I am 70 years old,retired mechanic , welder \ fabricator have my shop at home My wife and best friend of 23 years next to Jesus bought me a tablet.After working in my shop 2-6 hours I come in tell my honey I'm home get a shower. Plug in to you tube and get lost in the world outside full of of videos such as this one. I never fail to learn something different exciting and rewarding such as this gentleman here. You are a great example to a lost and dying art. Last but not least you are a credit to your profession and fellow you tubers God bless you and all of the tubers out there
Yep, so true. Internet is much more than this . It’s the tool that can connect you and your history with someone random like Me. I’m from Spain , professional firefighter and amateur mechanic. I started to use computers in 80’s but still today I’m amazed how this shit works connecting people , wether watching how plays on líne my son with people or talking with someone with similar hobbies. Yep. Have a nice day.
I often say my favourite restorations are either things I have never seen before, or they take me back to my childhood. This restoration falls into the latter, I have wonderful memories of being about six 'helping' my grandfather use his tiller like this in the 60s. The birdsong throughout parts of the video strengthened those memories. In all probability you are much young than my 59 years, and to you this is just a machine you’ve done a brilliant restoration on. However, I don’t think I'm alone in recalling machines like this being used in happy times of our lives. Those memories can be wonderful and precious. Thank you for such an amazing video and a fantastic restoration.
Another day another project, and you can finally finish that “one” that the parts have been on order for over a month that you’ve forgotten about by now.
The best thing I love about restoration videos is to see these tools in brand new condition as it would be if my dad or granddad would have seen it displayed in a store
You are so correct in the satisfying statements. Almost as good as jumping into the shed and having a go myself. You just cant pass on these old beaters as they are twice as good as the cheap plastic crap of today and have stood the test of time, you have now sent them on a journey of at least another 25-30 yrs. Thankyou so much for these vids as they give me a huge amount of enjoyment. Cheers.
this wasn't abandoned very long. Plant growth a couple of months, petrol not yet evaporated, overall condition pretty decent for its age. But good hook for the video.
Maybe abandoned in a shed or garage. definitely hasnt been rained on or sitting in snow or anything like that and has old cobwebs which wouldnt survive outside. Always interesting to see restorations though.
It’s been sat in a shed, it’s far to clean, I’ve had engines and tractors sat out for a few days and had more cobwebs/leaves and general dirt on it than that!
Watching this makes me so nostalgic. My gramps started a garage in the 30s and my dad and his brothers kept it going until the 90s. I didn't realize how talented mechanics are. Back when parts were parts. Great job.
To all us basic people your videos seem simple and easy.......little do they know that half the restoration time was spent moving the camera around. Had this not been filmed the total time it took you to restore this item would have been a hell of allot shorter.....but then again, filming is half the fun. On behalf of all your viewers/subscribers thank you ever so much for sharing your restoration and tinkering experiences with us : )
What skill and patience to do this. I take my hat off to you, a first class restoration. With the knowledge, equipment, time plus the money to do a great job. From an old engineer in the UK. Just read the previous comment and I too am 70, retired service engineer/welder/fabricator, and have been glued to James Condon's videos for many days. Well done James.
I used to restore vintage Snowmobiles. It was a great hobby but time consuming and parts were hard to come by. Now I just repair small engine equipment much like that Tiller. I always enjoy watching an old, rusty hulk come back to life. I do wish I had a powder coating setup. I usually do primer, paint and a clear coat sealer. I think it holds up better than powder coating in the long run.
Wow, what's not to like in this video. When you tackle a refurbishing project like this, you have to have many different skill sets. You seems to have them all covered. Thumbs Up!
I can see you are restoring this machine more for the satisfaction then for the money you can safe. I hope some day I'll be able to do something like this!! thank you for your time and sharing your knowledge!! great video 👍!!
Someone already said it but this is incredibly relaxing to watch. Great job Daggerwin, most everyone else would have considered the tiller scrap and not worth the time it took to get it running, let alone restoring it to showroom condition. Very well done.
I would love to see an older Sears/Craftsman Roto-Spader restored. My grandfather had one from the mid 70s and my parents used it until it gave its last leg back in 2013. Wish my dad still had it so we can have a fun restoration experiment to work on. Small machinery. Shouldn’t have been too difficult to work on.
I create them using "Affinity Designer" and then I get them printed at www.stickersinternational.co.uk (I would love to be able to print my own though)
I remember my dad getting one of these when I was very small, and the biggest problem being holding it back and stopping it running away. We never thought of removing the wheels!
Travail admirable pour ressusciter cette machine ! J' essaye d' en faire autant sur toutes machines sauvables ou restaurables, mais pas à votre niveau, bien sûr ! Bravo !
Wonderful restoration. I like that you leave the parts with some of their patina instead of putting in filler. Really lovely machines. I have never worked on lawnmower or garden power engines but from watching your videos it seems there all saveble if they don't throw a rod! I might pick up a project over winter if I see something at the right money as they look pleasurable to work on.
The great thing about restoring things is you can use the restored item thus saving a tiny bit of the plannet in not having to demand more new things and scrapping the old.
Another way to clean that aluminum off that journal is to mix up a strong mixture of lye and water. You can just dunk the whole crank in. Lye will dissolve the aluminum, but won't hurt the cast crank.
Incredibly therapeutic! Really lovely to think that your passion for farming simulator has maybe helped pay for the all your new workshop toys in this video, so that you can better pursue this passion too! Fantastic, you're an inspiration; living the dream. 😀 Keep it up. #lettonfarm4ever
So many negative comments i see, very sad, this is for entertainment, are you not entertained? Most annoying thing is they're not even accurate. Thank you daggerwin, keep up the great work and effort you put into these videos :)
Very comprehensive resto. I highly enjoyed it. One issue I noticed at the end though, when you removed the wheels I noticed that the wheel frame looked to me to be installed back to front. It looks like if you turned it around the frame would have flat feet on the bottom and slide across the ground instead of the downward pointed feet that dig in. Just my view and since I have never seen this model of tiller in person I could be way off.
This is how my montgomery/ward tiller was acquired, dude had it outback for a year, then decided to put it up to the trash. Grabbed it, drained gas. cleaned flywheel magnets, and I wanna say it needed a condenser and she fired right up. That was 10 or so years ago and I still use it to till my garden. Finally needed a carb rebuild over the winter.
Donald Swink yes he did a great job, over the top even. I am sure glad that he actually put it to work at the end because I was sure he just did it so he could take it to car shows and sit beside it polishing it and grinning at the folks who walked by. Hahahahaha!
Am I the only one who thinks these are oddly heartwarming, these relatively trivial small machines somebody just abandoned restored not just to working condition but like brand new even down to the decals
I liked the access through the flywheel to change /set the points. The background music of real life tools being used is wonderful (no screeching techno girl bands). Rust removal, my friend put his stuff in the vinegar soak set it on top of the wife's heating / massage pad overnight. Worked great. Try using a hair dryer on heat gun to remove transfers. Great job. Narragansett Bay
I'm amazed with some of the things that are just not what you expected it to be. Like 2:53 just how easy it is to move that bolt by hand when you would think it would be rusted stuck on from sitting outside for so long.
I am 70 years old,retired mechanic , welder \ fabricator have my shop at home
My wife and best friend of 23 years next to Jesus bought me a tablet.After working in my shop 2-6 hours I come in tell my honey I'm home get a
shower. Plug in to you tube and get lost in the world outside full of
of videos such as this one. I never fail to learn something different
exciting and rewarding such as this gentleman here. You are a great
example to a lost and dying art. Last but not least you are a credit
to your profession and fellow you tubers God bless you and all of the
tubers out there
you sound a lot like me.
Yep, so true.
Internet is much more than this . It’s the tool that can connect you and your history with someone random like Me. I’m from Spain , professional firefighter and amateur mechanic. I started to use computers in 80’s but still today I’m amazed how this shit works connecting people , wether watching how plays on líne my son with people or talking with someone with similar hobbies. Yep.
Have a nice day.
its a shame he dosent reply any comments especially ones like yours Roger Watson
Nice to hear that people of this age are still doing this stuff! I hope i will do it too at this age. Now im 41. Good bless u all!
He does run 2 successful youtube channels
I often say my favourite restorations are either things I have never seen before, or they take me back to my childhood. This restoration falls into the latter, I have wonderful memories of being about six 'helping' my grandfather use his tiller like this in the 60s. The birdsong throughout parts of the video strengthened those memories.
In all probability you are much young than my 59 years, and to you this is just a machine you’ve done a brilliant restoration on. However, I don’t think I'm alone in recalling machines like this being used in happy times of our lives. Those memories can be wonderful and precious.
Thank you for such an amazing video and a fantastic restoration.
Who else after watching this thinks n feels like going out n getting a project to restore
I do
Same here
Yeah I'm now looking for a Briggs and Stratton model H!
I actualy found a car while raking.
Another day another project, and you can finally finish that “one” that the parts have been on order for over a month that you’ve forgotten about by now.
This is one of the most reliable ways to relax
Amazing attention to detail
The best thing I love about restoration videos is to see these tools in brand new condition as it would be if my dad or granddad would have seen it displayed in a store
You are so correct in the satisfying statements. Almost as good as jumping into the shed and having a go myself. You just cant pass on these old beaters as they are twice as good as the cheap plastic crap of today and have stood the test of time, you have now sent them on a journey of at least another 25-30 yrs. Thankyou so much for these vids as they give me a huge amount of enjoyment. Cheers.
lots & lots of birdsong in the background, very relaxing
am I the only one who loves the matte look of powder coat paint before baking?
Wonder what the difference is between abandoned and extremely abandoned. Wonder if there is a slightly abandoned.
this wasn't abandoned very long. Plant growth a couple of months, petrol not yet evaporated, overall condition pretty decent for its age. But good hook for the video.
@SubConsciousMind That's what i also thought when I reached 3:17.
I still enjoyed the video.
He said abandoned not for how long tho...
Maybe abandoned in a shed or garage. definitely hasnt been rained on or sitting in snow or anything like that and has old cobwebs which wouldnt survive outside. Always interesting to see restorations though.
It’s been sat in a shed, it’s far to clean, I’ve had engines and tractors sat out for a few days and had more cobwebs/leaves and general dirt on it than that!
Thank you for all the knowledge you bring, you are such a keeper of old knowledge, be proud of yourself
Beautiful video. One fine Craftsman here ladies and gentleman.
please make some more like this Ive watched them all and now watching reruns Thanks for all you do
Loved what you did. All things are not wasted it can be reclaimed. Nice video.
Yes! Finally. Thanks daggerwin! Love this channel.
Well u from ireland
Gavin Howard what?
you can't keep getting away with this sam
@@KingMooseThe3rd
Haha! Based
G'day and fantastic new life that made of this tiller, really good job, regards John
Watching this makes me so nostalgic. My gramps started a garage in the 30s and my dad and his brothers kept it going until the 90s. I didn't realize how talented mechanics are. Back when parts were parts. Great job.
I wouldn’t be able to use it after that beautiful restoration. Be afraid of scratching it. . All the best Mick.
Who else doesn’t know a cylinder from a doorknob and yet fully enjoys watching these restores from beginning to end?
It’s nice to see old machines that have been sitting in some brush to come back to life. Nice job.
To all us basic people your videos seem simple and easy.......little do they know that half the restoration time was spent moving the camera around. Had this not been filmed the total time it took you to restore this item would have been a hell of allot shorter.....but then again, filming is half the fun. On behalf of all your viewers/subscribers thank you ever so much for sharing your restoration and tinkering experiences with us : )
Thanks for another great video . I would like to see a video of the field where you planted the saplings
What skill and patience to do this. I take my hat off to you, a first class restoration. With the knowledge, equipment, time plus the money to do a great job. From an old engineer in the UK. Just read the previous comment and I too am 70, retired service engineer/welder/fabricator, and have been glued to James Condon's videos for many days. Well done James.
EXCELLENT VIDEO. THIS IS A TUTORIAL FOR YOUNG MECHANICS & SMALL ENGINE REPAIRS.
I used to restore vintage Snowmobiles. It was a great hobby but time consuming and parts were hard to come by. Now I just repair small engine equipment much like that Tiller. I always enjoy watching an old, rusty hulk come back to life. I do wish I had a powder coating setup. I usually do primer, paint and a clear coat sealer. I think it holds up better than powder coating in the long run.
Now that is what I call a full restoration,well done my friend you are an inspiration to us all.
Back to back random videos to watch while in quarantine
Wow, what's not to like in this video. When you tackle a refurbishing project like this, you have to have many different skill sets. You seems to have them all covered. Thumbs Up!
I can see you are restoring this machine more for the satisfaction then for the money you can safe.
I hope some day I'll be able to do something like this!!
thank you for your time and sharing your knowledge!! great video 👍!!
Someone already said it but this is incredibly relaxing to watch. Great job Daggerwin, most everyone else would have considered the tiller scrap and not worth the time it took to get it running, let alone restoring it to showroom condition. Very well done.
Love this channel, i learn so much just watching those restorations. Thumbs up.
I love powder coat. It's just so magical. Also, loving the new tools. Very nice job.
One of the finest restorations I've seen yet. Kudos to you and yours!
Brillant work no annoying loud music no bull talk just work on your machine a job so well done👍
Dagger pls do voice overs when doing the restorations it makes the vid 20× better
Good idea
I just get so much satisfaction bringing an old engine back to life.
I would love to see an older Sears/Craftsman Roto-Spader restored. My grandfather had one from the mid 70s and my parents used it until it gave its last leg back in 2013. Wish my dad still had it so we can have a fun restoration experiment to work on. Small machinery. Shouldn’t have been too difficult to work on.
First class restoration. Nice to see you are adding to your tool collection.
Non ethanol fuel saved the tank!! Awesome job!!
Glad you got the powder coating kit. Great job bud.
Thanks! You're videos put me in the mood for a bit of powder coating :)
@@MachineryRestorer Nice one, Send me some info on reproducing the decals as I'm looking for a system.
I create them using "Affinity Designer" and then I get them printed at www.stickersinternational.co.uk (I would love to be able to print my own though)
@@MachineryRestorer Nice one, i'll check them out.
I love these old machines, enjoyed the video
Please, please, please keep these videos coming. Loving them
I don't know what it is but these videos are oddly satisfying to watch.
No te falta nada en el taller, un lujo con esas herramientas, excelente trabajo.
Those powder coated parts looked amazing!
Forget all of these restorations, I want the bush you keep finding all of this stuff growing in!!! 🤪
It does my head in when they set up "finds" like that. Disgraceful
Happy little tiller. Good job.
THANKS !!!!!!! Excellent Workmanship & Restored Equipment !!!! JESUS CHRIST IS LORD -- AMEN !!!!!!!
A piece of art, i would put one of his engines in my living room
Awesome restoration Daggerwin / Machinery restorer!!!
You've got two well restored tillers now!! 👍👏
Keep up the good work! 😃
Yes indeed, once I saw the video ...... Musti1 came to mind... WELL DONE!!!!!!!!
Very good restoration! You went far beyond what the machine is worth. Suggestion: sharpen the tiller tines. Thanks for sharing!
This is what I call 'a perfect job'!!
Well done lad....you should be proud.I am sure that unit would work wonders in small areas.
This how a TH-cam video should be made. The only noise should be tools clanking. No loud rock music or that horrible urban music. Great vid!
So satisfying seeing the results. Lots of work and love went into this. Thanks for the video
nice video
Boy does this bring back memories: I don't know how many of these I tore down and rebuilt when my dad ran a small engine repair shop;
My childhood was spent in the garage tearing down small engines and rebuilding them. It helped teach me alot of the skills i have today
Great job! It looks brand new!
You are the best Daggerwin!..I hate waiting for the next project but it's always worth the wait!
I remember my dad getting one of these when I was very small, and the biggest problem being holding it back and stopping it running away. We never thought of removing the wheels!
Honestly, just AMAZING!
Travail admirable pour ressusciter cette machine ! J' essaye d' en faire autant sur toutes machines sauvables ou restaurables, mais pas à votre niveau, bien sûr ! Bravo !
Un plaisir de voir tes vidéos ! Bon travail
Very good attention to details! Thank you for sharing with us!
Superior indeed!
Kudos!
Outstanding restoration! It’s looks and runs brand new!
Very beautiful result, love it. Thank you for sharing your amazing story. God bless you and your family
It's a museum piece now!
Wonderful restoration. I like that you leave the parts with some of their patina instead of putting in filler. Really lovely machines. I have never worked on lawnmower or garden power engines but from watching your videos it seems there all saveble if they don't throw a rod! I might pick up a project over winter if I see something at the right money as they look pleasurable to work on.
Beautiful restoration
A brilliant restoration with massive skills, patience and desirable results.
Great result looks fantastic
The great thing about restoring things is you can use the restored item thus saving a tiny bit of the plannet in not having to demand more new things and scrapping the old.
Another way to clean that aluminum off that journal is to mix up a strong mixture of lye and water. You can just dunk the whole crank in. Lye will dissolve the aluminum, but won't hurt the cast crank.
Simply amazing. Great job!
Great job Daggerwin !!
A fantastic job and lovely to see an old girl jumping back to life
These videos are the best
Great job!!! When you know your job, you don't need unnecessary verbage! Thank you!!!
Incredibly therapeutic! Really lovely to think that your passion for farming simulator has maybe helped pay for the all your new workshop toys in this video, so that you can better pursue this passion too! Fantastic, you're an inspiration; living the dream. 😀 Keep it up. #lettonfarm4ever
So many negative comments i see, very sad, this is for entertainment, are you not entertained? Most annoying thing is they're not even accurate. Thank you daggerwin, keep up the great work and effort you put into these videos :)
Factory fresh! Very satisfying!!
Beautiful restoration 👍👍👍. Thanks for sharing.
Use hairspray to slide the rubber grips on the handles. Old bicycle builder trick. The hairspray dries and helps the handles stick without twisting.
Very comprehensive resto. I highly enjoyed it. One issue I noticed at the end though, when you removed the wheels I noticed that the wheel frame looked to me to be installed back to front. It looks like if you turned it around the frame would have flat feet on the bottom and slide across the ground instead of the downward pointed feet that dig in. Just my view and since I have never seen this model of tiller in person I could be way off.
This is how my montgomery/ward tiller was acquired, dude had it outback for a year, then decided to put it up to the trash. Grabbed it, drained gas. cleaned flywheel magnets, and I wanna say it needed a condenser and she fired right up. That was 10 or so years ago and I still use it to till my garden. Finally needed a carb rebuild over the winter.
Waste of time ?
Naaahhh ... the joy of seeing your own hands at work to restore good machinery.
Its a gift rarely seen in people these days.
Beautiful restoration. Enjoyed it very much.
They fitted those old SIF engines to everything!
My word! I believe this is the best and most thorough restoration I've seen yet. I cringed to watch you run it in the dirt. LOL
I advise you "my mechanics" channel ;)
I’ve restored many Suffolk’s.. awesome little engine, they just keep going.. great restoration bud
Amazing restoration. Too nice too use, after all that hard work I would put it someplace special and look at it.
Donald Swink yes he did a great job, over the top even. I am sure glad that he actually put it to work at the end because I was sure he just did it so he could take it to car shows and sit beside it polishing it and grinning at the folks who walked by. Hahahahaha!
Am I the only one who thinks these are oddly heartwarming, these relatively trivial small machines somebody just abandoned restored not just to working condition but like brand new even down to the decals
I liked the access through the flywheel to change /set the points. The background music of real life tools being used is wonderful (no screeching techno girl bands). Rust removal, my friend put his stuff in the vinegar soak set it on top of the wife's heating / massage pad overnight. Worked great. Try using a hair dryer on heat gun to remove transfers. Great job. Narragansett Bay
Absolutely excellent!
Keep it up!
Ya it looked in OK shape mite of been there for a couple of dry summer months
38:19
Happy little machine, tickled to be remembered, resurrected, and "back on the job" again...
I'm amazed with some of the things that are just not what you expected it to be. Like 2:53 just how easy it is to move that bolt by hand when you would think it would be rusted stuck on from sitting outside for so long.