Safety is a priority, because, you have been doing engine, lawnmower, truck, and car repair long enough to know what you can get away with.,of course, you wouldn't do something obviously nuts. My grandpa had a grinder on a small table upstairs in his garage. It was the belt driven kind. He passed away, and about 2 or three years later, I started cleaning up. There was an old 5 gallon tin container under the grinder. I used that thing for 20 plus years. THE CONTAINER HAD RUSTED, IT WAS OPEN ON THE SIDE, AND HAD 5 STICKS OF DYNAMITE IN IT!! So, never say you are unsafe.
@@ARuralVermonterQqjmcb182 I remember, probably about 1972 or so, you could buy dynamite at the hardware store. He used it to blow stumps out of the ground. I was told that you need a blasting cap for it to go off. I think granddaddy simply forgot it.
@@wildman510 I took it to a friend who hat a speed shop downtown. It had nitro seeping out of the sticks. I think they were bought in the 1960s. My friend took it into a rock quarry he owned...used the area for target practice. He tried everything to get the dynamite to go off...a total dud. He put some brush around, lit on the side. And moved up the entrance road going down into the quarry. Nothing. It had destabilized to the point UT was harmless. It did have a moldy look to it. Oh well.
Nice score! "Signature" was the house brand for long defunct department store chain Montgomery Ward. MTD used to build mowers for them back when they did exist.
We got one back in the 70s from cenex! We used it till it threw a rod in the 90s! They are tough still! Mine doesn't have the electronic clutches that are always breaking and has way to much power! It'll smoke the mower belt in seconds!
I have the same thing. It was gifted to me in 2014 after the original owner had no use for it anymore. Maybe a smaller mowing deck and less hoodvents. It's got the same engine too. We took the deck off though because we already have a tractor that we use for mowing. It's a great tractor to ride around and do some yard work, even if it burns through gas kind of quickly :) Also I know you were wondering when it was built. Mine was from the 90's, so I'd assume yours is from the 90's too.
Great work on that riding mower, those fuel shutoff solenoids on the carb can get gummed up pretty easily and prevent them from working. What that valve is actually for is anti-backfire for when you turn the key off so it doesn't pop or backfire, you can eliminate that altogether by getting a bolt that's the same length of threads to put in there. Keep up the good work!
The “transmatic” sticker is talking about the variable drive pulley system, the belt glides in between two plates one that moves to make the pulley bigger or smaller that’s why it doesn’t launch you off. Edit: it was a decent design. And the only downfall is there are actually 2 shorter drive belts rather then just one long belt
I boughtt a 21 horse MTD commercial 3 blade 46 inch deck with grass catcher for 200 bucks! The automatic transmission is awesome ! They said the battery was dead, I removed the battery and trickle charged it cleaned the terminals and it worked like a charm! I rebuilt the carb this spring and did a tuneup! Im doing commercial mowing for a condo association, about 5 acres! Plus my own and a couple of neighbors!
My guess on the solenoid is either the battery went down a bit and running the engine charged it enough so it started or a sticking safety switch. when you started it it the last couple of times it sounded like the battery was low because it was having a slight problem turning past compression.
Yeah, Signature was a Ward's brand for sure. I had an '86 Montgomery Ward mower, 38" cut and a flat head 8 hp motor and I believe, just 3 speed. Wards went out of business in 2000??? Oh I still have the motor, just put it on an old Craftsman mower so I could use it as a run about!!
I have a (mtd branded) bolens that I use for a backup(22hp 46" cut). For being a 2003 it cuts alot better than my 3 year old John Deere 105. I just need to replace the belts and fix the "stabilizer bar" on the deck.
I'm a bit surprised the headlights worked. I used to use one of these, and the headlight wires were routed over the hot exhaust and kept melting. I tried re-routing them but couldn't secure the wires. Ah well.
It’s great that the time has come in the season for you to start working on old riders, I would recommend that you try and get a older 80s John Deere 160, 165, 170,175,180,or,185, I have 2 160s and I 165 and I love them:”. You could get it one for cheep on Craigslist I bought my 165 for 100. Keep up the great videos.
Baggers are no luxury most times you can't get your lawn mowing all done without stopping and emptying the bagger. I hope you get it running and able to make a profit on it. Sincerely Robert Gildea Elmira NY
I got a really good deal on a John Deere lx188 that runs and drives but barely runs liquid-cooled Kawasaki v twin 48-in deck comes with a bagger I got it for free the only reason why he parked it is because he got a new mower
I'm new to the channel, but somehow thought ahead of time you could fix it.😀😎. I just didn't know you were going to fix it that quickly. Great job. Thanks for sharing your talent and videos, Rodney P.S. do you make house calls? BRANSON Mo. ? I can trade ya some show tickets
I bought one from Wards in 1989 and it’s still going. Parts were easily available until the “throw away” mentality of 2000. I had another ‘75 MTD from Western Auto that lasted 20 years. Bought a Poulan 15 /38, in 2004, it was a piece of junk from the getgo, worst mower ever made. Briggs engine has the crappy Nikki carburetor. Finally was able to buy a good John Deere 4 years ago. You may have trouble finding exact fit blade, transaxle and vari-speed belts for it. The cross section of the belts are an odd size.
ariens is made by ayp or american yard products. they made craftsman tractors. husqvarna now owns ayp. the transmatic is because the transmission is just a forward and reverse. the speed adjustment is made by a double variable speed pulley underneath. transmatic is because you can shift the speed lever forward or faster without pressing the clutch. these are solid built machines. at least back then. the mtd's made now are crap. although everything made today is
Yea, MTD ruins everything it touches. Roper made Sears in the late 60s(they bought David Bradley), into I guess the late 70s into the 1980s. Roper was bought out by AYP..American Yard Products...which was owned by Electrolux..but is owned by Husqvarna for at least 10-15 years. The Roper machines were blue/white, red/white, and butterscotch/cream white. Those tractors were wonderful...tugh machines. Think about this..the David Bradley garden tractor has been around, in great numbers, since the 1940s to 1967. Many are still running...newer engines, but the rest of it will easily last 100 years.
@@michaelcook768i have to admit though... AYP Craftsman Tractors were pretty solid. i got a 1999 Craftsman GT. Looks like a GT5000 but green. It has mowed 3 acres of grass every year since new. and i have never had any major issues. biggest thing was the deck rusted out. but i was able to buy a new shell. the kohler 20 vtwin has to have at least 5000 hours. and it runs great still. i just picked up a sears custom 6. man it is all cast iron. wish equipment was still made like that. instead JD Tractors have plastic transaxles.
I have a grey mdt yard machine and the engine looked the same except for a few thing here and there but mines a 12.5 horse Briggs and my grandpa has a yellow mdt yard man and they both run like champions
When your grind on the wrench I don't think moving to the other garage bay helped the sparks were going in the same direction, lol Volvo project in the future??
Oh and if you find that this machine ever were to flood itself the antibackfire solenoid is not the cause that solenoid on carb bowl is only there to stop fuel flow when you turn the key off to prevent backfire if you ever have carb flooding issues its pretty much a bad needle and seat problem in the carb. I see at the end you mentioned maybe the wiring got knocked loose on the ride home if you havent yet you ought to when you get time take the plug off the back of the ignition switch and clean the switch and plug up if they are dirty just to make sure its making good contact thats probably what was causing in part of the video when it wouldnt even turn over from the key.
@@ARuralVermonterQqjmcb182 your welcome and something to think about is if someone tries to argue the solenoid is what causes them to flood and due note by flooding I am talking about when your crankcase gets filled with gas tell someone to explain why if you go back on these briggs or anyone small engine before a fuel shutoff solenoid what caused them to flood thier crankcase. You can cut the tip end of the solenoid off and run without it worst risk in my opinion you run into doing is getting a backfire which some still do that even with a working solenoid I run a kohler command vtwin for about 3 years with the plunger part of the fuel solenoid cut off never had any issues and amazingly it very seldom ever backfired on me.
I am not a huge MTD fan but, at least back about the age of this machine MTD did build a bit better machine back then but, you go back far enough everybody else built a better everything back in the day than what they do today
"Safety is not a priority." They'll put that on your headstone. How about a battery charging station? Set up a shelf with a float charger maybe. You seem to have problems with batteries low a lot of times.
safety switches ( seat switch brake/clutch switch or trans switch ) more likely than starter relay nice video good find and a good deal
When I heard safety isn’t a priority I subscribed
A tip: watch series on Flixzone. I've been using it for watching a lot of movies these days.
@Korbyn Jamison definitely, I've been using Flixzone for months myself =)
Please keep filming these videos!! I look forward to you posting constantly!
Safety is a priority, because, you have been doing engine, lawnmower, truck, and car repair long enough to know what you can get away with.,of course, you wouldn't do something obviously nuts.
My grandpa had a grinder on a small table upstairs in his garage. It was the belt driven kind. He passed away, and about 2 or three years later, I started cleaning up.
There was an old 5 gallon tin container under the grinder. I used that thing for 20 plus years.
THE CONTAINER HAD RUSTED, IT WAS OPEN ON THE SIDE, AND HAD 5 STICKS OF DYNAMITE IN IT!!
So, never say you are unsafe.
wow, that man was crazy!
@@ARuralVermonterQqjmcb182 I remember, probably about 1972 or so, you could buy dynamite at the hardware store. He used it to blow stumps out of the ground. I was told that you need a blasting cap for it to go off. I think granddaddy simply forgot it.
Kabboom!
Yeah that's unsafe. Sparks flying right near some old 70s dynamite. Probably more dangerous because it's almost 40 years old!
@@wildman510 I took it to a friend who hat a speed shop downtown. It had nitro seeping out of the sticks. I think they were bought in the 1960s. My friend took it into a rock quarry he owned...used the area for target practice. He tried everything to get the dynamite to go off...a total dud. He put some brush around, lit on the side. And moved up the entrance road going down into the quarry. Nothing. It had destabilized to the point UT was harmless. It did have a moldy look to it. Oh well.
Nice score! "Signature" was the house brand for long defunct department store chain Montgomery Ward. MTD used to build mowers for them back when they did exist.
oh cool
We got one back in the 70s from cenex! We used it till it threw a rod in the 90s! They are tough still! Mine doesn't have the electronic clutches that are always breaking and has way to much power! It'll smoke the mower belt in seconds!
Not exactly a “Mustie1” will it run, but it will due. Lol well done !
I have the same thing. It was gifted to me in 2014 after the original owner had no use for it anymore. Maybe a smaller mowing deck and less hoodvents. It's got the same engine too. We took the deck off though because we already have a tractor that we use for mowing. It's a great tractor to ride around and do some yard work, even if it burns through gas kind of quickly :) Also I know you were wondering when it was built. Mine was from the 90's, so I'd assume yours is from the 90's too.
Great work on that riding mower, those fuel shutoff solenoids on the carb can get gummed up pretty easily and prevent them from working. What that valve is actually for is anti-backfire for when you turn the key off so it doesn't pop or backfire, you can eliminate that altogether by getting a bolt that's the same length of threads to put in there. Keep up the good work!
The “transmatic” sticker is talking about the variable drive pulley system, the belt glides in between two plates one that moves to make the pulley bigger or smaller that’s why it doesn’t launch you off. Edit: it was a decent design. And the only downfall is there are actually 2 shorter drive belts rather then just one long belt
I boughtt a 21 horse MTD commercial 3 blade 46 inch deck with grass catcher for 200 bucks! The automatic transmission is awesome ! They said the battery was dead, I removed the battery and trickle charged it cleaned the terminals and it worked like a charm! I rebuilt the carb this spring and did a tuneup! Im doing commercial mowing for a condo association, about 5 acres! Plus my own and a couple of neighbors!
My guess on the solenoid is either the battery went down a bit and running the engine charged it enough so it started or a sticking safety switch. when you started it it the last couple of times it sounded like the battery was low because it was having a slight problem turning past compression.
Yet another great find and video
thanks!
The signature was sold by montgomery wards and ive had mine for 12 years and love it.
Yeah, Signature was a Ward's brand for sure. I had an '86 Montgomery Ward mower, 38" cut and a flat head 8 hp motor and I believe, just 3 speed. Wards went out of business in 2000??? Oh I still have the motor, just put it on an old Craftsman mower so I could use it as a run about!!
Pretty good find!
It might also be the pedal safety switch. Those things always loved to break and come loose on my grandpa's mower.
yeah maybe
that title REALLY threw me off, thought I was watching a Mustie1 video LMAO
Great Job!!
I have a (mtd branded) bolens that I use for a backup(22hp 46" cut). For being a 2003 it cuts alot better than my 3 year old John Deere 105. I just need to replace the belts and fix the "stabilizer bar" on the deck.
I'm a bit surprised the headlights worked. I used to use one of these, and the headlight wires were routed over the hot exhaust and kept melting. I tried re-routing them but couldn't secure the wires. Ah well.
Slap on some flex tape! I SAWED THIS MOWER IN HALF AND FIXED IT WITH FLEX TAPE
It’s great that the time has come in the season for you to start working on old riders, I would recommend that you try and get a older 80s John Deere 160, 165, 170,175,180,or,185, I have 2 160s and I 165 and I love them:”. You could get it one for cheep on Craigslist I bought my 165 for 100. Keep up the great videos.
Baggers are no luxury most times you can't get your lawn mowing all done without stopping and emptying the bagger. I hope you get it running and able to make a profit on it. Sincerely Robert Gildea Elmira NY
Nice find
i love youre vids ure awesome
I got a really good deal on a John Deere lx188 that runs and drives but barely runs liquid-cooled Kawasaki v twin 48-in deck comes with a bagger I got it for free the only reason why he parked it is because he got a new mower
Yeah that's a good deal lol
That was awesome
I'm new to the channel, but somehow thought ahead of time you could fix it.😀😎. I just didn't know you were going to fix it that quickly. Great job. Thanks for sharing your talent and videos, Rodney
P.S. do you make house calls? BRANSON Mo. ? I can trade ya some show tickets
I bought one from Wards in 1989 and it’s still going. Parts were easily available until the “throw away” mentality of 2000. I had another ‘75 MTD from Western Auto that lasted 20 years. Bought a Poulan 15 /38, in 2004, it was a piece of junk from the getgo, worst mower ever made. Briggs engine has the crappy Nikki carburetor. Finally was able to buy a good John Deere 4 years ago. You may have trouble finding exact fit blade, transaxle and vari-speed belts for it. The cross section of the belts are an odd size.
This came up on my reccomended so I had to subscribe to a fellow Vermonter
I have the same exact mower with bagger it’s great and fast
I am your legit biggest fan ever and I have a John Deere and I love lawn mowing day!
thanks!
I have on with a 14HP engine. These were sold at Montgomery Wards from what I've heard.
Signature 2000 was Montgomery Ward's house brand back in the 90's, and they were manufactured by MTD for them. : ) that's a really nice mower though.
thanks for the info
Good score
I love your vids man. But lets take a day or two and get that shop cleaned up and organized. Nothing like an organized, clean shop
ariens is made by ayp or american yard products. they made craftsman tractors. husqvarna now owns ayp. the transmatic is because the transmission is just a forward and reverse. the speed adjustment is made by a double variable speed pulley underneath. transmatic is because you can shift the speed lever forward or faster without pressing the clutch. these are solid built machines. at least back then. the mtd's made now are crap. although everything made today is
Yea, MTD ruins everything it touches. Roper made Sears in the late 60s(they bought David Bradley), into I guess the late 70s into the 1980s. Roper was bought out by AYP..American Yard Products...which was owned by Electrolux..but is owned by Husqvarna for at least 10-15 years.
The Roper machines were blue/white, red/white, and butterscotch/cream white. Those tractors were wonderful...tugh machines. Think about this..the David Bradley garden tractor has been around, in great numbers, since the 1940s to 1967. Many are still running...newer engines, but the rest of it will easily last 100 years.
@@michaelcook768i have to admit though... AYP Craftsman Tractors were pretty solid. i got a 1999 Craftsman GT. Looks like a GT5000 but green. It has mowed 3 acres of grass every year since new. and i have never had any major issues. biggest thing was the deck rusted out. but i was able to buy a new shell. the kohler 20 vtwin has to have at least 5000 hours. and it runs great still. i just picked up a sears custom 6. man it is all cast iron. wish equipment was still made like that. instead JD Tractors have plastic transaxles.
thanks for the info
For a second there it looked like the Volvo had a hood scoop because of where your toolbox was sitting
really good deal
Signature is a brand by Montgomery ward my grandma used to have one a rear engine model they made mowers that were basically mtd mowers
Hey Rul Ve I see you fix your MTD Riding Lawn mower I hope it still working 😀 !!
Yay new lawnmower!
woo!
I have a Mtd mower I have had it for 15 years barely an problems
Thxs
Sweet
check you safety switches
I have a grey mdt yard machine and the engine looked the same except for a few thing here and there but mines a 12.5 horse Briggs and my grandpa has a yellow mdt yard man and they both run like champions
sweet
I’ve got a question about a mower similar to that, do you think you could help me out
I like how you don't edit out reality
When your grind on the wrench I don't think moving to the other garage bay helped the sparks were going in the same direction, lol
Volvo project in the future??
lol your right. And yes, volvo project coming up!
@@ARuralVermonterQqjmcb182 just noticed the spelling errors, lol
Yo bro I have a machine that only runs with the spray for 5 seconds i got it a new carburetor and a new fuel pump but it won’t start still
He says jaguar but points the camera at a volvo....
There is a kill switch by the long blade engager pull that lever toward you a bit
Oh and if you find that this machine ever were to flood itself the antibackfire solenoid is not the cause that solenoid on carb bowl is only there to stop fuel flow when you turn the key off to prevent backfire if you ever have carb flooding issues its pretty much a bad needle and seat problem in the carb. I see at the end you mentioned maybe the wiring got knocked loose on the ride home if you havent yet you ought to when you get time take the plug off the back of the ignition switch and clean the switch and plug up if they are dirty just to make sure its making good contact thats probably what was causing in part of the video when it wouldnt even turn over from the key.
thanks for the info, and I will do that.
@@ARuralVermonterQqjmcb182 your welcome and something to think about is if someone tries to argue the solenoid is what causes them to flood and due note by flooding I am talking about when your crankcase gets filled with gas tell someone to explain why if you go back on these briggs or anyone small engine before a fuel shutoff solenoid what caused them to flood thier crankcase. You can cut the tip end of the solenoid off and run without it worst risk in my opinion you run into doing is getting a backfire which some still do that even with a working solenoid I run a kohler command vtwin for about 3 years with the plunger part of the fuel solenoid cut off never had any issues and amazingly it very seldom ever backfired on me.
If you figure out the solenoid I think you should do another video.
will do
This guy is a young mustie 1
That’s a Montgomery ward signature 2000 made by mtd
Would u sell the bagger
Transmatic 👍😁
I am not a huge MTD fan but, at least back about the age of this machine MTD did build a bit better machine back then but, you go back far enough everybody else built a better everything back in the day than what they do today
But I want a Jaguar video 😭
soon!!!
"Safety is not a priority." They'll put that on your headstone.
How about a battery charging station? Set up a shelf with a float charger maybe. You seem to have problems with batteries low a lot of times.
yes batteries are always dead here. maybe ill invest in a jump starter thing
some lawn mowers have a switch under the seat just like my sisters John Deere lawn mower pain in the butt
Take cleaner is better then carb clean
If you need parts I live in vt and I Owen a small motor repair shop it's on Facebook it's called back woods repair shope
Probably left the 10% ethanol gas in it over the winter !!
We bought a GT5000 new in 04, and we leave the gas in it every year, and for the 15 years we've had it, the carb has never been touched.
A Rural Vermonter why dont you start doing lawn equipment videos again as well as you do cars like take a break from cars???
Fuse nere the silonoid
Would still be working in a Hundred years if it was german
It's funny when you pay more for a lawn mower than a jaguar
You can make money with a lawn mower, but can only spend money with an old Jag.
lol that is funny
1990s it was built
thanks, i figured out how to read the engine codes, it's a 1995 model
A Rural Vermonter - Qqjmcb 182 nice. It’s a good score
Please don’t use the title:”Will it run”. This is “Mustie1” prerogative.
first view
125....score
Gee can’t you walk around it six more times?
Pls dnot use a car bettery you will back it
Pretty good for a yard sale find!!
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