back in 1976 the first moped i rode was a BATAVAS GO GO, now 46 years later still riding daily on mt Triumph Trophy SE, love watching you, a master in your own right
I have to say Mustie you are the man!! You make everything you pick up so easy to fix!! The patience you have for the things you work on is incredible!! I wish I had the patience you have!! LOL!! I usually have to walk away from things and come back to them!! Anyway love the videos keep them coming!!
Man, your so lucky to find all this equipment! If I saw that on the road I would sweep every thing into my truck from the mowers to the gas can, the only thing I would not take is that crudy old saw.
I absolutely love your channel. I have been on a Mustie 1 marathon since I discovered you. I love doing this kind of stuff myself. Even someone who don't have a ton of mechanical ability can hang out with you a while and repair their own equipment. My wife just shakes her head east and west when I come home with broken down junk, but it doesn't take her to nod north and south with her hand out when buyers come searching for a deal. Keep up the GREAT videos.
Mustie1 Your "fuel bottle" is what we (the fellows that I worked hotel maintenance with) always referred to as a "ZOOM OILER" bottle. There's one that actually is branded as that and several more that use other names but all contain "turbine oil". Good oil that is intended for blower motors and related equipment. That long ZOOM spout makes for easier reach of oiling points during maintenance. Great oil and a great bottle design that works for different uses as you've found out! 👍
THANKS! Found 'em on eBay, got 3 for $13 + CA sales tax. One for gas, one for oil, one for 2 stroke gas/oil mix (will probably just put 50:1, or maybe 40:1 in it). RichE
I'm always amazed at how often people just "get tired" of a machine in favor of shiny-new or how the simpliest issues are deal-breakers. We have become such a throw-away society. I recall a story that when disposable razor blades were first introduced, guys were trying to resharpen the blades instead of pitching them. Funny how times and people change.
The problem is the fact hardly anyone knows how to fix anything anymore and wouldn't think of getting grease on their hands if it doesn't come from A piece of fried chicken! when I went to high school in the 1960's we had shop classes that included something called power mechanics. while we didn't have A shop an actual car could fit in we could bring in small engine's. My friend and neighbor brought in the engine from his 1961 Harley Sportster and rebuilt it during the 12 week course. Try that today! you won't find A shop of any kind in 90% of the high schools! Take an engine to A small engine mechanic ( if you can find one!) and the repair cost will approach the price of A new unit and don't get me started on parts availability!! That's why we have been reduced to A society of equipment replacer's instead of equipment repairer's. As an aside, Last Saturday I went to an estate auction. The owner was A gent in his 80's that died last winter and his widow was selling off his stuff. This fellow was A collector of John Deere equipment and had many implements from off the farm that he restored and repainted. Hay rakes, plows, etc. this equipment sold for scrap steel prices! I bought 5 restored Maytag kick start engine's for 180 buck's! The yuppie crowd that attended had no interest in these thing's and if it wasn't for an old guy bidding against me I might have walked away with the Maytags for 20 or 30 buck's!!
My neighbor put out 2 Bissell carpet cleaners to the trash. Both looked new. Turns out if you clean them according to the instructions, they're good as new.
That's the problem with 75 % of the people! They couldn't pour rain out of A boot if the instructions were printed on the heel!! And if the machine they are operating at any given time doesn't work automatically they blame the machine instead of the real problem. Operator error!!
My son in law and I work on our own equipment and occasionally find stuff to putts around with. We rebuilt a transaxle instead of buying a new lawn tractor. A lot of people just put gas in and run the machines until they don't run anymore them buy a new one.
doing yard work today with all my "saved" yard machines..watching your channel while I take breaks to inspire me to get the rest of my "saved" equipment running again!
Good haul there. I'm always irritated by those leaf blowers and how loud they are. Stihl makes one that is really quiet, but of course it costs an arm and a leg. It's fun watching you get those machines running again. Thanks.
My dad used to work at the local landfill in Sydney Australia he was there for 40 years I used to go with him every weekend and school holidays and the things we used to bring home was unreal
I can't believe people cant turn a wrench to save themselves some dollars. Most of this stuff you pickup is in much better shape than any of my stuff but mine is just wore out from use, not from neglect. Amazing!
1crazynordlander Make it into a video game and they may play. In fact, there is a PC building simulator game that is pretty popular right now. You have customers, diagnose issues, buy parts, swap them out, manage the money side of your business....
I know right! Recently, we got a near new snapper snowblower 9 hp engine 26 inch it has everything all it needed was a carb clean and a good scrubbing and it worked great! They even had the invoice of it from the snapper dealer; $1,400! I couldn’t believe it!
Batavus moped never thought I'd see one... Used to have an old pamphlet of theirs... my grandparents were in the bicycle business as in they had a bike shop back in the seventies and eighties and they got into selling mopeds and so as you can imagine all kinds of companies sent them literature and that company was one of them and for whatever reason that pamphlet was still around the property as of last year!! And had some hot chicks in it!! But my grandparents were never tempted by those because they never sold that brand lol!!
I'm continually amazed at what you find for free! Around here nothing is free. I have been given a few mowers by friends and family but we have nothing on the side of the road like what you get.
That muffler been plugged up on that leaf blower must be why I can never get a two stroke carburetor adjusted where the dam. Thank you because I'm very good even with a Tecumseh engine. As long as it's a four stroke I'm pretty good with carburetors. But two strokes I rarely can get them running. I find your videos very informative. Thank you
It is like a doctors surgery, in comes the leaf blower, quick check up, diagnosis, repair and out. Next. Lol All in all, it was a snatch and you are a master of the two stroke motor.
your videos are awesome. everything I get is 2nd or 3rd hand and usually broken and I am learning from your vids how to get my crappy equipment to work. Keep up the good videos!
The edger head on the Echo is like a $129 dollar accessory for the straight shaft trimmers - at least sell the head. The Snapper looks like a commercial unit with ball bearing steel wheels - that's money. And EVERYTHING is available for the drive system. I love the Snappers.
I really enjoy how you demonstrate the detective process for troubleshooting small engine repair. And when you're not on screen and I just hear your voice, you remind a lot of Bill Burr ;-)
That funky feeling on the on/off switch is the high idle set for start up. After it coughs or runs a bit it will release like on a chainsaw. Thanks for the effort you put into these videos. Its much appreciated. Zombie Dave
Hey thats a good haul, the b&s and honda, nice :-D My b&s never stays running on the first prime, but it runs without any problems since i replaced the pump/control diaphragm 2 years ago. The leaf blower was a bit of an odd one, it did sound like a mixture problem to me too, but that tiny tiny hole on the muffler was just mad. And the spare moped parts, wow lucky :-D.
God knows how you find so much good stuff! Lot of items I see at yard sales and the 'tip' are stuffed, past it, and ready to be smelted, but I have an item I need your help with. It's a three wheeler ride on by masport, circa 1973 has 10 hp motor (Briggs)32 inch cut. Made in New Zealand. Sometime imported to UK. Engine behind you, wheels under seat. Wacky races look will try to send pics
I wish to have 50 % of you knowledge. This is great. I hope that I would be able to maintain my yard machine.I would like to see how to fix internal engine were is broken , or sized.
@@squatchhammer7215 I usually will pour a little fresh gas in and dump it out. I've also used water before and just dump it out and let it dry for a couple days. Both will be fine
have you tried lightly sanding the flywheel / fan on that thing that has no spark? sometimes the layer of surface rust that builds up when they've been left somewhere damp is enough to close the airgap to the coil / mag unit so they don't spark and all it takes is a buff of the flywheel to restore the spark.
when I worked in a bike shop this was common with two strokes, take the exhaust off and remove the baffle, burn off the residue with a blow torch and they were as good as new.
To get a baseline tune quickly. set both screws to 2 turns out. then start it and turn the low in until the idle starts to increase and back off 1/4 turn. then run it full throttle and turn the hi until it starts to scream and back off a 1/2 turn.
I had a blower like that, bought it new, used it for years in my lawn service, that sucker would blow the paint right off the siding, better than my Dad's Stihl.
sometimes you can throw a muffler like that on the grill and turn all the gas and oil deposits into carbon and blow the dust out with an air compressor
Man your lucky....... Im trying to start A NEW LIFE, "long story"...... by starting my own lawn care business.. Only problem is finding EVERYTHING I need to do so with basically a budget of $0. I just keep believing..... After everything Bad that has happen to me this past year....my luck/life an only go up......
sounds like a problem i had with a small KTM 50cc dirt bike,, had fractured reeds, ur right not worth fixin. but goodluck it could be a number of things also..cheers okay then nice going sir,, got her goin good now,, nice picking.
I use a small red can oiler, which contains the 32:1 fuel mixture (the can is labeled as such) for squirting fuel into the carb. I got the tip from Bruce Pender, a great guy.
Hey! Just discovered your channel and im loving it. Thanks for all of the great info! You mentioned that moped running well up until a certain throttle. My Ruckus is doing the same thing. Ran last year (never perfectly tuned), but didn't run this year at all when I tried to start it. I cleaned the carb (cleaned it twice myself and, when it kept cutting off at high throttle, had a Honda shop do it too, for good measure). I cleaned the tank, new fuel filter, have tried taking exhaust off (it's an after market), and checked air filter (clean). Tomorrow, I am going to run it with a bottle tank, like this one has, to see if maybe it's the fuel pump... but when I kick start with the fuel line disconnected, fuel comes out.... Which I think means it's okay? (The battery is dead/doesnt hold charge, and I haven't hooked it up to charge, to see if the pump clicks or anything, which I read is a way to check the fuel pump, too?). Anyway, if you could give me some more information on the possibility of the crank seals being bad, that would be great. This is the first I've found on that in my search for a diagnosis. Thanks!
If i were his wife, i would surely get mad after a couple loads but if hes productivitily fixing them w/o spending much money on repair and selling them for profit, then I wouldnt get too mad, but still wouldnt let him put that junk until its restored in the garage. lol better get a shed up
Like your Batavus :) My Dad used to own one. The were made in Heerenveen about 15 miles from where I live. I had no idea they also made it across the pond. (assuming your in the US)
I had that same Batavus moped, easily one of the worst I've had. Awesome bike, but the motor and the clutch are terrible. Almost bought out the entire stock of clutches from 1977 before I sold it all for $40. I have a French bike now and as finicky as it may be, it's so much more fun.
@19:21 Thng I learned a while ago, the weed whackers (and other 2 strokes) that have the pull start OPPOSITE the power output are a "full crank" and are more durable than ones that have the pull start on the same side as the power output ("half crank") and tend to be on the higher end/higher priced equipment, although that said that edger is pretty beat up, wonder if it fell off a landscape truck or something :-P
how to work on The mopeds soon I had a 76 batavus moped myself paid $15 for it including the title and manual and there was a reason it was $15 the 4x4 been from an accident the front wheel was rusted to the point where it had a hole in it the head light / speedometer casing was damaged I'm not even sure you would B taking that one I bought it the day my step brother got married that morning and sold it about a year to the day for $50 but I always regret not doing a cold start video anyway love the videos and keep up the good work :-)
Lawnmowers are being thrown out nowadays. Fix them cheap enough and sell them. Do a leakdown test and if good, check for spark and fuel and overall condition. Sell your best riding mowers with bags. Set lo mixture for highest RPM'S at idle and hi mixture for highest RPM'S at full throttle and best setting. Avoid too lean but set it a little rich to oil the cylinders. Replace the diagram or replace the carb.
If you'd drive around patiently late in the afternoon but way before it gets dark after yard/garage sales are done for the day you'll usually see a lot of still very usable stuff put out for the garbage truck to come an pick up. Some people are not handy or care to be knowledgeable enough with tools or have the time and or patience to attempt a fix/repair once a trimmer or blower or mower starts giving them problems.
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back in 1976 the first moped i rode was a BATAVAS GO GO, now 46 years later still riding daily on mt Triumph Trophy SE, love watching you, a master in your own right
I have to say Mustie you are the man!! You make everything you pick up so easy to fix!! The patience you have for the things you work on is incredible!! I wish I had the patience you have!! LOL!! I usually have to walk away from things and come back to them!! Anyway love the videos keep them coming!!
Man, your so lucky to find all this equipment! If I saw that on the road I would sweep every thing into my truck from the mowers to the gas can, the only thing I would not take is that crudy old saw.
Mustie1 smells those free machines
Russell
Same I just found a whipper snipper and I'm Soo happy but it's so hard to find them
Unreal. I have never even came across a wicker basket in a free pile. I am sioooooooo freaking jealous
I find a pile one's a year here in Laredo TX
I have never found a free pile here in the nederland they would ask 10p dollars for that every item a piece
I have literally sat all day watching video after video of you fixing things, love what you do. Thanks for keeping my mind entertained.
thank you
I absolutely love your channel. I have been on a Mustie 1 marathon since I discovered you. I love doing this kind of stuff myself. Even someone who don't have a ton of mechanical ability can hang out with you a while and repair their own equipment. My wife just shakes her head east and west when I come home with broken down junk, but it doesn't take her to nod north and south with her hand out when buyers come searching for a deal. Keep up the GREAT videos.
Mustie1 Your "fuel bottle" is what we (the fellows that I worked hotel maintenance with) always referred to as a "ZOOM OILER" bottle. There's one that actually is branded as that and several more that use other names but all contain "turbine oil". Good oil that is intended for blower motors and related equipment. That long ZOOM spout makes for easier reach of oiling points during maintenance. Great oil and a great bottle design that works for different uses as you've found out! 👍
THANKS! Found 'em on eBay, got 3 for $13 + CA sales tax. One for gas, one for oil, one for 2 stroke gas/oil mix (will probably just put 50:1, or maybe 40:1 in it).
RichE
I'm always amazed at how often people just "get tired" of a machine in favor of shiny-new or how the simpliest issues are deal-breakers. We have become such a throw-away society. I recall a story that when disposable razor blades were first introduced, guys were trying to resharpen the blades instead of pitching them. Funny how times and people change.
The problem is the fact hardly anyone knows how to fix anything anymore and wouldn't think of getting grease on their hands if it doesn't come from A piece of fried chicken!
when I went to high school in the 1960's we had shop classes that included something called power mechanics. while we didn't have A shop an actual car could fit in we could bring in small engine's. My friend and neighbor brought in the engine from his 1961 Harley Sportster and rebuilt it during the 12 week course. Try that today! you won't find A shop of any kind in 90% of the high schools!
Take an engine to A small engine mechanic ( if you can find one!) and the repair cost will approach the price of A new unit and don't get me started on parts availability!!
That's why we have been reduced to A society of equipment replacer's instead of equipment repairer's.
As an aside, Last Saturday I went to an estate auction. The owner was A gent in his 80's that died last winter and his widow was selling off his stuff. This fellow was A collector of John Deere equipment and had many implements from off the farm that he restored and repainted. Hay rakes, plows, etc. this equipment sold for scrap steel prices! I bought 5 restored Maytag kick start engine's for 180 buck's! The yuppie crowd that attended had no interest in these thing's and if it wasn't for an old guy bidding against me I might have walked away with the Maytags for 20 or 30 buck's!!
My neighbor put out 2 Bissell carpet cleaners to the trash. Both looked new. Turns out if you clean them according to the instructions, they're good as new.
That's the problem with 75 % of the people! They couldn't pour rain out of A boot if the instructions were printed on the heel!! And if the machine they are operating at any given time doesn't work automatically they blame the machine instead of the real problem. Operator error!!
I got a ridding lawn mower that was basically hydro locked and had a blown head gasket!
My son in law and I work on our own equipment and occasionally find stuff to putts around with. We rebuilt a transaxle instead of buying a new lawn tractor. A lot of people just put gas in and run the machines until they don't run anymore them buy a new one.
doing yard work today with all my "saved" yard machines..watching your channel while I take breaks to inspire me to get the rest of my "saved" equipment running again!
One man's junk. Is another man's treasure.
You're so lucky. Here, a mower would be rusted through the deck and locked solid and they'd want like 75% of a new one's price.
Good haul there. I'm always irritated by those leaf blowers and how loud they are. Stihl makes one that is really quiet, but of course it costs an arm and a leg. It's fun watching you get those machines running again. Thanks.
Bruce Boschek Ear plugs, my friend.
Always enjoy your videos. Thanks for sharing with us!
One of the few RUclipsrs that I enjoy every video they make.
Really Like how you find these little treasures, put in a some time to dial in the machine and off to the next project !!
My dad used to work at the local landfill in Sydney Australia he was there for 40 years I used to go with him every weekend and school holidays and the things we used to bring home was unreal
Shane Daft I love free stuff amazing what you find for free
You have shown me a lot ! With diagnosing small motors and ATVs and some motorcycles keep up the good work West Coast guru.
I like these type of MUSTIE1 videos showing all the treasure finds, diagnosis and repairs...I find it fascinating
I can't believe people cant turn a wrench to save themselves some dollars. Most of this stuff you pickup is in much better shape than any of my stuff but mine is just wore out from use, not from neglect. Amazing!
1crazynordlander Make it into a video game and they may play. In fact, there is a PC building simulator game that is pretty popular right now. You have customers, diagnose issues, buy parts, swap them out, manage the money side of your business....
I know right! Recently, we got a near new snapper snowblower 9 hp engine 26 inch it has everything all it needed was a carb clean and a good scrubbing and it worked great! They even had the invoice of it from the snapper dealer; $1,400! I couldn’t believe it!
Batavus moped never thought I'd see one... Used to have an old pamphlet of theirs...
my grandparents were in the bicycle business as in they had a bike shop back in the seventies and eighties and they got into selling mopeds and so as you can imagine all kinds of companies sent them literature and that company was one of them and for whatever reason that pamphlet was still around the property as of last year!!
And had some hot chicks in it!! But my grandparents were never tempted by those because they never sold that brand lol!!
This is my new favorite website. My year old leaf blower is my new favorite tool, a time and labor saver.
I'm continually amazed at what you find for free! Around here nothing is free. I have been given a few mowers by friends and family but we have nothing on the side of the road like what you get.
Awesome finds! I wish I was that lucky finding cool stuff around my house.
That muffler been plugged up on that leaf blower must be why I can never get a two stroke carburetor adjusted where the dam. Thank you because I'm very good even with a Tecumseh engine. As long as it's a four stroke I'm pretty good with carburetors. But two strokes I rarely can get them running. I find your videos very informative. Thank you
Alvie Schreckhise Two stroke engine that is fairly new, first thing I look at is the spark arrestor. It's almost always a clogged spark arrestor.
No wonder my ryobi never works..... I hate 2 stroke too finicky for me haven’t gotten the magic touch like I have for 4 stroke
Thanks for you videos you helped me unseize my 750 honda motorcycle that sat around for ever i just thought there was no fixing it thanks
It is like a doctors surgery, in comes the leaf blower, quick check up, diagnosis, repair and out. Next. Lol
All in all, it was a snatch and you are a master of the two stroke motor.
your videos are awesome. everything I get is 2nd or 3rd hand and usually broken and I am learning from your vids how to get my crappy equipment to work. Keep up the good videos!
glad to share my info
The edger head on the Echo is like a $129 dollar accessory for the straight shaft trimmers - at least sell the head. The Snapper looks like a commercial unit with ball bearing steel wheels - that's money. And EVERYTHING is available for the drive system. I love the Snappers.
dalesworld I hated my Echo equipment when I had my landscaping business. My Stihl stuff was actually more robust and cheaper to fix.
I really enjoy how you demonstrate the detective process for troubleshooting small engine repair. And when you're not on screen and I just hear your voice, you remind a lot of Bill Burr ;-)
I’ve found your channel by accident and I’m now hooked!! You’ve found yourself a subscriber!
I love tinkering with machines.
So nice wachting these tools run you inspire me
I would have taken them all honestly. Be pretty cool to have a buddy like you closer to the Carolinas.
Useful stuff yet again! The carburettor king at it again.
the mopeds are very cool and score on all the rest. i even heard the green one sold, ya buddy, lol cheers my friend
I fell asleep in the beginning of the video.... the blower woke me up!!! 😂😂😂
That funky feeling on the on/off switch is the high idle set for start up. After it coughs or runs a bit it will release like on a chainsaw. Thanks for the effort you put into these videos. Its much appreciated. Zombie Dave
Hey thats a good haul, the b&s and honda, nice :-D
My b&s never stays running on the first prime, but it runs without any problems since i replaced the pump/control diaphragm 2 years ago.
The leaf blower was a bit of an odd one, it did sound like a mixture problem to me too, but that tiny tiny hole on the muffler was just mad.
And the spare moped parts, wow lucky :-D.
I can't believe you make us wait more than 24 hours for videos. My day depends on learning from you.
God knows how you find so much good stuff! Lot of items I see at yard sales and the 'tip' are stuffed, past it, and ready to be smelted, but I have an item I need your help with. It's a three wheeler ride on by masport, circa 1973 has 10 hp motor (Briggs)32 inch cut. Made in New Zealand. Sometime imported to UK. Engine behind you, wheels under seat. Wacky races look will try to send pics
I wish to have 50 % of you knowledge. This is great. I hope that I would be able to maintain my yard machine.I would like to see how to fix internal engine were is broken , or sized.
Those gas cans would have been nice to grab too
He can't know if they ran mixed or pure in the cans
logan scott just dump out whatever was in the cans and start fresh
hes probably got more gas cans that a dog has fleas
@@howtoanddiychannel2387 Would you have to wash out the can first and if so with what?
@@squatchhammer7215 I usually will pour a little fresh gas in and dump it out. I've also used water before and just dump it out and let it dry for a couple days. Both will be fine
I wish I lived in your area , I love free stuff , you have a truckload of gold there
another nice score,the price was right and will help offset the costs of mopeds
It's a snapper... Awesome mowers.
have you tried lightly sanding the flywheel / fan on that thing that has no spark? sometimes the layer of surface rust that builds up when they've been left somewhere damp is enough to close the airgap to the coil / mag unit so they don't spark and all it takes is a buff of the flywheel to restore the spark.
when I worked in a bike shop this was common with two strokes, take the exhaust off and remove the baffle, burn off the residue with a blow torch and they were as good as new.
That garage floor sweaper is excelent!
punkloader it’s called a blower and is used for grass and leaves.
@punkloader - Better than your spelling.
Gotta love it when a plan comes together. Except for the edger
I use to have a Batvis just like the one you picked up. I would love to have another.
Love these videos!
To get a baseline tune quickly. set both screws to 2 turns out. then start it and turn the low in until the idle starts to increase and back off 1/4 turn. then run it full throttle and turn the hi until it starts to scream and back off a 1/2 turn.
The bottle with the pull out spout, was called turbine oil..it was for oiling electric motors..i have 5 bottles of turbine oil..real good stuff...
"off to the land of recycle . . . ." haha . . . good video D, have a great one ;) Rog
I had a blower like that, bought it new, used it for years in my lawn service, that sucker would blow the paint right off the siding, better than my Dad's Stihl.
Nice vid as always, thanks tom.
Nice haul ... clogged exhaust was good info ... edger sells good for parts online ... snapper mowers with cast aluminum deck sell for big money
Sweet deals. Looks like a nice place you got there. Saw the V-DUB.
sometimes you can throw a muffler like that on the grill and turn all the gas and oil deposits into carbon and blow the dust out with an air compressor
Mmmmmm........grilled muffler!
Great idea!
Man your lucky....... Im trying to start A NEW LIFE, "long story"...... by starting my own lawn care business.. Only problem is finding EVERYTHING I need to do so with basically a budget of $0. I just keep believing..... After everything Bad that has happen to me this past year....my luck/life an only go up......
sounds like a problem i had with a small KTM 50cc dirt bike,, had fractured reeds, ur right not worth fixin. but goodluck it could be a number of things also..cheers
okay then nice going sir,, got her goin good now,, nice picking.
I use a small red can oiler, which contains the 32:1 fuel mixture (the can is labeled as such) for squirting fuel into the carb. I got the tip from Bruce Pender, a great guy.
Everytime mustie says something is beat i literally lol
nothin like finding free money
LOL, he not only finds cool stuff in free piles, but cool stuff that has fuel and works!
Mustie1's workout video, "300 pulls on the pull start maggot"
Hey! Just discovered your channel and im loving it. Thanks for all of the great info!
You mentioned that moped running well up until a certain throttle. My Ruckus is doing the same thing. Ran last year (never perfectly tuned), but didn't run this year at all when I tried to start it. I cleaned the carb (cleaned it twice myself and, when it kept cutting off at high throttle, had a Honda shop do it too, for good measure). I cleaned the tank, new fuel filter, have tried taking exhaust off (it's an after market), and checked air filter (clean).
Tomorrow, I am going to run it with a bottle tank, like this one has, to see if maybe it's the fuel pump... but when I kick start with the fuel line disconnected, fuel comes out.... Which I think means it's okay? (The battery is dead/doesnt hold charge, and I haven't hooked it up to charge, to see if the pump clicks or anything, which I read is a way to check the fuel pump, too?).
Anyway, if you could give me some more information on the possibility of the crank seals being bad, that would be great. This is the first I've found on that in my search for a diagnosis.
Thanks!
That Snapper was a score!
great video! Where I live gas leafblowers are banned LOL
Can't believe your wife doesn't take your truck keys. She has got to say "here he comes with another load of junk!"
jbmbanter lol my wife would kick my ass
jbmbanter I guess he sells them
Ya but he fixes the so called "junk" and and makes money. Remember...If the ladies don't find you handsome , then they better find you handy
It keeps him out of the house, and he basically has a whole garage between the shop and the house. It's like he's not home, for the most part hahaha.
If i were his wife, i would surely get mad after a couple loads but if hes productivitily fixing them w/o spending much money on repair and selling them for profit, then I wouldnt get too mad, but still wouldnt let him put that junk until its restored in the garage. lol better get a shed up
That thing you call a"trimmer cutter " is an edger
Batavus is made in the Netherlands. they used to use Sachs motors. I crew up wrenching on those in Germany. I love it.
Nice scores, Darrin
those oil bottles are made for oiling hard to reach furnace blower moters.
You, got a haircut !! It looks sharp!!
I'd take it all except the weed wackers. Leave that two stroke crap for the scrappers!
I have started looking at Craigslist for these things now. Just bought a Craftsmen chipper that sort of runs for $15.
a wealth of knowledge
Quick Mustie's coming put that junk out we couldn't sell at the yard sale.
Another good score.
Government knows best don'tcha know.
looks like a matched set, boy`s and girls mopeds.
Like your Batavus :) My Dad used to own one. The were made in Heerenveen about 15 miles from where I live.
I had no idea they also made it across the pond. (assuming your in the US)
Herenveen is in the netherlands, Batavus is more known for their pushbikes now.
This guy is a hoarder! Lol
why is that funny to you?
I take mufflers like that and put them on a camping stove for about 15 min and then blow out with compressed air while red hot. Works every time.
Do you ever clean the flywheel magnets and the coil pickups? Usually all I ever do to get spark back on small equipment.
I had that same Batavus moped, easily one of the worst I've had. Awesome bike, but the motor and the clutch are terrible. Almost bought out the entire stock of clutches from 1977 before I sold it all for $40. I have a French bike now and as finicky as it may be, it's so much more fun.
love free tools to fix and keep
Sounds like a clogged exhaust!
@19:21 Thng I learned a while ago, the weed whackers (and other 2 strokes) that have the pull start OPPOSITE the power output are a "full crank" and are more durable than ones that have the pull start on the same side as the power output ("half crank") and tend to be on the higher end/higher priced equipment, although that said that edger is pretty beat up, wonder if it fell off a landscape truck or something :-P
Do you fix and resale these items? Thanks for the vid
that's what leaf blowers are made for!!!!!!
You’re my IDOL Darrin
Like Ive said before you have the best luck, didn't even have to put gas in it.
how to work on The mopeds soon I had a 76 batavus moped myself paid $15 for it including the title and manual and there was a reason it was $15 the 4x4 been from an accident the front wheel was rusted to the point where it had a hole in it the head light / speedometer casing was damaged I'm not even sure you would B taking that one I bought it the day my step brother got married that morning and sold it about a year to the day for $50 but I always regret not doing a cold start video anyway love the videos and keep up the good work :-)
Forks were damaged definitely need spell check Improvement :-)
Just a quick thought, go salvage as much as needed from your stash, and build a budget off-road mower and sell it for 500 bucks
Wheel alignment on mower is essential
cool videos man
Greaaat blower for the price
That's how I clean my shop.
Lawnmowers are being thrown out nowadays. Fix them cheap enough and sell them. Do a leakdown test and if good, check for spark and fuel and overall condition. Sell your best riding mowers with bags. Set lo mixture for highest RPM'S at idle and hi mixture for highest RPM'S at full throttle and best setting. Avoid too lean but set it a little rich to oil the cylinders. Replace the diagram or replace the carb.
A good haul.
If you'd drive around patiently late in the afternoon but way before it gets dark after yard/garage sales are done for the day you'll usually see a lot of still very usable stuff put out for the garbage truck to come an pick up. Some people are not handy or care to be knowledgeable enough with tools or have the time and or patience to attempt a fix/repair once a trimmer or blower or mower starts giving them problems.