Fatal Flaw!.... And Its 70 Years Old!!!- Mower Restoration
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- SERIOUSLY! I don't know what is wrong with me! This was only supposed to be a 10 minute restoration to fill the gap between projects but as usual I've gotten WAAAY to carried away and now the video is over 40mins long. I hope you are sitting comfortably?
Anyway there really isn't much describing to do in this video as the mower and the processes are all fairly simple so as i say in the video I'll shut up and let the tools do all the talking... Oh yeah the mower is a 1950's era Ransomes ACE MK.2 made in Ipswich England.
Enjoy
RRC
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Severely Neglected 50's Push Mower Brought Back To Life - บันเทิง
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This guy doesn’t do restorations... He turns every day products into one of a kind museum quality pieces - The best!
You're too kind :)
Well said!
They all belong in a museum after the RRC treatment!
Yes just...... Yes
Definitely a work of art especially for kids to appreciate know a days but it's really a dieing art
This isn't a tool to be used doing yard maintenance. This is a relic to be displayed in a cabinet in one's study.
I remember using one of these to mow my grandmothers lawn, when I was about 12 years old. I love that you do smaller projects too and thanks for the added nostalgia. Keep up the good work.
Thank you very much and im really glad you enjoy my videos :)
Exactly the same here. May grandparents had such a thing and I hated it as kid.
I have one now. I like it better than my gas mower. My gas one is always stopping for no apparent reason. The push mower stops, I pull the stick out, and keep going. (Also, its quiet enough to listen to audiobooks while mowing)
@@andreacook7431 They are great for small yards and curb lawns. They do a very neat job of it and you never have to worry about gas or electricity.
We always called these "reel mowers" around these parts.
I'll bet you were a brawny kid, going back to school, after pushing one of those mowers around all summer.
My mother had bought one of these sickle bar mowers for her garden when I was a kid. I loved the simplicity if it so I took it all apart and cleaned off the rust,sharpened the blades and ran around our yard with it haha. She later teased me and said she was going to use it as punishment to make me mow the lawn with it but I enjoyed the dang thing too much to be a punishment lol. I miss her. Thanks for the video and for helping me regain that memory.
Thanks for that really nice comment and sharing your memories with us, I love mowing with these mowers aswell its very therapeutic i find rather than listening to a mower engine chugging away.
Great story. Its funny how little things bring back great memories. I have a push mower in the yard that doesn't work. I think I'll spend some time fixing it :) Don't think it will get to this standard
This and my mechanics give restorers a good name - that was way too good to actually use !!
That was great! It deserves another 70 years of cutting grass!
Anyone else hit that like button before you even watch because you know it’ll be perfection?
Couldn't stop watching. Absolutely hooked. That's a masterpiece!!
I'm a motorcycle guy. But I watch every one of your videos, may it be cars, atv's, bikes, and now this. I'm definitely a fan!
Thank you so much, I think you'll enjoy what I've got coming up next ;)
Cost of restoration - greater than buying a new one. What does that extra cost get you that buying a new one doesn't? A sense of accomplishment, satisfaction, pride, and youtube views, and a mower that's most looking built to a quality not seen in decades.
I never see another camera, yet you show a million camera angles. You must spend so much time moving the camera and editing footage. Such an effort on top of the actual work. And always a pleasure to watch! Like others, my Father had (and I think still has) a Qualcast push mower. I used it a lot as a child to cut our grass. Thanks for the memories.
At last a guy who restores things properly. Most "restorers" just polish them up and make them shiny. You have a new subscriber.
I've yet to watch one of these that I didn't completely enjoy! Thank you Sir!
Wonderful job. Thanks so much for saving this wonderful peice of history. Outstanding job.
Reading the comments cheered me up knowing I'm not the only one who remembers using 1 of these as a kid
The final detail of properly aligning both screws that hold he plate. Very nice!
Cheers!
How can a human have a sense of detail in this way. Incredible.
That was fantastic. It reminds me of when I was a boy trying to earn 50 Cents to mow a lawn with one of these. I would love how to do the acid etching and then painting the letters. Beautiful!!!
Beautiful all she needs now is her catch bag on the back good job my friend!!!
Great job and keeping everything original on the mower. I'm 63 and I used one when I was younger and I still have it in my tool shed to the day. Thank you.
I love that you kept the original colors. I remember pushing one of these when I was a kid.
Thank you, Glad you liked it :)
I worked at a golf course that used reel mowers for tees and greens (all of them do). We would back lap quarterly to keep the cutting edge sharp. It was quite the process to do 6 mowers with 6 reels each in a day to get them back up to mow at 4 AM the following morning. Glad that you showed that process! It would be cool for your to modify an existing or fab a catch bin for the cuttings.
Yes, it needs a grass box. Can you imagine someone in 2092 trying to restore a modern plastic shite throwaway mower.
@@bananabrooks3836 idk, I mean, rakes exist
Nice job! Looks great and it works! Just got to love the old push mowers...
Great video and even better craftsmanship, thanks for sharing.
my old man would have loved to have seen this mower restored
nice job as usual. ta
No unnecessary background music, pure mens ASMR.
Gotta love this
Glad you enjoyed it :)
I recall my old man buying one just like it in 1960 and I'm sure it didn't look as good as that one does. Well done.
That has got to be the cleanest/clearest sandblaster that I’ve ever seen.
Very nice, I enjoyed seeing the mower given a new lease. It came out quite nice.
My older sister sharpened the blades on one of these the wrong way, 5 yr old one not an antique like this one, then threw it in our pit. After seeing this, I'll have to go into the pit and find it then see if I can fix it. I've restored 3 wheelbarrows, and after seeing how well you did this I'm pretty sure I can fix her old one back into working condition. I've already restored one of her wheelbarrows so I should be able to work on a lawnmower. Got a subscribe and a like from this.
Love the channel, awesome restoration.. Thank you for sharing.......
I almost wouldn't wanna use it after you cleaning it up so nice! 😂
Yes! That push mower was my worst nightmare. But looking back now, it was because we had no idea how to maintain it or how to sharpen it. This was nostalgic, educational and a pleasure to watch. Much appreciated and a BIG THANK YOU!!!
I have epilepsy and I think it's great how you warned to look away because of the flashing lights. Nobody else does it on TH-cam. Thank you 👍🙂
Growing up in the ‘50s in rural Wisconsin, I spent my summers on the business end of one of these beasts both at home and at my Maternal Grandparents’ place. They did the job, and they were old and rusty when I was young and rustless!
My grandma had a old Scotts reel mower and I used it a few times. People are quick to throw stuff in the trash because they don't know how to fix it. We live in a disposeable society, unfortunately, so good on ya for keep this mower out of the scrap pile!
Dressing the label screws, nice touch.👏👍
Something you don’t see to often these days
A nice little museum piece. 👍
Fabulous as normal. I enjoy everything your restore.
Thank you so much :)
I'm 78 and I mowed many a lawn with mowers just like that. long before gas engine drive mowers became popular late 40's into the 50's. great restoration. glad to see these are still around I still have one and do a small patch in front of the deck( nice flat stretch) just to keem my muslces and memory alive! thanks for sharing! ECF
Fantastic, I remember my grandparents had one of them and when set up well they did a power of work. A testament to build quality that you were able to re use so much of it too. Thanks for bringing back good memories 🙂
Superb presentation and exquisite workmanship. Bravo
Beautiful craftsmanship. 👍
Loved it when the nail came from the cotter pin hole. Common enough quick fix back in the day.
Nice change of pace from the usual stuff and a very cool resto. Thank you RRC!
Thank you, Glad you enjoyed it :)
Mowed a lot of grass with one of those!
Gotta love the calipers and the felt pen combo!
Love your work you put in to it.....and your accent.
Thank you so much 😀
They do regard the Ransome mowers to be the Rolls Royce of the grass cutting world, well they certainly did when I use to cut the Bowling Greens 40 or so years ago. Anyway I must say that you did a wonderful restoration of this old Ransomes Of Ipswich Vintage Mower 12” Ace MK. 2. Thank You ☺️
NOW THAT'S beautiful work
Thank you! Cheers! :)
As a teen in the late 50s I was paid a whopping 50 cents to mow our lawn with one of those beauties. Nicely done.
Glad i could bring back a few good memories for you :)
That's not a restoration it's a work of art. Well done mate. Great Video.
Back in the 50s, we had a small back yard, divided into house, orange orchard, and chicken run. The chickens took care
of the grass and sprouting grain in the run, and my dad handled the grass around the orchard and the clothes line etc. with a old style hand mower with Wooden Handles.
When we moved across the road to a bigger property, with a proper Front and Back yard, ( I was just 8), the mowing gradually became my weekend chore by the time I was 11. Then I went to boarding school, and my dad bought a 2-stroke Victa mower...I only cut grass during school vacations.
Now, aged 73, with a couple of Heart ops behind me, I have a lawn-mower ( also in his 70s) come and keep the grass under control on a 1 acre block with a 4 stroke Honda- Briggs&Stratton self-propelled mower I have had for almost 35 years.
I still rake the grass cut, ( daily Cardio ) as the rains will allow for about 1 hour...makes up for 1-2 kilometer walks.
Beautiful work. It looks original. Not over restored.
Thank you, that was the aim :)
Well how about that. I had no idea cast could be welded. Every day is a school day.
Epic stuff as ever sir, thanks for sharing it once again.
You think he's recording this for us but really he's just documenting it so he remembers how it goes back together.
Amazing, one of the best resto channels
Thank you :)
this is absolutely beautiful
Wow beautiful you are amazing ;the best restorer I seen in you tube Keep them coming sir .👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
I have fond memories of cutting my parents' lawn with a mower like that.
Super nice work! I enjoy (enjoyed) mowing the law with one of these. I had an old Sears model that I had professionally adjusted and sharpened (when there were still people who knew how to do that to real type mowers, which people are now extinct where I live). As I was mowing my lawn neighbors would often come up and tell me I could borrow their power mower since they assumed that no one in their right mind would mow the lawn with a push mower. I just liked the mechanical sound and the cleanly cut leaves of grass falling behind the mower and I also enjoyed the physicality of it.
that original green paint looked amazingly good.
Marvelous, heartwarming and hope inspiring.
Brilliant !!! Bravo !!! I had one of these in the 70's and it served me well both to mow the lawn and as my portable gymnasium.... good workout. Loved the quality and care you put into each detail. And then you surprised us all by actually using it to cut grass when it was so pristine after your restoration.
Wonderful to watch a man so skilled in his work; thank you!
Awesome job my friend as always..... congratulations
Thank you so much, always a pleasure to hear form you :)
You my friend are incredible. Stay safe.
I love your work, and especially so today as I have only this morning rediscovered the joys of solely human powered lawn mowers, thank to the recent demise of my 4 stroke unit.
Keep up the excellent work and no explanation or regret is required for the "long" videos. The longer they are the more enjoyable they are.
This is so wholesome and good. What a beautiful mower you brought back to life. Thank you for sharing this with us.
Thank you for watching and commenting :)
This is SO much better than those YT clips where dubious Asian authors throw them in the shredder! 😎
A rotary mower. Boy does that take me back. And it turned out absolutely beautiful! I would display that in my living room. Well done as usual!
@@7mtex300 Maybe it's a U.S. thing. That's what I've known them to be called. My whole life.
Nicely done.
Done a few miles with one of those beasts!
😂
Always a pleasure to watch restore things, even an old school reel mower! Well done 👍🏼
Glad you enjoyed it :)
Very impressive! Oh!! AND Thank you for cutting some grass with it. I've actually used one of these. It didn't cut worth a hoot! I'm sure the blades were dull. All out if adjustment. We can see they actually do work pretty well. When set up correctly
Ach, ya did a braw restoration job, lad! It looks grand!
I think all of us oldies remember using the old push mower. Lovely job. Would love to see a workshop tour.
High quality restoration and video production, as always. Excellent, a pleasure to watch. Thanks again.
Loved using those machines cutting the grass at the house I grew up in. I had no idea they stripped down like that and that you lapped the blades to sharpen them. Remember using a file on each blade trying to get a better cut. Lovely forecourt restoration. Really enjoy watching your channel.
Thank you so much, glad you enjoyed it :)
The weld repair of the cutter bar is super-impressive.
Thank you :)
Awesome! Beautiful! Thank YOU!
😂😂 I absolutely loved the little subscribe in the drawer 👌🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Ps
The Mr’s isn’t going to be happy when she realises you’ve stolen her rolling pin for the mower roller 😬
Amazing work man!
Love the color palette. Great job!
Thank you! Cheers!
Okay I have to say this is the first video I have seen from RRC and after watching it and the amazing work you do I will subscribe to your channel. And your cute accent is just a pleasure to listen too as well. When I was a kid I had to use a push mower and actually had fun doing the yard.
What a beautiful job looks amazing
Amazing transformation! I love my reel mowers - would love to have one like this for mowing graves that I tend. You can tell this man is a CRAFTSMAN by the way he does the little things right - including how he maintains his tools and work area! Thoroughly enjoyed this ! Oh and thanks for not having the crappy music that most think it needed!!
Better than when it was new, Now you need to restore a garden vac for the grass cuttings and leaves, maybe a Billy Goat.
These are the best kinds of projects to watch your works is just spot on another awesome video
Bravo! Really nice job!
Beautiful mower. Your attention to detail blows me away.
Thank you very much! :)
Thanks for sharing your thoughts and knowledge, I like your work, from home Toronto Canada
An excellent tutorial thanks. I was tempted to fix a Push Mower and are glad I saw this first !
Not only did Ransomes make excellent lawnmowers, they were also responsible for manufacturing the hulking great walking draglines which once inhabited North Northamptonshires open cast iron ore mines... 👍
This restoration is one of a kind! Great work as always 😉
Beautiful work sir!
Thank you sir, always nice to see you.
Love every single project. Great attention to detail and dedication. Cheers mate.
Aha - surely you have a set of imperial, - and even whitworth - spanners somewhere in the back of your toolbox for those really old projects? Great to see the quality of work as usual!!
If you notice at 30:30 the wrench says 1/2 so its an american one.
@@GWN_Garage Thought you guys across the pond invented the Whitworth measuring system? Then went american and then went meteric. Can't you blokes make up your minds;-)
This time I was sure you wouldn't get the flatting juice out but there you go. Another perfect job, noice!
Haha i just cant help myself i even said to myself before i began this restoration " ok you dont need to flat the primer on this one, its cast and its always going ot be rough! " and my mind just wouldn't let me " you've got to smooth it out a bit dont let your standard slip.... fine! " haha
Beautifully done as always! Thank you Patrons.🍻
I can't believe how quickly time went by as I watched your entire video. It was quite satisfying to see you ply your skills to make this a classic restoration! Nicely done!! I remember my great-grandfather using one of these and it produced really nice results! Thanks!!
великолепная работа. почаще бы видеть ролики. RRC !!!
As usual a superb job, the quality of the work is second to none and also great to watch 👍👍👍👍👍👍