Wow what a find! I would of fixed it the same way you did. It amazes me how we now live in a throw away world. It boggles my mind how some people give up on trying to see what is wrong with their equipment and go out and buy a new one. Thank you for being one of those people that like to save and repair things before throwing it in the junk yard.
@@davidcoudriet8439 I've had 2 younger families move into their first homes nearby. Between not trimming trees and bushes to cleaning up broken limbs after a storm to figuring out how a simple sprinkler system works they have had to spend a lot of money paying someone else to do these things. Not just a loss of skills but pure laziness.
Fantastic find and great fix. Hammer size seems appropriate to me. I might have tried to use a punch or rounded body dent tool if I had one. But your process worked and you did not need to purchase something that you might never use again. Great job. Will be a good mower once again. Thanks for the videos.
No problem beating it with the hammer but if I'd started with the bottle jack, knowing how single minded I can be, I'd have probably continued with it until success or at least far longer than you did.
I’ve done this exact fix on my mower twice now😂 but on the third time a weld came undone at the front of the deck so when going forward it would get pushed into the blade. Had to bolt it back😂 still works and still makes me money😂 mower is a Gardencare LM565P
The top of your bottle jack is threaded and you can unscrew it to give it a longer reach. I love the idea of using the jack to push the dent out. I sometimes use pipe wrenches and or adjustable wrenches to pull on bent parts and I love my 1.5 pound dead blow hammer for percussive maintenance like what you had to do. Simple fixes are often the best fixes
I remember when we had an old Craftsman mower. (not sure the model) It was always left out in the sun, and was pretty abused. I still have nightmares trying to start that thing up, I remember having to literally break my back over attempting to start it 10 times in a row before finally kicking off and then whenever I mow over slightly more than it can handle it would stall and it would take another 10 pulls to start it. We have a newer mower these days, and whenever I start it I'm always very grateful that I don't have to live through that again. I was 13 when I had to use the old Craftsman btw. Amazing video though, I love seeing you restore these things
4:47 when you buy a black and decker chain saw the sound in the background and it cutting off when he hits the deck is the sound of the B+D getting stuck 😂
Totally appropriate fix with the hammer. You might want to expand you array of hammers to include heavier and lighter ones with rounded and flat heads. Bending and beating metal into submission is an effective and satisfying tradition 😄.
I've used hammers a lot bigger than yours for mower deck fixes and fork lifts to do body work on concrete trucks and it's a common fact that if you can't fix something with a hammer it has to be an electrical problem. BLESSINGS!
I just fixed a Toro Recycler from the same year, only the front deck support was bent in preventing the blade from spinning. Big hammer and standing on it worked great. Nice find.
I know Briggs get a bad wrap but I’ve got the same series engine on 3 snappers. They are the commercial 8.75 with screw in filter but almost identical builds and I’ve got 5 years on all of them of hard work and never a single problem. The design on the 8.75 is best for services as well you can disassemble most of the engine with three bolts. I love snapper mowers this one isn’t a real snapper but the real ones are built like tanks even since Briggs took over. I make custom blades and run doubles on all my snapper ninja mower they have output like a small rider mower and cut better then plastic Hondas not to mention they are bullet proof. I can take apart the entire mower with a 1/2 and 9/16 socket and parts are interchangeable with mowers made by snapper 30+ years ago. I’ve turned all my ninja mowers into electric start using the starter and ignition from the hi-vac models the only difference from original snapper is new starter assembly everything else is a direct fit.
A few wacks with the hammer and $100.00 later LOL. Great find & fix. I do not see anything wrong using the hammer in this repair. If you wanted to use the jack you could extend the top of it. If you are concerned about denting it out, next time place it in a bed of sand then get the hammer! When I started my channel I was going to just show this DIY kind of repair but it morphed out into other DIY repairs as well. 👍 # 658 WOW I am late to the party. Nice going. Stay well, Joe Z
Don't know if I am more impressed with your bent deck catch or the accuracy of your hammer blows! I'm pretty sure that was a Walmart offering back in '17 as the retailer was trying to trade off the once-stellar Snapper name. But it's not your grandad's Snapper as evidenced (and as you observed) by that thin metal deck, among other shortcuts in order to bring it in at a Walmart lower price. Still, it's decent and ought to give the next owner several more mowing years.
I've seen some stupid things found with mowers that wont start, but this is a new one! Yeah, I would have also used a hammer. As that Snapper is a nice machine and such good condition, I may have tried a small block of wood between the hammer and the deck, but your method was fine. Nice machine!
Wow What a good find. Easy money there. I did not think about the blade being jammed when I told you about tipping the mower so sparkplug faces up ,removing the spark plug, and adding a light oil. But then, when I would have went to work on freeing the seized engine, I most likely would have seen if the blade was jamed.
Great video! I rescue mowers all the time, most need a carb cleaning or a new air filter. Had one two cycle Toro that was seized up, no problem, wooden dowel rod, a hammer, a little Marvel mystery oil, Wham! Ran a little heavier on oil, made $500 with it until the bearings had enough.
Home garage! Nice find you got lucky! I have a snapper just like that only problem with it was somebody bought it brand new from the store I didn’t bother putting oil in the engine and they returned it back to the store and when I got it the motor was knocking so I had to put a new engine on mine
The hammer was the correct tool but you should have used the wood in between to soften the blows and make it less denty. The trouble with laying a mower over towards the carb is not just the petrol but the crankcase breather which tends to dump the contents of the sump into either the carb or the air filter.
My uncle has one of these and has for years. Runs like new after a "tune up". I would have used the hammer. I love to use the 4lbs hammer every chance I get.
The only problem with using a bottle jack is that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. This means that there is a good possibility that you would damage the other side of the deck in the opposite direction. Instead of pounding the curved deck with a flat headed hammer, use something that has a radius to it against the deck and pound on that. You can get some cheap body working tools at HF that might ease your life.
Well for someone who thought the engine was locked up and threw it out . It made a good video on here and it was a cheap and easy repair with no cost involved if we only find them like that sometimes.
The biggest give away to how old this is... is probably the clearly visible sticker on the fuel tank that says "model year: 2017" in the background when taking off the air filter
I would likely have used a water pump plier, and try to straighten out the dent. I always like to work close to what I'm doing. The further away I get, the less control I have of the repair I feel. But sometimes, you need to use force. Great find by the way!
Great fixing. Heating up the metal helps before hammering. I've done this fix more times than I can count. Great solution and great work man. Also bright mind to know to dodge the crankshaft
@@protipskiptoendofvideoandr286 That's a fair point and I normally don't heat up the metal. I'm just saying it helps. If I'm getting something really nice ready then I might heat up the metal so I don't damage it and have to buy a several hundred to thousand dollar deck
The FIRST thing you should always do before removing the blade, is remove the spark plug wire. A block of curved soft wood on the inside and a flat piece on the outside of the deck would reduce the dents from just using a hammer. Nice find! Amazing what people throw away!!!
Hey HG " liked hitting it with a hammer" Love it you need a couple metal working tools if you used a backing block you could of eliminated the dents from happening good find by the way .
Autobody types will get a little animated after watching this. You can work the dent out a bit more gracefully and not mar the sheetmetal with a smaller hammer and in a spiral pattern starting from the outside of the dent, working your way inwards. A block of wood for a dolly will save the paint.
If I can be honest, if you took a little more time on one or two videos, go the extra mile, I would totally watch them! You have taught me a lot about small engines, and its helped me a lot sine I like working on go karts and mini bikes. Keep it up man!
@@HomeGaragechannel you had mentioned in the video that you could have used a pipe to bend out the deck but you didn't want to make the video longer than it needed to be. I wouldn't have minded a few extra seconds if you wanted to use a pipe to straighten it out.
oh okay, so getting a pipe, and making it work, only take a few extra seconds . Cool I'll have to remember that. In reality it would have taken me , more than a "few seconds" to get a pipe, figure out, how I'm going to use it, and then make it work. These videos take 10 to 12 hours to produce, for a 8 to 12 minute video. And an extra 30 to 40 minutes, in production is pretty significant. I produce videos on this channel and on my other channel and have a full time job on top of that. So the extra time counts.
Wow can't believe the previous owner didn't see that or know about it. Home depot is now asking a minimum $300 for their cheapest foam air filter push mower; what do you believe this self propelled is worth now? Toro's are $400-579.
@@HomeGaragechannel I had a joke about Cannibal Corpse's Hammer Smashed Face but that joke is for like the 5 remaining Floridians who listen to them lol
Are the 550ex supposed to be good engines? I saved a Masport with the 550ex from land fill two weeks ago. Just needed the old fuel emptied and the car-bur-trator cleaned to get running. Was missing the air filter and filter cover. Finished off with new oil. Cost me $10 for the mower and $18 for the filter, cover and plug. Plug was still good, so just cleaned it. Added to the collection.
They aren’t bad, but the carb jet is small for emissions reasons. Because it is small, it tends to be easily clogged by debris and/or old fuel varnish.
I have a nasty habit of letting my grass get super tall because I tend to work a lot of overtime. I also tend to forget where all the rocks are roots in my yard are till I find them with the mower. Typically bends the inner deck on my Craftsman. I use a big crescent wrench to fix it
Have a question for you and the viewers.. I have a craftsman ready start pressure washer with a briggs engine that will only start with carb spray. Once started the thing runs great! Shut it off and try and restart and it wont happen. I pulled the bowl and cleaned out some gelled fuel and also cleaned the bowl nut (jet). I have confirmed the thermostatic choke mechanism is working properly as well. I pulled the air cleaner assembly and the gasket looks sketchy at best. Is it possible that its the gasket on the air cleaner box is allowing too much air to suck fuel at start up as there is no primer on this machine.? I'm trying to put off pulling the carb unless i have too. I was thinkin on doubling up on that air cleaner box gasket but I dont wanna throw good money after bad. Thoughts?
no the gasket on the air cleaner is not that important when it comes to the carbs function. I would replace the O-ring, between the carb and engine. see if it's better. The other thing would be a bowl gasket that's leaking air into the carb.
I’ve got a good question I have a antique push mower around 1950 cooper cyclone with a briggs i got it last year at a tractor show got spark back put gas in it it ran good but it leaked a lot of gas I got it out of storage and it wouldn’t run at all so I cleaned the carburetor and made a new gasket. the only way it will run is with full coke and it takes a lot of pulls to get it to stay running more than a few seconds any idea of what is wrong with it
my mower had the same issue but i was like yup that happened. not even amazed that a dent happened. cheap deck brittle plastic engine and just overall a cheap mower.
At what point did you think, "Holy crap I just stole a lawn mower?" It is in great shape. Don't get finds like that where I live. Depending on time, I might have tried to use a rounded piece of pipe to mimic the curve of the deck like Fitzee's Fabrications. If not, I'd slug it.
where would you recommend getting bulk fuel line? And have you ever heard of using medical grade quarter inch tubing in case the parts supply chain is broken?
What's that Rod Stewart song some guys have all the luck 🙂 Not just a mower but I love to use a hammer hehehehehe ! Hey if you have the time can you fix my son's rear fender while yer in the swinging a hammer mode ?
Sir I have the same problem...Blade was bent.. replaced the blade.. it started .. Great I propped it up (not on it side ) just to see if the new blade would turn freely.. however I turned the blade in the opposite direction.. Now the engine is locked up. I cannot pull it in the right direction an the pulley to start is locked up also .What are my choices now ????
for me i would use the hammer but yeah the hydraulic bottle press jack is also optional too but yeah all good either way as long as common sense is involved etc.
@@HomeGaragechannel the blade was installed correctly and the engines compresion feels strong it seems to be stalling when the bag gets halfway full which means you need to empty it alot
@@HomeGaragechannel I think iv found the problem iv increased the speed a bit and there's some backfiring so I will need to clean the spark plug thx for responding and keep up the good work
The tip on the top/end of that bottle jack unscrews for more height/adjustment. Great vids, keep it up!
ah.. thanks I did't know that.
I didn't know that either. Wow that's good to know.
That was kind of bugging me too, but now you know!
I was just gonna suggest this but jabberwocky beat me to it
Wow what a find! I would of fixed it the same way you did. It amazes me how we now live in a throw away world. It boggles my mind how some people give up on trying to see what is wrong with their equipment and go out and buy a new one. Thank you for being one of those people that like to save and repair things before throwing it in the junk yard.
You and me both!
Sitting here, lamenting the almost complete loss of very basic mechanical skills. SMH..
@@davidcoudriet8439 I've had 2 younger families move into their first homes nearby. Between not trimming trees and bushes to cleaning up broken limbs after a storm to figuring out how a simple sprinkler system works they have had to spend a lot of money paying someone else to do these things. Not just a loss of skills but pure laziness.
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Nice video. Always a fan
I appreciate it!
Fantastic find and great fix. Hammer size seems appropriate to me. I might have tried to use a punch or rounded body dent tool if I had one. But your process worked and you did not need to purchase something that you might never use again. Great job. Will be a good mower once again. Thanks for the videos.
thank you D Butler.
No problem beating it with the hammer but if I'd started with the bottle jack, knowing how single minded I can be, I'd have probably continued with it until success or at least far longer than you did.
I can respect that.
I’ve done this exact fix on my mower twice now😂 but on the third time a weld came undone at the front of the deck so when going forward it would get pushed into the blade. Had to bolt it back😂 still works and still makes me money😂 mower is a Gardencare LM565P
nice work.
The top of your bottle jack is threaded and you can unscrew it to give it a longer reach. I love the idea of using the jack to push the dent out. I sometimes use pipe wrenches and or adjustable wrenches to pull on bent parts and I love my 1.5 pound dead blow hammer for percussive maintenance like what you had to do. Simple fixes are often the best fixes
thank you patthesoundguy.
@@HomeGaragechannel I need to remember the term 'percussive maintenance'.
I remember when we had an old Craftsman mower. (not sure the model) It was always left out in the sun, and was pretty abused. I still have nightmares trying to start that thing up, I remember having to literally break my back over attempting to start it 10 times in a row before finally kicking off and then whenever I mow over slightly more than it can handle it would stall and it would take another 10 pulls to start it. We have a newer mower these days, and whenever I start it I'm always very grateful that I don't have to live through that again. I was 13 when I had to use the old Craftsman btw.
Amazing video though, I love seeing you restore these things
thank you Shep Shepson.
4:47 when you buy a black and decker chain saw the sound in the background and it cutting off when he hits the deck is the sound of the B+D getting stuck 😂
At least you were able to blow off some steam with that hammer 💪. Nice fix, and sounds like a great runner now. Thanks for the upload 😎
you got that right, I might have to have a mower laying around so I can smack it once in awhile, when I need to let off some steam.
You have one of the best lawnmower repair videos on TH-cam, keep up the good work.
Wow, thank you Big John.
Totally appropriate fix with the hammer. You might want to expand you array of hammers to include heavier and lighter ones with rounded and flat heads. Bending and beating metal into submission is an effective and satisfying tradition 😄.
thank you HarvardBob
I'm the same. Use whatever works, like in this case, big hammer.
thank you Christopher Marshall.
I've used hammers a lot bigger than yours for mower deck fixes and fork lifts to do body work on concrete trucks and it's a common fact that if you can't fix something with a hammer it has to be an electrical problem. BLESSINGS!
very nice
I just fixed a Toro Recycler from the same year, only the front deck support was bent in preventing the blade from spinning. Big hammer and standing on it worked great. Nice find.
nice work and thank you Casey B's Zombie Mowers.
What an easy fix, can’t believe that’s why someone threw that out. Good find and hope you make some money with it.
thank you , I know right, they must have a lot of money to just drop it on a new mower, versus trying to fix it.
I know Briggs get a bad wrap but I’ve got the same series engine on 3 snappers. They are the commercial 8.75 with screw in filter but almost identical builds and I’ve got 5 years on all of them of hard work and never a single problem. The design on the 8.75 is best for services as well you can disassemble most of the engine with three bolts. I love snapper mowers this one isn’t a real snapper but the real ones are built like tanks even since Briggs took over. I make custom blades and run doubles on all my snapper ninja mower they have output like a small rider mower and cut better then plastic Hondas not to mention they are bullet proof. I can take apart the entire mower with a 1/2 and 9/16 socket and parts are interchangeable with mowers made by snapper 30+ years ago. I’ve turned all my ninja mowers into electric start using the starter and ignition from the hi-vac models the only difference from original snapper is new starter assembly everything else is a direct fit.
A few wacks with the hammer and $100.00 later LOL. Great find & fix. I do not see anything wrong using the hammer in this repair. If you wanted to use the jack you could extend the top of it. If you are concerned about denting it out, next time place it in a bed of sand then get the hammer!
When I started my channel I was going to just show this DIY kind of repair but it morphed out into other DIY repairs as well.
👍 # 658 WOW I am late to the party. Nice going.
Stay well, Joe Z
thank you JOE Z, I'll have to check out your channel.
I have this exact mower and its been a great mower i use mine to mow yards and it has never skiped a beat and starts on the first pull all the time
nice, thank you for vouching for them.
Simple solution for a good find well done
thank you Vincent Price
I've got a mower almost exactly like that except the self-propelled handle is different & the engine is 5.00 hp & it is rwd. It runs great!
thank you Paul Dalessandro.
Don't know if I am more impressed with your bent deck catch or the accuracy of your hammer blows! I'm pretty sure that was a Walmart offering back in '17 as the retailer was trying to trade off the once-stellar Snapper name. But it's not your grandad's Snapper as evidenced (and as you observed) by that thin metal deck, among other shortcuts in order to bring it in at a Walmart lower price. Still, it's decent and ought to give the next owner several more mowing years.
you're right about that, things have changed in the last 20 years.
Well, THAT's disappointing. I didn't know that Snapper had done that. Thanks for the heads up.
I have that exact mower with the exact same engine. I never thought a hammer would be used to fix this.
thank you Logan May, TheBoringOne, I appreciate the comment.
Use of a small piece of soft wood might be a better choice and less collateral damage. Good find, good job.
yes you are correct, thank you Tracy Smith
Hammer's are great for lawnmower's, T.V's and rich elderly relatives
If I had a hammer, I’d hammer in the morning. That really POs the neighbors.
LoL... luckily I was hammering when my next door neighbor was mowing their yard. I think you can hear it In the video.
Awesome find! I love it when this happens. It’s a good day. Lol
Yes it was!
I've seen some stupid things found with mowers that wont start, but this is a new one! Yeah, I would have also used a hammer. As that Snapper is a nice machine and such good condition, I may have tried a small block of wood between the hammer and the deck, but your method was fine. Nice machine!
ah, yes, I should have used a piece of wood, to dampen it, thanks, I'll try that next time, if this happens again.
Ring the bell, school's back in
Break it down!
Stop, Hammer time!
lol.. thanks for the that I appreciate it .
Wow What a good find. Easy money there.
I did not think about the blade being jammed when I told you about tipping the mower so sparkplug faces up ,removing the spark plug, and adding a light oil. But then, when I would have went to work on freeing the seized engine, I most likely would have seen if the blade was jamed.
yes I've done that before, but luckily I didn't need to do it this time.
Great video! I rescue mowers all the time, most need a carb cleaning or a new air filter. Had one two cycle Toro that was seized up, no problem, wooden dowel rod, a hammer, a little Marvel mystery oil, Wham! Ran a little heavier on oil, made $500 with it until the bearings had enough.
nice work, thank you Mark Danielczyk.
Home garage! Nice find you got lucky! I have a snapper just like that only problem with it was somebody bought it brand new from the store I didn’t bother putting oil in the engine and they returned it back to the store and when I got it the motor was knocking so I had to put a new engine on mine
that's a shame, you didn't want to try and take the old one apart?
@@HomeGaragechannel no motor was way to far gone
Great repair👍🙏👍🙏
thank you RayFpv.
Nice mower
Thanks 👍
The hammer was the correct tool but you should have used the wood in between to soften the blows and make it less denty.
The trouble with laying a mower over towards the carb is not just the petrol but the crankcase breather which tends to dump the contents of the sump into either the carb or the air filter.
yes you are correct.
My uncle has one of these and has for years. Runs like new after a "tune up".
I would have used the hammer. I love to use the 4lbs hammer every chance I get.
thank you Timothy Strees.
I beat out mowers decks when they need it. Placing a block of wood on opposite side sometimes helps with keeping the shape.
that makes sense. thank you Mike Spain.
The only problem with using a bottle jack is that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. This means that there is a good possibility that you would damage the other side of the deck in the opposite direction. Instead of pounding the curved deck with a flat headed hammer, use something that has a radius to it against the deck and pound on that. You can get some cheap body working tools at HF that might ease your life.
you got that right Bruce Coleman.
You got lucky great find
that's what I thought too.
Nice repair, hope it came with a catcher....
Yes hammer....
Even if it wasn’t working it would of been good for parts...
I wish I did but it didn't
gotta love an easy repair.
you got that right.
That's a really good mower!! You can't beat free!! You can usually get 50 to a hundred bucks for it easy!! Good Job buddy!! 👍
You got that right! thank you JJ Juarez
Well for someone who thought the engine was locked up and threw it out . It made a good video on here and it was a cheap and easy repair with no cost involved if we only find them like that sometimes.
these are the best videos, in my book. Thank you Turningwrenches85
@@HomeGaragechannel your welcome
Mower probably got t-boned by a Honda running a red light.
lol. .thanks for the laugh I appreciate it.
That made me laugh too. Thanks.
The biggest give away to how old this is... is probably the clearly visible sticker on the fuel tank that says "model year: 2017" in the background when taking off the air filter
that was on purpose, thanks for noticing.
I would likely have used a water pump plier, and try to straighten out the dent. I always like to work close to what I'm doing. The further away I get, the less control I have of the repair I feel. But sometimes, you need to use force. Great find by the way!
Great point, thank you Christian Larsen,.
Great find. I once picked up 2 mowers that didn't start... The previous owner thought diesel was fine. Obviously not.
thank you Maleric S.
As the old saying goes: "If in doubt, give it a clout"
very nice saying!
Great fixing. Heating up the metal helps before hammering. I've done this fix more times than I can count. Great solution and great work man. Also bright mind to know to dodge the crankshaft
thank you Aaron Hickerson.
Nah to much work when you dont even know if it works
@@protipskiptoendofvideoandr286 That's a fair point and I normally don't heat up the metal. I'm just saying it helps. If I'm getting something really nice ready then I might heat up the metal so I don't damage it and have to buy a several hundred to thousand dollar deck
Hammer is always the answer.
When in doubt, *H A M M E R*
lol, most definitely
Hammer time!
Simplest repair to this mower bro. I would of smacked it a couple of times also bro. Get it working by any means necessary
thank you Ramadin Sookhoo.
Went to Lowes and purchased Craftsman leaf blower and got the two year extended warranty
nice
The FIRST thing you should always do before removing the blade, is remove the spark plug wire. A block of curved soft wood on the inside and a flat piece on the outside of the deck would reduce the dents from just using a hammer. Nice find! Amazing what people throw away!!!
Thank you J. W. and you're right.
CHACHING!!!
big time.
Hey HG " liked hitting it with a hammer" Love it you need a couple metal working tools if you used a backing block you could of eliminated the dents from happening good find by the way .
thank you for the information I really appreciate it
That was a free repair for once🤣 but that air filter I would replace immediately and not just clean it tbh
yep you're right about that.
Autobody types will get a little animated after watching this. You can work the dent out a bit more gracefully and not mar the sheetmetal with a smaller hammer and in a spiral pattern starting from the outside of the dent, working your way inwards. A block of wood for a dolly will save the paint.
I stick with small engines, the auto body folks are allowed to cringe when seeing this.
Great find!!! You should get some good $ for that.Its in good shape.
yes I did, thank you Mart Trev.
Great video! A hammer can fix anthing.
You got that right!
If I can be honest, if you took a little more time on one or two videos, go the extra mile, I would totally watch them! You have taught me a lot about small engines, and its helped me a lot sine I like working on go karts and mini bikes. Keep it up man!
thanks but what do you mean by "go the extra mile?"
@@HomeGaragechannel you had mentioned in the video that you could have used a pipe to bend out the deck but you didn't want to make the video longer than it needed to be. I wouldn't have minded a few extra seconds if you wanted to use a pipe to straighten it out.
oh okay, so getting a pipe, and making it work, only take a few extra seconds . Cool
I'll have to remember that. In reality it would have taken me , more than a "few seconds" to get a pipe, figure out, how I'm going to use it, and then make it work. These videos take 10 to 12 hours to produce, for a 8 to 12 minute video. And an extra 30 to 40 minutes,
in production is pretty significant. I produce videos on this channel and on my other channel and have a full time job on top of that. So the extra time counts.
As long as it fix u did a great job. Easy 300 bucks to sell 🤭
you got that right, thank you GetOutoFHere Mate!.
Wow can't believe the previous owner didn't see that or know about it. Home depot is now asking a minimum $300 for their cheapest foam air filter push mower; what do you believe this self propelled is worth now? Toro's are $400-579.
I know right, used probably 140 to 160 .the prices are just insane.
BFH to the rescue!😂
The previous owner must have had a heart attack after seeing what you did to fix his abandoned mower. Kudos for you.
I hope they do see this video, it would make me happy to know if they did.
It's often the most simple things to fix that people throw things away
I know right. thank you Chucks Repairs and Restoration.
Nice!
Thanks!
@@HomeGaragechannel I had a joke about Cannibal Corpse's Hammer Smashed Face but that joke is for like the 5 remaining Floridians who listen to them lol
boy I'm going to have to look up that reference myself.
Big hammer works for me. I thought you were going to smack the crank after reading the video title .
Not in this particular video But will most likely, in a future video.
Are the 550ex supposed to be good engines? I saved a Masport with the 550ex from land fill two weeks ago. Just needed the old fuel emptied and the car-bur-trator cleaned to get running. Was missing the air filter and filter cover. Finished off with new oil. Cost me $10 for the mower and $18 for the filter, cover and plug. Plug was still good, so just cleaned it. Added to the collection.
They aren’t bad, but the carb jet is small for emissions reasons. Because it is small, it tends to be easily clogged by debris and/or old fuel varnish.
But the main jet is also very easy to access and clean. If you keep dirt and water out of your fuel these are fantastic engines
I don't have a problem with them.
you are absolutely correct
yes sir.
Nice find and nice fix! Did you also get the grass catcher bag with it? If so, flipping this one should be a nice payday for you. Well done.
unfortunately no, it was just the mower next to the dumpster.
Hammer every time who's gonna look underneath? A paying customer wouldn't complain about the repair bill
I have a nasty habit of letting my grass get super tall because I tend to work a lot of overtime. I also tend to forget where all the rocks are roots in my yard are till I find them with the mower. Typically bends the inner deck on my Craftsman. I use a big crescent wrench to fix it
that works too. thank you David Mollard
Have a question for you and the viewers.. I have a craftsman ready start pressure washer with a briggs engine that will only start with carb spray. Once started the thing runs great! Shut it off and try and restart and it wont happen. I pulled the bowl and cleaned out some gelled fuel and also cleaned the bowl nut (jet). I have confirmed the thermostatic choke mechanism is working properly as well. I pulled the air cleaner assembly and the gasket looks sketchy at best. Is it possible that its the gasket on the air cleaner box is allowing too much air to suck fuel at start up as there is no primer on this machine.? I'm trying to put off pulling the carb unless i have too. I was thinkin on doubling up on that air cleaner box gasket but I dont wanna throw good money after bad. Thoughts?
no the gasket on the air cleaner is not that important when it comes to the carbs function. I would replace the O-ring, between the carb and engine. see if it's better. The other thing would be a bowl gasket that's leaking air into the carb.
I’ve got a good question I have a antique push mower around 1950 cooper cyclone with a briggs i got it last year at a tractor show got spark back put gas in it it ran good but it leaked a lot of gas I got it out of storage and it wouldn’t run at all so I cleaned the carburetor and made a new gasket. the only way it will run is with full coke and it takes a lot of pulls to get it to stay running more than a few seconds any idea of what is wrong with it
I would first confirm what the compression read is, and then more than likely the carb needs to be replace but I'm sure it will be difficult to find.
That engine is like new.
that's what I said too
i noticed the pull cord hanging outward just a lil bit so i was like there is a issue.
good eye
No man that need to be replaced😂
Cheap insurance for continued performance.
lol.. most probably
yes sir
Man BFH method every time it’s a lawn mower not a Porsche 😂
You got that right!
some people like plastic carbs but other people either hate the plastic carb.
yes you are correct
my mower had the same issue but i was like yup that happened. not even amazed that a dent happened. cheap deck brittle plastic engine and just overall a cheap mower.
you got that right
Great video, I would've just used a hammer to fix the dent as well, nice work!
Thank you WildeFox.
Could have been they just got a new Lawn Mower and they don't want it anymore too! 😔
quite possibly
Do you sell these mowers?
they one's I find yes.
If you have a fender roller you maybe able to rig something up
that's a pretty good idea.
You were lucky. The only thing I ever find is trouble.
that happened to me recently, luckily I was able to work thru it.
At what point did you think, "Holy crap I just stole a lawn mower?" It is in great shape. Don't get finds like that where I live. Depending on time, I might have tried to use a rounded piece of pipe to mimic the curve of the deck like Fitzee's Fabrications. If not, I'd slug it.
When I realized I got it working, that's when I realized I stole it.
@@HomeGaragechannel HAHAHAHA
Dude that's like a 4 $500 lawn mower
Would have done the same. Stop, hammer time. You scored bigtime with that free mower.
most definitely, thanks for the comment.
where would you recommend getting bulk fuel line? And have you ever heard of using medical grade quarter inch tubing in case the parts supply chain is broken?
I typically buy my line from Amazon. No, medical grade will not handle chemicals.
Need a gas line. Nothing else wpuld work.
The clear line off of power washers or steam cleaners will work. This mower design wont last long enough to justify any more than a $0 repair.
What's that Rod Stewart song some guys have all the luck 🙂 Not just a mower but I love to use a hammer hehehehehe ! Hey if you have the time can you fix my son's rear fender while yer in the swinging a hammer mode ?
lol.. you'll need more finesse when it comes to a fender.
I would have started with the hammer but those bottle Jack's do screw out on tbe tip.
thank you Russell Houghton.
Sir I have the same problem...Blade was bent.. replaced the blade.. it started .. Great I propped it up (not on it side ) just to see if the new blade would turn freely.. however I turned the blade in the opposite direction.. Now the engine is locked up. I cannot pull it in the right direction an the pulley to start is locked up also .What are my choices now ????
try removing the spark plug and try turning the engine, again, tell me what happens.
for me i would use the hammer but yeah the hydraulic bottle press jack is also optional too but yeah all good either way as long as common sense is involved etc.
thank you Patrick Stapleton.
The hammer. Wooo
thank you Carlos
I'd use the hammer. Nice save!
Good choice!
I also bought a Deere 165 rider I’m looking for a 42 inch snow blade for it
nice, l'll let you know if I find something like that.
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Do you know why a lawn mower might stall alot when cutting grass it even struggles cutting some short grass and the blade has been sharpened
sure the engine is worn out. Also please confirm that the blade wasn't installed upside down.
@@HomeGaragechannel the blade was installed correctly and the engines compresion feels strong it seems to be stalling when the bag gets halfway full which means you need to empty it alot
@@HomeGaragechannel I think iv found the problem iv increased the speed a bit and there's some backfiring so I will need to clean the spark plug thx for responding and keep up the good work
no problem.
What people don't know you can turn up your idle to bad your throttle has to be set
I know right.
you could try turning it up to your taste personally i think they are set to just past idle somewhat
Yk them Bottle jacks extend the top turns and comes out longer
thank you Jacy Stone.
i would use a bottle jack
thank you John Gassett.
are you gonna keep it or give it away?
I already sold it.
Slide hammer , air hammer or chains a tree and a pickup😋
yes sir