Yep, keep at it. You can always make money by providing great service and be honest. You will have more customers than you can imagine. Be their "go to" guy! Awesome
I work at a lawn mower dealership and our busiest time of year is winter..we do a winter service special. It’s a flat rate plus parts. depending on size of mower is the rate. I service on average 5 to 10 mowers a day(9hours). If we find a issue that needs repair we do a additional quote. If the quote is a go than we clock our time on the repair only.
Around here its, first, start collecting every broken tractor and mower you find in the trash. Then paint a sign, brush paint name on a half rotted piece of plywood, the more crude, the better. Then just learn as you go, charge as much as you can, even if you cant fix it or have no idea what your doing. Make sure to charge customers for what you break while your fixing things that aren't broken. Be sure to know how to make up elaborate stories on what your fixing. Drink plenty of beer each and every day. Be sure to close whenever you feel like it. This keeps potential customers believing you must be real busy. There seems to be a place like this in every town.
Great vid guys..I and my brother and 2 sisters grew up in Croom md much like you grew up and we built our horse barns sheds our bikes and go carts atvs and such.. repaired our own stuff when we were preteens all the way up til now. My brother and I always repair our own stuff. I've NEVER let anyone touch my Honda 4trax I've had since 1992.. its MINE.. Lol. but your channel is very informative w general knowledge and the presentation is AWESOME AND FUNNY. THANKS guys
Taryl - I know this is geared for those that are thinking about opening a mower/small engine repair shop, but really this all great advice for anyone starting any business! I have had my own small business for 20+ years in the computer industry, but everything you mentioned still holds true. All I would add is once your get going a little bit, find an accountant you can trust, preferably someone young and starting out just like you. The overhead of paying them a small amount for a few visits a year, keeping your governmental qrtly reporting straight and easing yearly income tax reporting was well worth it, in my humble opinion.... Love the work and videos you make! Keep up the good work!
It is great that any desire to be succesful at stand up or improv didn't work out for you. The combination of humor and great repair teaching is what makes you a pleasure to watch. I can see why your shop is successful.......attiitude, personality, knowledge and honesty. Keep up the good work.
Excellent summary. Thanks Taryl! I have seen bizarre problems with engines and electronics, but nothing compares with the obnoxious customer. Best solution: Overcharge them, and kick them out the door.
real good advise about starting any business.. especially about the hard work, when i started my oil change business i kept my regular job, and the amount of work was huge.. the bad part my business partner was NOT into doing hard work.. lasted 7 only years at that before my health went south...he bought me out, and he didn't do much of anything after he got it, he lost it in less than 3 years.. so glad i did it, but really wished i had a better partner..
I own a professional mobile small engine repair business in Texas. I have no need for a shop. I have everything needed to repair any equipment failure or engine service. I charge accordingly to the item repaired and doing well. It's like Diesel Repair on site. I find that Zero-Turn tune-up and other equipment servicing is profitable for door to door service. I have no problem finding part's online and locally.
Hi Taryl , Yes 100% , i am in my 8th year now, just about everything you have said i have done. i have more work than i can cope with!! Thanks great watching Jonesey from England. Yes forgot to say i have a lots of bits and bobs!
Since the early 80s I have had 3 Plumbing businesses and 1 Septic Pumping business. I have worked my butt off day and night 24 7 and Know what Overhead is and the cost of doing business with the State of CA. I am retired now and don't have to answer to the City, County, State, and State Contractors license board. There is a lot to owning and running a business and working like a dog just to make ends meet and pay cell bills Phone adds , Fuel bills, Insurance bills, repairs, Maintain equipment and always keep trucks stocked with parts. And yes you have to charge in order to stay alive and can't give everybody a deal which they all seem to want from you. That's all over now and I can sit back retired and watch your videos which I really enjoy your Hillbilly Humor lol. You got a good thing going on Taryl because we all have some Hillbilly in us. Would like to know what state and town you are located in. Keep up the videos Taryl, they are funny.
One thing I've always wanted to do is work for myself after years of working for others, appreciate the tips and advice and your videos have helped me along the way as well!
Another good video Taryl I do small engines part time and you're right on all of it. Just take your time and going small steps. I've got a question to ask you. I've got a 1981 model 4 horse Briggs & Stratton engine with the carb mounted to the gas tank. I've rebuilt the carb twice and still have to pour gas in the carburetor to get it started and it won't stay running. Runs gas out of the carb and quits. I've checked everything on it and can't come to any conclusions. I was hoping you could tell me if I'm missing something on it? Thanks a lot I really appreciate it.
For some of us and I think yourself included there's a passion to being this type of mechanic. The general public does not know like many things the ins and outs the skills a small engine mechanic is like anything else doctors lawyers mechanics people just don't know and for some reason they're not willing to learn that's their bad. And because of this we become magicians miracle workers we have an essential skill that nobody else has and they know you bang. But you come to a crossroads and you have to decide do I continue to do this as a hobby for the joy of it although I pick up the reins of a business and become no longer a small engine mechanic but a business owner. What you become a business owner your skills for negotiating deals being able to sell having to transfer your intent or now the company or corporations intent on how business is conducted. The idea of a business asset is to be able to have it run autonomously meaning you don't need to be there that's why you hire people accountants being counters people to overlook operations. You need the ability to identify those individuals and be able to convince them that their path is through your corporation you become an entrepreneur what is an entrepreneur do an entrepreneur is someone who either creates or obtains assets. The creation of wealth is in asset building. There are always better ways to do something you find the best way and you commit to it if down the road things need to change things will change. So now you progressed from something you loved and took that love and made a business possibly expanded it and continued to obtain assets eventually you get to the point where you can go back to the passion and the love of what you did without the burden of having to make money. NFL anytime you want to go play in the trenches with the mechanics you're able to do so. It's good that you're assertive it's good that you are fearless in your approach with people you have to be able to talk to people you remind me of my uncle Mickey calling somebody up acting like somebody else I'm an old lady I'm an old lady help me cross the street I got a bum hip and my lawn mower doesn't work. So when you talk to people you're essentially checking their BS level as if you were checking the oil on the lawn mower in any case. You have to be able to continue if you take that road so that your passion Will survive and you will be able to always go back to it. It's a whole other world when you start a business a business is a business is a business they have a lot of commonality it's function of doing things whether it's fixing small engines or catering weddings maybe coolant operated car wash something benign like a laundromat things that are very easy and when you jump on something you expanded to its fullest because you have a corporation in place an infrastructure that will be able to handle the processes of everyday business. Now I know I'm running out of room and riding on the table here but it is also key to your success as an entrepreneur corporation business owner to be able to deal with one more essential win or lose business aspect and that is capital gains and in order to defeat capital gains in America and knowing your tax laws is real estate real estate is your contribution to your country essentially. Oh Donald Trump how much are you pay in federal taxes last year he paid $0 and somehow he was on patriotic I beg to differ he just happens to be the most savvy entrepreneur there is. And just one more look at this the McDonald's corporation if I were to ask you what's the McDonald's corporation do? What is the number one thing that the McDonald's corporation does? The obvious answer is they're number one in fast food. That answer may or may not be the truth or subjective depending on productivity blah blah blah. But one truth with the McDonald's corporation that stands above all. The McDonald's corporation is the number one real estate owner in America. And pterodactyl my friend... There's your supper giggity.
i did mower repair while in high school but did not stay with it afterward, had a couple of diff businesses and ended up running my own hvac business. best advertizing you can do is have a service truck with name on it, mine only cost 200 to have done.
How long did you work at MI-Rock? I did 6 years there. I wired Cab's, Relay panels, Power units & Top beams and grapplers , Travel lifts, RT's, Port Machines & Intermodal Equipment.
Thanks Taryl! You always provide an exceptional value in your videos as I am sure you do with your shop. I have been wanting to start my own repair business and every time I turn around, life seems to be pushing me that way. I never have liked working for someone else. Might be time to get something going.
WELL TARYL YOU ARE A FORTUNE TELLER HERE... WE COULD MAKE A FORTUNE WITH A MOWER THAT HAS TV INTERNET AND PLAYSTATION!!!! EVERYONE WOULD WANT TO CUT THEIR GRASS AGAIN!!!! U ARE A GENIUS!! CALL YOUR OLD MAN UP AND LETS FIGURE OUT HOW TO MOUNT A BIG SCREEN ON EVERY MOWER MADE...
This was great info. I;'ve been doing business from my Garage for 8 years now. looking at Brick and Mortar solution for the near future. My wife does not like the idea of investing our retirement money in a shop. What kind of revenues (gross or net) can I expect doing parts sales, repairs and retail from a brick and Mortar store?
Do you allow/assist with Assisting your "Other Mechanics" to be CERTIFIED on Briggs, Kohler, Kawasaki,...? I know it's great for Factory Certification to be recognized in the forefront for the Customers, but is it worth it, for business? How do you make sure youre that your Mechanic's/Technology Staff will stay on site? Take care Taryl, 🤓 -Thomas Port Orchard, Washington (Just West of Seattle)
Thanks for sharing. Taryl good information...listen through all session of it...schooling is good if someone is thinking about trying to Start a Business..the one thing i think about is trying not to get into debt...but which I've never had a business though but your schooling today is a lot help though of how to go about it though..thanks for sharing the Video though..keep some of this in mind.. Have a great day... And Happy Mother's Day too the Misses of the house..later until the Next video and segment you send out to us...maybe do a segment for your wife for Mother's day lol😉
The best thing about working for yourself is if you work at a automotive repair shop or dealership for example, they charge $80-$110 a flat rate hr. And you only make say $19 a flat rate hr. And your living comfortably on that wage. And you can work from home with hardly any overhead. You can charge $60-$90. Well that's a no brainer. That's why I won't work for another shop. And sadly I get the customers from all the other shops including ones I have worked for because they don't have people that know what they are doing or the biggest thing I cannot stand is them selling them work that either don't need done or don't fix the original problem. You gotta be honest and fair just like taryl said. And just like that, the people will come.
I am not going start any lawn mower business but I laughed my ass off watching this I just fix my own stuff people don’t know what they got is hilarious
I heard a quacking sound and Thought I had someone texting me. Turn that sound off on yer phone Taryl dactor. Boy the stuff ya gotta know to run a business. I guess I’ll be working from home
I’m not sure I agree with you that small engine repair is tougher than working on cars in the car repair business the cars are way more complex than small engine repair I am fortunate to do both my business does all cars trucks trailer and small engine repair I dont sell Equiment but I do sell used cars
Grass Rats network marketing show me the plan how to make a successful business and get rich quick in the lawn care maintenance industry. OK.... maybe not that exactly so the wife doesn't get ideas??? :-|) Can sell this as a CD, DVD or what are they Blu-Ray now days and write a book. I guess the ebooks and audio books are the thing now? Excellent info... man... seriously... you can probably sell this as a DVD for those that don't know how download RUclips and watch or burn to a disc whether audio or AV, don't want to and just like watching movies. I guess, maybe not, maybe yes? Reminds me of what my Dad would say since he was an industrial master mechanic... here's the manual if he didn't know how to describe the who, what, when, where, why and how. Thanks for sharing! Excellent info.
5:40 Thanks for the plug, cuz. I think it's great that you told your story here on RUclips for all your viewers. This is the kind of inspiration that will help many people of all ages to get started in outdoor power equipment repair. Thanks for sharing your wisdom.
The only good thing to come out of this virus lockdown is all of these very interesting back stories. I think you Taryl should be very proud of what you've accomplished in life. You've built your own business through hard work and long hours. Yet, you take the time to teach others with your videos, which in turn saves a lot of people a lot of money. Also beyond the educational value these videos are worth their weight in gold for entertainment. It would be nice to hear the back story of the guys you feature in your videos are they employees, friends, relatives or a combination of these? Lastly, the house trailer how does that fit into the picture? It would be nice in a way to be able to sleep over if lets say you get a hundred snowblowers after the first major snowfall of the year. I'll always remember the Hamm's infused New Year's Eve video you and junior did. That one is truly a classic. So, in closing I can only say thanks for all that you do.
When I started my business, I was originally going to do repair videos, until I came across Taryls......plus, I don't have the time or face or patience.....so I have like 2 videos on my youtube channel......I focus more on getting the jobs done, and don't have any help, I'm a one man operation. Thank god for Taryl....
dude, this is not even a lockdown this is ...well i cannot tell without getting striked by these f...rs , this is about "non politically correct" bit...s that are printing money and want white men to be destroyed
@@97Intruder I'm the same way. I have a hard enough time talking to people, let alone a durn camera. I have 3 or 4 videos but mainly because they were too large to send to the owner by email or text message.
This deserves an Academy Award nomination for Best Documentary! All kidding aside, the video should be mandatory viewing in all "Intro To Business" classes.
Taryl this was great! I have a similar experience with you. My Dad had a lawnmower and small engine repair shop that I worked in as I grew up. I can't remember all the mini-bikes and go-karts I created back then, I used mainly junk that my Dad had lying around. I learned to weld and fix just about anything before I was 14 years old. I now live in my Dad's house and I have his shop and still tinker out there on small engines and lawn mowers, My main interest now is those old Wheelhorse Tractors, which I now have 6 of them. I go through them all and get them up to good running condition and I am always looking for more of them. My latest Wheelhorse is One I acquired a couple of weeks ago that I was really hoping to get. My Dad sold this Wheelhorse to a friend of his in town where I live back in the late 1970's. That fellow just passed away at the age of 93 and he still had that tractor which I purchased from his widow. I just finished all the work I had to do on it a couple of days ago. It is a 1971 Workhorse 800 and I used to mow lawns with this tractor when I was a teenager. Thanks so much for this awesome video, I enjoyed every minute of it!
My dad still has the JD108 that I learned on when I was 8. I'm in my 40's now. I've told him that it's the only thing I absolutely have to inherit from him someday. (yes it still works)
This is the best video you have ever done! An excellent share of your experience, passion, and knowledge - great giving back! Done in the Taryl way but a positive, practical and honest discussion of the hard work, effort, and commitment required to take part in the benefits of small business entrepreneurship, economics and the free market! The American Dream is still alive!
I’m an exterminator and give away a ton of work every year, I lose track after $3k in my time alone each year. For every dollar I don’t charge it comes back three fold, every time!
Actually, I have had some cub cadet gear boxes and decks that were worth quite a lot. Seven hundred dollars for the gear box, shafts and u-joints all together. Ebenezer Cub Cadet Scrooge wanted 700 dollars new for the gearbox alone. Then I met this Cub Cadet guy. I sold him a completely restored 60" deck ready to mow for....200 dollars. Sold and gave that guy much more. Sometimes it is just time to thin the herd. I think I reached that time in life where I'm done keeping mechanical things alive just because I can. If our Dixie Chopper had a steering wheel instead of lap bars, I'd keep the monster forever. Great for mowing, but impossible to do what a Garden tractor can do by steering design. Peace.
Absolutely. I cannot count how many weed eaters and chainsaws from the trash and all that was wrong was bad fuel lines and primer bulbs. I enjoy riding around Sunday night scrapping for equipment. I picked up a Oreck vacuum and i plugged it in and it was sparking from the motor brushes. I cleaned the armature and it worked perfect. Fixing stuff is getting to be a lost trade. This is one step to get ahead in life.
@@mikenonameneeded3485 ..yes, and it's invaluable to have junk equipment to rob parts off of...often, it keeps you from having to wait on ordering a new part, or an expensive part if it's a newer piece of equipment...on older stuff, sometimes it's your only option..then, you become a scrap metal collector and seller on the side, too, when you have to clear out a bunch of your stripped-out junk to make room for more....
Yes, people will always have grass and most of these yuppie neiborhoods, the men have to have the best and biggest mowers. Most of them have no idea how to repair them. That's where you come in. A mechanic will always make money. And alot of cash!
mike nonameneeded yeah i agree, you can make alot of money off of people that aren’t willing to fix stuff. Most of the time it’s just a simple fix but the customers aren’t willing enough to watch a taryl video and learn how to fix it. when my dads mower broke down the first thing i did was went on youtube and looked up how to fix it, all it needed was a new carburetor which was a very simple fix. Now my dad lets me and my brother fix all his equipment and stuff around the house because we have gained alot of knowledge with youtube and the internet, just like taryl said he started off very slow and he never had the advantage of the internet and youtube when he was young he learned everything with trial and error and his dad. I think youtube will definitely help raise a new generation of auto and small engine mechanics just like myself, at least when it comes to blue collar kids.
I been picking up and repairing free mowers out of my garage to sell to people who can't afford new stuff for years. I love doing it and I enjoy helping out people in need. Love your channel and keep it up. WHOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAA WHOOOOAAAAAAAAA WHOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
I've been doing that for years, too. Last year, though, I "Accidently" had it turn into a business, like Taryl was talking about he did. Keeping up the choirs at home and trying to keep up with the workload has been interesting, and fun, this spring and summer. My wife and I went out to eat today and when we got home, there was another mower by the front door. No note, no name, no phone number. . . . I told "Hey, we had another baby while we were gone!" She didn't think it was funny at all.
What an awesome video. All of your info was spot on, and holds true no matter what type of business you run. I stuck with it to the end, and im a 55 year old dentist with my own shop. You sir, are far from the character you portray, and making a video like this for others shows how big your heart really is. Well done
when i started out taryl we had the internet but no youtube and no nothing. how we learned was picking up tools and breaking things throwing tools getting mad LOL
So....what is a flywheel anyways? Why would a lawn mower have a flywheel? Lawn mowers belong on the ground. Why would you want a chain break on a chain saw? Chains ain't cheap. Ain't supposed to break them. No such thing as 2 cycle oil, especially on marine applications. It's all the same oil as in your car, so some have tried to convince me. A little 10-30 oil and a gallon or two E-87 and your old johnson outboard will run forever. If you forget the fuel/oil ratio, throw in another quart of oil. That way you don't ruin anything. As soon as it starts run, turn that joker up to full throttle and never look back. Nothing to this stuff, so I been told. Peace.
Thanks for this break down on the mower business T D . ive been doing mower repair off and on now for forty + years . so as you can imagine ive gotten pretty good at it . a few years ago i quit from a place where the guy i was working for had several businesses a print shop , a limo business. a silk screen shop and a large mower shop . i had worked at all of them . we sold yazoo , snappers and white . (But that's a whole other story ) any ways i grew tired of dealing with him over the years and quit as i said . i'm 63 now and i do repairs out of my home . and your right its tough squeaking out a profit some times . especially when you have dry Years (some thing i'm sure you've experienced a time or two ) witch can be quite common down here in south Texas . but i really enjoy doing the work now that im doing it for my self . I would encourage any one with the same drive to try it if they can . so keep fighting the good fight grass rat brother and keep making these vids . a lot of us out here like them .
Ive been fixing mowers for ten years and I started with mini bikes when I was 8 and I started work at my local shop I’ve been fixing mowers and more. For awhile. I love it now I do it from my garage.
@@LIMowersAndMore have been in the trade for over 10yrs. Used to do wright standers but they suck to work on. Nuts and bolts everywhere. Now I mostly do Scag and exmark
I'm a huge fan! You're experience, sense of humor and willing to teach others cannot be disputed!! You have more business sense than management with MBA's ! You have my admiration and respect! I wish you serviced the State of New Jersey.. It's a pleasure watching you. God Bless you my friend!
This is a statement of envy. I started my business with my toolbox and my ability. I made a fortune. Taryl worked long hours, was sharp enough to learn and retain his experiences and had the brains to buy the property his business was on. Win, Win, Win.
@@islamoncrack You nailed that one that big snap on box with all the goodies is useless unless you have the know how on how it works and to fix it correctly
You the man! Great video buddy. Started doing this when I was 12 yrs old, took small engine class in high school and got a job at 17 years old in a mower shop. Told by my teacher “it’s in your blood kid!” Still doing at 41 years old. Got into an electrical apprenticeship (IBEW) at 19 years old went thru 5 years of that but all along fixed equipment for my fellow journeyman. Like you said, once your co workers know you do this, it’s unreal how may people need their stuff fixed. Great channel, and also when I was starting out there wasn’t you tube and all this stuff these young kids can learn from.
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Im 12 and for 2 years ive been Flipping mowers. all Because of You. The Knowledge You Have Gave everyone here helps a lot.
I subscribed to your channel.
Yep, keep at it. You can always make money by providing great service and be honest. You will have more customers than you can imagine. Be their "go to" guy! Awesome
I’m 14 and I also flip mowers
See Taryl, your someones Motivator ! WOO HOO ! " The Knowledge You Have Gave everyone here helps a lot." ,
Redneckracers very nice! Good seeing young guys doing this! The trade is well strong! I love flipping tractors and making profit!
The epitome of a self made tradesman. Starting small, no debts, low risks. Wonderful story. Thx Taryl!
I have to say, I got some great biz tips from Taryl, lotts of respect for him and his
expertise in fixing these mowers, generators, leafblowers, etc.
Grass Rats guide to late stage capitalism; hook line and sinker, or as Teryel would says:“there’s your dinner.”
Ok, who here is impressed that taryl has a lawnmower hood for a end table in his house?! How cool is that???
He did a video on it .... How he built it that is. The lights even work on it!
That IS cool... hell I thought it was a pet carrier...
I was looking at that for a moment then it dawned on me what it was. lol
Saw that. Too cool!
In his fix a flat tire video, he used the "Men"s room" sign to vice a tire patch. Now that was impressive.
I work at a lawn mower dealership and our busiest time of year is winter..we do a winter service special. It’s a flat rate plus parts. depending on size of mower is the rate. I service on average 5 to 10 mowers a day(9hours). If we find a issue that needs repair we do a additional quote. If the quote is a go than we clock our time on the repair only.
Around here its, first, start collecting every broken tractor and mower you find in the trash. Then paint a sign, brush paint name on a half rotted piece of plywood, the more crude, the better. Then just learn as you go, charge as much as you can, even if you cant fix it or have no idea what your doing. Make sure to charge customers for what you break while your fixing things that aren't broken. Be sure to know how to make up elaborate stories on what your fixing. Drink plenty of beer each and every day. Be sure to close whenever you feel like it. This keeps potential customers believing you must be real busy. There seems to be a place like this in every town.
Best advise I ever got from a guy I worked for that was in business for 50 years with a an RV/Trailer shop. "The customer is the enemy".
I also found an old 2 cycle snapper self propelled push mower. Hope to get it running.
I grew up way out in the country and learned from my dad at a young age how to fix equipment. I did the same thing with my son.
This youtube channel has been by far thee most helpful with how to learn how to fix a problem with any small gas engine. Thank you taryl. Keep it up.
Great vid guys..I and my brother and 2 sisters grew up in Croom md much like you grew up and we built our horse barns sheds our bikes and go carts atvs and such.. repaired our own stuff when we were preteens all the way up til now. My brother and I always repair our own stuff. I've NEVER let anyone touch my Honda 4trax I've had since 1992.. its MINE.. Lol. but your channel is very informative w general knowledge and the presentation is AWESOME AND FUNNY. THANKS guys
Taryl - I know this is geared for those that are thinking about opening a mower/small engine repair shop, but really this all great advice for anyone starting any business! I have had my own small business for 20+ years in the computer industry, but everything you mentioned still holds true. All I would add is once your get going a little bit, find an accountant you can trust, preferably someone young and starting out just like you. The overhead of paying them a small amount for a few visits a year, keeping your governmental qrtly reporting straight and easing yearly income tax reporting was well worth it, in my humble opinion.... Love the work and videos you make! Keep up the good work!
Love your channel and your humor you know what you are doing and I respect that. The humor thing shows that you are a genius
With cars you can get a discount on parts from a dealer by being independent.
Yep I sold parts at a dealership and we sold parts to shops at wholesale price.
It is great that any desire to be succesful at stand up or improv didn't work out for you. The combination of humor and great repair teaching is what makes you a pleasure to watch. I can see why your shop is successful.......attiitude, personality, knowledge and honesty. Keep up the good work.
Excellent summary. Thanks Taryl!
I have seen bizarre problems with engines and electronics,
but nothing compares with the obnoxious customer.
Best solution: Overcharge them, and kick them out the door.
real good advise about starting any business.. especially about the hard work, when i started my oil change business i kept my regular job, and the amount of work was huge.. the bad part my business partner was NOT into doing hard work.. lasted 7 only years at that before my health went south...he bought me out, and he didn't do much of anything after he got it, he lost it in less than 3 years.. so glad i did it, but really wished i had a better partner..
I own a professional mobile small engine repair business in Texas. I have no need for a shop. I have everything needed to repair any equipment failure or engine service. I charge accordingly to the item repaired and doing well. It's like Diesel Repair on site. I find that Zero-Turn tune-up and other equipment servicing is profitable for door to door service. I have no problem finding part's online and locally.
Great video Taryl! Thanks for sharing your story! This is filled with a wealth of valuable and helpful information!
Hi Taryl , Yes 100% , i am in my 8th year now, just about everything you have said i have done. i have more work than i can cope with!! Thanks great watching Jonesey from England. Yes forgot to say i have a lots of bits and bobs!
You are the man dude! I’m 25 and I started with no knowledge but I see something here
You're smart to stay as a strictly repair shop. My concern for the future of repair shops though is the proliferation of battery powered equipment.
Thanks Taryl that was one the best and honest videos I've seen
Since the early 80s I have had 3 Plumbing businesses and 1 Septic Pumping business. I have worked my butt off day and night 24 7 and Know what Overhead is and the cost of doing business with the State of CA. I am retired now and don't have to answer to the City, County, State, and State Contractors license board. There is a lot to owning and running a business and working like a dog just to make ends meet and pay cell bills Phone adds , Fuel bills, Insurance bills, repairs, Maintain equipment and always keep trucks stocked with parts. And yes you have to charge in order to stay alive and can't give everybody a deal which they all seem to want from you. That's all over now and I can sit back retired and watch your videos which I really enjoy your Hillbilly Humor lol. You got a good thing going on Taryl because we all have some Hillbilly in us. Would like to know what state and town you are located in. Keep up the videos Taryl, they are funny.
One thing I've always wanted to do is work for myself after years of working for others, appreciate the tips and advice and your videos have helped me along the way as well!
This is the most sound advice for starting a repair business that I've ever seen. Powertooljesus approved.
Another good video Taryl I do small engines part time and you're right on all of it. Just take your time and going small steps. I've got a question to ask you. I've got a 1981 model 4 horse Briggs & Stratton engine with the carb mounted to the gas tank. I've rebuilt the carb twice and still have to pour gas in the carburetor to get it started and it won't stay running. Runs gas out of the carb and quits. I've checked everything on it and can't come to any conclusions. I was hoping you could tell me if I'm missing something on it? Thanks a lot I really appreciate it.
For some of us and I think yourself included there's a passion to being this type of mechanic. The general public does not know like many things the ins and outs the skills a small engine mechanic is like anything else doctors lawyers mechanics people just don't know and for some reason they're not willing to learn that's their bad. And because of this we become magicians miracle workers we have an essential skill that nobody else has and they know you bang. But you come to a crossroads and you have to decide do I continue to do this as a hobby for the joy of it although I pick up the reins of a business and become no longer a small engine mechanic but a business owner. What you become a business owner your skills for negotiating deals being able to sell having to transfer your intent or now the company or corporations intent on how business is conducted. The idea of a business asset is to be able to have it run autonomously meaning you don't need to be there that's why you hire people accountants being counters people to overlook operations. You need the ability to identify those individuals and be able to convince them that their path is through your corporation you become an entrepreneur what is an entrepreneur do an entrepreneur is someone who either creates or obtains assets. The creation of wealth is in asset building. There are always better ways to do something you find the best way and you commit to it if down the road things need to change things will change. So now you progressed from something you loved and took that love and made a business possibly expanded it and continued to obtain assets eventually you get to the point where you can go back to the passion and the love of what you did without the burden of having to make money. NFL anytime you want to go play in the trenches with the mechanics you're able to do so. It's good that you're assertive it's good that you are fearless in your approach with people you have to be able to talk to people you remind me of my uncle Mickey calling somebody up acting like somebody else I'm an old lady I'm an old lady help me cross the street I got a bum hip and my lawn mower doesn't work. So when you talk to people you're essentially checking their BS level as if you were checking the oil on the lawn mower in any case. You have to be able to continue if you take that road so that your passion Will survive and you will be able to always go back to it. It's a whole other world when you start a business a business is a business is a business they have a lot of commonality it's function of doing things whether it's fixing small engines or catering weddings maybe coolant operated car wash something benign like a laundromat things that are very easy and when you jump on something you expanded to its fullest because you have a corporation in place an infrastructure that will be able to handle the processes of everyday business. Now I know I'm running out of room and riding on the table here but it is also key to your success as an entrepreneur corporation business owner to be able to deal with one more essential win or lose business aspect and that is capital gains and in order to defeat capital gains in America and knowing your tax laws is real estate real estate is your contribution to your country essentially. Oh Donald Trump how much are you pay in federal taxes last year he paid $0 and somehow he was on patriotic I beg to differ he just happens to be the most savvy entrepreneur there is. And just one more look at this the McDonald's corporation if I were to ask you what's the McDonald's corporation do? What is the number one thing that the McDonald's corporation does? The obvious answer is they're number one in fast food. That answer may or may not be the truth or subjective depending on productivity blah blah blah. But one truth with the McDonald's corporation that stands above all. The McDonald's corporation is the number one real estate owner in America. And pterodactyl my friend... There's your supper giggity.
i did mower repair while in high school but did not stay with it afterward, had a couple of diff businesses and ended up running my own hvac business. best advertizing you can do is have a service truck with name on it, mine only cost 200 to have done.
How long did you work at MI-Rock? I did 6 years there. I wired Cab's, Relay panels, Power units & Top beams and grapplers , Travel lifts, RT's, Port Machines & Intermodal Equipment.
Thanks Taryl! You always provide an exceptional value in your videos as I am sure you do with your shop. I have been wanting to start my own repair business and every time I turn around, life seems to be pushing me that way. I never have liked working for someone else. Might be time to get something going.
WELL TARYL YOU ARE A FORTUNE TELLER HERE... WE COULD MAKE A FORTUNE WITH A MOWER THAT HAS TV INTERNET AND PLAYSTATION!!!! EVERYONE WOULD WANT TO CUT THEIR GRASS AGAIN!!!! U ARE A GENIUS!! CALL YOUR OLD MAN UP AND LETS FIGURE OUT HOW TO MOUNT A BIG SCREEN ON EVERY MOWER MADE...
Your video and information given was excellent Taryl,,
Tayrl, just like the car business. Lots of Aholes to deal with,Lots of Great people too
This was great info. I;'ve been doing business from my Garage for 8 years now. looking at Brick and Mortar solution for the near future. My wife does not like the idea of investing our retirement money in a shop. What kind of revenues (gross or net) can I expect doing parts sales, repairs and retail from a brick and Mortar store?
Ever since I saw this, I left the owning of Mower Shops to the professionals. I think I have profited from it.
Great advice for a lot of businesses, these rules apply to my construction business. Who else loves the subtle sound effects in his videos :-)
Repair work is only1/2 the battle , the day today running of the business is the hard part. The inventory the building the staff it goes on and on
Very interesting little talk there. I like to work on my own stuff and am now too old to start a business but if I were younger I would like the idea.
Do you allow/assist with Assisting your "Other Mechanics" to be CERTIFIED on Briggs, Kohler, Kawasaki,...?
I know it's great for Factory Certification to be recognized in the forefront for the Customers, but is it worth it, for business?
How do you make sure youre that your Mechanic's/Technology Staff will stay on site?
Take care Taryl,
🤓 -Thomas
Port Orchard, Washington
(Just West of Seattle)
Thanks for sharing. Taryl good information...listen through all session of it...schooling is good if someone is thinking about trying to Start a Business..the one thing i think about is trying not to get into debt...but which I've never had a business though but your schooling today is a lot help though of how to go about it though..thanks for sharing the Video though..keep some of this in mind.. Have a great day... And Happy Mother's Day too the Misses of the house..later until the Next video and segment you send out to us...maybe do a segment for your wife for Mother's day lol😉
Great video! I thought the Customer Service part of the video was hilarious!
The best thing about working for yourself is if you work at a automotive repair shop or dealership for example, they charge $80-$110 a flat rate hr. And you only make say $19 a flat rate hr. And your living comfortably on that wage. And you can work from home with hardly any overhead. You can charge $60-$90. Well that's a no brainer. That's why I won't work for another shop. And sadly I get the customers from all the other shops including ones I have worked for because they don't have people that know what they are doing or the biggest thing I cannot stand is them selling them work that either don't need done or don't fix the original problem. You gotta be honest and fair just like taryl said. And just like that, the people will come.
I can't hold all this knowledge? Please show this video again . Thank you Mr tayrl?
Very good advice thank you
The voice of reality!
A lot of true real world business info ! Need to write a book- no joke!- that explains how to make $ doing this working for YOURSELF!!!
I'm 15 still in school and Starting to create a business for myself
Very good video. Your truly a great American . Im gonna send you the name of a great dentist ....watch for it .
I am not going start any lawn mower business but I laughed my ass off watching this I just fix my own stuff people don’t know what they got is hilarious
Good job for the information
Very informative cause I'm looking to expand into a shop cause I work out of my house
My best one in the middle of August a lady called and wanted to winterize her mower
Excellent advice about starting your own Business . 5/21/2021
So True in Every Way, Nice Video
Find a buddy that is good with excel and ask them to build a workbook set up when your starting out.
you rock brother your videos are awesome
ok,ok...what about the cats, are they overhead? nice info, i think i'll stay a shade tree do-little repair mechanic. :)
A friend of mine has a Craftsman lawn tractor it is a 22 horse Kohler engine what does the gaskets for Dad for the valve covers usually cost
$20
That Hamm's shirt reminds me of my days in Minneapolis. (My Grandpa drank Blatz, lol. 🤮)
40 years of experience you are a self made man
This was great! Love your videos!
Thank you very informational😅😅
Great story Tarly thanks for sharing. Did you obtain some certification along the way? Like Briggs and Stratton etc
I heard a quacking sound and Thought I had someone texting me. Turn that sound off on yer phone Taryl dactor. Boy the stuff ya gotta know to run a business. I guess I’ll be working from home
And Under the table 🤫
Taryl - lots of good advice !!
Hey Taryl! Do you remember from the land of sky blue 2aters?
I like that sexy lawn tractor hood end table! 👍
An hour driving up hill both ways. 😂
You done did good..
What do you want for that 1950's kitchen dresser Taryl ?
Great video, awesome advice brother.
Awesome video taryl!
Hey Taryl (In my most feminine woman talk) What's your labor rate & delivery fee?????
Beat it Ronnie!
Hi I am a big fan
I’m not sure I agree with you that small engine repair is tougher than working on cars in the car repair business the cars are way more complex than small engine repair I am fortunate to do both my business does all cars trucks trailer and small engine repair I dont sell Equiment but I do sell used cars
Early poster! Woot! Thanks Taryl!
Grass Rats network marketing show me the plan how to make a successful business and get rich quick in the lawn care maintenance industry. OK.... maybe not that exactly so the wife doesn't get ideas??? :-|) Can sell this as a CD, DVD or what are they Blu-Ray now days and write a book. I guess the ebooks and audio books are the thing now? Excellent info... man... seriously... you can probably sell this as a DVD for those that don't know how download RUclips and watch or burn to a disc whether audio or AV, don't want to and just like watching movies. I guess, maybe not, maybe yes? Reminds me of what my Dad would say since he was an industrial master mechanic... here's the manual if he didn't know how to describe the who, what, when, where, why and how. Thanks for sharing! Excellent info.
Best ever.....As with all your videos....but.....Please can that annoying background music....
5:40 Thanks for the plug, cuz. I think it's great that you told your story here on RUclips for all your viewers. This is the kind of inspiration that will help many people of all ages to get started in outdoor power equipment repair. Thanks for sharing your wisdom.
The only good thing to come out of this virus lockdown is all of these very interesting back stories. I think you Taryl should be very proud of what you've accomplished in life. You've built your own business through hard work and long hours. Yet, you take the time to teach others with your videos, which in turn saves a lot of people a lot of money. Also beyond the educational value these videos are worth their weight in gold for entertainment. It would be nice to hear the back story of the guys you feature in your videos are they employees, friends, relatives or a combination of these? Lastly, the house trailer how does that fit into the picture? It would be nice in a way to be able to sleep over if lets say you get a hundred snowblowers after the first major snowfall of the year. I'll always remember the Hamm's infused New Year's Eve video you and junior did. That one is truly a classic. So, in closing I can only say thanks for all that you do.
When I started my business, I was originally going to do repair videos, until I came across Taryls......plus, I don't have the time or face or patience.....so I have like 2 videos on my youtube channel......I focus more on getting the jobs done, and don't have any help, I'm a one man operation.
Thank god for Taryl....
dude, this is not even a lockdown this is ...well i cannot tell without getting striked by these f...rs , this is about "non politically correct" bit...s that are printing money and want white men to be destroyed
@@97Intruder I'm the same way. I have a hard enough time talking to people, let alone a durn camera. I have 3 or 4 videos but mainly because they were too large to send to the owner by email or text message.
If you're the boss and own your business, you get to choose when you work. You get to pick any 16 hours of the day to work.
fact
This deserves an Academy Award nomination for Best Documentary! All kidding aside, the video should be mandatory viewing in all "Intro To Business" classes.
Taryl this was great! I have a similar experience with you. My Dad had a lawnmower and small engine repair shop that I worked in as I grew up. I can't remember all the mini-bikes and go-karts I created back then, I used mainly junk that my Dad had lying around. I learned to weld and fix just about anything before I was 14 years old. I now live in my Dad's house and I have his shop and still tinker out there on small engines and lawn mowers, My main interest now is those old Wheelhorse Tractors, which I now have 6 of them. I go through them all and get them up to good running condition and I am always looking for more of them. My latest Wheelhorse is One I acquired a couple of weeks ago that I was really hoping to get. My Dad sold this Wheelhorse to a friend of his in town where I live back in the late 1970's. That fellow just passed away at the age of 93 and he still had that tractor which I purchased from his widow. I just finished all the work I had to do on it a couple of days ago. It is a 1971 Workhorse 800 and I used to mow lawns with this tractor when I was a teenager. Thanks so much for this awesome video, I enjoyed every minute of it!
My dad still has the JD108 that I learned on when I was 8. I'm in my 40's now. I've told him that it's the only thing I absolutely have to inherit from him someday. (yes it still works)
This is the best video you have ever done! An excellent share of your experience, passion, and knowledge - great giving back! Done in the Taryl way but a positive, practical and honest discussion of the hard work, effort, and commitment required to take part in the benefits of small business entrepreneurship, economics and the free market! The American Dream is still alive!
I’m an exterminator and give away a ton of work every year, I lose track after $3k in my time alone each year. For every dollar I don’t charge it comes back three fold, every time!
"Between this deck and that deck, you can make one good deck." 🙄😐😂
Actually, I have had some cub cadet gear boxes and decks that were worth quite a lot. Seven hundred dollars for the gear box, shafts and u-joints all together. Ebenezer Cub Cadet Scrooge wanted 700 dollars new for the gearbox alone. Then I met this Cub Cadet guy. I sold him a completely restored 60" deck ready to mow for....200 dollars. Sold and gave that guy much more. Sometimes it is just time to thin the herd. I think I reached that time in life where I'm done keeping mechanical things alive just because I can. If our Dixie Chopper had a steering wheel instead of lap bars, I'd keep the monster forever. Great for mowing, but impossible to do what a Garden tractor can do by steering design. Peace.
Step one:
Be a junk collector.
Absolutely. I cannot count how many weed eaters and chainsaws from the trash and all that was wrong was bad fuel lines and primer bulbs. I enjoy riding around Sunday night scrapping for equipment. I picked up a Oreck vacuum and i plugged it in and it was sparking from the motor brushes. I cleaned the armature and it worked perfect. Fixing stuff is getting to be a lost trade. This is one step to get ahead in life.
@@mikenonameneeded3485 ..yes, and it's invaluable to have junk equipment to rob parts off of...often, it keeps you from having to wait on ordering a new part, or an expensive part if it's a newer piece of equipment...on older stuff, sometimes it's your only option..then, you become a scrap metal collector and seller on the side, too, when you have to clear out a bunch of your stripped-out junk to make room for more....
already completed. I GOT MOWERS COMING OUTTA MY EARS!
I'm 13 and my brother is 10 and we watch all your videos and wrench on our dads old equipment 😂 thanks for all the cool videos taryl!
Keep on wrenching young man, knowing how to wrench on things is always a good skill.
Yes, people will always have grass and most of these yuppie neiborhoods, the men have to have the best and biggest mowers. Most of them have no idea how to repair them. That's where you come in. A mechanic will always make money. And alot of cash!
mike nonameneeded yeah i agree, you can make alot of money off of people that aren’t willing to fix stuff. Most of the time it’s just a simple fix but the customers aren’t willing enough to watch a taryl video and learn how to fix it. when my dads mower broke down the first thing i did was went on youtube and looked up how to fix it, all it needed was a new carburetor which was a very simple fix. Now my dad lets me and my brother fix all his equipment and stuff around the house because we have gained alot of knowledge with youtube and the internet, just like taryl said he started off very slow and he never had the advantage of the internet and youtube when he was young he learned everything with trial and error and his dad. I think youtube will definitely help raise a new generation of auto and small engine mechanics just like myself, at least when it comes to blue collar kids.
Excellent!
I been picking up and repairing free mowers out of my garage to sell to people who can't afford new stuff for years. I love doing it and I enjoy helping out people in need. Love your channel and keep it up. WHOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAA WHOOOOAAAAAAAAA WHOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Do you have a good used B&S 692324 intake seal for 42A707 oppy? I'm in need of one (necessary) or two (like to have)?
I've been doing that for years, too. Last year, though, I "Accidently" had it turn into a business, like Taryl was talking about he did. Keeping up the choirs at home and trying to keep up with the workload has been interesting, and fun, this spring and summer.
My wife and I went out to eat today and when we got home, there was another mower by the front door. No note, no name, no phone number. . . . I told "Hey, we had another baby while we were gone!" She didn't think it was funny at all.
"Cold Start" 4:06
Words from a TRUE Mechanic.
What an awesome video. All of your info was spot on, and holds true no matter what type of business you run. I stuck with it to the end, and im a 55 year old dentist with my own shop.
You sir, are far from the character you portray, and making a video like this for others shows how big your heart really is. Well done
when i started out taryl we had the internet but no youtube and no nothing. how we learned was picking up tools and breaking things throwing tools getting mad LOL
I started working on my own equipment and stuff people want to get rid of. Mostly because I am to cheap to pay a shop 😁
Last time I was this early I thought a flywheel was something your pet flys used for exercise.
So....what is a flywheel anyways? Why would a lawn mower have a flywheel? Lawn mowers belong on the ground. Why would you want a chain break on a chain saw? Chains ain't cheap. Ain't supposed to break them. No such thing as 2 cycle oil, especially on marine applications. It's all the same oil as in your car, so some have tried to convince me. A little 10-30 oil and a gallon or two E-87 and your old johnson outboard will run forever. If you forget the fuel/oil ratio, throw in another quart of oil. That way you don't ruin anything. As soon as it starts run, turn that joker up to full throttle and never look back. Nothing to this stuff, so I been told. Peace.
Taryl,,,,you're a Great Guy.!! Always willing to share...
Thanks for this break down on the mower business T D . ive been doing mower repair off and on now for forty + years . so as you can imagine ive gotten pretty good at it . a few years ago i quit from a place where the guy i was working for had several businesses a print shop , a limo business. a silk screen shop and a large mower shop . i had worked at all of them . we sold yazoo , snappers and white . (But that's a whole other story ) any ways i grew tired of dealing with him over the years and quit as i said . i'm 63 now and i do repairs out of my home . and your right its tough squeaking out a profit some times . especially when you have dry Years (some thing i'm sure you've experienced a time or two ) witch can be quite common down here in south Texas . but i really enjoy doing the work now that im doing it for my self . I would encourage any one with the same drive to try it if they can . so keep fighting the good fight grass rat brother and keep making these vids . a lot of us out here like them .
Ive been fixing mowers for ten years and I started with mini bikes when I was 8 and I started work at my local shop I’ve been fixing mowers and more. For awhile. I love it now I do it from my garage.
Fellow long islander mechanic just stopping thru
jay7264 exciting to see a New Yorker also taking up the trade!
@@LIMowersAndMore have been in the trade for over 10yrs. Used to do wright standers but they suck to work on. Nuts and bolts everywhere. Now I mostly do Scag and exmark
You should do an interview on the “Man behind Taryl “
I'm a huge fan! You're experience, sense of humor and willing to teach others cannot be disputed!! You have more business sense than management with MBA's ! You have my admiration and respect! I wish you serviced the State of New Jersey.. It's a pleasure watching you. God Bless you my friend!
The only guaranteed way to a small fortune is to start with a large fortune.
Quickest way to get rid of money is to own a business and let someone else run it
This is a statement of envy. I started my business with my toolbox and my ability. I made a fortune. Taryl worked long hours, was sharp enough to learn and retain his experiences and had the brains to buy the property his business was on. Win, Win, Win.
@@keithpace6597 That's right, the best tool in the toolbox is your knowledge.
@@islamoncrack You nailed that one that big snap on box with all the goodies is useless unless you have the know how on how it works and to fix it correctly
@@nightriderrv1139 A mechanic is no better than his tools, and yes you need the skills.
Brilliant Taryl! The only business sense I have, as a mechanic, is to act right and do a good job so my employer will stay in business!
You the man! Great video buddy.
Started doing this when I was 12 yrs old, took small engine class in high school and got a job at 17 years old in a mower shop. Told by my teacher “it’s in your blood kid!” Still doing at 41 years old. Got into an electrical apprenticeship (IBEW) at 19 years old went thru 5 years of that but all along fixed equipment for my fellow journeyman. Like you said, once your co workers know you do this, it’s unreal how may people need their stuff fixed. Great channel, and also when I was starting out there wasn’t you tube and all this stuff these young kids can learn from.