RESTORING A FREE BROKE DOWN CRAFTSMAN RIDING MOWER
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 ก.ย. 2024
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This is the second video on this craftsman LT2000 riding mower. We discovered on the first video that it needed a new carburetor and spindles replaced for the mowing deck. Lets put on our new parts to see how well we can get this almost 20 year old riding mower running, driving, and cutting.
Dude, people don't know how much work this is. You're earning it. I used to fix cars up and sell them here and there as a hobby. I repaired anything that was and could have been an issue, then detailed them, just like you. I bought a craftsman lt2000 from my neighbor for pretty cheap and went through it. Man, that thing mopped the floor with me. It's a good mower now, but i had to go through it. You're earning every dollar, dude. Honestly, i wonder how much you could make for all that time invested?
This comment made my day. It is a lot of work. Honestly I don’t make much if I took my time into consideration, but I enjoy it and have fun sharing the revivals. I greatly appreciate the kind words and support.
I hope you get top dollar for that tractor you deserve it. Again your attention to detail is great. It couldn't be any better. Thanks for great video Alex.
I really do appreciate that. I don’t try to gouge on prices at all. I’m hoping for $600-700 for this machine. I try hard to show the work I put into these machines. The videos are just a snippet of the whole process. Thank you for the continued support.
Same mower I have. You must have disengaged the reverse shut-off while blade engaged feature 😉. Also, there’s a nipple on the air intake tube you touch at 7:51 of the video. Mine has a hose from there to nipple at top of fuel tank. That could allow dust entry after the air filter. You might want to plug that up or restore the hose. Great work, looks like new!!!
Nicely done Alex, it turned out great! You are definitely more thorough than me when it comes to cleaning! Good idea on doing a complete deck rebuild, in my experience the spindle bolts on MTD mowers almost always come put without breaking. The same can't be said for AYP ones though. This will be a great mower for someone and hope you make good money on it.
That’s good to know on the MTD decks. I’ve only done a couple and had bad luck, but yes I know the AYP are bad as well. This one turned out pretty nice although it was in decent shape to begin with. Just needed going through. I hope repairs are going good your way. It’s been tough here working in the cold.
It came out nice but u had a few head aches but u still got running and going it is a good machine for home use great work
Thank you very much. It took a bit of work but turned out to be a nice mower.
Great looking ole craftman!!! Awesome attention to the details!
Thank you!!!
Hey I like your videos.Great content.You are very lucky to get some old machines for parts.In our area it is hard to find old machines for parts because like you say parts are getting very expensive if your able to find them anymore.In our area in Wisconsin I think most people just keep there old machines running until there complete junk and worthless.
Nice work on this one alex especially the new deck spindles and blades those old blades were definitely no good at all to use
Thank you John. I just wanted to make sure this would be a nice machine for a least a few more years down the road. Sold it a couple weeks ago for $600
@@freedommowers420 nice brother I'm glad you got decent money for it
I have an even later model craftsman riding mower and she has been a jewel all carb, alternator, fuel filter blades belts. However now she won't start, battery is fully charged, spark plug is new And yes it has gas and oil. But I can't even get a click when I turn the key. Was running a few days ago.
I have a real softspot for Craftsman mowers and Craftsman tools in general. It's becoming harder and harder to be a fan as their products progress forward. I had a new one as my first in 1991 it was a GT1000 maybe?? It's was a bigger mower with the same motor that John Deere used to use am 18 Kohler with and oil filter. This was all pretty cutting edge in 1991 and I think I paid between 11-1300 for it and it lasted for years! My Dad bought it off me after I was done with it and it lasted him (mowing 2-3 acres weekly) until he was too old to takle care of things and moved into a mobile home park. I went on to purchase one of the green lt1000s with the automatic ground contral transmission I LOVED that thing! It was a like a sports car compared to others of its time. It laste me 20 yrs and I gave it to a young church member and it didn't last another two seasons. smh says more about it\'s use thanm the mower itself. I'd like to have another one to piddle with one day. I have a friends Black kand Yellow Craftsman now that I'm in the process of redoing for them. I cann't believe how expensive things are for them anymore! You're totally right to have a small mower graveyard to rob parts from. whew!
Absolutely!! The older craftsman truly were built to last. Just like their tools as well. The quality has declined tremendously over the last 20 years. My favorite riding mowers are the lt1000’s with the hydro drive. Very easy to maintain, and great mowers.
I came from Scrapping with Grandpa’s page! He is a good friend of mine! Your page is awesome
Thank you very much for coming by to check out the channel. He is an awesome guy and I am very thankful to have met him.
Hello Alex, great job and nice to see the engine come out that nice. Thanks for sharing the video and greetings from Germany to you! 💪🍀🌞👍
Thank you very much for the support and kind words.
Another fantastic turnaround!
I know you probably can't profit well from it but I absolutely love the basket cases that you can get back up and running. If you could do more of those in the future that would be awesome!
Thank you. I have the most fun with the super crusty ones. It’s satisfying to learn and see how they turn out at the end. I’m starting on a crusty zero turn and will have tons of upcoming videos!!
Good work, Alex!
that's a very nice looking mower!
Thank you!!
I hope the buyer who gets this nice mower gives it the care you gave it and it deserves. Very nice renovation work. I thought your oil change wasn't messy at all. Looked really tidy. Thanks
Thank you very much. I hope whoever buys it appreciates it and takes care of it as well. I gave it a good amount of time.
Great vid as always; you got lucky on that new Nikki style replacement carb working right off. On my flips, if the engine came with a Nikki, it gets retro fitted with a Walbro knockoff, have just lost faith in Nikki knock offs and don’t even waste time anymore trying to clean the OEM Nikki’s on those Inteks.
Honestly I’m done messing with the Nikki carbs after this one. Still had issues with it after filming. I would rather run walbro any day of the week. Easy to clean and adjust. No more flooding issues.
@@freedommowers420 The only problem I have had with cleaning a super corroded Walbro is I strip the main jet trying to take it out with a flat tip screw driver instead of the actual jet tool. If I can get that jet out, I can generally save an OEM Walbro but if not, I will spring and buy the $25 Amazon version of the B&S 799728 and call it good. A lot of small engine mechs will knock those Troybilt/MTD style 42in mowers but like you I have found they are easy to refurbish/recondition and if taken care of are a good mower for home owner use:-)
The blade spindles bearings can be regressed by removing the seal on bearings I did a video on this one for my craftsman ys lawn mower front tires glad you got a new carburetor on this one
Yes I tried that on the original spindles but the bearings were damaged and still made a lot of noise. Thank you for stopping by. I think this one turned out pretty good.
@@freedommowers420 cool beans 🫘 there Alex
Nice little machine score that one in a win.
Alex, your going to have some super nice tractors for sale come spring. That machine looks new. Your doing a great job filming and the audio is very good as well as the length of the videos. Im looking forward to your up coming projects. Theres no one here in Iowa in a tee shirt as we have 21 inches of snow here and its been -12F to -16F for several days this last week! 😢❄🌨⛄
I didn’t even know it got that cold here in North America. That’s insane Roger. I hope you are safe and staying warm. I’m hoping to get a nice fleet together for a big spring sale.
Good job on that, i like watching these transformations 👍
Thank you for coming by the channel and showing support. Lots of videos upcoming.
THANK YOU FOR THE VIDEO
Thank you for the support 😎
Nice Job
Thank you!!
Nice job.
Thank you!!
Thatll sell quick this spring
I hope so. I usually don’t put very high prices so I’m sure it will sell quickly. Thank you for stopping by.
awesome video! thanks for sharing!
Thank you for the support 😎😎
You are very thorough. That looks and drives like brand new. These are like $2000 band new in ‘24. What can you sell it for in your area?
I’m guessing it might sell in my area for around $600-$800 would probably be the best guess. Yes I think our lowest prices Troy bilt pony in my area new is like $2200 after tax.
@@freedommowers420 $2200 for a base single cylinder tractor is nuts! Those things were like $1000 3 years ago.
man, some of TY small engine repair folks, such as yourself, live in parts of the country where you can actually find items free or priced so they are worth repairing. NO ONE is giving away anything in the part of the country i live in. so envious ...
I check the marketplace very frequently to see what pops up through the day. There are opportunities so I have to take them when I can. 99% of the stuff I see is broke down and people want $800-$1000 non running.
@@freedommowers420 yeah. i tried for a while at one point to be really consistent, because i wanted to find something i could tinker with, that looked worth it. never could find anything. anyway ... LOVE your content and your style. hope you are finding it worth it to do these videos, keep it up, and happy life to you !
How many hours did you spend on this? Looks very nice.
I would say all together probably 10-12 hours. Thank you very much!!
I would have thrown that cheap fuel filter right in the thrash. They filter literally nothing. Using quality parts make a big difference. On how your equipment will run.
Thank you for the input. I’m going to put a order in for a batch of quality filters that will actually filter. I appreciate you stopping by.
Do you think you could give me the part number for that carb kit and also where you bought it.
I ordered through Amazon. The kit came from the HIPA brand. Part number #591731. I hope this helps.
@@freedommowers420 Thanks a lot!
To bad you don't live in south Carolina
hi
Our TSC is pulling blades and parts out ?? Don’t understand why ???😢
Interesting. I’m going to have to check mine. I get belts and small parts there quite often.
I wouldn’t be able to keep that garage clean, got 2 tractors in mine and a 3 wheeler
One is a 73’ allis chalmers and I can’t see it sitting out in the snow rusting away
I’m limited on space so I have to try and keep it as clean as I can so I don’t get surrounded by clutter.
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What state are in
I’m in North Carolina.
@@freedommowers420 same i be selling some mowers to
Theres alot of money to be made