This old man is a newcomer to your channel Bruce I just finished two or three days in my garage with three Toros. Made a couple of stupid moves but that's how we learn. I like what you do and how you do it. Thanks for being there.
Hi Bruce, 78 years old and thanks to you I have learned more about small engine repair in all my other 76 years. Since I enjoy that sorta thing, thought I would give it a try. Someone brought me a 22" Craftsman so I started tearing it down. About half way in, I found it had a big hole in the block. Not a good start but now I have a parts bin started. How are you so lucky on your curbside finds. Thanks for all the good videos.
For a seized piston, one ounce of Marvel Mystery Oil in the cylinder and stand it on its rear end for a week (piston up). If it won’t start after that, it’s a parts unit. That was my dads go-to process. He had a masters in mechanical engineering.
I had the same problem. Was a broken regulator spring in the carb. Spring was expensive. So I used a rubber band, that was about 15 years ago, mower still running great...
So many arts I hadnt thought about saving.. thanks for this.. I was about to scrap 2 bad mowers and now I need to get parts to save my bacon before scrapping lol
I enjoy your videos they're very informative. My brake handle as you call it doesn't appear to be connected to anything it just flops back and forth and thus I can't get the motor start
That happened to me once because the cylinder was a lot of oil in it from improper storage and too much oil in it. Realistically for most people if a mower runs they could care less and easily give $50 for one to get the job done.
I was wandering why you didn't leave the wheels and the handle bar on the deck. It is a newer mower or it looks that way. Put another engine from a pressure washer or a different mower and fetch a good price for it ??
Bruce - Help. My Craftsman riding mower will not freewheel. I cannot push it. I pull out the transmission/trans-axle lever on the back of the mower to disengage it, but I still cannot push it. The wheels will only turn in opposite directions. What is wrong? Thank you.
Hey Bruce I work on lawnmowers too and, is it possible for the magnets in the flywheel to lose magnetism? I was working on a mower with a Briggs engine with no spark. I replaced the coil with a brand new one, set the armature gap, everything looks good but no spark.
Does it have points??? Also check the wire that goes to the spark plug. Sometimes it is a simple problem that trips you up. Keep me informed. I am always curious.
I don't believe it has points it's not that old. The new coil comes with the plug wire so I assume it's good. I didn't have a flywheel puller and I couldn't find the one I made years ago. Now I've seen your hammer and pry method of removing the flywheel. I didn't think it was safe to hammer on the end of the crankshaft, but if you're prying up on the flywheel I guess it's ok.
Yes the old Briggs manual show it that way. Can you take out the spark plug and check to see if you have a spark when it is easy to turn over. Disconnect the kill wire off the coil and try for a spark. A ground on that wire shuts the motor off.
Hey Bruce, just out of curiosity, if those engines are "a dime a dozen" would it have not been economically feasible to put a complete used/salvaged engine on the frame and resale the running mower instead of just scavenging parts from it? It appeared to be in relatively good condition and seems like there would have only been minimal time investment involved, just wondering. Another great video, thanks for sharing! 👍
Bruce Pender You should have my 40X80 FT. 14 FT. high pole barn. You could keep everything including the kitchen sink!! Good luck and have A great summer! Gary in Minnesota.
Bruce,I recently was given a like new craftsman 4 cycle snow blower and the engine seized up tight. Any ideas on how to free it up? I have soaked it so far withPB Blaster penetrating oil, but no response yet. Marvel Mystery oil maybe?
Well If it is a flathead you can take off the head and use a wooden handle and tap the piston down. You could also put a adjustable wrench on the shaft (being careful) and give it a GOOD tug. If it is an over head valve remove the valve cover and make sure there is no valve in the cylinder and then do the same. Just make sure you don't crunch anything worse than it is. Good luck
Where did you get that yellow, adjustable platform you are using to raise the lawnmower? That looks really handy! Does it have a product or company name on it?
I just wanted to ask a rough estimate how much money in scrap metal do you receive for everything. And the price difference on taking it apart or bringing it in as is? Thanks
I would only get about 5 dollars for it either way. They call the metal" mixed " so just the weight of what I took off would be the difference. The value of the parts is well over $150
Hey Bruce, Steve here in Florida. Just wanted to ask what is the official term for the small foot operated lift device that you use to the the mowers ect up off of the ground..this old body has issues getting down low these days..would love to find one for future projects..Harbor Freight?
We if you don't mind another video will explain it all. I got mine from a Canadian Store Called Princess Auto. It is our version of Harbor Freight. th-cam.com/video/yv7FtFWRHaU/w-d-xo.html
Save the deck and wheels. If the deck isn't bent it's worth it, and if the wheels spindle hole aren't wallered out then worth keeping. Bare mower decks actually stack up really compactly
@robbie These engines are aluminum bore with a very thin oxide coating that hardens it enough unlike a iron sleeved automobile block. It's done and toast, once you are thru that oxide layer which is microns thick then the aluminum wears away super fast.
Yeah , i tried to remove the Aluminum transfer and honed the block , only lasted 30 mins on rebuild , original owner ran the 250cc snow engine with no oil
Good morning sir. I priced out the brake assembly you didn't save. $21.00 US from Amazon. Did you not save the brake assembly because you have enough in stock? Just wondering. Also do you think it would be worth your while to tear the engine down to salvage any of the internal engine parts? Thank you sir.
i like your work table do you find that the fact that it has wheals it is a bit unsteady I have one close to yours but no wheals was thinking about putting some on
good job bruce,you salvaged some good parts there,those types of engines are easy to work on only thing i dont like about them is the metal gas tank,if it gets rusty inside it can be hard to remove the rust out of em,was wondering do they make a plastic gas tank for that type of engine?
take it apart... hone cyl, get new piston rings, sand piston skirts. take out valves and chip off carbon and sand stems with 1500 grit sandpaper. sand crank journal with 1500...1000... 800 grit sandpaper til it is smooth. new rod? polish piston pin with 1500 grit so it slides thru little end of rod and piston pin boss sooooo smooooothly . drill out oil hole on big end of rod for MORE OIL... re assemble with new gasket set... 20-50 oil with 20% STP OIL treatment. E BAY STICKER .... CHECK THE GD OIL BEFORE EACH RUN OF THE DAY.... write on it 20-50 oil ONLY!!!! 20% STP OIL TREATMENT. new air filter E bay every year, clean air filter with each oil change every 25 hours!!!!! paint pens 10 for $12 on e bay.
Nice video but we want to see carnage! Crack open the case and show us the glitter. I had an old rusty Toro I probably bought for my dad like 30 years ago, but the motor was solid. I look through yard sales and ask friends to get me a decent deck to replace it. One day I go to Lowe's and they have a yellow tag on a mower up front for $30, no coil and no blade, but otherwise looks new. I get it home, throw a blade and a coil on it, add oil and gas, it starts, but quickly smokes up the whole yard, and it has almost no power. I dump the oil and it looks like brown glitter glue, crack the case and the rod end has like 1/8" slop, the bore is trashed and so is the piston. Looks like someone ran it for like a whole season without oil, then brought it back for warrantee. Oh well, slapped my dad's old motor on it, ran it for like 7 years till the crank seal started leaking all over. By then I had 2 other mowers waiting to be cobbled together into one good one.
Sure cure for a seized engine is a mixture of marvel mystery oil and diesel fuel 50/50 mix.... Pour it into the spark plug hole tip the mower back and let it sit for a week, it will be unseized... But if there is internal damage like a bent rod the engine is toast, I have never come across a engine I couldn't unseize with that mixture, great video.
Bruce. This is a little off topic but I like those overalls your wearing. What brand are they and where did ya get them so I can pick me up a pair. Thanks buddy and keep upturn awesome videos👍🏻
Put a Harbor Freight Predator/Honda Clone Motor on it. The Predator is actually a Steel Sleeved Engine. I put one on a Snapper HI-Vac and it's still running strong. I've been picking Mowers out of the trash for years and mostly bad fuel is the problem, but like you the ones that can't be fixed are great for the parts.
I don't have a garage to store a lot of stuff, so in my situation, I would have gotten everything I wanted to keep off the engine, removed the engine, and left the rest intact. That way, if I encounter a mower with a good engine but a rusted-out deck, I could possibly just do an engine swap, and ready to go!
No I actually do it all myself! I turned the old shed outside into a workshop. I mainly buy junk mowers, fix them, and then sell them for a larger profit. The past few years I have collected a lot of tools and usually ended up buying tools for a single job, so I ended up with a ton of tools and now I don't even know what I have. Haha.
@@BrucesShop same here 50% of mowers i pick u decks bad eater rusted out or tires broke out of holes engine mint got like 10 engines and cant ever find decks for them wash under your mowers people
Did you ever check if something was rubbing on the flywheel? I can't feel how stiff the engine felt, but I have run across the coil just barely rubbing on the flywheel, and it will give the feel of a seized engine
I got a free husqvarna awd with keystart, almost brand new mower, the man thought the engine was seized turned out the inner deck was bent and the blade hit it and stopped the engine cold, I saw what had happen, the flywheel key was sheared but replaced the key, bent the deck back out and replaced the blade, and it runs like new, ended up selling it for 350.
i usually pull the engines off like you and when i have time strip them and seperate the aluminum. if i bring complete mowers or tractors i only get 4 cents a pound for light iron. if i seperate the aluminum its worth more coin
Also any extra carbs I have, I clean and rebuild whats needed and stock them for a quick change-out and keep rotating them. It speeds up the repair. also do the same with recoil starts for rope or recoil spring replacement .
Yes, lots of goodies. Clean em off nice and put them away. You know they'll go to good use. Best part is that you got it to run, so they've been tested. I think I would've popped the lower pan and cylinder head off of the engine real quick just to peek inside. At that point, in for a penny, in for a pound. I would end up laying awake wondering what got toasted in there. lol! Yea, I'm sick like that.
Well, that's too bad....Yeah, the parts to repair that engine would far exceed its value for sure....Unfortunately, little Briggs are just throw aways....I remember having seized Briggs come in the shop without a drop of oil in them, just freed em up, added oil, and gave them back to the customer....No guarantee of course...But, never had one come back blown up...Couldn't do that with tecumsehs...That thing was really bound up, would love to know what was messed up inside...
did old homelite i believe xl 50 blue casing chainsaw the same way 12 or 16 to one fuel mix took 5 days got it working like champ he used 50 to one oh well
I've enjoyed some of your videos, but this is the one that's decided my subscription. You can't win 'em all, but what to do with the corpse? :D Thanks!
Wow. I wonder what made the engine overclock like that? But a few good parts is always a good thing for the shop. I like that you filmed the dismantle.
Have you ever had mower that runs BUT when you walking about 20 feet or less it cuts off, BUt if it stays stills it will run till there is no gas left.
You obviously know your market. With new parts pushing up the repair bill to just trash and replace mower good used parts are the way to go. I saw lots of dollars coming of that mower.
If its damaged beyond repair it can be repowered by another engine but Briggs and Stratton discontinued the model 9 or 3.5hp and 3.75 hp engines and replaced them with a cheaper OHV engine. my bet is if u have a Harbor Freight store in your area is to get a Predator 173cc Honda clone engine. if the crankshaft is long it will fit your deck but some mowers they have a shorter shaft in which u have to shim or put spacers in the mounting bolts to raise the engine up higher. as you can't bet them much better engines than Briggs being now Briggs and Stratton is putting PLASTIC camshafts and timing gears in these engines they fail and the valves don't work. best of all these predator engines run great i have one on my mower still kicking after 3 seasons.
Great video again, shame it was a write off.. just wondered as I've now watched nearly all of your videos, you often say 'I've dropped my watch' when you drop something - is this a Canadian saying ?
It was something I picked up from work. You drop something and it is so loud it has to be something heavy. To make humour we said I dropped my watch which wouldn't make any noise at all. I just say it without thinking about it. Thanks for picking it up. obscure humour.
like a kid at christmas ....lol , almost as excited stripping it than if you'd fixed it ....lol Id like to live near you and help you run a shop if i was closer and a lot younger ..... again, great videos
For us in western Canada it is finding them. Cities are far apart. So it isn't the price it is finding it. I am a 9 hour drive north of Helena Montana.
Why wouldn't you save the complete mower without the motor and then just sell the whole thing to someone who has a good motor but needs a better mower?
In my location there aren't that many people playing with small engines. But a good idea. Plus I don't like strangers showing up and looking around. (it is my age I think on that)
Good Morning my Northern friend.Those parts you grabbed are a gold mine for "trash picked" mowers. Pure profit! Great vid & setting the bar pretty high. check out my latest Craigslist find video. 8oz too much oil! some people should just use a lawn service.Ha Ha!
This old man is a newcomer to your channel Bruce I just finished two or three days in my garage with three Toros. Made a couple of stupid moves but that's how we learn. I like what you do and how you do it. Thanks for being there.
Welcome aboard!
Your just a good old egg!!!thanks for teaching us all the greatstuff !!! Just up the good work🍺🍺👍
Hi Bruce, 78 years old and thanks to you I have learned more about small engine repair in all my other 76 years. Since I enjoy that sorta thing, thought I would give it a try. Someone brought me a 22" Craftsman so I started tearing it down. About half way in, I found it had a big hole in the block. Not a good start but now I have a parts bin started. How are you so lucky on your curbside finds. Thanks for all the good videos.
We come the local buy and sell site on line to find machines..
Thank you! I was on the verge of replacing my brand new mower and panicking til I saw this video. Much appreciated!
You are welcome!
This is a brilliant video,thank you🙏.this is the sort of life skills kids should be learning in school
We agree!
For a seized piston, one ounce of Marvel Mystery Oil in the cylinder and stand it on its rear end for a week (piston up). If it won’t start after that, it’s a parts unit. That was my dads go-to process. He had a masters in mechanical engineering.
Thanks Ted
Thanks mate. You just helped me save my old mower.
Right on!!!!!
I had the same problem. Was a broken regulator spring in the carb. Spring was expensive. So I used a rubber band, that was about 15 years ago, mower still running great...
That is cool
So many arts I hadnt thought about saving.. thanks for this.. I was about to scrap 2 bad mowers and now I need to get parts to save my bacon before scrapping lol
parts are important
Did you just shoot oil down the carburator while it was running ?
I keep a mixture of 2 stroke gas in an oil squirter. 50-1 with oil and i use that to prime engines.
This is exactly what I do. I keep all that stuff. Another great job.
I enjoy your videos they're very informative. My brake handle as you call it doesn't appear to be connected to anything it just flops back and forth and thus I can't get the motor start
Great Job there. Very educational. Guess I need to buy a new one.
Best of luck.
Thanks for sharing. Those Briggs & Stratton motors are tough.
They are. I know this type very well and it is one of my favourites. (Canadian spelling)
I enjoyed this video very much. didn't know parts were so valuable.
Well they are when you collect them !!
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parts are parts . This video reminds me of my little toaster cartoon I watched with my daughter years ago . Thanks
Thanks. Every machine not new is running on used parts. Get it?
nice Bruce she runs like a champ
For a minute anyway haha
What went wrong, the piston rubbing the cylinder? I don't know is why I'm asking.
Sorry Bill This video was made 3 years ago. I have to ask can you see the date. I want to know. On cell phones some things you can't see.
That happened to me once because the cylinder was a lot of oil in it from improper storage and too much oil in it. Realistically for most people if a mower runs they could care less and easily give $50 for one to get the job done.
Right a Hydro-lock we call it.
What is that red squirt can you use to squirt gas in the carb with called?
It is just an oil squirt can with 2 stroke gas in it to lubricate the piston. It is 50-1 gas oil mix. Straight gas is too lean. Thanks
I was wandering why you didn't leave the wheels and the handle bar on the deck. It is a newer mower or it looks that way. Put another engine from a pressure washer or a different mower and fetch a good price for it ??
Bruce - Help. My Craftsman riding mower will not freewheel. I cannot push it. I pull out the transmission/trans-axle lever on the back of the mower to disengage it, but I still cannot push it. The wheels will only turn in opposite directions. What is wrong? Thank you.
Can you try to pull out the lever and jerk the tractor back and forth. Check the linkage on the lever too. Sorry I am not there.
Hey Bruce I work on lawnmowers too and, is it possible for the magnets in the flywheel to lose magnetism? I was working on a mower with a Briggs engine with no spark. I replaced the coil with a brand new one, set the armature gap, everything looks good but no spark.
Does it have points??? Also check the wire that goes to the spark plug. Sometimes it is a simple problem that trips you up. Keep me informed. I am always curious.
I don't believe it has points it's not that old. The new coil comes with the plug wire so I assume it's good. I didn't have a flywheel puller and I couldn't find the one I made years ago. Now I've seen your hammer and pry method of removing the flywheel. I didn't think it was safe to hammer on the end of the crankshaft, but if you're prying up on the flywheel I guess it's ok.
Yes the old Briggs manual show it that way. Can you take out the spark plug and check to see if you have a spark when it is easy to turn over. Disconnect the kill wire off the coil and try for a spark. A ground on that wire shuts the motor off.
Hey Bruce, just out of curiosity, if those engines are "a dime a dozen" would it have not been economically feasible to put a complete used/salvaged engine on the frame and resale the running mower instead of just scavenging parts from it? It appeared to be in relatively good condition and seems like there would have only been minimal time investment involved, just wondering. Another great video, thanks for sharing! 👍
Yes i would like to store more parts but I live in the city. I have however kept a lot of mowers out of the landfill.
Bruce Pender You should have my 40X80 FT. 14 FT. high pole barn. You could keep everything including the kitchen sink!!
Good luck and have A great summer!
Gary in Minnesota.
Bruce,I recently was given a like new craftsman 4 cycle snow blower and the engine seized up tight. Any ideas on how to free it up? I have soaked it so far withPB Blaster penetrating oil, but no response yet. Marvel Mystery oil maybe?
Well If it is a flathead you can take off the head and use a wooden handle and tap the piston down. You could also put a adjustable wrench on the shaft (being careful) and give it a GOOD tug. If it is an over head valve remove the valve cover and make sure there is no valve in the cylinder and then do the same. Just make sure you don't crunch anything worse than it is.
Good luck
Where did you get that yellow, adjustable platform you are using to raise the lawnmower? That looks really handy! Does it have a product or company name on it?
Here is the video on it.
th-cam.com/video/yv7FtFWRHaU/w-d-xo.html
I just wanted to ask a rough estimate how much money in scrap metal do you receive for everything. And the price difference on taking it apart or bringing it in as is? Thanks
I would only get about 5 dollars for it either way. They call the metal" mixed " so just the weight of what I took off would be the difference. The value of the parts is well over $150
Hey Bruce, Steve here in Florida. Just wanted to ask what is the official term for the small foot operated lift device that you use to the the mowers ect up off of the ground..this old body has issues getting down low these days..would love to find one for future projects..Harbor Freight?
We if you don't mind another video will explain it all. I got mine from a Canadian Store Called Princess Auto. It is our version of Harbor Freight.
th-cam.com/video/yv7FtFWRHaU/w-d-xo.html
Will take a look at HF..might find just what I need...great...Have learned so much from you and Donyboy..keep up the good work..best regards
Save the deck and wheels. If the deck isn't bent it's worth it, and if the wheels spindle hole aren't wallered out then worth keeping. Bare mower decks actually stack up really compactly
Thanks
@robbie These engines are aluminum bore with a very thin oxide coating that hardens it enough unlike a iron sleeved automobile block. It's done and toast, once you are thru that oxide layer which is microns thick then the aluminum wears away super fast.
Yeah , i tried to remove the Aluminum transfer and honed the block , only lasted 30 mins on rebuild , original owner ran the 250cc snow engine with no oil
I used gas to unseize a Husquvarna Wheeled Trimmer.
did you just pound on that crankshaft to get that flywheel off?
Yes. As it was seized there was nothing to loose.
Flip move worked perfectly for me. Thanks!
Great
Where do you get a lift like that?
This should help some typing for me. Older video now.
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Good morning sir. I priced out the brake assembly you didn't save. $21.00 US from Amazon. Did you not save the brake assembly because you have enough in stock? Just wondering. Also do you think it would be worth your while to tear the engine down to salvage any of the internal engine parts? Thank you sir.
Sometimes I do save internals. But this model is so popular I just moved forward on it. It is sometimes a tough decision.
brake parts on these hardly ever go bad
i like your work table do you find that the fact that it has wheals it is a bit unsteady I have one close to yours but no wheals was thinking about putting some on
Good Morning, Bruce! Another great video, Sir!!
Thanks Glyn
Why not keep the deck? Still looks pretty good?
There are more decks around here because of the low humidity.
@@BrucesShop
I see, Thanks for reply. Take care Bruce. Really have enjoyed your videos for years now.
good job bruce,you salvaged some good parts there,those types of engines are easy to work on only thing i dont like about them is the metal gas tank,if it gets rusty inside it can be hard to remove the rust out of em,was wondering do they make a plastic gas tank for that type of engine?
I don't think so.
Nice mower i like this deck mine favorite model of lawn mower and the engine :-)
Me too
I loled at the "Oh, Dirty Dog!" 13:12
LOL. Thanks
Best regards, Bruce I just found the vid that you did on the lift device..great..will start looking...smiles
Right on
take it apart... hone cyl, get new piston rings, sand piston skirts. take out valves and chip off carbon and sand stems with 1500 grit sandpaper. sand crank journal with 1500...1000... 800 grit sandpaper til it is smooth.
new rod? polish piston pin with 1500 grit so it slides thru little end of rod and piston pin boss sooooo smooooothly .
drill out oil hole on big end of rod for MORE OIL... re assemble with new gasket set... 20-50 oil with 20% STP OIL treatment. E BAY STICKER .... CHECK THE GD OIL BEFORE EACH RUN OF THE DAY.... write on it 20-50 oil ONLY!!!! 20% STP OIL TREATMENT.
new air filter E bay every year, clean air filter with each oil change every 25 hours!!!!! paint pens 10 for $12 on e bay.
Right on a $20 dollar mower.
Nice video but we want to see carnage! Crack open the case and show us the glitter.
I had an old rusty Toro I probably bought for my dad like 30 years ago, but the motor was solid. I look through yard sales and ask friends to get me a decent deck to replace it. One day I go to Lowe's and they have a yellow tag on a mower up front for $30, no coil and no blade, but otherwise looks new. I get it home, throw a blade and a coil on it, add oil and gas, it starts, but quickly smokes up the whole yard, and it has almost no power. I dump the oil and it looks like brown glitter glue, crack the case and the rod end has like 1/8" slop, the bore is trashed and so is the piston. Looks like someone ran it for like a whole season without oil, then brought it back for warrantee. Oh well, slapped my dad's old motor on it, ran it for like 7 years till the crank seal started leaking all over. By then I had 2 other mowers waiting to be cobbled together into one good one.
Great story. Good for you for not giving up
Sure cure for a seized engine is a mixture of marvel mystery oil and diesel fuel 50/50 mix.... Pour it into the spark plug hole tip the mower back and let it sit for a week, it will be unseized... But if there is internal damage like a bent rod the engine is toast, I have never come across a engine I couldn't unseize with that mixture, great video.
Thanks I will try that next time. There will be more.
Bruce where did you get that lift table ?
Well here is a video of the table if you don.t mind.
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thanks BRUCE I just found your video
cool. I use that thing 4 times a week or more.
Bruce. This is a little off topic but I like those overalls your wearing. What brand are they and where did ya get them so I can pick me up a pair. Thanks buddy and keep upturn awesome videos👍🏻
Sorry Mike. I bought them years agoat a liquidation store and can't find any more. I don't even have a name
What kind of lift table is that?
A video is the best way to show you
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jdegori1514 I bought the same lift..best thing I ever did
That tank and carb aren’t cheap either. Great work again.
exactly what I do but I do a little more depending on if that blade adaptor gives me trouble to get off.
Yes we laugh we do what we do.
They’re a dime a dozen until they’re gone. Before you know it the only thing left is electric and Chinese clones.
That is a good one.
Put a Harbor Freight Predator/Honda Clone Motor on it. The Predator is actually a Steel Sleeved Engine. I put one on a Snapper HI-Vac and it's still running strong. I've been picking Mowers out of the trash for years and mostly bad fuel is the problem, but like you the ones that can't be fixed are great for the parts.
Thanks Joel. They are good motors.
A good harvesting of parts is always a good thing.
Yes. I just have to control the volume of parts and i do
Good job Mate!!☺
Thanks RK. I got some good parts off it.
Good job , and a good video. cheers
Thanks Ron
I don't have a garage to store a lot of stuff, so in my situation, I would have gotten everything I wanted to keep off the engine, removed the engine, and left the rest intact. That way, if I encounter a mower with a good engine but a rusted-out deck, I could possibly just do an engine swap, and ready to go!
Wish the Quatro engines were a dime a dozen here.... mine seized after 10 years (after one last year mow), even those blades are hard to source.
Yes they are.
Do you have an ebay store you sell parts on?
No I should but remember I am 61. Does your grandfather do stuff like this?
No I actually do it all myself! I turned the old shed outside into a workshop. I mainly buy junk mowers, fix them, and then sell them for a larger profit. The past few years I have collected a lot of tools and usually ended up buying tools for a single job, so I ended up with a ton of tools and now I don't even know what I have. Haha.
Can you fix any seized motor or is it not worth time an money ? Great video
I have saved a few by just turning them over and putting oil in the cylinder. then turn them over till they loosen
Bruce Pender thanks for the tip
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i usually have a few engines begging for a good deck like that, pretty sells quick around here lol
Well we re in a smaller city miles away from others. I do get that though.
@@BrucesShop same here 50% of mowers i pick u decks bad eater rusted out or tires broke out of holes engine mint got like 10 engines and cant ever find decks for them wash under your mowers people
Good haul Brue. You'll need those parts. Just curious, (I guess it's from my career of "wrenching") Did you ever find the actual engine problem?
No but i think someone ran it low on oil.
lol thats also a frankenstein mower i think motor and wheels are from a mtd 20 inch i think at least engine cover is
Did you ever check if something was rubbing on the flywheel? I can't feel how stiff the engine felt, but I have run across the coil just barely rubbing on the flywheel, and it will give the feel of a seized engine
The flywheel was at 10 th. But thank you for the input. I have seen that too.
I got a free husqvarna awd with keystart, almost brand new mower, the man thought the engine was seized turned out the inner deck was bent and the blade hit it and stopped the engine cold, I saw what had happen, the flywheel key was sheared but replaced the key, bent the deck back out and replaced the blade, and it runs like new, ended up selling it for 350.
Very cool story
Thanks for posting!
You bet.
i usually pull the engines off like you and when i have time strip them and seperate the aluminum. if i bring complete mowers or tractors i only get 4 cents a pound for light iron. if i seperate the aluminum its worth more coin
Absolutely one has to measure the time taken. But still worth while.
Bruce, I agree with Craig. Leave the deck intact. Just my opinion, nice video, though.
Thanks I live in town so I can't have junk pile up.
Nuttin like a good stash of $$$ parts.
Yes. Coils and blade adaptors are the best.
Also any extra carbs I have, I clean and rebuild whats needed and stock them for a quick change-out and keep rotating them. It speeds up the repair. also do the same with recoil starts for rope or recoil spring replacement .
I have to confess that about 1/2 of my stashed carbs haven't been cleaned but i mark on them with a sharpie which ones are cleaned and not cleaned.
nice to have seen an engine teardown. could have been a broken piston rings jammed in cylinder.
Thanks for the comment.
Great video.
Thanks for sharing.
New subscriber here.
Thanks a lot. Merry Christmas
Yes, lots of goodies. Clean em off nice and put them away. You know they'll go to good use. Best part is that you got it to run, so they've been tested. I think I would've popped the lower pan and cylinder head off of the engine real quick just to peek inside. At that point, in for a penny, in for a pound. I would end up laying awake wondering what got toasted in there. lol! Yea, I'm sick like that.
Me to but this year the volume of non running mowers is overwhelming
Wow. Either the quality of mowers have declined, or people aren't taking care of their equipment.
Well our economy has slipped so i think the mowers are coming out from the back of the sheds or from under the decks.
Well at least you can profit from having parts and selling the scrap.
Well, that's too bad....Yeah, the parts to repair that engine would far exceed its value for sure....Unfortunately, little Briggs are just throw aways....I remember having seized Briggs come in the shop without a drop of oil in them, just freed em up, added oil, and gave them back to the customer....No guarantee of course...But, never had one come back blown up...Couldn't do that with tecumsehs...That thing was really bound up, would love to know what was messed up inside...
Yes this one has no oil.
I'd like to see what's exactly wrong with the Moyer Moyer
I you may have noticed this video is 3 years old. Sorry
At least you got some good parts out of it
I did
did old homelite i believe xl 50 blue casing chainsaw the same way 12 or 16 to one fuel mix took 5 days got it working like champ he used 50 to one oh well
I've enjoyed some of your videos, but this is the one that's decided my subscription.
You can't win 'em all, but what to do with the corpse? :D
Thanks!
Thanks so much for subscribing Casmary
I woulda kept the whole deck. The motors are easier to find than a good, nearly new deck!
Around here decks are not that rusty. They are almost too easy to find. We are out on the dry prairies. Where are you?
Heads up people only. Rich people through away good use lawnmowers like this guy
I would like to see a video of how it is done. Can you make one?
Wow. I wonder what made the engine overclock like that? But a few good parts is always a good thing for the shop. I like that you filmed the dismantle.
You can learn a lot if you take it apart. Even if you throw it away after.
Probably running with no oil
I think so too.
Have you ever had mower that runs BUT when you walking about 20 feet or less it cuts off, BUt if it stays stills it will run till there is no gas left.
Well they do have a mind of their own .
Left a good head on there.
I have a few out in the shed.
hey Bruce.
how do I send you something..im.in Canada
OK bthversion1@gmail.com We can chat from there. Sorry i am careful.
I have the same lift table , wonder how I lived without it for so long
Yes it is truly a back saver. A knee saver too.
You obviously know your market. With new parts pushing up the repair bill to just trash and replace mower good used parts are the way to go. I saw lots of dollars coming of that mower.
Yes. Pulsa primes are really coming in for tune ups and small repairs.
If its damaged beyond repair it can be repowered by another engine but Briggs and Stratton discontinued the model 9 or 3.5hp and 3.75 hp engines and replaced them with a cheaper OHV engine. my bet is if u have a Harbor Freight store in your area is to get a Predator 173cc Honda clone engine. if the crankshaft is long it will fit your deck but some mowers they have a shorter shaft in which u have to shim or put spacers in the mounting bolts to raise the engine up higher. as you can't bet them much better engines than Briggs being now Briggs and Stratton is putting PLASTIC camshafts and timing gears in these engines they fail and the valves don't work. best of all these predator engines run great i have one on my mower still kicking after 3 seasons.
Would like, all the same to have seen the engine taken apart. Many can only surmise on a broken governor.
Yes. I agree but it is a $40 mower.
Great video again, shame it was a write off.. just wondered as I've now watched nearly all of your videos, you often say 'I've dropped my watch' when you drop something - is this a Canadian saying ?
It was something I picked up from work. You drop something and it is so loud it has to be something heavy. To make humour we said I dropped my watch which wouldn't make any noise at all. I just say it without thinking about it. Thanks for picking it up. obscure humour.
like a kid at christmas ....lol , almost as excited stripping it than if you'd fixed it ....lol Id like to live near you and help you run a shop if i was closer and a lot younger ..... again, great videos
Thanks Dan
Anybody who would harvest the flywheel key is a friend of mine!
It is not the cost it is finding one when in heat of battle.
Flywheel keys here are 2 bux each in Canada maybe more than that.
For us in western Canada it is finding them. Cities are far apart. So it isn't the price it is finding it. I am a 9 hour drive north of Helena Montana.
Ty Bruce for the slow mo lol
No problem.
Bruce keep the deck body put another motor on it later
I just don't have the room. I live in the city and I don't want to be "That Junky" neighbour. (Canadian Spelling- neighbour)
Why wouldn't you save the complete mower without the motor and then just sell the whole thing to someone who has a good motor but needs a better mower?
In my location there aren't that many people playing with small engines. But a good idea. Plus I don't like strangers showing up and looking around. (it is my age I think on that)
Good Morning my Northern friend.Those parts you grabbed are a gold mine for "trash picked" mowers. Pure profit! Great vid & setting the bar pretty high. check out my latest Craigslist find video. 8oz too much oil! some people should just use a lawn service.Ha Ha!
I agree.
You are right. We see it all eh!!!
First! Haha. Nice one Bruce!
good for you
It is like the tin man. "oil me"
Oil my aching joints LOL
Why did he put oil down the carb
It is an oil can with gas in it so I can prime the carburator with fuel so the engine may or might start for a few seconds.
Bruce Pender oh
Hey Brody how is i going? Yes i answer every comment. I get busy sometimes as I have almost 12,000 subs. Good to have you on board.
I would have saved that muffler those are the nice quiet ones
Yes they are. I should have. I have a box of the round ones.
I would have done same thing w/o scrapping the deck . If in decent shape would have found a second hand engine & flipped it .
I just don't have the storage for stuff in the bone yard.
Spare parts!
Yeah
Ya, but it's not always the carburetor Bruce!!! Lol keep up the good work buddy👍
It’s toast.
Parts mower.
keep the gold scrap the rest ;-) Shame that all you could do but got some nice spares off it.
Great parts on this one.
always the last nut
no kidding. I did a pressure washer today and had to get the BIG tools out to get the last nut off. hahaha