My neighbor gave me his old junk honda mower. I needed to clean the carb, weld the deck back together, and repaint it. But in the end, we got a pretty good little mower!
I got a Honda mower that was given to me that's in great shape, has the rear bag and everything, it just needed a carb cleaning and it runs great! Great job getting that Honda mower running again.
Welding tip for thin metal. Weld a quarter inch in one corner than the next and so forth. Better heat dispersion so less chance of blowing holes through
Great job i found 7 mowers last year after cleaning the carbs they all run during the winter storage you must use gas stabilizer or drain all gas out or run it till it is empty
I'm not a great welder either, I just bought a cheap 90 Amp Flux-core wire welder about a year ago and have been practicing. The weld you did works. The only thing I might have done different was use a flap-disc on the grinder to smooth out the weld a little. Honda engines are good.
thanks for the advice. I have been practicing on some scrap metal i got for just 5 cents a pound! Yes honda engines are great but they make things a little more complicated than necessary (what with auto choke).
Are you sure that's the choke lever, and not the throttle? The carb looks like it has an automatic choke, since there is no primer bulb that I could see. Anyway, great job getting it running.
I wonder just how much a new honda deck would have cost ? Of course it's more work though. I would have also drained the tank because theres possibly crap gas as well as dirt in there.
That weld made me cringe, but practice makes perfect. Just buy metal plate from a hardware store and practice for a couple hours and watch videos. You will be pretty good after that. That's how I started
LOL...that's called polishing a....well..nevermind. It turned out good. I recognize that patch. That looked liked siding off a camper. It was, wasn't it? Haha it was probably aluminum but who cares. Carry on!
LOL... Thanks. Good eye you got there! I also think it was probably aluminum judging by the weight and sound it makes when you tap it. Oh well, at least it won't rust
and your not stupid thats what gets me anybody who knows about carburators in my book knows how to work on stuff. its almost a lost craft. please dont be lazy with your work. you will yeild much better results and much higher sales prices. i give a damn for some reason get the right ground for your welder also. the damn thing will shock you like the electric chair if you dont
Good job. Do people not clean and store their equipment in a garage/shelter? :( That deck is trashed. I guess this one will go under the sale category "$20 Holler."
(We know exactly why.) Where the product of carelessness prevails, you step in and fulfill your role. Too bad you don't have epic music playing every time you're at your repair barn. :D
At 1:54 you mention that you didn't pay attention to how you took the carb off and might have problems putting it back together. Years ago, before cell phones, we used Polaroid cameras to take pictures of carbs/linkages and other assemblies that might cause a problem putting them back together. Sometimes we would draw quick diagrams of things to aid reassembly. No excuse nowadays; I assume you have a smartphone and can take a quick couple pictures before you tear things apart. You just have to get in the routine of doing it first thing. And... glad to see you started bagging the wheels before painting.
Dude good job on getting it running and not trying to be rude but you have called my dads company he is a professional welder and fabracatior and he is a lot cheaper than other people.
al tuo posto avrei prima smontato il motore,messo la lamiera solo dove serviva,levigato le saldature con una levigatrice/smerigliatrice e solo dopo lo avrei verniciato,e dove c'erano le saldature mettere adesivi originali honda.
My dude instead of saying your a bad welder just don't say anything don't feed the viewers stuff that only causes my part to think less of you and as well it also overtime hurts your self esteem let me think. Great video btw
It's just one of those physiological things that I interested in and oh I'm a fellow Vermonter to I hope this year for winter it stays below zero and we get a lot more snow like at least 3-5feet all the time that'd be awesome anyways get back to working lol.
I have to give you an "A" for effort on that project. I have a small pile of rusted out p.o.s. decks like that one. I found it easier to just pull the motor & put it on a donor deck. Oh well nothing ventured, nothing gained!
A Rural Vermonter - Qqjmcb 182 I think that you are underselling your mower because in ct for a mower like that with a ground down weld I could get 300 and for the average toro I get 150-200
Jesus you must be in Greenwich or something! People are not at all willing to pay that much for a mower here, $90 tops is what I'll get. I mean you could buy a crappy new mower at $300! Where I am, the income is low but that means taxes are low and used things are cheap!
Me personally I would’ve thrown that engine on a solid deck
Yeah I was thinking of throwing it on a cub cadet deck with swivel wheels but then I would have lost self propulsion so I decided not to.
THE ENGINE IS NOt GONNA DIE haha HAHAHAHAHAHA XD😂
I got a Honda mower that was given to me that's in great shape, has the rear bag and everything, it just needed a carb cleaning and it runs great! Great job getting that Honda mower running again.
nice, and thanks for watching!
Welding tip for thin metal. Weld a quarter inch in one corner than the next and so forth. Better heat dispersion so less chance of blowing holes through
Pro tip: Wear gloves and safety gear. Trust me, we all know youre not a dork. Wear safety gear. Treat your body like you love and want it
Great job i found 7 mowers last year after cleaning the carbs they all run during the winter storage you must use gas stabilizer or drain all gas out or run it till it is empty
Thanks. And yes that is very true
Hey make some more mower and snow blower videos when you get back.
Keep practicing man that’s the best way to become a better welder
Dude, thats a good mower..... I would rather have that mower in exchange to my new toro & honda hrn mowers. Those dam Honda engines are good
another good looking finished product...theres many more years use in that little mower.
thanks
You didn't have a deck with a blown motor you could have put it on?
Not that fit the Honda engine
Nice! My push mower surges like that, after watching all your videos I might take a stab at pulling the carb off it.
You should definitely do it! Good luck
I'm not a great welder either, I just bought a cheap 90 Amp Flux-core wire welder about a year ago and have been practicing. The weld you did works. The only thing I might have done different was use a flap-disc on the grinder to smooth out the weld a little. Honda engines are good.
thanks for the advice. I have been practicing on some scrap metal i got for just 5 cents a pound! Yes honda engines are great but they make things a little more complicated than necessary (what with auto choke).
I hear you. A lot of newer mowers come with that automatic choke now, instead of a primer bulb they choke the cold engine.
The carb studs are a pain in the ass on Hondas like that especially the auto choke ones... but when they’re back together, they sure seem to run well.
so true!
Great job my man,I think I'll try to clean my own carburetor instead of taking it to the shop,thanks my man....
Good luck!
But keep up the awesome work thanks for giving us content
Will do
Here some welding tips tuen down the heat and turn up your wire speed and use both hands
thanks
Are you sure that's the choke lever, and not the throttle? The carb looks like it has an automatic choke, since there is no primer bulb that I could see. Anyway, great job getting it running.
You might like to try with Sea Foam in the fuel system
I wonder just how much a new honda deck would have cost ? Of course it's more work though. I would have also drained the tank because theres possibly crap gas as well as dirt in there.
That Honda looks like my z71 rusty but trusy!
Haha yep
That weld made me cringe, but practice makes perfect. Just buy metal plate from a hardware store and practice for a couple hours and watch videos. You will be pretty good after that. That's how I started
Yeah the weld was very bad, I will definitely be practicing. I got some metal from the scrapyard, they only charge 5 cents a pound!
Some bondo may make the weld look better.
yeah maybe
Its alive... frankenHonda!
LOL...that's called polishing a....well..nevermind. It turned out good. I recognize that patch. That looked liked siding off a camper. It was, wasn't it? Haha it was probably aluminum but who cares. Carry on!
LOL... Thanks. Good eye you got there! I also think it was probably aluminum judging by the weight and sound it makes when you tap it. Oh well, at least it won't rust
and your not stupid thats what gets me anybody who knows about carburators in my book knows how to work on stuff. its almost a lost craft. please dont be lazy with your work. you will yeild much better results and much higher sales prices. i give a damn for some reason get the right ground for your welder also. the damn thing will shock you like the electric chair if you dont
I really like the music
thanks
Good job. Do people not clean and store their equipment in a garage/shelter? :( That deck is trashed. I guess this one will go under the sale category "$20 Holler."
yeah i dont know how this thing got so rusted!
and not to mention, its only a few years old
(We know exactly why.) Where the product of carelessness prevails, you step in and fulfill your role. Too bad you don't have epic music playing every time you're at your repair barn. :D
haha thanks
what town are you in?
At 1:54 you mention that you didn't pay attention to how you took the carb off and might have problems putting it back together. Years ago, before cell phones, we used Polaroid cameras to take pictures of carbs/linkages and other assemblies that might cause a problem putting them back together. Sometimes we would draw quick diagrams of things to aid reassembly. No excuse nowadays; I assume you have a smartphone and can take a quick couple pictures before you tear things apart. You just have to get in the routine of doing it first thing. And... glad to see you started bagging the wheels before painting.
Yes I should take pictures before tearing things apart. I do that with wiring, but not usually with linkages.
how old is that mower?
All those free mowers I think I live in the wrong area because it is rare I find stuff
haha, you just have to know where to look. Sometimes I travel up to 3 hours to get the right mower!
You should have have the major back his mower
do you mean i should have gave the neighbor back his mower? I actually sold him another one
Dude good job on getting it running and not trying to be rude but you have called my dads company he is a professional welder and fabracatior and he is a lot cheaper than other people.
K but i doubt he can come up to Vermont and I also doubt he'd do this kind of job for less than the mower is worth
al tuo posto avrei prima smontato il motore,messo la lamiera solo dove serviva,levigato le saldature con una levigatrice/smerigliatrice e solo dopo lo avrei verniciato,e dove c'erano le saldature mettere adesivi originali honda.
My dude instead of saying your a bad welder just don't say anything don't feed the viewers stuff that only causes my part to think less of you and as well it also overtime hurts your self esteem let me think. Great video btw
thanks
It's just one of those physiological things that I interested in and oh I'm a fellow Vermonter to I hope this year for winter it stays below zero and we get a lot more snow like at least 3-5feet all the time that'd be awesome anyways get back to working lol.
You know, I've heard there's somewhere on the web you can get instructions on installing that carb. Now if only I could remember where....
HOW COME YOU NEVER TURNED IT OVER???
You mean to look at the blades? I did when I first got it, it looked fine. It actually has the two blade system to double cut grass.
Good, but too many commercials!
Take pictures before of each step so you can put it to gether
that would have been helpful!
h0nda 4 l1f3
Frankenmower
I have a couple of mowers I wish u could fix but I'm pretty sure I live far away from u
if you are anywhere near vermont, I dont mind a drive!
I have to give you an "A" for effort on that project. I have a small pile of rusted out p.o.s. decks like that one. I found it easier to just pull the motor & put it on a donor deck. Oh well nothing ventured, nothing gained!
Fixing the carb , smart . Fixing the deck , stupid .
That's not a mower this is a mower
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For the viewer sake and more importantly your sake you need to take more pride in your work.
That was bad looking welding still shows
I can't spell trusty.
Lol I knew what you meant
Lol looks like shit, but functional
It ain't pretty, but, for cutting weeds and grass who cares? What does that go for about $50-$75?
Yep so true! I usually ask $90 but that basically means I'll get $75 for it because I take the best offer.
A Rural Vermonter - Qqjmcb 182 I think that you are underselling your mower because in ct for a mower like that with a ground down weld I could get 300 and for the average toro I get 150-200
Jesus you must be in Greenwich or something! People are not at all willing to pay that much for a mower here, $90 tops is what I'll get. I mean you could buy a crappy new mower at $300! Where I am, the income is low but that means taxes are low and used things are cheap!
junk
Your welds cringe
haha no shit
A Rural Vermonter - Qqjmcb 182 how much you selling it for?
probably around $90