Josh that is so awesome!! I am a PhD chemical engineer and I worked in Big Pharma. With the weirdnesss that has happened I fell into a heavy dislike of all things Pharma. I decided to start a mobile welding and fabrication business. That being said the very next day I was riding out of my dad's driveway and I was run over by a Ford F350 and nearly had my right leg crushed off. Blood clots and fighting to keep my leg and it has been almost two years. I will not be climbing around equipment too much and I mentioned that I would be able to repair my friend's engine drive welder. That is when I started a small engine repair/rebuild/restoration business along with a light machining shop. With the supply chain madness lately I have had orders take 10 times what the time is said to take. Others came on time but were the wrong part completely and I am still waiting for others. I found a 200 year old lathe that was the right price $200 and I restored it to working order with a treadmill motor. I have a few other machines but the main thing is that I can make my own parts within reason. Eventually I want to have a large machine shop that runs on steam and belts including the electricity.
@@olivertaylor8788 Do you mean doing repairs for people or the pharmaceutical business? I believe I am going to specialize in pre WWI race cars and sports cars equipped with a distributor or magneto. I will probably still do repairs to landscaping equipment as I have time. Right now I am so busy that I could work 24/7 and not be caught up for quite a while. I still enjoy it more than the woke Pharma. The quotas were driving me crazy. The people I worked with and the higher ups were completely unqualified and were only hired because of their gender mainly.The millennials are a completely different level of insanity.
Mustie1, Taryl Fixes All, Steve's Small Engine, Donyboy all great TH-cam creators. You can find resources to fix nearly any outdoor power equipment, almost down to make and model. Generators, pressure washers, lawn care equipment, snow removal, etc.
You can't fix the china junk of today.recycled aluminum moters no good.its all fucking garbage today.sold my shops 5 years ago,went fishing and never looked back.
absolutely love your channel very informative content keep up the good work ,im just starting out in lawnmower repairs in lancashire england cheers pal
It’s a matter of knowledge of equipment and engines that matters and only buy what you can afford Keep backup money because lots of people don’t even pickup stuff
Wonderful informational video on the subject! It provided the beginning stepping stones that I was looking for. Thank you for your time and effort you put into making this video! It is greatly appreciated.
Get on to the ride on tractor mowers, for me, that's were the big money is....sure, most of my work is push mowers, weedeaters, saws, blowers, etc, but learn your way around ride ons..even big pro machines...big money...best of luck
You got to be fast to make money. You have to be able to troubleshoot machine quickly. A push mower is simple but some of the machines out there today cost 15K and you better know what you doing. I have been a small engine mechanic for 40 years and just when I thought I seen it all I get some unimaginable issues. The industry is trying to phase out gas engines so shop sustability will become challenging in the near future. I personally think the battery stuff is crap but some people want them. Just my 2 cents. 8:20
Don't quit your day job. I hope you're not charging people. It's not right to learn at the expense of your customer. You are not correctly fixing and people like you give small engine mechanics a bad name.
Someone has to do this work and most people can't be bothered. How else do you propose people learn other than through experience. If someone does a good job and doesn't overcharge customers will come back.
I just retired from 58 years of diesel mechanic work and now I’m fixing small engines like my Dad did many years ago
Josh that is so awesome!! I am a PhD chemical engineer and I worked in Big Pharma. With the weirdnesss that has happened I fell into a heavy dislike of all things Pharma. I decided to start a mobile welding and fabrication business. That being said the very next day I was riding out of my dad's driveway and I was run over by a Ford F350 and nearly had my right leg crushed off. Blood clots and fighting to keep my leg and it has been almost two years. I will not be climbing around equipment too much and I mentioned that I would be able to repair my friend's engine drive welder. That is when I started a small engine repair/rebuild/restoration business along with a light machining shop. With the supply chain madness lately I have had orders take 10 times what the time is said to take. Others came on time but were the wrong part completely and I am still waiting for others. I found a 200 year old lathe that was the right price $200 and I restored it to working order with a treadmill motor. I have a few other machines but the main thing is that I can make my own parts within reason. Eventually I want to have a large machine shop that runs on steam and belts including the electricity.
Stuff will run you insane. Mentally, I'd advise you to run.
@@olivertaylor8788 Do you mean doing repairs for people or the pharmaceutical business? I believe I am going to specialize in pre WWI race cars and sports cars equipped with a distributor or magneto. I will probably still do repairs to landscaping equipment as I have time. Right now I am so busy that I could work 24/7 and not be caught up for quite a while. I still enjoy it more than the woke Pharma. The quotas were driving me crazy. The people I worked with and the higher ups were completely unqualified and were only hired because of their gender mainly.The millennials are a completely different level of insanity.
Mustie1, Taryl Fixes All, Steve's Small Engine, Donyboy all great TH-cam creators. You can find resources to fix nearly any outdoor power equipment, almost down to make and model. Generators, pressure washers, lawn care equipment, snow removal, etc.
You can't fix the china junk of today.recycled aluminum moters no good.its all fucking garbage today.sold my shops 5 years ago,went fishing and never looked back.
Chickanic. Doublewide 6. Jungle bobs repair. Tom Doby mower repair. Individualized repair is also good
You need a blade balancing tool as well.
Thanks Josh. I started last year exactly the same way
absolutely love your channel very informative content keep up the good work ,im just starting out in lawnmower repairs in lancashire england cheers pal
Those old Briggs engines are just great machines. I have two Briggs 3hp pushmovwers, -69 and -73. I use them every summer.
It’s a matter of knowledge of equipment and engines that matters and only buy what you can afford
Keep backup money because lots of people don’t even pickup stuff
Wonderful informational video on the subject! It provided the beginning stepping stones that I was looking for. Thank you for your time and effort you put into making this video! It is greatly appreciated.
We are littering almost doing the exact same path . It’s awesome to see our paths are so similar
Thank you Joshua for answering the one question I can never figure out of how to post a service add on Facebook they always kick me off
Get on to the ride on tractor mowers, for me, that's were the big money is....sure, most of my work is push mowers, weedeaters, saws, blowers, etc, but learn your way around ride ons..even big pro machines...big money...best of luck
First is to have mechanical skills and lots of experience in repairing them
It’s not all about the book knowledge and videos learning
Parts handy
Do you need a license or how much insurance
No such thing as a "Briggs & Stratton" lawn mower.. there's Briggs' engines on about 15 different brands of lawn mowers.
Are you still in business?
You got to be fast to make money. You have to be able to troubleshoot machine quickly. A push mower is simple but some of the machines out there today cost 15K and you better know what you doing. I have been a small engine mechanic for 40 years and just when I thought I seen it all I get some unimaginable issues. The industry is trying to phase out gas engines so shop sustability will become challenging in the near future. I personally think the battery stuff is crap but some people want them. Just my 2 cents. 8:20
It is crap
Don't quit your day job. I hope you're not charging people. It's not right to learn at the expense of your customer. You are not correctly fixing and people like you give small engine mechanics a bad name.
Someone has to do this work and most people can't be bothered. How else do you propose people learn other than through experience. If someone does a good job and doesn't overcharge customers will come back.