margin).
The air filter looks just like the ones on the 3 and 3.5 HP B&S powered push mowers I used in the 70's. The spring strap that the seat is mounted on might be bent or sagging from decades of use. That does look like a tight fit between the gas tank and the seat. Cool looking lawnmower.
They weren't targeting women with their advertising because women were cutting the yard,,, they were showing women on their equipment to show how easy it is to use...
Sounded like a packrat convention. I like the articulated steering design of the little ones. I've never seen that before. I don't think they marketed riding lawn mowers and other lawn care equipment to women because women actually cut the grass. I think they did that to get the wife to agree to spending all that money on a riding lawnmower that the men wanted. The women would have been happy for the husband to have nothing more than a manual push mower. Riding lawn mowers were a luxury and all the men wanted one.
I use several methods to clean/seal metal fuel tanks. I would love seeing you do a video on the processes you use. I think many viewers can benefit from it. thanks for all your great videos.
Hey Taryl, Tim here, yep, first zero-turn, i agree........i watched this in the hopes of it runnin, not even thinkin u'd be able to drive it all around.....what a FANTASTIC aquisition, for a bit or merch......previous owner oughta get a vid of it goin.....he was a good Joe!!....BOY i enjoyed that, just PERFECT Sun morn, in sweats, scratchin butt, drinkin coffee vid....LOVED IT!!!.......Keep us posted, i actually think BOTH aquisitions are super cool......neat stuff!!.....hope you post an update, if/when you restore, i like 'em both.....neat dudes.......PEACE to you sir!!
Using the inflation calculator, $415 in 1967 would be equivalent to $3,798.26 in 2023, and $342 in 1965 would be equivalent to $3,318.93 in 2023. So those machines were very expensive in their day.
Good for you guys! Got some really cool old machines there. You guys and Elkskins always find the neatest stuff. I can't seem to fine SQUAT down here in Oklahoma. Everyone keeps all their ancient old stuff forever and never turns loose of it.
Terrel, you remind me of an old friend I had in Seattle you are a lot like him. His name was J J Tiny Freeman. He was around when Jimi Hendrix still wasn’t big and heart the band heart he was a real neat guy. You can Google him if you want to read a funny story about JJ Tony Freeman from Seattle Washington. He was just a neat guy all right this is a Jim Mungai from Kennerdell Pennsylvania Reston, peas tiny.
Exactly! I came to make the same comment, but you had beat me to it. Back in the day, using a woman meant it was simple. I remember when they started pushing automatic transmissions, they advertised women. Many men refused to drive an automatic because they considered it feminine. I remember how shocked I was 32:39 when I seen a woman driving her husband around. That was unheard of. Things have sure changed. Lol
Nowadays, at least where I live, if you see a woman driving a man around in a car, that means he's lost his license and has to have his girlfriend/wife drive him to places. 😂😂
I really like it when you tackle this vintage equipment and bring it back to life. I've never seen a combo shroud and gas tank assembly before. Road trip was fun too. That's beautiful Midwest America country.
Avcording to the online 'Inflation Calculator" at 'Bureau of Labor Stastistics" the cost of the the mowers in 2023,, The $342 model 910 would cost $3311.20 The $415 model 11 would cost $4084.06. Quite pricey for the day.
47:41 Looks like Taryl should’ve put that extra pad on the wet seat because now he’s got a wet butt! As always, it’s better to be lucky than good and you Taryl are both… Good and lucky! :-) Edward H. In Madison, CT USA… Just down away ms from Podunk Road.
Hi,Taryl you ,and Slipper hint gold .with youtube viewer.great job getting rid mower running again.but can you help me ?.I have a "Mantis tiller"I can't find correct tool to remove flywheel to get to points.know spark .please help 9/3/2023.
$415.00 I was born in 1964 and I don't recall seeing this mower ever and now I see why.. The average price of a car in 1965 was 2,600.00, Price of Gasoline was .30 cents a gallon, Minimum hourly wage $1.25 an hour. Most people would not spend that much money on a mower
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hahha i see the lawnboy/toro zero turn.. i picked up a z330 2005 lawnboy for zero. replaced motor from a free mtd with a brakes and scrapum. 98 build year i think it is. no crank weights. new blades .. great lil 42 for home owners. i love it
Your boy Mustie1 is ripped and could probably manhandle those mowers by himself! Although he's got a bad back and/or other ailments....typical middle aged man problems...😀 Hit the gym boys!
The "Art Deco" (Stamped lines and B&S logo) Briggs blower cover is an artifact of the 1950s Briggs engines, as far as I can tell, and didn't make it into the 1960s.
Just like mini bike ads, they used women / models to catch mens’ attraction to interest them in their manly products..
- “At least it works
on me ..!”
I made an order with your store a couple weeks back. The items were shipped the next day! Thanks for the fast service! LOVE the NOPE shirt! It makes people smile.
I like the road trip. Love all the videos. You’ve taught me and others so much over the years. Thanks 🙏🏻 Taryl slippers. Junior
Brian is a collector not a hoarder
True, true!!
Awesome guy he is!
Ask his wife. She will tell you different. But I definitely agree with you.thats a collector in my book. He is a really cool guy. Knows his stuff too.
Great job showing and telling and working on it and riding it. Keep up the good work, now I am going to work on my mower have a good one see ya next time see ya bye.
This has to be a new kind of series! Pick up old beat up mowers and get them running! Keep them out of scrap
Our first rider was a Bolens estate keeper we bought at a garage sale, had a Wisconsin 7hp, worked many years till the trans mainshaft broke at the pulley end, couldn't get parts for it.
Ooh doggy that slipper sure is strong! Cool to see the articulating lung keeper! Thank you Brian!
Really great when folks store their movers with clean oil, and run carb/ fuel tank dry. Brian, thanks for sharing your collection with Taryl. 👍
About 25 minutes into the video I thought to myself, “That looks like a zero turn mower!” 😳😜😂
Amazing it started so quickly.
Good job!
Cool little lawnmower.
$415 in 1967 when a house cost about 12k. Outrageous! Now a house is outrageous and a lawn tractor is more affordable.
That machine is AWESOME
@47:50 These Bolens 910/911 Lawn Keeper remind me of the current Husqvarna/Jonsered Riders front mowers! They are very similar, some also have three blades.
Funtime sawrus
That mower looks like an earwig or snapping bug type mower.
That's the right time period correct pull starter shroud for those engines Taryl just so you know that part of it.,or about that part of it to on them as we'll.
I used to use a dollar bill to clean points. It has a rough texture just enough to clear off the grunge.
Great video 👍👍
Pretty cool little mower.
A lot of those old Briggs engines used tower type oil bath air cleaners with that carb.
@Taryl, What do you use to seal your tanks with?
Cool.
In 1964 my dad purchased a new Lawn Boy mower for my mom’s birthday.
Junk Junk Junk. Hitting that engine with a hammer. 32:36
This is the superior mower design. The Husqvarna Rider is a obvious copy of this. Having the blades up front with the engine behind you with articulation steering is great.
Husqvarna did copy a rival in Sweden called Stiga. The early Husqvarna out front mowers were based on Stiga chassis then Husqvarna developed their own off the Stiga design. But judging by these mowers I guess some inspiration was also taken from these.
Thank you Brian for you generous contribution to the channel. Nice job getting the engine running again. You guys ROCK!
Hey Jaryljackderriere great to see you on! Long time no see!!! 😃
Yeah, thanks Brian. My very name. Lot's of good people in Indiana I suspect! 🤪
Well thank you very much. I've been around, just really busy with all the work in the shop right now. Don't tell anyone but I'm planning on making a trip to see cousin Taryl in another month or two. Hopefully we can make another video. Take care.@@ghibliinu6616
When are you going to do an update on your new shop extension?
Tyrell got my attention with the added "surprise"
Most women of today would not fit on that mower. Society has truly gone south.
Oh they'd cram themselves in there like a spam loaf
😂😂😂😂😂
America’s food modification is 90% responsible for everyone not being thin and lean today. No thanks to the “bought off FDA” . 😮
Maybe it depends on what part of the country you live. I'm in the southwest Missouri, northwest Arkansas, southeast Kansas, northeast Oklahoma. There's plenty of women in the 5 foot, to 5ft.10 height between 105 and 120 pound range. Make no mistake we have a few of the Goodyear blimp sized women too.
That was really cool of you to donate the two mowers so we can learn about them.
Hey Taryl, what a catch. When you lifted that mower up and I saw the frame made out of round and square tube welded together, it reminded me of my time as a welder in a shop summer of 1970. There were 199 thousnady million job shops in the Detroit suburbs where you could get a job in a second. Staying at one was something altogether different though. I worked in a 120°F production welding shop where we had 450 amp mig welders w/ water cooled handles and a setup guy for each welder. Imagine 4'X4'X4' palleted boxes full of parts to be welded together. That provided my dinner. Couldn't wait for the Roach Coach to show up at 10am for a snack break. Then lunch at Noon, and 15min break at 2:30 then home goin time at 5pm in a 500hp car to drive in bumper to bumper traffic for 45mins. Yep, we welded little frames like that one, crossmember parts for Ford, luggage racks for Yamaha etc. And if you didn't like the job, you could find another in 10mins. Those were indeed the days. After that our politicians sold us out and everything went to C-H-I-N-A. And a Lot of it is JUNK. OK, fine video Mr. Dactyl. Thank you very much for the entertainment. ben/ michigan
There's no law saying you couldn't start your own job shop.
Brings back memories. I was a dealer for Bolens and I can remember selling them and also service. I believe the Estate Keeper largest model “GK” had a two cylinder Wisconsin engine. Great video as always !!! Thanks
totally LOVE THIS!! my neighbor had one of these when i was a little kid.. i wanted one so bad... he wore his golf shirts and khaki shorts to mow in... backed his corvette out to get the mower out.. I was too small to get to ride it but loved the "twisty mower" I always called it.. my grandmother had a Lawn boy push mower.. (it was like a wierd tan color not the lawn bot green they later were).. she got rid of that in favor of a snapper rider which i did get to ride.. but it wasnt a twisty
These older Briggs have some real longevity. Honestly think it would've ran first pull if you could've taken the choke off fast enough. Thanks for the dinner, Taryl!
I agree but they should have had the serial and model number stamped in the block instead of the shroud
Poledunk looks exciting with that river and everything
Before the Great Inflation of the 1970's hit, that was a lot of money. You could buy a small new car for $ 2,500. Gas was $0.27 a gallon.
Love to see more of these road trips. Kinda like American picker type stuff
Taryl is such a good dude using his viewers to help Brian find what he is really looking for. He gave you some great stuff Taryl. Thx for the video Taryl. Thank you Brian for giving those up to Taryl. Now we will get some more video’s. You gave up so much too.
Good to see you guys saving these old riders from the crusher.
You buy replacement shoes you reglue back onto those brake pad peddle that rides inside of those rims on those riding lawnmowers you just got. Those are brake pads that half to be done that way to. Instead of regular types of brake pad shoes. That's another item online part you can order still to. I'd order two sets of those if you decide to. It'll save money for shipping and handling fees in the long run to that way taryl. Acetone removes that adhesive glue good to. Then sand those brake pad peddles so the glue sticks and adheres to the surface better to. Good luck on fixing and restoring that pivoting frame and body bolens riding lawnmower to.
Wow, this one brought back a memory from the mid 70. As a kid my neighbor who was retired had a lawnmower like that. First time I've thought about that since then.
The husband was never home cause he worked 80 hours a week. And they still made him out to be the bad guy. But yea go ahead and mock our dead grand fathers.
Awesome mowers, just love the old stuff they were built to last not like the crap they sell today. Going to be a fair amount of work to get them restored but what a treat to pull them out from time to time and give them a run like they were designed to do in the mid 60's. How's the new shop coming along Taryl, update coming soon? Keep up the video's, cheers.
I really like seeing older stuff too. The way they are often "overbuilt" in certain areas and the 50s-60s-70s styling is neat. Nowadays they have really mastered the art of mass production and wherever they can, they cut corners and make the parts out of very thin sheet steel or plastic and the (big box store mowers) designs are all about identical with just different styling, decals and paint.
Bolens was still making the articulated riders in the '80's when I was working at a dealer-they started coming in with steering cable failures. They came out with a retrofit kit that I had to install-no charge to the owners. Thanks for taking us along on your journeys, guys!
Go change your pants. Looks like you just peed yourself! Good video Teryl. 😂
Gosh, I really miss the bright yellow/orange paint used for road lane markings... years ago Australia dropped the colour, now it's all boring white. Cheers from sunny Oz!
Taryl, please dont run the engine withtout the airfiltre
The pollutants in the air will wear out the pistons .
From Leo: I got a big kick out of this video, especially when you crossed the tracks headed north through "that little town". I worked at the old plant on the left, and ate many meals at the old restaurant next to the plant. That was about 40 years ago. Thanks for the entertainment.
OMG. When I was a kid in the 70's, my step Dad had one of these tiny riders. It was old and worn even back then. My oldest step brother would get it running and beat it up and ruin it and then start over again. Poor machine suffered. I always found the old machine fascinating. Ingenious post WWII engineering to keep it simple and get a job done! Would love to have this guy for a neighbor! He seems very interesting! Thanks for this upload!
Old Briggs flatheads are bulletproof, so are Tecumseh engines from that era. Good stuff, thanks Brian, Taryl and Slippers!
I like how the gas line is not a rubber hose that would deteriorate over time. When I was a kid, my Dad brought home a "burns" mower that is that size but not a split frame. The mower motor on the burns had so much torque that you could pop a wheelie easily when popping the clutch quickly! Good times..
I remember these coming into the shop every spring for tune up and sharpening. The original “almost” zero turn mower. People with estates and a lot of landscaping really loved them, but they didn’t hold up very well over time. I like the way the green lever lifted the front deck for servicing. Cool stuff.
This was fun to watch.
On the road. Fun!
27:00 because alot of men wer gone to wars around that time, taryl.
The OG zero turn, such a cool ride!
Nice donor Brian. Well, Lettuce Heads, get to work.
Women should be cutting the grass, cooking and cleaning while the man is working. The alternative is what we have today. Women who thought they could have it all and are extremely unhappy and have triple digit body counts.
Infanticide?
Send him a hoody! Too
26:57 I love the ambition of the atomic age. Hope she had ac in that hamster ball that I'm wondering how she got into. Does the lid open and she trampolines in there or did Robbie the robot lift her in and out?
thanks brian .
Taryl on a road trip,👍 thumbs up great video
Looks like a corvair mower. Like it could swap ends at high speeds. Just kidding!
Thanks for proving once again that crap was made back in the day too ! And entertain us with useless repair on such
When you raise the seat I would add a hinge so you could tip up the seat when fueling.
Today the 910 would cost at least $3,318.93 and the 911 would cost at least $3,798.26. MTD appears to own the Bolens brand and a 42" mower under almost any brand name can be had for less than $2500 from almost any big box hardware store.
Im surprised they made out to get the mower driving (brand X), lol
Really cool mowers! And really cool of brian to give them to ya! Awesome to see it come back to life.
Very neat little rider, thanks Brian for giving a couple of those away so we could see them close up! Those old flat head motors never cease to amaze me how long they can sit around and still be brought back from the dead. I have 3 of them in my garage waiting to be fired up that people have had sitting around for decades and decided to "throw away" into the back of my pickup truck. :)
That would be a fantastic rig to bring along to shows and swap meets. Its small and maneuverable. Save the deck for the other one and get a electric start for this one. There's yer dinner.
It really is a convenient and compact machine and really shows us you don't need horsepower in the double digits. I imagine it is a bit tippy on hills though so it isn't a perfect machine (none of them are but zero turns are approaching that larger safety margin).
Love this show
The carbatrater works it's amazing
The air filter looks just like the ones on the 3 and 3.5 HP B&S powered push mowers I used in the 70's. The spring strap that the seat is mounted on might be bent or sagging from decades of use. That does look like a tight fit between the gas tank and the seat. Cool looking lawnmower.
Just ordered my bleed oil and gas hat. Love your content.
I allways pay $50 -$150 for the mowers. it is only fair.I never accept a machine for free. bad manners.
Some people won't take your money, then what?
Is there a dunking machine or a dunkin donuts in podunk?
Interesting video, I like the older equipment
Lucile Ricardo on I love Lucy drove one. Lol good episode
Great guy donating to the channel..!
They weren't targeting women with their advertising because women were cutting the yard,,, they were showing women on their equipment to show how easy it is to use...
Amazing how easy the revival is when the machine was prepared for storage correctly. Run the tank and carburetor dry folks.
I like the name Corvair Monza mowers.
Good project fir next Years
Show
Make a drift mower
We need to force women back on yard equipment
Sounded like a packrat convention.
I like the articulated steering design of the little ones. I've never seen that before.
I don't think they marketed riding lawn mowers and other lawn care equipment to women because women actually cut the grass. I think they did that to get the wife to agree to spending all that money on a riding lawnmower that the men wanted. The women would have been happy for the husband to have nothing more than a manual push mower. Riding lawn mowers were a luxury and all the men wanted one.
I use several methods to clean/seal metal fuel tanks. I would love seeing you do a video on the processes you use. I think many viewers can benefit from it. thanks for all your great videos.
Hey Taryl,
Tim here, yep, first zero-turn, i agree........i watched this in the hopes of it runnin, not even thinkin u'd be able to drive it all around.....what a FANTASTIC aquisition, for a bit or merch......previous owner oughta get a vid of it goin.....he was a good Joe!!....BOY i enjoyed that, just PERFECT Sun morn, in sweats, scratchin butt, drinkin coffee vid....LOVED IT!!!.......Keep us posted, i actually think BOTH aquisitions are super cool......neat stuff!!.....hope you post an update, if/when you restore, i like 'em both.....neat dudes.......PEACE to you sir!!
Using the inflation calculator, $415 in 1967 would be equivalent to $3,798.26 in 2023, and $342 in 1965 would be equivalent to $3,318.93 in 2023. So those machines were very expensive in their day.
Good for you guys! Got some really cool old machines there. You guys and Elkskins always find the neatest stuff. I can't seem to fine SQUAT down here in Oklahoma. Everyone keeps all their ancient old stuff forever and never turns loose of it.
They found out a long time ago seks sells lol
Terrel, you remind me of an old friend I had in Seattle you are a lot like him. His name was J J Tiny Freeman. He was around when Jimi Hendrix still wasn’t big and heart the band heart he was a real neat guy. You can Google him if you want to read a funny story about JJ Tony Freeman from Seattle Washington. He was just a neat guy all right this is a Jim Mungai from Kennerdell Pennsylvania Reston, peas tiny.
air cleaner would be round. oil bath.
@27:17 The theory back then was that the mower was so easy and simple to operate that even a woman could do it!
Exactly! I came to make the same comment, but you had beat me to it. Back in the day, using a woman meant it was simple.
I remember when they started pushing automatic transmissions, they advertised women. Many men refused to drive an automatic because they considered it feminine.
I remember how shocked I was 32:39 when I seen a woman driving her husband around. That was unheard of. Things have sure changed. Lol
Nowadays, at least where I live, if you see a woman driving a man around in a car, that means he's lost his license and has to have his girlfriend/wife drive him to places.
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I really like it when you tackle this vintage equipment and bring it back to life. I've never seen a combo shroud and gas tank assembly before. Road trip was fun too. That's beautiful Midwest America country.
I miss the old windup crank push button start mowers
He did one of those very recently.
Avcording to the online 'Inflation Calculator" at 'Bureau of Labor Stastistics" the cost of the the mowers in 2023,,
The $342 model 910 would cost $3311.20
The $415 model 11 would cost $4084.06.
Quite pricey for the day.
47:41 Looks like Taryl should’ve put that extra pad on the wet seat because now he’s got a wet butt! As always, it’s better to be lucky than good and you Taryl are both… Good and lucky! :-)
Edward H. In Madison, CT USA… Just down away ms from Podunk Road.
Hi,Taryl you ,and Slipper hint gold .with youtube viewer.great job getting rid mower running again.but can you help me ?.I have a "Mantis tiller"I can't find correct tool to remove flywheel to get to points.know spark .please help 9/3/2023.
$415.00 I was born in 1964 and I don't recall seeing this mower ever and now I see why.. The average price of a car in 1965 was 2,600.00, Price of Gasoline was .30 cents a gallon, Minimum hourly wage $1.25 an hour. Most people would not spend that much money on a mower