I must say, I do also look for small engine gold nuggets at yard sales etc and 9 times out of 10 it's a very simple fix for under $10-20. Then I resell usually for 3-4 times the investment. Not going to retire off it, but it keeps me busy and I make a little coin on the side. Back to my point, you are by far the most informative and knowledgeable youtuber when it comes to doing these fixes.
I picked up a free mower with a loose, clanky blade that had the star attachment hole. They were told that the crank was bent. The problem was that they had run it with a loose, bent blade and ground off the raised star part so badly that it would not center the blade at all. I ground off the remaining star raised portion, found a thick washer that took up the space between the bolt and the star in the blade and it centered it just perfectly. Runs great and doesn't shake at all. When the snow melts, I'll sell it for pure profit. Thanks for your great videos. I learn something every time, regardless of the project.
In 1955 my father bought a push mower. Basic nothing extra, cheapest thing he could get. In 1975 he sold to a friend for $50, about what he paid for it. It would have been trashed many times over, but we would always take it down and fix it. Yes, we...I learned how to fix things at a young age. Still do...I hate to see waste, so it is great to see you save so many things. Good job...Regards, Solomon
I have this very Toro Mower I bought for $50 used the day we bought our house. It's lasted all this time with many carb cleanings, and blade sharpenings....My simple working class, and resourceful, frugal family upbringing, can't stand to waste stuff! When the blade's good and sharpened, it can cut through foot-high grass with no probs. I'd only replace it with an electric mower (if I found one at a yard sale cheap) :-)
Not too many folks can do the DIY fixing nowadays. It's nice to see you can find people who can still fix things without having to pay someone to do the job. And you can resell it to help the those in need of a good used equipment.
Hello, this question has probably been asked a dozen times, but hey here goes one more time. Are you completely retired and do this full time or is this on weekends ? You never cease to amaze me with your wisdom. A couple of yanks on the start rope, smack it a couple of times and you always seem to diagnose it correctly. Like this time with the sheared of pin. What a deal on that mower. I am 79 years old and enjoy watching your videos. Years ago and I mean many years ago I got in buying dead VW's taking them home and working from midnight until dawn rebuilding them. That sure helped to support my family. At first I was charging $350.00 and was getting swamped with guys wanting that extra car to get to work. I thought I would run off a few customers, so I doubled my price to $750.00 and I still had more work then I could handle. At the time I was working at the County Jail. My neighbor was the chief of police and he asked me to come to work with the city where I live, however the VW business had to stop. Best thing I ever did, the PD work was very demanding and I medically retired out after eleven years due to an accident. With my 20 years of Army retirement, PD retirement and SS life is good. Not bragging but with two purple hearts from Vietnam and a few other injuries life sure has slowed down. What you are doing looks like fun and profitable. Take care...Ken
I have a really old 1960 2 cycle mower. The thing is... if you take good care of your machines, they'll last forever. Mine has been running for 58 years. And It still runs perfect in every way.
I traded my Sears Honda lawnmower for that exact Toro model. Someone threw it to the trash and I only cleaned the carb, fixed a seized wheel adjuster. My friend thought his wife would like it, but she didn't like the self propel system. It is the best cutting lawnmower I have ever had. Keep the blade sharp and you will never want another mower!
May want to check the blade side of the crank for runout, sheared key is usually caused by hitting something, the cranks stops abruptly and the flywheels mass chops the key. He probably took the blade off cuz it was bent, bought a new one and threw the old one away before he installed the new one and discovered it wouldn't run, so he returned the new blade and brought home a new mower. Unless it has a larger diameter crankshaft stub they like to bend rather easy, you can probably straighten it with a pipe if that's the case.
The first mower I ever had was a Craftsman that I picked up for free on junk week. Before I got it home I pulled on it and it had good compression. A new plug, oil change, and blade and I used it for almost 20 years. I only got rid of it when I found a self propelled Honda on Craigslist for cheap. I sold the Craftsman for $40.
When was 11....my friend told me about Briggs engines doing this and i found a brand new mower in the garbage that sheared the key.I had a new mower that i started mowig lawns with.The key was 11 cents back then.Great simple vid that can teach man........now just have to explain the Farnicastaff
I came home with a pretty new walk behind self propelled Toro last week that had been in a flash flood. An oil change and cleaning out the carburetor was all it took.
More expensive "push" mowers often have a blade clutch, so the blade is not acting as a flywheel at all on those, since it's not turning unless engaged. The engine starts and runs fine without the blade turning. It's very convenient to have the engine running without the blade turning.
I have that exact same mower, which has proven to be extremely reliable. I like the way one primes it, then it will start first pull. It has never given me any problems, except the front tires are just about worn out.
The Tecumseh engines are timed differently based on what they're used on, and thats done with the key, which are color coded. They usually only cost a buck at a small engine shop.
I think the yellow paint was sprayed on the tiller by the retailer. The tiller was returned by a customer for refund due to possible mechanical issues. The store sprays the item then fires it into the dumpster. The yellow paint prevents dumpster divers from returning picked items back to the store.
that lawn mower was missing a mouse nest, very rare in a mustie video. your videos are really cool mustie, you always thank the viewers for watchin but I'd like to thank you for makin them. Thank You man, excellent work my friend.
UK viewer, who never posts till now. Love your channel, its the first port of call in the evening when I switch my computer on. Thanks and All the best.
I was given this self-propelled 6.5 HP Toro Recyclermower in very good shape and it reportedly has a 'self propel' problem of some sort. FREE for a $300 minimum mower is a good deal, so I will fix it and 'flip it' and pocket some cash before summer ends in 2 months... It may be a simple as the cable to engage the rear-wheel drive needs to be snugged up.
For some reason when I see "Crusty" in the background of your videos, the old gal just looks content and happy with its new lease on life. Your videos are always a wealth of knowledge and I always learn something new! Happy 4th of July Mustie!
My wife catches me watching your vids sometimes and asks me what I'm watching. I tell her I'm watching this guy fix things. He's awesome. She usually give me a funny look and goes on her way.
You confused me with your comment about the Toro lawn motor needing the blade as a flywheel. I thought the flywheel on top of the motor was the fly wheel. It's keyed to make the plug fire at the correct time and it has mass to keep the engine running thru the exhaust stroke. The blades are not keyed. They are supposed to be balanced to keep down vibration. Riding mowers idle without spinning the blades or driving the wheels. but all have the finned flywheel on the top. Same goes for generators. I have the same Toro and need to sharpen the blade. I am tempted to remove the blade and see if it will run without it. I've learned a lot from you and I appreciate your videos very much. Thanks
The mower will run without the blade BUT the kick back when you pull the rope is tremendous and rips the rope out of your hand. It's more of a counterbalance than a flywheel.
The problem with repairing an old/older small engine is labor costs. If you take it to a shop then It costs x amount to investigate and there is no guarantee the unit is still serviceable. This will keep Mustie 1 busy with plenty of TH-cam content since most folks would rather buy new then repair.
exactly, to have it checked and repaired at a shop would cost 3/4 of a new mower. which makes people try to sell and end up trashing them nearly, which is good for skilled folks to repair and make money :)
Hey Mustie!!!!! I love the free pile, especially when it comes back to life.... I that was Brian at the end of the video, U may want to suggest a shave!!!
One of those Tecumseh carbs really beat me lately. A $15 carb kit and thorough cleaning (at least I THOUGHT I was thorough) and it still wouldn't run above a high idle. It ran at full throttle but hunted badly is why I took it apart so I messed something up. A $10 China carb is on the machine now.
I would have been surbrised if a Toro mower had any real issue we have ours for a couple of years now, and I gotta say, no lawnmower was as troublefree as this one
Great find and fix Mustie! That's not a cheap mower either, the personal pace mowers sell for 3 to 4 hundred new, a used one tuned up and ready to go should bring you about $150.
Wow. I was just sitting here waiting for my computer to finish its updates and I was thinking - too bad there isn't a new Mustie1 video I could watch while it finishes and BAM! Here it is. :)
My last two Toros just needed a coil (sold that one). The second one is a 20490 vaccupower with a blade clutch that just needed a pull cord. ( 3 years strong now).
Grandma's Malibu it's more of a quick comment towards his automotive and general backyard knuckle busting skill that I and probably many others would say are some of the best, not to mention his hand built bike's, I do all my basic car repair and my mower and snowblower are also like his stuff close to free cause some yuppy didn't posses the skills to do this kind of stuff ,it's just a comment for Daren's vid calm down ;)
Grandma's Malibu My boat would agree. The previous owner substituted a nail for the shear pin and when I hit a sand bar the flywheel and crankshaft got a quick divorce.
I have a Murray push mower with the same engine from the toro mower in this video, although mine has a few small differences. My motor will run but had a bad knocking noise and runs very rough and unevenly. It’s a tecumseh TVS115 motor
It's really crazy to think a little 20 cent piece of metal made it basically useless. But with less than ten minutes of learning, and the new 20 cent part, it's fixed. I would assume under normal conditions the flywheel key lasts basically the life of the mower. But, maybe the blade might have hit something hard like a short tree stump or got a stick big enough through it to cause that? It would also explain the blade not being there at all. I think it likely would have been damaged.
Thought I was out a mini fridge that I love dearly, it's 15 years old and figured "it was just it's time", turns out a thunderstorm and a brownout was the final straw to kill it's soft start switch (whatever it's technically called, I'm not totally sure). Couple of checks with a multimeter and an ebay order later... I'd saved myself 80 bucks or so. Installation took just a few seconds, the dust bunnies behind the fridge were more daunting than the repair.
Same thing happened to my Toro of the same vintage. Can't remember if it was Lowes or Home Depot, but they tried to tell me that the sheared pin was my fault and would not be fixed under warranty. It did not take me long to convince them otherwise.
ok, here's my score of the week. Went to the dump to drop off an old fridge for the fee of $20... decided to scan the metal pile and see what goodies might be there (basically free-cycle), and what do I spy, a 6.75 self-propelled Craftsman. Turned over, so i primed it and off it fired. Just needs a new clutch cable.
You can start a mower without a blade. All you have to do is get it just past it's compression stroke, and pull hard. It should work. I have an old lawnmower engine with no blade and it starts and idles with no blade
Another great video D, at the very end your camera has a case if the zoom farts eh lol. Maybe the lama heard it fart too? That's why it looked at you funny...
The big name stores deem items damaged or unusable, they will spray paint the items with yellow, red or any other color that the store uses. This will mark the item as broken and be sold for peanuts. Here is the special trick that used to happen, a customer obtains one of these bad items, (usually for 10 to 20 bucks) then goes back to the store and purchases an exact copy of the broken item, then returns the broken item for a refund for the cost of the new item. Magic: One free new item..... but with the paint on the item, its harder for them to return it.)
watched many hours of this channel. I just came up with a superhero... called supermustie. He comes and fixes peoples mowers, snowblowers, etc when they are in despair ."I must , I must mow the lawn before the management does it and charges me exorbitant fees! .... but I can't get it to start!" that's why he's called Mustie. I'm not sure where I can post the drawing I made
yes the old kick in last effort method it works for the last push...or if it doesnt still makes you feel better LOL i got a clubcadet 2yr mower (new) neighbor broke the big Nut holds on the blade....honda engine looks new too
Make sure that the bottom of the crank isn't bent. If someone hit something hard enough to shear the flywheel key, they probably bent the blade, (thus it is missing) and possibly the crank.
I would check the crankshaft before buying a blade. No blade and sheered key obviously equals the potential for a bent shaft, but hell, you know this ten times over, so happy 4th. :)
My neighbors g/f pushed a brand new troy built mower over and into the fill cap for his underground oil storage tank. Bent the crankshaft, the blade came up thru the deck. Ruined the mower. Brand new.
Nice vid mustie1 i worked at a lawnmower shop down the road i swear i fixed so many toros and craftsmans with that style tecumpse on then and 90 percent just had a bad key or sheared key
I used to work on small engines 30+ years ago, and about the only things that went wrong with Briggs and Stratton engines on lawnmowers were, the diaphragm in the carb going manky, valves needing grinding due to not being started, and the aluminium woodruff key on the shaft needing to be replaced due to the blade hitting something, that was a big earner for the shop owners, as the client usually thought that he had broke the crank, the shop was happy the charge them as if they had.
I'd bet they hit something bent the blade and sheared the key. I get about twenty five a summer like that. Buy the flywheel keys in a ten pk it will be much cheaper believe me. It will no doubt vibrate some even with new blade. Enjoy watching you work . I got to get the cable luber you have , who sells them.
I fixed my mother's 15 year old pressure washer today from what I've learned from your videos thanks mustie 1.
I must say, I do also look for small engine gold nuggets at yard sales etc and 9 times out of 10 it's a very simple fix for under $10-20. Then I resell usually for 3-4 times the investment. Not going to retire off it, but it keeps me busy and I make a little coin on the side. Back to my point, you are by far the most informative and knowledgeable youtuber when it comes to doing these fixes.
heh, cause you don't have to do the work but still get the enjoyment!
preston121068 hghj
I use TH-cam as a learning resource and Mustie is the best and trouble shooting the problems we face and breaking the problems down to an easy fix
I do the same
It pays for the gas in my truck
I won’t get rich but free gas is nice
It’s pricey here in Canada 😱
Once I fix them I can’t sell them😂
I picked up a free mower with a loose, clanky blade that had the star attachment hole. They were told that the crank was bent. The problem was that they had run it with a loose, bent blade and ground off the raised star part so badly that it would not center the blade at all. I ground off the remaining star raised portion, found a thick washer that took up the space between the bolt and the star in the blade and it centered it just perfectly. Runs great and doesn't shake at all. When the snow melts, I'll sell it for pure profit. Thanks for your great videos. I learn something every time, regardless of the project.
In 1955 my father bought a push mower. Basic nothing extra, cheapest thing he could get. In 1975 he sold to a friend for $50, about what he paid for it. It would have been trashed many times over, but we would always take it down and fix it. Yes, we...I learned how to fix things at a young age. Still do...I hate to see waste, so it is great to see you save so many things. Good job...Regards, Solomon
Your channel is great
I have this very Toro Mower I bought for $50 used the day we bought our house. It's lasted all this time with many carb cleanings, and blade sharpenings....My simple working class, and resourceful, frugal family upbringing, can't stand to waste stuff! When the blade's good and sharpened, it can cut through foot-high grass with no probs. I'd only replace it with an electric mower (if I found one at a yard sale cheap) :-)
Not too many folks can do the DIY fixing nowadays. It's nice to see you can find people who can still fix things without having to pay someone to do the job. And you can resell it to help the those in need of a good used equipment.
Hello, this question has probably been asked a dozen times, but hey here goes one more time. Are you completely retired and do this full time or is this on weekends ? You never cease to amaze me with your wisdom. A couple of yanks on the start rope, smack it a couple of times and you always seem to diagnose it correctly. Like this time with the sheared of pin. What a deal on that mower. I am 79 years old and enjoy watching your videos. Years ago and I mean many years ago I got in buying dead VW's taking them home and working from midnight until dawn rebuilding them. That sure helped to support my family. At first I was charging $350.00 and was getting swamped with guys wanting that extra car to get to work. I thought I would run off a few customers, so I doubled my price to $750.00 and I still had more work then I could handle. At the time I was working at the County Jail. My neighbor was the chief of police and he asked me to come to work with the city where I live, however the VW business had to stop. Best thing I ever did, the PD work was very demanding and I medically retired out after eleven years due to an accident. With my 20 years of Army retirement, PD retirement and SS life is good. Not bragging but with two purple hearts from Vietnam and a few other injuries life sure has slowed down. What you are doing looks like fun and profitable. Take care...Ken
I have a really old 1960 2 cycle mower. The thing is... if you take good care of your machines, they'll last forever. Mine has been running for 58 years. And It still runs perfect in every way.
I appreciate the way you reason through these repairs as you go. Great channel.
I traded my Sears Honda lawnmower for that exact Toro model. Someone threw it to the trash and I only cleaned the carb, fixed a seized wheel adjuster. My friend thought his wife would like it, but she didn't like the self propel system. It is the best cutting lawnmower I have ever had. Keep the blade sharp and you will never want another mower!
I was able to fix my parents mower this weekend using what I learned on your channel. $15 head gasket was all it took! Keep it up!
I have a mower just like that one. It is several years old and runs like a new one. It is stored inside and maintained well.
May want to check the blade side of the crank for runout, sheared key is usually caused by hitting something, the cranks stops abruptly and the flywheels mass chops the key. He probably took the blade off cuz it was bent, bought a new one and threw the old one away before he installed the new one and discovered it wouldn't run, so he returned the new blade and brought home a new mower. Unless it has a larger diameter crankshaft stub they like to bend rather easy, you can probably straighten it with a pipe if that's the case.
The first mower I ever had was a Craftsman that I picked up for free on junk week. Before I got it home I pulled on it and it had good compression. A new plug, oil change, and blade and I used it for almost 20 years. I only got rid of it when I found a self propelled Honda on Craigslist for cheap. I sold the Craftsman for $40.
Fixed my mower from other channels, got recommended this channel after. Im addicted to this now
These are by far my favorite videos. Love how you fix them on the cheap with parts from the horde. 👍🏻
g'day Kevin from Australia
thankyou once again.
something i did not know
and of course were never too old to learn.
When was 11....my friend told me about Briggs engines doing this and i found a brand new mower in the garbage that sheared the key.I had a new mower that i started mowig lawns with.The key was 11 cents back then.Great simple vid that can teach man........now just have to explain the Farnicastaff
Toro is a good brand. It didn't smoke much at all once you put it back in time. With a new key and blade it should be good for years to come.
i have learnt more on small engine maintinance watching your videos than i did in my TAFE course, thank you
It seams your area is like the "under ground railroad" for lawn equipment. lol
Love your passion for working on these projects, very inspiring.
-Steven
I came home with a pretty new walk behind self propelled Toro last week that had been in a flash flood. An oil change and cleaning out the carburetor was all it took.
More expensive "push" mowers often have a blade clutch, so the blade is not acting as a flywheel at all on those, since it's not turning unless engaged. The engine starts and runs fine without the blade turning. It's very convenient to have the engine running without the blade turning.
I have that exact same mower, which has proven to be extremely reliable. I like the way one primes it, then it will start first pull. It has never given me any problems, except the front tires are just about worn out.
The Tecumseh engines are timed differently based on what they're used on, and thats done with the key, which are color coded. They usually only cost a buck at a small engine shop.
Nice diagnosis, you can check my prostate when the time comes
He will hold your waist with both hands and check the prostate with the other hand. hahahaha.
D Sloop haha😅
YOU OWE ME A CLEAN SHIRT I HAVE JUST SPAT COFFEE ALL DOWN THIS ONE AND ITS NEW ON TODAY :)
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watching these fix it vids is so relazing for some reason.i too dig fixing things like you do,great work
I love watching you analysis these machines...👍👍👍
Happy 4th Mustie. Really like those "Will it Run" videos - thanks for making them
Me too Thanks Darrin.. (Peculiar with an 'i'...) But i go with the flow.
I think the yellow paint was sprayed on the tiller by the retailer. The tiller was returned by a customer for refund due to possible mechanical issues. The store sprays the item then fires it into the dumpster. The yellow paint prevents dumpster divers from returning picked items back to the store.
I learn something new from every video of yours I watch. Thank you again!
that lawn mower was missing a mouse nest, very rare in a mustie video. your videos are really cool mustie, you always thank the viewers for watchin but I'd like to thank you for makin them. Thank You man, excellent work my friend.
UK viewer, who never posts till now. Love your channel, its the first port of call in the evening when I switch my computer on. Thanks and All the best.
Just in love watching you resurrect these things. Love your vids.
I was given this self-propelled 6.5 HP Toro Recyclermower in very good shape and it reportedly has a 'self propel' problem of some sort. FREE for a $300 minimum mower is a good deal, so I will fix it and 'flip it' and pocket some cash before summer ends in 2 months... It may be a simple as the cable to engage the rear-wheel drive needs to be snugged up.
I never get tired of watching your videos
Always learning some valuable info from your videos.
For some reason when I see "Crusty" in the background of your videos, the old gal just looks content and happy with its new lease on life. Your videos are always a wealth of knowledge and I always learn something new! Happy 4th of July Mustie!
the crusty dog house
My wife catches me watching your vids sometimes and asks me what I'm watching. I tell her I'm watching this guy fix things. He's awesome. She usually give me a funny look and goes on her way.
My wife has same reactions. Women!
Haha ditto
That's after she says, then you'd better get him over here as you can't fix anything.....
I don't care what I am doing, if I get on utube or see prompt that mustie is on. I am there. Addictive.
I always get suspicious when the blade is removed from an old mower I get but a nice easy fix as you said. Nice fix.
I didn't know you were a fan of Mustie1 too, Martin. Cheers :)
Yes, I like his vids John.
Cheers
Martin
;)
I know this is a little late but I just have to say I have learned alot on small engines from you thank you and please keep the awesome videos
Shut up woman, Mustie is on! LOL
More nice finds, Mustie. Looks like the llama couldn't quite figure out what it was looking at...I mean, what...has it never seen a car before? :>)
You confused me with your comment about the Toro lawn motor needing the blade as a flywheel. I thought the flywheel on top of the motor was the fly wheel. It's keyed to make the plug fire at the correct time and it has mass to keep the engine running thru the exhaust stroke. The blades are not keyed. They are supposed to be balanced to keep down vibration. Riding mowers idle without spinning the blades or driving the wheels. but all have the finned flywheel on the top. Same goes for generators. I have the same Toro and need to sharpen the blade. I am tempted to remove the blade and see if it will run without it. I've learned a lot from you and I appreciate your videos very much. Thanks
The mower will run without the blade BUT the kick back when you pull the rope is tremendous and rips the rope out of your hand. It's more of a counterbalance than a flywheel.
Yea thanks Kodak81 said the same thing. I took my blade off and sharpened it. Chickened out on trying to start without blade.
I really appreciate your philosophy of repair. we would get along well.
Thats a big sheep...the welsh men would love them...and the Kiwi's
The problem with repairing an old/older small engine is labor costs. If you take it to a shop then It costs x amount to investigate and there is no guarantee the unit is still serviceable. This will keep Mustie 1 busy with plenty of TH-cam content since most folks would rather buy new then repair.
true
exactly, to have it checked and repaired at a shop would cost 3/4 of a new mower. which makes people try to sell and end up trashing them nearly, which is good for skilled folks to repair and make money :)
Great Video again and a win bonus as well. Waiting patiently for the Part 2 Bike video
I learn something every time! That the blade works as a fly wheel explains a few things.........
Almost free money there. Looks to be in good shape, should sell well.
Hey Mustie!!!!! I love the free pile, especially when it comes back to life.... I that was Brian at the end of the video, U may want to suggest a shave!!!
One of those Tecumseh carbs really beat me lately. A $15 carb kit and thorough cleaning (at least I THOUGHT I was thorough) and it still wouldn't run above a high idle. It ran at full throttle but hunted badly is why I took it apart so I messed something up. A $10 China carb is on the machine now.
I think all of us go that route, these days. The carbs are so cheap it is more cost effective than fixing. And they always seem to work.
Well done finding the SL125 parts, look forward to seeing the rebuild!
I would have been surbrised if a Toro mower had any real issue
we have ours for a couple of years now, and I gotta say, no lawnmower was as troublefree as this one
MUSTIE1, HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY !!!! Thanks for the video, I needed a fix.
Semper Fi
Love your stuff. That zoom lens sounds like it has a hand crank. Maybe it's time for a garage sale find camera.
That IIama was probably a guard animal to protect the sheep He gave you the stink eye !
Great find and fix Mustie! That's not a cheap mower either, the personal pace mowers sell for 3 to 4 hundred new, a used one tuned up and ready to go should bring you about $150.
Good job, and an entertaining & informative video. Time for a cold bottle of beer
Wow you brought that sucker back to life,,,all good ideas....CHEERS
Here it would be $75 for diagnosis, $15 for parts, $35 for labor, and $100 for overhead. New replacement $189.
Wow. I was just sitting here waiting for my computer to finish its updates and I was thinking - too bad there isn't a new Mustie1 video I could watch while it finishes and BAM! Here it is. :)
Just found your channel the other day and I have to say I am really enjoying!
My last two Toros just needed a coil (sold that one). The second one is a 20490 vaccupower with a blade clutch that just needed a pull cord. ( 3 years strong now).
You are a freaking genius
Grandma's Malibu it's more of a quick comment towards his automotive and general backyard knuckle busting skill that I and probably many others would say are some of the best, not to mention his hand built bike's, I do all my basic car repair and my mower and snowblower are also like his stuff close to free cause some yuppy didn't posses the skills to do this kind of stuff ,it's just a comment for Daren's vid calm down ;)
Grandma's Malibu My boat would agree. The previous owner substituted a nail for the shear pin and when I hit a sand bar the flywheel and crankshaft got a quick divorce.
I sheared the flywheel key on my mower twice over the last couple of years. Hit something unmovable in the yard. No other damage.
If you ever see something at the end of Mustie1's driveway with a FREE sign - KEEP ON DRIVING AND DON'T LOOK BACK!
I have a Murray push mower with the same engine from the toro mower in this video, although mine has a few small differences.
My motor will run but had a bad knocking noise and runs very rough and unevenly.
It’s a tecumseh TVS115 motor
It's really crazy to think a little 20 cent piece of metal made it basically useless. But with less than ten minutes of learning, and the new 20 cent part, it's fixed.
I would assume under normal conditions the flywheel key lasts basically the life of the mower. But, maybe the blade might have hit something hard like a short tree stump or got a stick big enough through it to cause that? It would also explain the blade not being there at all. I think it likely would have been damaged.
with musty hands on it I can guarantee it will indeed run another success have a good night buddy take care
Never ceases to amaze me: this lazy throwaway society that would rather buy a new one for $500 than fix it for $20.
people cant fix anything these days and the shops charge 4prices
Forthwith Tx it's sickening, my dad always taught me to try to fix something when it broke. and that's what I always do now, and i like to do it too
Thought I was out a mini fridge that I love dearly, it's 15 years old and figured "it was just it's time", turns out a thunderstorm and a brownout was the final straw to kill it's soft start switch (whatever it's technically called, I'm not totally sure). Couple of checks with a multimeter and an ebay order later... I'd saved myself 80 bucks or so. Installation took just a few seconds, the dust bunnies behind the fridge were more daunting than the repair.
Fixed 2 that just needed the air filter cleaned
That one always makes me laugh.
Same thing happened to my Toro of the same vintage. Can't remember if it was Lowes or Home Depot, but they tried to tell me that the sheared pin was my fault and would not be fixed under warranty. It did not take me long to convince them otherwise.
You see Mustie, I cannot let things go, I'm a "we may need spares, you just never know????"
ok, here's my score of the week. Went to the dump to drop off an old fridge for the fee of $20... decided to scan the metal pile and see what goodies might be there (basically free-cycle), and what do I spy, a 6.75 self-propelled Craftsman. Turned over, so i primed it and off it fired. Just needs a new clutch cable.
You can start a mower without a blade. All you have to do is get it just past it's compression stroke, and pull hard. It should work. I have an old lawnmower engine with no blade and it starts and idles with no blade
Great fix Darrin , Great mower there ! people these days ditch perfectly good things ..
Another great video D, at the very end your camera has a case if the zoom farts eh lol. Maybe the lama heard it fart too? That's why it looked at you funny...
love your videos!! I always learn something new!
Great videos! , Fellow NH native myself ... Cant wait for the next video can you find out and fix the zoom lens motor on the camera at the end
Another great find.and a easy fix.
The big name stores deem items damaged or unusable, they will spray paint the items with yellow, red or any other color that the store uses. This will mark the item as broken and be sold for peanuts. Here is the special trick that used to happen, a customer obtains one of these bad items, (usually for 10 to 20 bucks) then goes back to the store and purchases an exact copy of the broken item, then returns the broken item for a refund for the cost of the new item. Magic: One free new item..... but with the paint on the item, its harder for them to return it.)
You are never better off with an "actual" chisel...unless you actually want to chisel something.
watched many hours of this channel. I just came up with a superhero... called supermustie. He comes and fixes peoples mowers, snowblowers, etc when they are in despair ."I must , I must mow the lawn before the management does it and charges me exorbitant fees! .... but I can't get it to start!" that's why he's called Mustie. I'm not sure where I can post the drawing I made
Well that was an easy fix, I guess knowing what you are doing helps too.
60k subs! 100k coming up in no time.. you deserve it Mustie!
yes the old kick in last effort method it works for the last push...or if it doesnt still makes you feel better LOL i got a clubcadet 2yr mower (new) neighbor broke the big Nut holds on the blade....honda engine looks new too
Make sure that the bottom of the crank isn't bent. If someone hit something hard enough to shear the flywheel key, they probably bent the blade, (thus it is missing) and possibly the crank.
Looks like the paint Home Depot sprays on their old machines from their rental fleet when they sell them.
yepper...i had a few of those mowers with sheared keys...they will pull your arm off when you try to start them...out of timing.
Good call on the timing issue.
That engine looks like a Tecumseh. My Craftsmen mower has the same style key which has sheared twice when the mower has hit stuff.
I would check the crankshaft before buying a blade. No blade and sheered key obviously equals the potential for a bent shaft, but hell, you know this ten times over, so happy 4th. :)
My neighbors g/f pushed a brand new troy built mower over and into the fill cap for his underground oil storage tank. Bent the crankshaft, the blade came up thru the deck. Ruined the mower. Brand new.
Ouch!
Nice vid mustie1 i worked at a lawnmower shop down the road i swear i fixed so many toros and craftsmans with that style tecumpse on then and 90 percent just had a bad key or sheared key
Pretty sad that people will throw away a £20 fix and purchase a new one, and they probably wonder why they have so much debt.
Now that was a funny looking sheep at the end!
"will it run?" - Of course!
I used to work on small engines 30+ years ago, and about the only things that went wrong with Briggs and Stratton engines on lawnmowers were, the diaphragm in the carb going manky, valves needing grinding due to not being started, and the aluminium woodruff key on the shaft needing to be replaced due to the blade hitting something, that was a big earner for the shop owners, as the client usually thought that he had broke the crank, the shop was happy the charge them as if they had.
I'd bet they hit something bent the blade and sheared the key. I get about twenty five a summer like that. Buy the flywheel keys in a ten pk it will be much cheaper believe me. It will no doubt vibrate some even with new blade. Enjoy watching you work . I got to get the cable luber you have , who sells them.
l ordered a bunch