Im from Sweden. The country of Stiga! This deck is very good. This types of ridning mowers are very popular here. Im working at a stiga dealer as a mechanic. You did a fantastic Job!
I have a Husqvarna R322T here in the states. It's a real goat in terms of going anywhere. You can never get the blades high enough to not scalp the lawn. That's it's only real drawback. Otherwise, I'd pit it against any other 4 wheel drive mower - and win! It's a SHAME Husqvarna never really supported them here.
A little tip we have learned on the underside of decks after we clean and paint we make up a fiberglass resin and coat the whole of the underside another protective but the grass doesn't stick so easy either. Great vid
That machine is DEFINITELY worth restoring. Ive been a welder/ steel fabricator for the last 45 years and i can tell that this is a really high quality machine by the thickness of the mower deck and all of the welding. Great job!
When getting things powder coated, there is a primer that can be applied, also one can apply more than one coat of powder to give a bit more resistance. Chip Channel is a restorer ov vintage metal toys, and he always powder primers his toys.
I really enjoy watching your videos. Saving by repairing instead of throwing away is great. Well done it looks great. Thanks for posting and I look forward to the next video.
It's been awhile since your last project. However, it was worth the wait...nicely done! Looks like a pretty strong/well built deck. Your work will ensure many more years of service. Thanks for posting!
That is one very well built deck, pity other makers did not take the attention to detail Stiga has on this one. Your restoration, whilst expensive, is impressive
That deck looks like a well designed and good quality unit. Having the pulleys and belts above the deck is a great idea and the moulding dies for that huge plastic cover would have cost millions of dollars. I’m yet to find a better solution to metal parts in a hostile environment than fish oil. I have had bare metal plates on the bottom of my carport posts for 15 years and with just one good coating of fish oil they have never developed any rust. Paint it on the underside of a lawnmower deck and leave it for a few weeks to thoroughly cure and it will never rust from moisture or corrode from the acidic grass. Terrific job on making that deck look like new. Cheers, Stuart 🇦🇺
I'm totally motivated now. I have and old Cub Cadet self prop mower. I'm ordering a new deck because of old rust. Will be on the road agin come cutting season. Great video too
Bolens made something like it in the mid 70s. Rear engine and hinged in the middle with the deck out front. You pushed against the steering handle. No steering wheel.
There is such satisfaction and relaxation in watching your machine restoration videos. I love them cant wait for the next one and as always you do such beautiful work😁😁👍👍🤜👋
Grate machine stiga I drove them every day for 3 year fantastic on flat ground but do a good job on bankings to and they offer a small snow plow to that' does a good job to if you have the 4x4 stiga but all round a fantastic machine and very durable we add a couple over ten year old spent there life working in parks but still run and cut fantastic
Great job mate looks awesome. Got a Stiga park pro 25 and restored the old deck so can appreciate this video. Had to use pullers on the pulleys with my deck, they were extremely hard to get off, can't believe you got yours off by hand and some wd40 lol.
That's such a cool looking little mower, if somebody buys it from you, I sure hope they go over it from top to bottom, and tighten every single nut-n-bolt on it, it appears you didn't pay proper attention to them, "appears", good-job!
Great restore and an interesting machine. Don't see many like that in the US. My only nitpick is that the mulch plug rivnut is upside-down. With those you always want the bolt to pull it tighter, load it from the same side as the install tool. Otherwise over time they will un-crimp, stop holding the load, and will be an absolute pain to remove since you won't even be able to grab the "nut" end of it to hold it steady.
I am in the process of restoring a craftsman 2 riding mower, first time trying it! The deck was completely shot and beyond my capabilities to fix so I decided to just keep it as a trailer puller and what not, it ain’t perfect but it’s coming out pretty good for my first time!
I've never seen a mower like that and I've been working on mowers over 30 years..i like it.. i also restore mowers for resale the decks can get beat up pretty bad sometimes..i have repaired many..after i paint a deck i use truck bed liner underneath the deck after i spray paint it.. the bed liner sticks to the paint better..sometimes i can save a deck and sometimes i can't..i enjoyed this video and all others you put out..see you on the next one Cheers 🍺🍺🍺🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
@@alexstromberg7696 i do own a X - Mark zero turn...haven't owned a tractor for many years but i fix quite a few of them.. Husqvarna makes one similar to the one he just restored..it's nice but too expensive my X - Mark was 4,000.00 that was enough..
Something I've seen commonly done is to replace the bottle jack on a press like that with an air over hydraulic jack (assuming you have a compressor) it saves a lot of pumping on the handle.
Cool! A Stiga! Have had a few of those, unfortunately the metal and paint is of inferior quality so the deck tends to rust out quite fast. I switched to Husqvarna a few years ago and their quality is better. Good video thanks for the effort and time you put into it.
@13:36 I would have used a product called cold galv it is painted on with a brush (not sure if you can spray it) and if you scratch it it stops rust from developing , you can apply 2 or 3 coats.
Ya know, looking at the underside of the deck, I couldn't help but wonder if a spray on bedliner would be a good idea? Something like a Rhino Liner spray. If it can hold up to loads of gravel being dumped into it, it can surely handle the little rocks and sticks that a mower can kick up. And it can be applied over powder coating as a protective layer. So you could potentially get the entire thing powder coated, then come back behind with a bedliner spray kit and do the underside of the deck yourself.
Like a giant sand blaster down there. Plus a rough surface can cause stuff to stick and build up faster. I just spray down with cheap paint at the end of every season. Nice and thick. After a good cleaning of course
I'd have only done one modification and added a hose port one that the garden hose connects to as it's absolutely brilliant for helping keep deck cleaner in between cuts other than that great video
I guess you will keep the underside of the deck clean after every mow not like the previous owner. The buildup of mud and grass will make it rust quicker if it can't dry out after use.
There are graphite-based, sacrificial anti-stick coatings for the undersides of mower decks. I have four Honda walk behinds, as well as a Cub Cadet rider, I use it on all of them. Just brush it on, lasts the season, as it slowly wears away-
Nice work, looked better than new :) And the quality of this Stiga looked decent, not like their trash pusher movers. Those things rust to pieces in a couple of seasons.
I have often wondered if using a pickup bed type coating would work better than paint or powder coat for under the mower deck. Across the pond here we call them rhino lining or line-x coating. Its extremely durable and can withstand tremendous impacts while protecting the metal underneath. Just a thought, the deck looks fantastic, cheers to a great restoration!
Gday i got a park 100b need 2 spindles $160ea got 2 from the usa after post was about $80ea all the bolts in em snapped off the gearbox shift cable about $180 custom made about $80 blades look ok but they was big $$$ two hope i dont need any thing else for it. nice job on yours cheers
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Im from Sweden. The country of Stiga! This deck is very good. This types of ridning mowers are very popular here. Im working at a stiga dealer as a mechanic. You did a fantastic Job!
I have a Husqvarna R322T here in the states. It's a real goat in terms of going anywhere. You can never get the blades high enough to not scalp the lawn. That's it's only real drawback. Otherwise, I'd pit it against any other 4 wheel drive mower - and win! It's a SHAME Husqvarna never really supported them here.
@@videodistro I agree, for a plain flat yard it's OK but any hills... nope..not working.
Kul att läsa ditt meddelande Viktor - gillar stiga , speciellt innan de blev köpta av GGP. Kvaliteten på min PRO 48 är helt grym 😀
Stiga har verkligen gått ner i kvalitet nu. Exakt allt de gör är skräp. Speciellt batteri maskinerna.
@@alexstromberg7696 - Håller helt med dig - det är bara slit och släng nuförtiden. Synd på ett sådant från början kvalitetsmärke.
There is something so satisfying about taking things apart, making them clean and "new" again, then putting it back together. Well done!
A little tip we have learned on the underside of decks after we clean and paint we make up a fiberglass resin and coat the whole of the underside another protective but the grass doesn't stick so easy either. Great vid
That machine is DEFINITELY worth restoring. Ive been a welder/ steel fabricator for the last 45 years and i can tell that this is a really high quality machine by the thickness of the mower deck and all of the welding. Great job!
Nice to hear birds chirping in the background. Thank you for your video.
Absolutely like new. I see years of life in this deck now... Thumbs Up!
That is a well build mowing deck. Better that anything I’ve worked on.
Same know matter how hard I try to make it look good for the customer it’s not every as good as this
When getting things powder coated, there is a primer that can be applied, also one can apply more than one coat of powder to give a bit more resistance.
Chip Channel is a restorer ov vintage metal toys, and he always powder primers his toys.
Thanks yes this deck was primed also. Before sending it off I was unsure if it was going to be or not but they did a great job.
I appreciate your work. No flash, no big ego, just stuff getting fixed.
I really enjoy watching your videos. Saving by repairing instead of throwing away is great. Well done it looks great. Thanks for posting and I look forward to the next video.
Very good restoration of the mower deck
That’s the very same lawnmower that took me forever to save up for in Lawnmower Simulator lol
I was waiting for a lawnmower simulator comment XD
The yellow and grey are a very nice color combination. Love how everything gets repainted, new belts and blades and immediately mows up some sticks. 😂
So glad you are back 😀😀😀😀😀
Always enjoy watching these, its kin of relaxing seeing the process an how good it looks at the end, well done!
Another good restoration. thank you for sharing
Not kidding. Have you ever considered restoring an airplane. I would love to see it.
Beautifully executed
Excellent restoration well done Machinery Restorer
Great job, unique mower.
Love the finished product ❤🎉
It's been awhile since your last project. However, it was worth the wait...nicely done! Looks like a pretty strong/well built deck. Your work will ensure many more years of service. Thanks for posting!
Man, this update of lawn mowing sim is so realistic.
very satisfying to see great machinery come back to life, great work thanks for sharing.
Great video! Always nice to see old equipment being restored!
Love your video's. I've been rewatching some of the older videos just to have something to do after my my knee replacement
That is one very well built deck, pity other makers did not take the attention to detail Stiga has on this one. Your restoration, whilst expensive, is impressive
That deck looks like a well designed and good quality unit. Having the pulleys and belts above the deck is a great idea and the moulding dies for that huge plastic cover would have cost millions of dollars. I’m yet to find a better solution to metal parts in a hostile environment than fish oil. I have had bare metal plates on the bottom of my carport posts for 15 years and with just one good coating of fish oil they have never developed any rust. Paint it on the underside of a lawnmower deck and leave it for a few weeks to thoroughly cure and it will never rust from moisture or corrode from the acidic grass. Terrific job on making that deck look like new. Cheers, Stuart 🇦🇺
I'm totally motivated now. I have and old Cub Cadet self prop mower. I'm ordering a new deck because of old rust. Will be on the road agin come cutting season. Great video too
Absolutely love it! Fantastic as always
I love stuff like this : restoration videos are cool to see the transformation. Keep it up mate
What a nice machine, I’ve never seen one like it before, lovely restoration. 👍
Wow! That's looks really good, well done!
Cool looking mower deck glad you got it going again the mower you are using is a cool looking as well
Very nice job and what a interesting mower I've never seen anything like it.
Bolens made something like it in the mid 70s. Rear engine and hinged in the middle with the deck out front. You pushed against the steering handle. No steering wheel.
That's an interesting deck setup. Don't think I have ever seen anything like it. Lovely restoration.
There is such satisfaction and relaxation in watching your machine restoration videos. I love them cant wait for the next one and as always you do such beautiful work😁😁👍👍🤜👋
used to work on stigas as a job. cannot fault them they are very well built and the decks last for years with the correct maintenance
Great video,a pleasure to watch. My son has just acquired a stiga pro, so I will be looking at a few videos for maintenance tips.
beautiful work. I am currently restoring a stiga park pro 16 and was shocked at the price of a new deck. Definitely worth restoring if possible.
Such a clean build, its satifying to see the transformation. Keep it up man!
That was a very relaxing watch.
wow it looks great! I know nothing about this kind of stuff but find it interesting. Thanks
Looks perfect 👌
ANOTHER great restoration!
Well done, mate.
Grate machine stiga I drove them every day for 3 year fantastic on flat ground but do a good job on bankings to and they offer a small snow plow to that' does a good job to if you have the 4x4 stiga but all round a fantastic machine and very durable we add a couple over ten year old spent there life working in parks but still run and cut fantastic
Great job mate looks awesome. Got a Stiga park pro 25 and restored the old deck so can appreciate this video. Had to use pullers on the pulleys with my deck, they were extremely hard to get off, can't believe you got yours off by hand and some wd40 lol.
i have never seen a unit like that. great job on it. cheers.
Another great project and excellent result👍🏻
Superb. Thanks for going to the effort of videoing and editing this. Liked as usual.
Love the videos
That's such a cool looking little mower, if somebody buys it from you, I sure hope they go over it from top to bottom, and tighten every single nut-n-bolt on it, it appears you didn't pay proper attention to them, "appears", good-job!
All bolts are tightened correctly, I just don’t film that because it would get super boring
All ways enjoy watching videos like this super great job
Nice restoration, i like this color !!
Great restore and an interesting machine. Don't see many like that in the US. My only nitpick is that the mulch plug rivnut is upside-down. With those you always want the bolt to pull it tighter, load it from the same side as the install tool. Otherwise over time they will un-crimp, stop holding the load, and will be an absolute pain to remove since you won't even be able to grab the "nut" end of it to hold it steady.
I am in the process of restoring a craftsman 2 riding mower, first time trying it! The deck was completely shot and beyond my capabilities to fix so I decided to just keep it as a trailer puller and what not, it ain’t perfect but it’s coming out pretty good for my first time!
I've never seen a mower like that and I've been working on mowers over 30 years..i like it.. i also restore mowers for resale the decks can get beat up pretty bad sometimes..i have repaired many..after i paint a deck i use truck bed liner underneath the deck after i spray paint it.. the bed liner sticks to the paint better..sometimes i can save a deck and sometimes i can't..i enjoyed this video and all others you put out..see you on the next one Cheers 🍺🍺🍺🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Because you guys like the "tractor" style more. These are just better due to the wheel loader like steering.
@@alexstromberg7696 i do own a X - Mark zero turn...haven't owned a tractor for many years but i fix quite a few of them..
Husqvarna makes one similar to the one he just restored..it's nice but too expensive my X - Mark was 4,000.00 that was enough..
Something I've seen commonly done is to replace the bottle jack on a press like that with an air over hydraulic jack (assuming you have a compressor) it saves a lot of pumping on the handle.
Cool! A Stiga! Have had a few of those, unfortunately the metal and paint is of inferior quality so the deck tends to rust out quite fast. I switched to Husqvarna a few years ago and their quality is better. Good video thanks for the effort and time you put into it.
Been looking forward to your next video for ages - it didn’t disappoint! 👍🏻
...LOOKIN' GOOD, NICE WORK...
Very nice!
You did a great job sir 👍 I really enjoy watching your channel
works a treat, daggerwin!
hi what can i say fantastic job you are talented man well done
Welldone nice work enjoyed the video look forward to more
Grouse stuff mate well done top notch and cheers from Australia to your area.
@13:36 I would have used a product called cold galv it is painted on with a brush (not sure if you can spray it) and if you scratch it it stops rust from developing , you can apply 2 or 3 coats.
Very impressive.😁👍
Superb video! 😀
Awsome job 👍👍
Looks like you took a rest until 9 am there at the beginning haha. Wonderful restoration
That was a lot of grass for January. Here in Iowa that green stuff is covered with a few inches of snow.
Welcome back dude. Really missed your vids. I bet we're all happy you're talking to us again 😂. 😎
i need to do the same thing to my cub cadet 1211s deck this spring.
very nice work!
Another great video. Nice to hear your voice. I like this over Asmr ones
Ya know, looking at the underside of the deck, I couldn't help but wonder if a spray on bedliner would be a good idea? Something like a Rhino Liner spray. If it can hold up to loads of gravel being dumped into it, it can surely handle the little rocks and sticks that a mower can kick up. And it can be applied over powder coating as a protective layer. So you could potentially get the entire thing powder coated, then come back behind with a bedliner spray kit and do the underside of the deck yourself.
Like a giant sand blaster down there. Plus a rough surface can cause stuff to stick and build up faster. I just spray down with cheap paint at the end of every season. Nice and thick. After a good cleaning of course
I tried an underbody coating on my deck. It didn’t last very long. I just keep it clean, and repaint when the deck is removed.
I'd have only done one modification and added a hose port one that the garden hose connects to as it's absolutely brilliant for helping keep deck cleaner in between cuts other than that great video
I thought I recognised the voice and then I checked the description and understood! :)
Good job 👍
I guess you will keep the underside of the deck clean after every mow not like the previous owner. The buildup of mud and grass will make it rust quicker if it can't dry out after use.
There are graphite-based, sacrificial anti-stick coatings for the undersides of mower decks. I have four Honda walk behinds, as well as a Cub Cadet rider, I use it on all of them. Just brush it on, lasts the season, as it slowly wears away-
A really good job you did.
But remember to never mow more than 1/3 of the height of the grass, otherwise you stress the grass.
Nice job, would be interesting to see the paint under the deck after you had mowed or maybe after mowing in the spring
Maybe bed liner for the mulching steel, we at work tend to use it on stuff , we sell them , ther a nightmare driving them backwards 😂
From looks of the deck they shure used that mower alot must of be a good machean
Nice work, looked better than new :) And the quality of this Stiga looked decent, not like their trash pusher movers. Those things rust to pieces in a couple of seasons.
I have often wondered if using a pickup bed type coating would work better than paint or powder coat for under the mower deck. Across the pond here we call them rhino lining or line-x coating. Its extremely durable and can withstand tremendous impacts while protecting the metal underneath. Just a thought, the deck looks fantastic, cheers to a great restoration!
Would be okay if it has a smooth finish. If it doesn't have that the grass wil stick to it enormously.
Looks good only thing I would of done differently is sprayed some stone chip under the deck to protect it abit more and it should last longer then.
Looks great 👍. You should talk more often you have a great narration voice.
What power washer do you have
I have to do that too at my 110 Combi Pro.
Shall not the knife in the middle be in opposite direction? To minimise vibration…
Thanks!
Dagger i love this
Great job!
Job well done 👌👌🇦🇺🇦🇺 cool vid and great result.. credit to your ambition 🍻🍻
Headphone users beware :)
Love the vid Dagg!
Gday
i got a park 100b need 2 spindles $160ea got 2 from the usa after post was about $80ea all the bolts in em snapped off the gearbox shift cable about $180 custom made about $80 blades look ok but they was big $$$ two hope i dont need any thing else for it.
nice job on yours
cheers
How many ft lbs is that Hitachi rated for? Reason I'm asking is I am looking to buy one of my own and wonder how good that impact is.