Picked Up A Snapper Mower At The Dump

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  • Опубликовано: 14 янв 2025

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  • @lauriemcdougall8415
    @lauriemcdougall8415 Год назад +17

    "home wrecking association" LOL truer words were never spoken!!!

    • @HomeGaragechannel
      @HomeGaragechannel  Год назад +3

      LOL!! I'm glad you got the joke!

    • @scottjohnson5449
      @scottjohnson5449 Год назад +2

      but let us not forget the pay raises and the TRUTH TELLING politicians one also, both of these got a damm good laugh from me... oh by the way a BIG THANKS for the laugh i needed it today!!

    • @gradyhernandez4699
      @gradyhernandez4699 Год назад +1

      That's why there's country areas still

    • @qwertykeyboard5901
      @qwertykeyboard5901 Год назад

      @@gradyhernandez4699 Ngl, the landscapes are beautiful.

  • @Chairman750
    @Chairman750 Год назад +12

    Unbelievable. That was such an easy fix. That will be a great mower to flip. Way to go James.

  • @shotgunsnmudmowers8167
    @shotgunsnmudmowers8167 Год назад +2

    Mint dump find right there. A few years ago I found a old stihl 025 chainsaw in the dump. It didn't have a recoil on it so I turned the flywheel by hand it had pretty good compression so I tossed it in the back of my truck and fixed it up damn near replaced every soft part on it. And now it's my go to chainsaw. And iv used that saw for clear cutting land and cutting cords of firewood. Definitely one of the best saws iv ever owned.

  • @bigsonslawncare
    @bigsonslawncare Год назад +7

    We were just talking about this. Almost identical to the Snapper SP80 left out for the trash I found 3 weeks ago. Looks like only difference mine is 7.25 engine. 0 issues took it home cleaned off and it fired right up using it today 👍🏽

    • @HomeGaragechannel
      @HomeGaragechannel  Год назад +2

      nice, and what a great find!

    • @gradyhernandez4699
      @gradyhernandez4699 Год назад +1

      @@HomeGaragechannel yes great find. I found a Troy Bolt similar to that snapper.. I thought the engine was " stuck" at first.. but it was the pull rope starter Mechanism..it has come apart

  • @brianking1138
    @brianking1138 Год назад +1

    We just had bulk trash day near me. I picked up 4 good mowers, a pressure washer, bicycle, and some lawn furniture.

  • @dagorithe
    @dagorithe Год назад +1

    Love the commentary. I agree. It’s so sad to see things wasted. I hate how society has become disposable-based.

    • @HomeGaragechannel
      @HomeGaragechannel  Год назад

      I know right, things have changed a lot in the last few decades

  • @warrensoutdoors5964
    @warrensoutdoors5964 Год назад +2

    The yard equipment you fix do you sell it or donate it

    • @HomeGaragechannel
      @HomeGaragechannel  Год назад +3

      I do both, it just depends what comes first. If someone needs it, or if a sale happens first.

  • @collectingonthecheap56353
    @collectingonthecheap56353 Год назад +2

    I have always been a fan of all three Rs, and reusing is a favorite of mine.

  • @BrayFilmsss
    @BrayFilmsss Год назад +1

    Hey I need help. I have a Homelite zip start weedeater, the fuel lines and the filter need replaced. Idk we’re to find the right ones for the machine.

    • @HomeGaragechannel
      @HomeGaragechannel  Год назад +1

      this trimmer only requires the universal fuel lines a filter, these don't require anything specific to that mode. Go to your local Ace hardware, Lowes, or Home Depot and they carry universal fuel line/filter kits.

  • @DimensionDude
    @DimensionDude Год назад +4

    It looked like you didn't have enough reach with the bottle jack and piece of wood. Just in case you don't know, the top of the bottle jack ram should unscrew, giving you an additional 4 to 6 inches of reach.

  • @timewa851
    @timewa851 Год назад

    You're underthinking it.
    When I see people on a dump run, they have dead mowers... & about 770lbs of other waste products along with it. Even saw a mouse once, running back & forth on the rear bumper of old Ford pick up, looking to bail as it rolled through the outward-bound scales...
    He decided to remain onboard. lol. (it was about 18 inches to the ground). Smart Mouse!
    Dumping stuff feels so GOOOOOD.

  • @999thenewman
    @999thenewman Год назад

    Only some body work? That's a winner right there. General service, then profit for Home Garage. Congratulations, amigo! :)

  • @curiosity2314
    @curiosity2314 Год назад

    A story, took the 30 year topping off my deck to revitalize it (75 16x5's mostly in decent shape). WM said it was to large as you are allowed to throw two large items out per week. I had my daughter put in an ad in some online site and the next day we received a call to come and pick it up and it was used to make a wheel chair ramp; the guy was grateful as the expense to buy new was prohibitive. Did the same with 30 year old laminate flooring 600 square feet worth; next day someone wanted it for their basement project. As the old saying goes, someones junk is another's gold. Didn't know you had a second channel.

  • @Dstromb232
    @Dstromb232 Год назад

    My Sears lawn mower is 35 years old and run great. I clean it after every use and changed the oil twice each season.

  • @ethanmiller3935
    @ethanmiller3935 Год назад

    I have thrown one trimmer away because it was an older Ryobi that I took the shaft off of to put on a different trimmer. My cub cadet ran and needed a straight shaft (it was a curve shaft, but the parts weren't worth buying to fix it, so I swapped it). I used that trimmer yesterday to clean up an overgrown yard, it doesn't have the power of my 2620 echo, but it ran well.

  • @wildefox1478
    @wildefox1478 Год назад

    Great video, it's just amazing what people throw away, that mower just needed a simple fix with a hammer.

  • @5roundsrapid263
    @5roundsrapid263 Год назад

    Good mentality. My grandfather grew up in the Depression, and his parents punished him if he wasted anything. He taught me not to waste.

  • @gbpf57
    @gbpf57 Год назад

    Great find!

  • @willie2938
    @willie2938 Год назад

    Great find my friend... Also the top of your jack does screw out to extend it so you don't need to use the wood...

  • @RattyFlyer
    @RattyFlyer Год назад

    Hows the cheap rebuild no oil mower doing? Time for a follow up video. Is it still running?

    • @HomeGaragechannel
      @HomeGaragechannel  Год назад

      which one, the recent on, or the video from a few years ago? The recent one is doing good. I did replace the camshaft with one with a working compression release. The one from a few years ago, I gave to a coworker and they're using it as back up mower. As far as I know it's still running strong.

  • @Turningwrenches85
    @Turningwrenches85 Год назад

    I have picked up mowers from the dump but the local one charges you depending on what u have , if its a few bags usually free, it's been awhile since I've been to the dumpster pick up one in the last time I did that guy there asked me just a few dollars to take it out of the trash dumpster they threw it in

  • @mr1pearl
    @mr1pearl Год назад

    Don't you love it when they are that easy make ya drool 🤤 😆

  • @gearhead366
    @gearhead366 Год назад

    That's a shame. Snappers are well built. Kudos for saving it.
    I go the dump at least once a week to dispose of trash and yard waste. I never see anything like mowers there.

    • @HomeGaragechannel
      @HomeGaragechannel  Год назад

      it doesn't happen very often so i was very lucky that day.

  • @odillaurent1053
    @odillaurent1053 Год назад

    Good work as usual, but i have always wondered, what is that green knob on the top of the mower body, next to the engine .....?

  • @HomerSimpson14
    @HomerSimpson14 Год назад

    Nice fix👍

  • @PhillysMowingServices
    @PhillysMowingServices Год назад

    Hi Home Garage, I recently got me an Echo PB 755 ST backpack blower, & I noticed it needed new fuel lines & air filter so I ordered the kit with the carburetor, & I put the new carburetor on & it was running fine until I noticed there was a leak & I started losing power, do u have any tips on how to fix a leak on a carburetor? I had to put the old one back & doesn’t leak like the new one, which I find really odd, I was scared the blower wasn’t gonna start back up, i put the old carb & started back up right away

    • @HomeGaragechannel
      @HomeGaragechannel  Год назад

      first off, If a new carb is leaking, I'd return it, and order from a different seller. I wouldn't try to fix the leak.

  • @Mowersu
    @Mowersu Год назад

    Love the videos watched almost all of them❤

  • @alanzolciak9028
    @alanzolciak9028 Год назад

    I have the same mower but I can’t find the drive cable for the drive system do you know where I could maybe find it?

  • @antman3525
    @antman3525 Год назад

    A few things I have found from being discarded have been when the owner has paid to get a place cleaned up thinking $500/ $1000 to tidy up means $10000 more on the sale of the house. So its a plus for them, and a plus for you.

  • @davidt162
    @davidt162 Год назад

    Thats a great find! And an easy fix! I have a question for you, what are the signs that a carburetor needs cleaned or replaced on a stihl weedeater? Will it bog down when you try to rev it up or will it not start at all? I had messaged you some on Sunday and Monday and you told me to check the exhaust port and it seems to be functioning properly so I just wonder if my problem is just a carb problem, and by the way is a Stihl FS90R that I have

    • @HomeGaragechannel
      @HomeGaragechannel  Год назад +1

      if the exhaust if clear, then the carb would be my next step

  • @Jdjd12288
    @Jdjd12288 Год назад

    You are 💯 percent right

  • @williamsnow1531
    @williamsnow1531 Год назад

    Right there is what I call easy money.

  • @gamingwithzayyy
    @gamingwithzayyy Год назад

    i have a question i have a weedeater brand blower and it starts up and dies but I noticed that the spark plug get really hot in seconds what do I do?

    • @HomeGaragechannel
      @HomeGaragechannel  Год назад

      it's supposed to get hot in seconds. I would consider replacing the carb, and fuel lines if they need it.

    • @gamingwithzayyy
      @gamingwithzayyy Год назад

      @@HomeGaragechannel okay ill order new carb let you know if it fix's it thank you

    • @gamingwithzayyy
      @gamingwithzayyy Год назад

      @@HomeGaragechannel also i see smoke come out the carb is that bad?

    • @HomeGaragechannel
      @HomeGaragechannel  Год назад

      no really

  • @qwertykeyboard5901
    @qwertykeyboard5901 Год назад

    Don't forget: We electronics nerds enjoy messing with vintage computers!
    Yes, even your old pentium 4 tower has value!

  • @Bigalhunting
    @Bigalhunting Год назад +1

    BFH to the rescue 😂

  • @billwilliams1369
    @billwilliams1369 4 месяца назад

    I had 2 dead mowers & a mower engine in a pile in my yard. The woman was dong sping cleaning and she asked me if I was going to keep the engine. I said yes. But, she threw both my mowers away. I was saving them for the recycle value. But, I was in no hurry to get the money, so I was just sitting on them. And, I was in no hurry to tear them apart, and make them into smaller piles. I felt like they were easier to deal with whole. She got rid of them because she didn't see the value in them that I did. The engines were bad, but they were mostly complete.

    • @HomeGaragechannel
      @HomeGaragechannel  4 месяца назад +1

      I understand her perspective, sorry you lot them

    • @billwilliams1369
      @billwilliams1369 4 месяца назад

      @@HomeGaragechannel They were an eyesore.

  • @marshallcollins3376
    @marshallcollins3376 Год назад

    Why did you use the hammer for watch and camera repair?😊

  • @8000RPM.
    @8000RPM. Год назад

    You got LUCKY! My last 2 mowers were "throw a ways". Fixes: #1) Someone was using 2 cycle gas in a 4 cycle mower #2 The carburetor Float needle was stuck in the seat. P.S. I think the oil had never been changed in either mower.

  • @qwertykeyboard5901
    @qwertykeyboard5901 Год назад

    I have old smashed LCD's pulled from televisions and monitors that I REALLY need to get rid of.

  • @jameskrivitsky9715
    @jameskrivitsky9715 Год назад

    Is it just me or is the design of the two-section handle incorrect ? I acquired a similar mower and noticed that in the lower section of the handle there are plastic knobs with a shouldered carriage bolt as well as a short nut & bolt at the area where the handle can be FOLDED to minimize LENGTH. I took a hacksaw and cut a slot on each lower section tip instead of just a hole for the bolt above the plastic knobs. This way, I can loosen the plastic knobs partially and pull the top handle out about half an inch so that the short bolts can be slid out of the notch, and the top longer section can be folded over the motor. . Much easier than twisting the knobs off completely for folding and storage.

  • @Patrick4959
    @Patrick4959 Год назад

    not to my mind but yeah if i pick up something that looks good from the dump or whatever or wherever i fancy and i say it,s got all that they say from compression spark and good combustion pop well it,s worth fixing up etc and the times i have gotten stuff i have fixed it up and it works for sure the next.

    • @HomeGaragechannel
      @HomeGaragechannel  Год назад

      you bet, if it's good, taking it home is good in my mind. Thank you Patrick Stapleton!

  • @metoon3092
    @metoon3092 Год назад

    In brief; pushing something to the curb is *much* easier than listing it on an App. However if You frequently _use_ a selling app., then that can be a way to go. I just listed 2 LawnBoy 2 cycle mowers for free. The man had his daughter drive him in her Chevy Cavalier 22 minutes to me to retrieve them. I also handed him an old Craftsman blower that needed new fuel lines. Simple for me! -It depends like I stated, If folks use an app often or not.

  • @electroddxful
    @electroddxful Год назад

    Great fast fix and maybe a flip for some $.

  • @ImSrry4BeingWhite
    @ImSrry4BeingWhite Год назад

    Yo bro did you know that bottle jack of yours has a whole nother 10 inches of lift in it? The tip of it unscrews counter clockwise.

  • @klxboy9994
    @klxboy9994 Год назад

    Pure profit buddy!

  • @GrowingLittleCountryhomestead
    @GrowingLittleCountryhomestead Год назад

    What??? Isn’t this your second mower you found with this problem. 😂 such laziness by the original owner not to examine it to see the problem. Your a lucky man. Hopefully you make a pretty penny with this find. Lol “home wrecking association” 😂😂😂😂😂😂 thats the best one I’ve ever heard.

    • @HomeGaragechannel
      @HomeGaragechannel  Год назад

      LOL!! yes sir same raw video, edited differently and with different narration

  • @tubaman66
    @tubaman66 Год назад

    Always makes me sad that people just throw things away for the smallest of issues. It's a good job there are plenty of us who are happy to collect them up and bring them back to life.

  • @lewiemcneely9143
    @lewiemcneely9143 Год назад

    I wish you were close so I could load you up. After working on the electric start mower self-propel and finding NOTHING wrong and still not working and being laid up for 2 weeks from it, we have decided we will get a battery mower, probably a Stihl and keep a spare gas job, one of the Snappers. The rest is going. I'm just not able to deal with this any more so the electric and a Toro and the Roof and old Craftsman and Gravely and Snapper hi-vac bagger are leaving. Toots will get another Craftsman like mine with an 18 horse IC Briggs and an almost new tranny. I will keep the one with the opposed and with the battery weedeaters that'll be everything including the vacuum deal for the blower. And I'll run adds and not grind anything. I've dodged it as long as I can and push came to shove a while back. Getting old can sure be a bummer. BLESSINGS!

    • @HomeGaragechannel
      @HomeGaragechannel  Год назад

      I really appreciate the offer!

    • @lewiemcneely9143
      @lewiemcneely9143 Год назад

      @@HomeGaragechannel My pal that has his own shop deals with a guy that does what you do. He does all his work. He gets a trailer load done the guy comes with another trailer load and they swap out. He's going to get me in touch with the dealer and he can come for the whole thing. A sad day but time waits for nobody but it takes a load off just to have it done. And I'm getting my pal to go ahead and get the new-ish mower ready to go. I'm just now getting over the last jag and don't need to be down again. 16 horse I/C Intek overhead valve. He says it's a dandy mower and like you, he ought to know. Thanks nd Blessings

  • @59BigWalt
    @59BigWalt Год назад

    Have a big yard. Leaves, pine nettles, hedge clippings mostly. I donate other things.

  • @TargaWheels
    @TargaWheels Год назад +1

    Have you ever fixed a throw-away piece of equipment without using money, and went back to the owner and said "hey I fixed your ___ that you threw out" and gave it back to them? If they took it back, that would be a good time for a lecture.

  • @andref713
    @andref713 Год назад

    You got lucky!

  • @Jim-ie6uf
    @Jim-ie6uf Год назад

    That makes up for the trimmer!

  • @christophermarshall5765
    @christophermarshall5765 Год назад

    Very easy fix. I don't know why they didn't see the damage to the deck.

  • @rickthelian2215
    @rickthelian2215 Год назад

    2nd life, saved a minor repair.😊

  • @johnclarke6647
    @johnclarke6647 Год назад

    Snapper is a good mower but a front drive is the cheap one. Rear wheel Snappers are the ones to get, but you will have to shell out big bucks for a rear wheel drive Snapper. My 21” Ninja serves me well.

  • @mtcruse
    @mtcruse Год назад

    Good job - shame that this mower isn't a true Snapper, it's an MTD-built mower with their ubiquitous deck with some branded "plastics" on it. I'd still use it though.

  • @Squad-pl7oo
    @Squad-pl7oo Год назад

    Always tip your mower with your air filter facing up

  • @45AMT
    @45AMT Год назад

    In my opinion, reuse is the highest form of recycling.

  • @scottfirman
    @scottfirman Год назад

    I can never understand why people throw out a perfectly good Honda Harmony self propelled walk behind bagger mower and a weed wacker. Even a blown engine on a mower can be picked for parts, especially at today's costs. The Honda I found just needs a replacement carburetor . I will tune it up and sell it as a good usable mower.

    • @HomeGaragechannel
      @HomeGaragechannel  Год назад

      I know right, to some it's just junk.

    • @scottfirman
      @scottfirman Год назад

      @HomeGaragechannel Many people just do not want to bother fixing them. I remember fixing a beautiful White brand riding mower for a gentleman. He really wanted me to say it was worn out because he just wanted a shiny new mower. His wife called me and told me to fix the White and ignore him. Long story short. He passed away soon after. I ran into her, and she told me she mows with the White and is very happy with it. Some people just want new and shiny.

  • @Dave7160
    @Dave7160 Год назад

    I got a lawn mower from the dump all it needed was a new recoil I had a spare it was a john deere mower with a self propell and it fixed and everything else worked on it , talk about a simple easy fix.

  • @mikespain8655
    @mikespain8655 Год назад

    Most people put very little effort in trying to repair equipment these days. Call it lazy, unmotivated, lack of knowledge, lack of caring, or all of the above.

  • @JCT442
    @JCT442 Год назад

    Fortunately these cheap mowers no longer come with "Snapper" labels stuck on them...

  • @jay7264
    @jay7264 Год назад

    Changing the self propel belt is a bitch on that model.

    • @HomeGaragechannel
      @HomeGaragechannel  Год назад

      not really, just a bunch of screws.

    • @jay7264
      @jay7264 Год назад

      @@HomeGaragechannel I guess but it's just tedious. I'm in a high volume shop and hate doing the self propel belt on these and hondas

  • @mattwickert736
    @mattwickert736 Год назад

    That was way too easy. You need to return it and find another one lol

  • @johnclarke6647
    @johnclarke6647 Год назад

    You are right- folks these days have more money than brains.

  • @sergeipepper7213
    @sergeipepper7213 Год назад

    Are usually put a free sign for all my stuff and usually it works and I just don’t want to spend all the money fixing it up making a run like new and people taking about five minutes if you’re lucky

  • @garylollman5339
    @garylollman5339 Год назад

    I like to add a comment to your question why would someone throw away a perfectly good mower. One of the most common reason is that todays young men have never been shown or taught how to repair something. Like said for yourself you had to try and learn to repair something because of a lack of money. This newer generation has never experienced that issue so for them it throw it away and get new one.

    • @HomeGaragechannel
      @HomeGaragechannel  Год назад

      you bring up a good question maybe someone else could answer that one

  • @calculusentropy
    @calculusentropy Год назад

    People mostly drop stuff at the transfer station so locals get it, not flippers.

  • @ramadinsookhoo6141
    @ramadinsookhoo6141 Год назад

    Hey bro , what's up? It's understandable that someone is trying to get rid of some piece of equipment /machinery but sometimes the process isn't what we expect. In the person's mind, all they see is junk and they just want to be rid of it as soon as possible and by any means necessary.

  • @AshDuke20
    @AshDuke20 Год назад

    I would help with posting on online, just ask 😂

  • @knighthawk86855
    @knighthawk86855 Год назад

    I've been told by the people dropping them off, well I paid good money for this, why should someone benifit from
    an item I paid for, I have heard that more then once, just shows people are very weired, and close minded, stingy even.... When something is theirs it's theirs for life.

    • @HomeGaragechannel
      @HomeGaragechannel  Год назад +1

      huh,, interesting reasoning, thank you for the insight

    • @knighthawk86855
      @knighthawk86855 Год назад

      @@HomeGaragechannel yep huh, my exact thought, people are just so caught up in themselves they don't care about other people.

  • @ChaseTworkoski-iv4re
    @ChaseTworkoski-iv4re Год назад

    Hello, I’ve been watching you on my personal account for some time now and was wondering if you would give my startup Chase’s Lawns and Leaves and shoutout in your next video, trying to expand from doing just the neighborhood

    • @HomeGaragechannel
      @HomeGaragechannel  Год назад

      thanks but if you've been watching for awhile, you would know that I do not do "shout outs"

    • @ChaseTworkoski-iv4re
      @ChaseTworkoski-iv4re Год назад

      I have noticed, but it was worth a try. Thanks! Don’t change a thing about your channel. Love it!

    • @HomeGaragechannel
      @HomeGaragechannel  Год назад

      I appreciate .

  • @bser3973
    @bser3973 Год назад

    Credit cards make people stupid. If it don't work, buy a new one. WHAT ever you do, DON'T try to fix it. You might learn something.