NO OIL CHANGES? Servicing A Broken Yard Sale Lawn Mower,
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 ก.ย. 2024
- I picked up this Husqvarna lawn mower at a yard sale for $30 and the owner said it was not cutting well. lets put it up on the bench for a good service and find out what was causing it?
I have to say, this is by far the most relaxing channel to listen to. I have a dead silent office and having this playing is like hanging out in the shop working while he does his thing.
I worked at a small engine repair shop about 25 years ago. Even then the owner told me that his competition was a $99 mower from whatever big box stores were around. We had a $59 service special on your typical Briggs push mower which included changing the oil, pulling the blower housing, blowing the dust out, sharpening the blades, cleaning or replacing the air filter, carburetor diaphragm, spark plug, and head gasket. While the head was off, we decarboned it and lapped and adjusted the valves. Was about an hour and a half of labor and about $10 in parts at the time. After this treatment they would usually run like new. This was in the days before overhead valve engines, and breaker points were still around on older mowers we saw.
We had a quick test to see if repairing an old mower was viable, we turned it over with the spark plug disconnected and spun it backwards. If the engine offered no resistance backing up the power stroke, or the crankshaft was bent, we told the customer not to bother. Other things that usually totalled old mowers were problems with the self propelled mechanism, and rusted out decks.
In the day we also had to deal with the valve seats on the Briggs engines popping out. It was a warranty repair, and the official fix was to reinsert the valve seat, and use a center punch to punch divots around the edge of the seat to expand the metal. I learned a lot from him, even though I had been repairing mowers on my own since I was a kid.
The punch method is called staking, and I have used it on many different applications. Basically anything you don't want to move, stake it.
@@MrTruckerf That skill came in handy later on when I started working on mail extraction machines. The cutter assemblies would have bronze bushings pressed into aluminum plates that would sometimes work loose.
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Ever live in Ontonagon
Speaking of breaker point-and-condenser ignition systems in mowers, I'm sure glad they figured out how to get ignition without them! What a pain in the ass they were!
When I was a young guy (about 10 yrs old), my Dad would ask for assistance while repairing small engines. I wish he would've let me do more of it on my own. It may have kindled the spark earlier, that I now have. Problem is, he passed about 7 years later. I have the spark, but lost the mentor.
Your videos help with the spark ... a lot. Ahhhh, but the mentor. The memories will have to do.
Thanks Mustie! 😎👍🏼. PS: Cool VW Pickup too!
I have often thought about what a soulless species we would be if we didn't have memories.
i lost my best mentor, my dad when i was 17 he was 45
Your message hit me while reading the comments here. Lost my dad 5 years ago and he was my mentor too, worked with him for a good part of my life day to day. So many people ask me "how do you know how to do all of this stuff" and a lot of it is because I learned from my dad, but, lately it is because of TH-cam.
You keep my head in the right place. One of two things happens when I work on equipment. Either I can't get it running, or I do get it running but I'm not sure exactly what I did right-it just starts working again-so I never really learn from experience. If I obsess long enough though I can usually get it going. Watching your videos keeps my head in the game.
I was driving with my 16 year old son,we see a old snow thrower in the garbage so I said let’s bring it home , well we take it apart there was just a small gear was the problem,$1.99 for it, put it together, we sold it for $35.00 now he wants to bring everything home,lol
once you get a taste of the satisfaction of fixing something youwant more
its like a drug
ive alwase have been on it since i was 5? cant even remeber when it started
worked on the stuff with my grandpa who taught me most of what i know on most things mechanical. how to pull and clean a carburator how to not weld (i still dont know how to weld though to be fair its a harbor freight special on 110 v so a pretty craptastic welder) and yeah hes liek, 70 years old give or take but he still goin strong and still helps with things, hell he has a project truck he been workin on for a long while its geting to the point where the end iswithin grasp, as in he might have it done by the end of this year
granted its wiring shinigans that has to be taken care of and all of a fuel system but everything else is in place but yeah he has tought me loads of practical things more than the shit school system lmao
Well, go check out Andrew Camarata, some of the things he does in my opinion can be funny.
fixed my mates mower after watching how you fix mowers thanks
Thanks Mustie1.
Even though I have been doing this for a while myself, I still enjoy seeing someone else doing the same thing.
Blade on backwards, dirty carb, or my favorite... IT WAS OUT OF GAS 😁
One man's junk is another man's treasure.
I am 60 now and back when I was about 12-14.....people would curb a mower that sheered the key and wouldn't start.That was really my first summer money making venture.....as my older friend showed me how to remove the fly wheel and insert a new key.Most of the mowers were Briggs powered.....but a few people marveled at me using their old mower cutting grass with something they threw out just hours before.The local mower shop sold me the keys and I started learning more repairs....sharpening blades....cleaning carbs.....so here I was about 12 years old ….going around and showing off my wallet with a couple hundred bucks in it.When other kids were lucky to have 50 cents in their pockets.I had even have a few friends just ask.....hey show me your wallet again.And even a few cute girls were starting to come around.Darren….these videos bring back so many great memories...thanks a lot for your time and tallents..!!
I'm 15 and go around fixing old lawnmowers that get scrapped at my local scrap yard.its sad to see them thrown out because a jet was blocked or the spark plug had broke. I'm doing everything you do apart from getting the cute girls 😂
@@benturner4774 Hang in there and hone your baiting skills. It will come sooner than later. Persevere. And if u miss out on some maybe it was meant not to happen. Good luck. I'm 65.
I learned because my cheap ass dad never bought anything new. He would pull them out of the damn dump, bring them home and swear to me they were fine. I spent most of my spare time fixing them before I could use them.
I wish girls were as easy to impress back then these days lol
@@benturner4774 He didn't say he got them. Just got them looking at his money. I'm not saying they were gold diggers...
I've had the same mower for around ten years and it's one of the best mowers I've owned, It just keeps going.
I have the identical mower. I changed the oil after the first season and it was glittery with metal. Then changed it again at the 3rd season, it was barely dark and had almost no metallic glitter. Briggs claims to have made some changes to the engine to lengthen the life of the oil (2800 vs 3600rpm, better air filtration to catch dirt, better oil cooling, tighter manufacturing tolerances) but I am still going to change the oil to get the debris out. I have no doubt it will die an earlier death with no oil changes, but I know plenty of neighbors who never change, check OR add oil, so it seems all the marketing in the world can't teach idiots to care for their stuff.
Could the engineers figure a mower will fail from carb issues before oil issues?
Never Change the Oil is another way of saying, "See you in couple of years because you have to buy a new mower".
It's unbelievable.
You are right
Reminds me of those shit-ass air compressors Campbell & Hausefeld no crank-
case for compressor oil, yup bilt cheap. for 50$ more I got a nice central
pneumatics at harbor freight. compressor has a crankcase with sightglass
for checking oil level.
To be honest, from the look of the oil in most of the mowers he works on people aren't generally ever changing oil anyway - so no need to recommend it, really.
Had a push mower craftsman 5hp. Never changed the oil and only added when needed. Oil was quite black but after 10 years was still running great. Hard to believe.
I have never changed the oil in my mower either. I simply add a little before running and when done I notice the engine has burned a slight amount. I am still using a mower I bought 15 years ago and it works fine.
If you changed the oil properly 1X a year, it wouldn't be burning any. Change it 2X a year and your grandchildren will be using it.
Petroleum fueled mowers will soon be a thing of the past as they are slowly being regulated out of existence. Once that happens I plan to stop mowing my lawn and let it go back to nature..@@orange6092
I couldn't believe it the first time I saw a mower blade that was put on upside down. It looked like it was run that was for years. It seams like I see it at least once a year on customers mowers now.
@Miles Abdullah doing it now, seems like it’s working!
Can you imagine someone doing that out of your own stupidity, and then complaining about the mower to the dealer manufacturer about its performance ? Because I can easily see that happening with certain people lol
i had a m t d ride on in the other day and the blades where upside down and that was after a service at a dealer
instablaster.
Just the most perfect life. Fixing stuff and driving around in a splitty. What’s not to like. Excellent feed good videos as always keep em coming
It's nice to get a bargain when someone does not know what they're doing.
A few years back I picked up a backpack blower. In the ad it said used for one season and now it will not start. When I made contact with the owner he explained that he would rather buy new one and he just wants $20 for it. I went straight over there and it looked exactly like in the picture. I pulled the cord all that scene fine so I gave him the money and then he gave me the brand new gas can that he bought for that.
As soon as I returned home I went out to the garage and started checking things. That's when I noticed the on and off switch was in the off position. I hit the primer ball pulled the cord once and it started up immediately.
I enjoyed your videos look forward to watching more.
Just check and add......and then buy another lawn mower
Pretty much.
Exactly 👍 in the very wasteful and neglectful world we live in today.
I call it the Walmart mentality. If it breaks, you just throw it out and buy a new one rather than fix it. I've had the same lawn mower for the last 15 years, and it still works just as good as the day I bought it. I change my oil every season, and I sharpen the blade every season. I also switched out the oil from the standard 30 weight, to synthetic 5w 30, which really causes a little bit more oil burn, but it's a better oil.
@@markssmallengines3542 Toss it every season that;'s what the neighbor did in the ritzy sectionsof our town
@@chubbysumo2230 we had ours for over 30 yrs 1967-1998, only when I was on the third deck and the bolts were stripped that I gave it up and tossed it.B+S motor from SEARS
Hey Mustie1! Just wanted to give you a quick shout-out for your awesome channel. admittedly, I am kind of late to the game, as I have just recently discovered you in the past couple of months, but I’m so glad that I did! I am not at all mechanically-inclined, but I find your videos incredibly interesting and fun to watch. Please keep up the excellent work(FYI, you inspired me to take on a repair of my personal lawnmower and I’m happy to report that I successfully replaced a broken pull cord on my 15-year-old Troybuilt- A HUGE accomplishment for a clueless sap like me.😊
Been seeing a lot of new mowers that you do not change the oil in now days. Its becoming a lazy person world, just buy new one and don't get dirty. Also a man who never put a blade upside down before has never serviced a mower. Love the videos, keep up the great work. Like new, a Mustie fix, just put back in box and sell as new LOL.
I am getting there, being lazy. Add some synthetic oil to them and let them go 2-3 seasons between changes. Agreed on the blade, I put a paint mark on the old one to prevent the mixup before removing.
@@mph5896 I just bought an electric one. Only thing I have to do is rebuild the battery pack every couple of years. Got some new ones coming now.
You have to do that once on anything with directional cutting edge to then understand the importance of it. I put a chainsaw chain on backwards and it wouldn’t even cut a woody weed.
I work on them all the time and even I screw up once in a blue moon. I put the upper blade on my Honda mulcher on wrong this spring. I figured it out pretty quick.
I run a mower service shop and the tolerances are so loose even new they burn some oil so it always needs added to so it gets changed a little at a time. Kinda like a old oil burning car, check the oil and change the filter
I've been using the same two mowers for the past 23+ years and I have only changed their oil twice. 1st time after the initial break-in period and then again last winter -- the oil looked black but I didn't find any grit. I check the oil 2-3x a season and top off when needed. I learned this while in the Army. They only changed the oil in our trucks when an analysis showed it was needed.
I had that mower, and loved it. It's a VERY good, light mower. I also changed the oil in it. While I don't actually remember if I found the procedure in the owners manual or online, I simply turned the mower on it's side and drained the oil out of it while I took care of other projects, come back a while later and fill it with new oil. I ended up selling it with a trailer, zero turn and a cheap weed eater and blower as a package.
When I was a kid in the late 70s early 80s, my dad had a briggs and straten and he didn't change the oil for 11 years. He just kept adding oil. It would still run but every time I had to use it, it filled the whole yard with smoke because the rings were shot. But it still ran. I always thought that was impressive. After he died, my mom sold it to the yard maintenance company she was hiring and they honed it and put a new set of rings and it ran great. It was one of the old 3.5 HP models with no safety stuff so you didn't have to hold anything on the handle to keep it running. I think it was Wards or Sears.
Had a yard machine with a briggs and straton bought in 2000. It still runs to this day and I don't think we've ever changed the oil. Just splashed 30 in it when it needed it and called it good.
We cleaned the air element for the first time last year and noticed an immediate uptick in the RPM. Was practically brand new. Still runs like a top when we mow the back 40.
'86 Toro running strong til this year. Would work with a new carb, but I really want a Honda.
always good to do oil changes. just did the oil on a skilsaw that was almost dry except for the varnish on all the gearing. now has everything lubed and after several flushes with fresh fluid, is nice and clean inside and out
Mustie you should show people about reading the sticker on the side of the gas tank. It tells you how long the engine will perform according to emissions. They rate it for hours until it wears out. If you read these labels it will tell you how disposable it is. Each engine from Briggs will have its own rating. The longer it lasts before it is wore out is a good way to tell if it is worth spending more money on a different model. I was surprised to find how different the ratings were for different models of chain saws from the same manufacturer .
I can see why you have a lot of hits. Your presentation, voice, etc cannot be copied. Your a natural ! Enjoy your videos.
I am most amazed by your negotiation skills in acquiring these treasures for a pittance. Perhaps a yard sale negotiation video next?
Mustie, I had the "never change oil" feature on my 2000 Tahoe. It had over 300,000 miles on the ole Vortec and all I had to do is add a quart a month and it was always fresh! 8^)
dose she smoke?
Wow I would like to see what the everlasting oil filter looked like...
@@brucecowgill7672 What's this "oil filter" you speak of?
@@SpynCycle57 the ii
@dyy Fethiiyhn It really isn't
The fashion Police are gonna take you in for those socks😀😀. Thanks for another great video Mr Mustie
Looking at Crusty I don't think Mustie's one of those guys who gets hung up on appearances!
I'd like to say thank you!! since I've been watching your channel I have started to repair cheap/ free power equipment and reselling it. with the profit I get from that I put it in to a savings account for my 3 y/o daughter for a collage fund she now has almost $3,000 thanks to you for giving me the courage, knowledge and, idea to start this money making adventure. I would like to send you a thank you gift and I always hear of a fellow you tuber contacting you but I don't see any way of doing that
I love your videos please don’t ever stop making these I learn a lot
I found so many this year ...so many easy fixes ...I resold them....and made good money ...for a little hobby even had one blown motor ...found rod apart...found one in the street different design same motor same manufacturer did a swap...works awesome
My mower is over 20 years old, never changed the oil. Still running fine.
Lol that's awesome
I passed up a lawn mower being thrown out earlier this week, that looked like it was in good shape on outside, but because I already have 4 mowers, I left it. I did however think of your videos when I was looking at it, thinking one of them would teach me how to fix it. I went back by next morning and someone else had gotten it. Hope the didn't just scrap it.
Must be an Australian mower, blades upside down... (Hi from Aus)
your toilets flush backwards.
Not to an Australian they don't!
The blade is correct for Australia. The issue here is that the pull starter is incorrect, causing the engine to be running backwards.
(Hi from Sydney)
I am about to finish fixing a Rover lawnmower this afternoon. I bought it from a second hand place. The company that sold parts went out of business. Funnily enough I bought the drive I needed for the self propelled from someone who went to their closing down auction. So my Rover mower will be self propelled again. I have owned it for 10 ten years. I am in USA, and still loyal to the Rover mower brand. I also own 2 Rover cars!
Howdy and best wishes from the USA !
I'm glad to hear that dumping the oil out of the dipstick hole isn't a bad way to change lawnmower oil. that's what I have been doing with my lawn mower as it's drain plug is under the shield/guide thing for the drive belt for the blade, and I'm not going to take the blade off, and take the belt off to get at the plug.
One thing I noticed, is I change the oil, went from straight 30 weight to synthetic 10W30 the first thing I noticed was I got more grass cut per tank of gas. Before, I would cut my front yard, and half my back yard and add gas. After I cut the front and all the back and still had gas left over.
The change to synthetic was worth the change.
I bought a brand new 22" Yard Machine 10 years ago and have never changed the oil. I check the level every so often and add some if I need to. Still starts on the first pull and runs perfect. The blade could probably use a sharpening or be replaced. But it still cuts good enough.
But, why not? It’s not like it’s hard to do.
Hysterical...I just flipped the Troy Built version of this mower...the TB110...you basically had the carb off...just pull out and take off the governor and choke rods
It sounds and runs really nice, if you didn't already have one i would say 'That's a keeper'.
i had to laugh at that, blade madness and an owner with more money than sense.
I've always repaired my own machines/engines/electronics, can't afford not to.
I'm the same, soon worked out that the repairers don't take as much care as you do when repairing stuff.
Fixing your own stuff, is the ultimate fun! You never have to pay to get stuff fixed, and you know how it works! Mustie1 IS the best! I have great respect for us guys who learn to fix our own junk! Can't get it fixed on the weekends, so learn to fix it yourself. Life is too short to pay for repairs! Love it! Thanxz
That looks like an after market blade judging by the hole and slots. OEM blade has an asterisk shaped hole
It's good to watch all the old Videos, so I can thump up all of them I missed. I still feel that Musti1 'S Channel is worth more than 1mio subs for its outstanding Content.
I would disconnect the spark plug lead before putting my hand on the blade, some viewers might turn it and it
might kick.
Its always a pleasure to witness a mower starting first pull. A real pity the blade was installed up side down as
I'm sure the packaging would have shown the correct orientation.
I just picked up a “Yard Machine” push mower on the side of the road. The motor is almost identical to that Husky. It took about an hour to clean out the carb and tank. The motor has quite a bit of power, it’s a 125cc .
I've got the same mower I bought new at Home Depot for around $150. It is a powerful little motor for the displacement and tough. I've used it as a bush hog several times now with no issues. I do clean the air filter and change the oil about every 12 hour's of use though. Figured if I'm gonna run it hard I need to maintain it even better.
I can't fathom not changing oil. I follow severe duty service schedules on everything I own just for piece of mind. It's insane people won't take a few minutes and do such a simple and cheap service like changing the oil.
Once agai you've made an interesting video never ever boring and looking at it we feel like we are helping you .
I was out shopping last year and , along with my buddy, signed up for a mower giveaway. A nice drag you behind Craftsman 21 inch mower. 163 cc's of Briggs power. My buddy won it. I'm not so lucky . Well he couldn't use it as he has a one square yard of grass at his place. So I've used it ,washed it waxed it romanced it and in general really liked the workout it gives. Was mowing a few days ago and sputters and died. Tried to start it, nope won't start. Later I tried it again and it fired first pull hit it's governed speed and died. Took it apart found noting of interest in the carb, no dirt and I don't use ethanol fuel in any of my 15 PC's of yard equipment. Does the same thing starts once hits the govenor (sp) and dies. It has about 10 hours on the engine and it's been serviced 3 times in a year and a half. Oil is cheap. Filters are cheap and I change them when needed. What am I missing if you have an idea. I would love to hear it. Thanks.
What an awesome video. Love the peacefulness and straight forwardness on what to check and how to do it!
The company is probably hoping that not changing the oil would reduce the life of the mower and they sell more. Genius!
BMW automatic transmissions also use this logic lol.
Lifetime fluids are the marketing lie that should tell us we're over the edge with corruption.
@@Cyberdeamon There is no BMW automatic transmissions,only:ZF,Magna Getrag,Aishin,etc so don't hate the car maker,hate the Transmission makers for that"lifetime fill" marketing bullshit.😉
@@raulalejandrobastillapedro1564 if i ever have the money to buy a long haul vehicle, it'll be toyota. drove a tacoma parts delivery truck with 330k on it. made me a firm believer in that japanese stuff. really like my shindaiwa 488 as well.
@@raulalejandrobastillapedro1564 Doesn't matter - they take ownership by pushing and selling the product to consumers. They knew of the negatives, yet disregarded. Full hate of the car maker is qualified.
Mows fine. *Installs new blade* Mows like crap. There's something wrong with this thing!
Make sure you put blade on correctly and you didn't put it upside down. The blade spins towards discharge side of deck so cutting edge of blade should be turning that way as well.
Probably hit something like a tree root or a bolder. Replaced the chunked blade incorrectly and assumed he broke the mower in the first place. The guy gets a slight nod from me just for giving it a shot.
@@bobadam7021 With the few wonder if the previous owner of the lawnmower had hit a rock to put a dent in the original blade when they replace the blade when they now toss the mower when it was cutting even worse as in the age of disposable products had them leave the mower on the curb on trash and recycling day after getting a new mower. Even as those going out on trash and recycling day ahead of the garbage truck when they loaded up the mower usually had the sign of free on the handlebar when those made a video of the service or as the previous owner kept the box the mower came in when it also came with a plastic chute to turn it into a side discharge mower when those flipped the mower on its side when they instantly see the error when the new blade was installed upside down when there is instructions on which side the blade is to be installed stamped into it as flipping the blade to the proper side when those have a mower they can depend on.
I love how the previous owner kept the box and all the paperwork to prove that he didn't read any of it or return the mower.
He planned on returning it for warranty, common thing these days, big box stores see it every day
Reminds me of the Craftsman mowers that I worked with when I was at Sears. Some were delivered with a Honda OHV engine as opposed to the Briggs & Stratton engines. The Honda was quieter and more expensive. I never saw a mower that said never change the oil. Of course you do, whether is a push or a riding mower. Change the oil if you want it to last a long time. Great video.
I have one of the Craftsman mowers that'a at least 15 years old, with the Honda engine that's still running great. The picture on the box had shown the mower with a Briggs engine on it. After having the Honda, I wouldn't own another Briggs engine.
I new a guy that never changed oil in his Chevy, he would only change the oil filter and add oil when needed. That was Crazy. That's a Cool VW truck.
I'd like to see you fix some more outboard motors. Those are my favorites.
I really wish he would too
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I remember you fixing up the 11hp power washer. Glad to see it being used still today. "The blade rightside up", you cant fix stupid.
Can You imagine if you were the person who sold it to him and then watched this video. Some people have no common sense.
at least the guy who sold it was going to have someone else do it i guess. better to either know how to care for the machine then break it "repairing" it. lol
it could have been someone who had no clue at all what they were doing. i give them credit for attempting to do it themselves even tho they had to take one blade off to put a new one on so they had to see how it was put on
"you cant fix stupid." Sure you can; I just did.
just installed a new pump on a Honda GCV160 engine that a guy Gave me and i started my own powerwashing and lawn care business i love it. ive been making pretty decent money and love doing it and love fixing up equipment. if you know what youre doin you can make a living flipping things you fix.
"Change the oil every 25 hours" it says in the manual for this machine, Husqvarna LC121P. Personally I believe the box.
great fix , love the drive/flea market bit at the end. we bought a mower in 2000 and I changed the oil after cutting the lawn twice, I had some slick 50 for a car I had at the time and put about a tablespoonful in the mower before the oil and it's still working today (B&S sprint 40 engine) deck will rot out sooner than the engine will fail.
I’d like to say you always do a great job. I enjoy watching you very much ,you’re a very intelligent guy .
I enjooy watching your channel you possess an amazing amount of info. I am amazed by how many good finds near you.
Agreed. And he has a scrap yard he can buy stuff from. None of that around here!
People can't put the blade on correctly even when it's labeled, do you really think they can change the oil 🤤😂
My is
This guy ain't lying
Lololo yea it’s a fact they don’t need to do anything and take it to shop for service
Great way to end the night! Love from the Gold Coast of Australia Mustie1!
Agree! New Zealand here. Mustie1 is the best :)
Thumbs up from Melbourne, Mustie1 my favourite
Bugger me... I suppose I better jump in as well.... Cheers from Launceston Tasmania Mustie1...
Thumbs up from southeast QLD 👍
That upside down blade would work ok down under wouldn't it?
I have this mower and just starting out mowing season 5 with it. I change the filter every so often and make sure it has enough oil and it has been working like a champ. It starts up on the first pull every time. I do sharpen the blade every now and then and should probably get a new one one year. I used to change my oil, but glad I don't have to with this one. Great video!
it shows in the owners manual, that you should change the oil.
I know this is an older video but in my search for doing my own lawnmower repair/servicing I came across your channel. I knew right away that I found the right one when I saw the deluxe and the single cab vw’s! You’re living my dream!! New subscriber now.
I wonder if that guy watched this video and smacked his forehead when he saw the blade was on upside down. LOL
i used to mow with a push mower that had the blade put on backwards from the factory and tbh it cut fine when i put it on the right way after 7 years it didnt really cut any better ftw it was a mulcher mower with no output other than the bag i never used only issue i ever had out of it was the main jet got corroded and wasnt allowing enough fuel thru changed the oil in it every season mower still runs like a top after 10 years
Reminds me of the guy who brought in a new chainsaw and explained “I don’t get it, it’s brand new and I only managed to cut down two trees today and I am exhausted”.
I picked it up, pulled the rope and it started.
The guy looked shocked and said “What the hell is that noise “?
LMAO ! nice one.. lol
tell me is a real story..
Omg 🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂
That joke has been around for decades. I heard it as a kid about 40 years ago! 😁
You had socks on I couldn’t tell it all blended in together😂😂😂
I got the same mower!
I advanced the timing, and I tore the baffle outta the muffler. Then drilled the muffler out 3/4”.
Feed her the high test. Boy she works mint!👌🏻
My Norlett Lawnchef with 150cc B&S 4 stroke motor is from 1981.
Its been utterly reliable.
I have never changed the oil. I gave it a new spark plug and filter 10 years ago.
Starts 3rd pull every time!
Maybe some elevator music when lifting things up at the start? :)
This is not MTV, thank you. I enjoy the sounds that machinery makes although as obnoxious as some seem to be.
I think it was meant as a funny. An elevator table playing elevator music... Top floor, lawnmower repair....
Good luck dodging TH-cam's copyright police.
Don't think there's any copyright on "elevator music" because it's instrumental versions of popular or once popular songs, done by orchestras that you've never even heard of.
@@stanpatterson5033 There's plenty in the youtube music library you can use for free.
"Nice socks, and legs".
I propose we start calling you Pasty1.
Camp counselor
NPS = Not a Pretty Sight
Lol.
I still think his friends call him whitey ! 😊
Keeps the blade sharp that way :)
I love your channel....Last night I sat and watched video after video. You do a great job of presenting and the videos are entertaining and addictive. Thanks.
I had one like that when I was 12 years old. My dad had sharpened the blade and put it on upside down. When I went to reverse it, the wrench slipped and caught my right knuckle on the freshly sharpened edge resulting in 6 stitches and a plastic bag on my hand for the week at the beach at Ocean City! Given that experience, I spotted that right away. It's one experience I'll never forget!
before you go messing under any lawn mower you should disconnect the spark plug.
you could easily chop off your hand if the mower was to start up while servicing
it may be possible that it is a 2 cycle and it has some internal porting that injects the oil into the firing chamber
i know in the 80s some mopeds that used 2 cycle engines had a separate oil bottle so no need to mix. you just add the fuel and oil to their respective bottles and internally they was mixed.
did you read that in a book? he knows what he is doing - and even if he doesn't he can decide for himself.
dude you need to take us for a walkabout in the flea market pleaseeeee !!!!!
Thanks. Great trouble shooting and instruction. It’s obvious you enjoy the mechanical challenges. Nice shop set up and cool VW and yard. Great yard sale prices !! 👌
Nice Vid.. thanks for taking the time to make it..
amazing what you can pick up at a yard sales after a Muppet has been messing with things :-)
it would be nice to see you make a vid on replacing fuel lines and choke bubble on mower and weed wacker.
oh yes your comment on not leaving fuel in the machine over winter. the problem with that is that come spring the plastic fuel lines have dried out and crack.. so I leave fuel in the machine and every few weeks I power the mowers (actually all my small engine machines) and let the engine run for about 5 to 10 mins.. come spring time they start with no problems without dried out cracked plastic fuels.
When I bought my self propelled / push mower, I got one of the ones that said the same thing on the box....."never change oil, just check and add". In the manual some place it states "LIFETIME OIL".....When I asked about it at Home Depot, the guy said that its because they use synthetic oil and because the engine is built "better to last".......I think its a load of BS. It's just way for them to sell more mowers after people never change the oil and they blow up. I'll be changing the oil on mine for sure.
Lifetime oil and a one year warranty.
@@jsm3233 exactly. It's a scam.
@@jsm3233 I'll have to go back and look, but I'm pretty sure it said 3 year on the box.
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@@mattmanyam wasn't commenting about the mower in the video. Was replying to brad08stanggt 's comment. It's a marketing scam, the manufacturer isn't going to replace it anyway. The original oil will last three years. By lifetime, the manufacturer is saying the lifetime is three years.
“That good stuff looks like pre-mixed”
*continues to pour*
Two cycle oil is designed to not foul the plug, it's honestly not bad for most Motors. It's just going to run a little smoke in some cases, and that's about it. I know a lot of older Motors, as they aged it was recommended that you started putting 2-cycle oil in with the gas, just to make sure the piston rings were well lubricated.
Won't hurt anything
"The good stuff" 92 octane no Ethanol.
I use it when starting mowers that haven't run for years, it provides a little extra lubrication for the top end
I always put a dash of 2 stroke oil in my mower gas. I have to mow a steep hill on my side yard and so just in case it doesn't lubricate properly at a 45° angle I figure it's good insurance. I don't have any issues with fouled plugs. I use high quality NGK plugs too instead of the shitty Champions most engines come with.
I have the same mower. Runs perfect after a $30 replacement carb each year. Cheap insurance considering we have to use ethanol blended fuels. All other parts easy and cheap to change as needed. Bought a liquid measuring cup and measure out exact portion of oil each year. I think it is 15 oz. Keeping mine for a spare after a bought a cordless electric.
Dude just buy break cleaner and clean the jet. Saves you $25 a carb
Really good mower for that price. Also having the original box is actually good.
I don't trust anybody else's oil. I always change it, even when I borrow my brother's stuff. Fresh 20w50 synthetic oil in all my power tool engines.
love form the uk here give me a like to see is there a lot of the uk here
I'm from Tennessee, USA, but I'll give you a thumbs up anyway!
@@kcraig51 thanks very much my friend
What
Well a friend tried No Oil Changes on his '78 Bonneville with a 307, found out it's good for 35k or so.
Lol
I've heard of people just replacing the filter every 3,000 miles, and just adding the oil necessary to fill the filter. Some taxi drivers have reported 160,000 miles on their engines that way.(I don't know if I believe it or not) Others have used synthetic oil and bypass filters(Frantz) and have had pretty good success, by replacing filters and adding oil, no drain and fill.
@@vincentrobinette1507 What's the point? Is oil really that expensive?
@@maeflower5108 It's not the cost of the new oil, unless it's some exotic synthetic, like "Amsoil". For me, the problem is, what to do with the used oil. It's very hard for me to find a place, that will accept my 16 quarts of used oil from my generators, lawnmower, rototiller, wood chipper, pressure washer, and slide cutter. It just seems that their used oil tanks are always full. another thing, if an engine is properly broken in, you can change the oil once per season, and know, that the engine will likely out-last the machine that it's on.
For the taxi drivers, they can change their oil filters with no tools, and it takes only a few minutes. A filter only costs a few dollars, and the money they save, can go towards a new car, which is worn worse than the engine anyway. The trick is, to spend only as much money on maintenance as necessary, to ensure the engine outlasts the car, or the machine it's on.
@@vincentrobinette1507 no engine can possibly run 160,000 miles with no oil changes & just filter changes & topping up, doing this the oil yes is still slippery & keeps things moving but through time oil looses it's ability to protect even if it is keeping things moving it will not protect as it should & things will wear out a lot quicker , the key to keeping any engine good is very regular oil & filter changes to keep clean as possible oil in the engine & oil that also has good protection & detergents for keeping engines cleaner
I bought the same mower for $60. Got it home, check for spark - good, pulled the carb, noticed moisture in the oil, poured out all the gas and oil, cleaned the carb, added new oil and gas and it started on the second pull. 👍
looks like you got a new shop. Good for you. you deserve it. great channel hard work should pay off.
The blade was right side up, it's the Earth that is upside down.
Another great video. I just cleaned up a craftsman with a Kohler engine that I bought for $20 and sold for $120. The before and after pictures are amazing
I picked up a honda mower and was super excited because it was going to be a replacement part mower for mine. The homeowner said nothing turns and and stuck. The only thing wrong was one of the blade bolts fell off and blade got damage in the shield and was stuck. I had a replacement blade.. and bolt.. didn't have the heart to keep it as it was an elderly neighbor of mine. He loves that mower till this day.
Oil change? We don't need no stinking oil change.
Yeah, it burns enough oil, essentially replacing the oil every season.
@@greenzrx that's not the problem. Lots of people do that to old cars just fine, but they at least change the filter once a year. Lawn engines have no filter so wear metals will just build up more and more until the engine shits out
Full synthetic oil? Even running full synthetic I would still change the oil but I wonder if that's the reasoning behind the no oil change.
There have been tests done on FS oil and it does last a very long time compared to conventional oil before it starts losing its viscosity.
Briggs says so there confident in the air cleaner system and tight tollerences inside the motor that you shouldn't have to change the oil which I think is bs oil gets sheered down after so many hours on a air cooled engine
You would be surprised at the number of people that don't change their underwear any more regularly than their engine oil. Most. Of the used mowers I pickup , have oil so thick and "colored" (gotta be politically correct) that you can pick the whole machine up with the dipstick.
@@donaldteal8720 exactly if you can't change you're oil you shouldn't have a engine get something electric if your to lazy to maintain your equipment
The last time I saw legs like that they were hanging out of a nest. lol
I was in the power equipment business for about 11 years. You'd be surprised how many people didn't know lawn mowers even have oil in them! I'm not making this up, I guess they thought they were like a vacuum cleaner or something.
Yep people are really stupid theses days and can’t do any pm stuff
I pick up stuff like that often. Picked up a John Deer weed trimmer. Had been run for who knows how long with no filter. Someone couldn't get it to run and put on the curb. Cleaned the carb on it... fired right up. My neighbor threw out a Ryobi edger attachment when they moved. I picked it up to clean up and put on craigslist for a few bucks. Since the JD was the same as the Ryobi it worked. I used it for a season as an edger. Sold the trimmer the other day with the attachment for 50 bucks so I could pick up a 35 dollar edger attachment for my Echo. Was a nice trade and it netted about 15 bucks. On the hunt for a better mower than the one I have.... cheap! Wish I could find one as nice as that with a backward blade!
I wonder why people just hate the idea of an oil change so much these days....all this fancy-schmancy "keep your oil unti it is super dead" doesn't do any good. Just look at Volkswagen and their LL oils, that stuff ate timing chains for breakfast on Golf Mk IV's with VR5/6 engines.
That mower is no more that 2 years old. I used to work at Lowes a year ago and those engines just started showing up.
"Two screws in the rear"
Yeah, baby.
that's what she said
I love the ones with the high and low
This dude is living the dream. Nice and peaceful enjoying the day. I love those Volkswagens. ✌
I got one of those mowers and I use a small vacuumed pump with a catch can for the oil change. it makes it really trivial, even easier then using a drain plug on the bottom on mowers that have drain plugs.
No oil changes sell as eco friendly. The engjne will get past the manufacturer warranty just fine. Then.....
Only idiots can believe this ive replaced the engine on my old dolmar and Just do the first change its unbeliavle the nasties that come out!
Whats more eco friendly? A few oil changes or producing a new engine?
@@tesssttest6637 The most eco friendly solution is to use either Renewable Lubricants' oil, or Green Earth Technologies' G Oil. Both will work fine. RLI's base oil is Veggie Oil, and G Oil's base is Beef Tallow.
If that were my mower and I was watching this, I'd be kicking myself! An upside down blade!
I've watched a few of your videos I have to say your very easy and satisfying to watch. Keeps me from tearing everything apart lol and knowledge on how to work on small engines thanks I really a appreciate your videos
Also the small print reads, NEVER ADD FUEL or GAS as you guys call it.
Great find and content.