This Is Why Basic Maintenance Is Important Even On A Honda Mower

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  • Опубликовано: 14 янв 2025

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  • @jeffsnodgrass9747
    @jeffsnodgrass9747 Год назад +7

    It's easy and quick to check the oil level prior to each use, which is what I do. I have a Craftsman rider that leaks oil, so I have to add oil before each use. Since I have to check and add oil to the Craftsman, I also check the oil level in my Lawn Boy prior to each use. I am going to tear into the Crafts man soon and find and repair the oil leak.

  • @TheLawnmowerLady
    @TheLawnmowerLady Год назад +8

    I hate to say it, but some people just don't get it. They're not bad people or stupid people, their brains work different than yours and mine I guess. They are perfectly capable and understand the need to check the oil in their car, but can't transpose that to their lawn and garden equipment. Thanks for the video!

    • @INSIDEHOUSEGARAGE
      @INSIDEHOUSEGARAGE  Год назад

      well said and thank you

    • @Rig02
      @Rig02 Год назад

      It’s ok I don’t check either

    • @mikespain8655
      @mikespain8655 Год назад

      Many people never check the oil, in anything.

  • @liljoeii6091
    @liljoeii6091 Год назад +1

    I checked my oil every time before I start that thing Thank you for the video

  • @gearhead366
    @gearhead366 Год назад +1

    I have a riding mower that developed a leak in the carb, and dumped a decent amount of gas in the crankcase. It started knocking, but I didn't notice it at first. I noticed it once I finished mowing, headed to the garage, and took off my hearing protection. Once I found out what had happened, I feared that I had destroyed the engine. But once I replaced the thinned-out oil with fresh oil, the engine ran fine. That was a wakeup call. Now I check the oil before every use. The dipsticks on my mowers come out with a half twist. Before cranking, I can just pull the dipstick, and don't even need to wipe it clean to check it. It's a 5 second, at most, process.
    As for gas vs batteries... my push mower is over 10 yrs old, and it still runs as well as it did new. My riding mower (the one mentioned above) is about 20 yrs old, and still runs fine. I just bought a "new" riding mower (bigger & faster than the one above). It's only 6 yrs old, which, to me, is pretty new. I doubt ANY battery powered mower will be in service after 5 yrs, let alone 10 or 20. I bought the "new" mower for a few reasons. One, I didn't want to be forced to go battery powered when my 20+ yr old mower finally gave up. And two, I wanted something that would mow faster, and work better on hills. Three, I wanted a ROPS. Four, I wanted a suspension seat. I'm over 60. I expect my "new" mower to be the last mower I will ever need.

    • @INSIDEHOUSEGARAGE
      @INSIDEHOUSEGARAGE  Год назад +1

      wow glad you were able to save it, and thank you for sharing that with us

  • @jct300m
    @jct300m Год назад +1

    I check my oil after each use just out of habit. Prob add alittle after every 3rd use..3.5 Briggs from 1993..Old Girl but still runs good!!

  • @kencurtis228
    @kencurtis228 Год назад +1

    Thank You Sharing

  • @crisprtalk6963
    @crisprtalk6963 Год назад +2

    You got lots of friends.

  • @ChrisPBacon-XtraM3TY
    @ChrisPBacon-XtraM3TY Год назад +1

    I've been using the same lawnmower since 1993 and it hasn't let me down yet. I just check the oil level before every mow, use fuel stabilized gas and run the engine until it runs out of gas after every mow. I change the oil and air filter at the start of a new mowing season and replace the spark plug or sharpen the blade when needed. If you're willing to take a little time to take care of your stuff, it will take care of you.

  • @Triad3DStudio
    @Triad3DStudio Год назад +1

    Hi! Would you be able to show the cleaner you're using in the videos? Thank you in advance!

    • @INSIDEHOUSEGARAGE
      @INSIDEHOUSEGARAGE  Год назад +1

      it wouldn't be a video entire devoted to it, but I can try to include it a bit better.

    • @Triad3DStudio
      @Triad3DStudio Год назад

      @@INSIDEHOUSEGARAGE That's what I was looking for, was a bit difficult to see in your videos but showing it within your videos at times would be great! I'm really liking the format of the videos as well, thanks for sharing!

  • @covishen
    @covishen Год назад +2

    I check the oil before every use. As long as it takes to mow my lawn, I change the oil approximately every 6 weeks in the summer. In the winter I don't change it, it doesn't run that long to clear snow, but it's still checked before every use.

  • @kevincolonel3070
    @kevincolonel3070 Год назад +2

    Check my oil before each use, change it at the end of the season. I also clean the air filter several times each season and keep my blades very sharp.

  • @tnrodgers
    @tnrodgers Год назад +2

    I change it at the end of the season, but check it monthly. It literally takes less than 30 seconds to check….electric batteries with different voltages, shapes by brands, planned insolence, no thanks. Great work.

    • @INSIDEHOUSEGARAGE
      @INSIDEHOUSEGARAGE  Год назад +1

      nice choice, I need to be better at it myself and thank you!

  • @georgeparker7108
    @georgeparker7108 Год назад

    I check the oil , cables, wheels and the blade every time I wish to use my mower. My old mower lasted for 35 years, which I had to replace when the decking got holes in it.

  • @Jayden-vo2vd
    @Jayden-vo2vd Год назад +1

    Can you make a video on a Briggs & Stratton classic engine

  • @hickorystx
    @hickorystx Год назад

    Hello and thanks for another quality video. Good care is the key to longevity!!! Check oil before each use is what I do. Change the oil each season with synthetic oil. Keep my equipment clean and sheltered. Thanks again!!!

  • @BADD400
    @BADD400 Год назад

    I would say check oil at the beginning of the season and end same with air filter. Very good video.

  • @biking2cruze
    @biking2cruze Год назад

    It’s rather heartbreaking to see these machines in such disrepair, seeing you working on these machines is very soothing to me! Compared to battery operated machines, these will bring years if not decades of trouble free service when properly tended to. I still have a 3hp mower engine on my Snapper and that thing has never given me any issues! I’m a bit paranoid about caring for lawn equipment so if the oil is low I add more but when the oil is black (I think viscosity has tanked and bad for the engine) and not honey colored I change out the oil and put fresh oil in every season.

  • @Fordguy.351
    @Fordguy.351 Год назад

    I check the oil before I even run my mowers (I have multiple) for the day always done it since my dad taught me when I was seven.

  • @edrodrigues5623
    @edrodrigues5623 Год назад

    Can't help it and not that it's bad but I change it every time I go to cut the grass. Looking forward to the next video.

  • @Jayden-vo2vd
    @Jayden-vo2vd Год назад +1

    Is it okay to use gasket maker on your valve cover on your Honda mower or willet road really would you replace the gasket for using a new one

    • @INSIDEHOUSEGARAGE
      @INSIDEHOUSEGARAGE  Год назад

      that's fine but you have to clean all the oil from the bottom edge first

  • @AveragePootis
    @AveragePootis Год назад +1

    I just check the oil every time i check the fuel. Its so easy on the quantums where the dipstick is on top lf the engine

    • @INSIDEHOUSEGARAGE
      @INSIDEHOUSEGARAGE  Год назад +1

      yes sir it is.

    • @AveragePootis
      @AveragePootis Год назад +1

      @@INSIDEHOUSEGARAGE In case you care, it's a 2003 Klippo Excellent, which was pretty much a Swedish analog for Toro from what i have figured (As in its red and has a thick cast aluminium hull)

    • @INSIDEHOUSEGARAGE
      @INSIDEHOUSEGARAGE  Год назад +1

      nice!

  • @tinkerscorner54
    @tinkerscorner54 Год назад

    I check the oil just before pulling the mower out of the shed each mowing. It's at a convenient height and only takes a moment. Then I change it in the fall after the last mow, as well as sharpen & balance the blades, check all the bolts and so forth. That way, all I have to do in the spring is "Gas-N-Go" after a short "Rat Check". (I haven't seen any yet.)

  • @nicolaassnoek9902
    @nicolaassnoek9902 Год назад +1

    Check before every mow

  • @billsmith1770
    @billsmith1770 Год назад

    5:12 from the movement of that flywheel i'd suspect a broken crank , or flywheel loose/damaged . looks like flywheel is tilting , not just moving back and forth .

  • @deebee3901
    @deebee3901 Год назад

    In Australia, the mowing season is about 11 months of the year. Because of that, I check my oil in my Honda mower about 4 times during the 11 months. I'd say the bearings are gone on that mower, possible the crankshaft as well.

  • @sticustom
    @sticustom Год назад +1

    Once a year if engine is staying clean. If it looked like that I’d be checking more often AND finding the leak. As someone said the valve cover seal it gone or the cover is loose.

  • @jesterr7133
    @jesterr7133 2 месяца назад

    I recently got three mowers from a local scrapper. They all came from the same location. All three of them had no oil in them, and one didn't even have an air filter in it. Two of them are Briggs and are running well, but the third has a rod knock. Good ole Powermores, smh.

  • @claudiolazzara5729
    @claudiolazzara5729 Год назад

    New small engine. Start up ,I let run,an hour or two. Oil change. My 3rd after a few grass cutting. At the end of the season. Power wash. Empty fuel, carb, and fog the piston. In Canada, it's the season for the snow blowing.

  • @MrRmh3481
    @MrRmh3481 Год назад +1

    Check your oil before every start or each time you fill the unit with gas.

  • @trevorbenes219
    @trevorbenes219 Год назад +1

    I think you should check the oil before every use

  • @BlockGod_1832
    @BlockGod_1832 Год назад +1

    when you where spinning the engine with the drill it seemed to be wobbling a lot more 11:32

  • @rogermurph101
    @rogermurph101 Год назад

    When I got married, I had my first weed trimmer for 15 years. Minimal maintenance, never worried about leaving fuel in it. Then I got divorced and wound up in an apartment for three years. Then in 2014 I bought a house and had to get all new lawn equipment. Left the fuel in the trimmer over the winter, and it wouldn’t run the following spring. Bought a new trimmer, and by the next spring, it wouldn’t run either. I didn’t know about ethanol damage at that time, so the following spring I switched over to a battery powered trimmer, blower and edger. All was good for two seasons, then had diminished capacity in all of my batteries for the third season. Gave that stuff to my son in law and daughter who had just bought a house and went back to gas. That electric crap was all dead midway through its fourth season. I’m in my fifth season now with the gas stuff I bought to replace the electric. I use stabilizer and run the tanks empty in the fall. It all still runs like new and starts on the second pull every spring. No thanks on that electric junk.

  • @diggerman190
    @diggerman190 Год назад +1

    Like every other machine or equipment the oil must be checked every time that is going to be used, cars and trucks once a week

  • @jackhuddleston6830
    @jackhuddleston6830 Год назад

    What is the mixture of cleaner you are using? Thanks. Great job on the Videos.

  • @nicklutz61
    @nicklutz61 Год назад +1

    Add gas, check oil, if good, start mower. Simple, easy, no brainer.

  • @christophermarshall5765
    @christophermarshall5765 Год назад +2

    I check the oil in my mower before every use. It will be changed again in the next couple of weeks. Yes, it cost me only $200 AU, but I still want it to last.

  • @jesusdrummer21
    @jesusdrummer21 Год назад

    I check oil at least 10 times between spring and fall.

  • @rickthelian2215
    @rickthelian2215 Год назад

    I frequently check the oil not every mow but every few😊

  • @kirbyyasha
    @kirbyyasha Год назад

    So here is my mowing regiment. I pull my mower out of the tool shed. Open the gas cap, I never add a full tank, but maybe about 3/4. Hard to tell, but never to the top. Then, I whip out a clean paper towel, pull the dipstick out, and then wipe it, put it back in according to how the manufacturer says to do it, the Honda, it says do not screw the dipstick back in, so yaknow, they built it, so they should know, right? The Briggs Quantum, I also pull it out, wipe it, and put it back in, but I don't twist it back in, but pull it out, and then I observe how much oil I have.
    The funny thing is, I never ever have to add oil during a season to any of my equipment. Each Spring I change the oil. But hey, it only took me about 30 seconds to change my oil, I suppose to some people, that's way too much time they are losing in their lives. My Craftsman may be falling apart, but that engine runs like a new engine still. 1 gentle pull and it'll start right up.
    I think the problem is, so many people rely on the ol' "Maintenance Required" light on their vehicles to get them serviced. Mowers don't have that so people just never even check.

  • @Chairman750
    @Chairman750 Год назад

    I check the oil in my push mower more frequently in the summer, and I check the oil in my riding mower before each use.

  • @charlestucker5903
    @charlestucker5903 Год назад

    Good day! What is it that you spray on the outside and underside of the mower and spray off? I'm sure it must be some kind of cleaner but what?

  • @ethanmiller3935
    @ethanmiller3935 Год назад

    If it is a motor that I know leaks or uses oil, I check it either every mow, or every other, depending on the severity. If it is a motor that doesn't leak or smoke, I might check it once every month or two. I will typically change the oil every year, no matter the hours on it because fresh oil is better than used oil of the same oil.

  • @jameshedrick605
    @jameshedrick605 Год назад +1

    I check my oil before i start it

  • @joelmollenkopf3767
    @joelmollenkopf3767 Год назад

    Interesting

  • @jesterr7133
    @jesterr7133 2 месяца назад

    Actually, I beg to differ, lol. A dirty mowing deck can cause one not to start. That one that I got out of the trash a few weeks ago is still running perfect, and all I did to it was clean the underside of the deck. The engine wouldn't even turn before I cleaned it. That's why the mower was thrown out. I haven't even touched the carb, and it starts on the first pull every time.

    • @INSIDEHOUSEGARAGE
      @INSIDEHOUSEGARAGE  2 месяца назад

      wow that deck must have had 10lbs of dirt under it.

  • @MUUKOW3
    @MUUKOW3 Год назад

    The old Honda upper bearing knock. They lose thoe lose the upper bearing from low or no oil change.

    • @INSIDEHOUSEGARAGE
      @INSIDEHOUSEGARAGE  Год назад

      yes you are correct, however what's happening downstairs is alway very worrying, you'll see what I mean in the next one.

    • @MUUKOW3
      @MUUKOW3 Год назад

      @@INSIDEHOUSEGARAGE Those GC engines were made for the mass market and were cheap . The Briggs Quatumn was actually a better engine in the same market but the "Honda" name puts it top in the eye of the low information consumer. That whole mower is no better than an AYP HOP product or MTD product.

  • @gmanning4881
    @gmanning4881 8 месяцев назад

    i used to work for a really smart mechanical engineer who never checked the oil in his outback and blew the engine!

  • @harrygregory6227
    @harrygregory6227 Год назад

    it does not show the link tothe first video you made on this mower

  • @joshmanis9860
    @joshmanis9860 Год назад

    the owner of a honda mower i got recently snapped the carburetor bolt off in the head while trying to drain water out of the gas

    • @INSIDEHOUSEGARAGE
      @INSIDEHOUSEGARAGE  Год назад

      ouch that's going to be tough to remove

    • @joshmanis9860
      @joshmanis9860 Год назад +1

      @@INSIDEHOUSEGARAGE if I can’t get it out I’ll have to helicoil it

  • @GeometryWars
    @GeometryWars Год назад +2

    Classic Honda valve cover leaking

  • @goosecreeksouth9327
    @goosecreeksouth9327 Год назад +1

    Every time I use it first thing check oil

  • @KennyBaltz
    @KennyBaltz Год назад

    Just like my dad and papa, I check my oil every day that I use it. Oil is cheap, an engine or new machine is expensive! 🇺🇸

  • @lewiemcneely9143
    @lewiemcneely9143 Год назад

    I check mine in the hand mower every time I use it and the rider several times a season. Usually on the rider when I can smell oil it's time for a change and I act accordingly. And if people think a battery job is just mow and go continually, don't charge the battery and see how much you get done. Go Juice is always Go Juice and if it pours out of a can or comes through a cord ends up being the same thing and trying to do a good job with making a place look nice with a mower blade with an edge like a fence post is a joke in itself. Pay me now or pay me later. ALWAYS maintenance. Blessings!

    • @INSIDEHOUSEGARAGE
      @INSIDEHOUSEGARAGE  Год назад

      nice method!

    • @lewiemcneely9143
      @lewiemcneely9143 Год назад

      @@INSIDEHOUSEGARAGE I don't believe in running out of oil. Gas is bad enough but oil is a different story.

  • @berkeleygang1834
    @berkeleygang1834 Год назад

    Doesn't the owner's manual say to check the oil before starting the mower? That's what I do. YMMV. It's easier to check the oil level than the gas level IMHO.

  • @williamsnow1531
    @williamsnow1531 Год назад

    I check my oil every time I use my lawn mower.

  • @65csx83
    @65csx83 Год назад

    Did you send this video's link to the appropriate person? The rule of thumb for checking the oil level on a mower is every time gas is added.

    • @INSIDEHOUSEGARAGE
      @INSIDEHOUSEGARAGE  Год назад

      it won't help them.. I've tried and failed multiple times.

  • @TecumsehRulesbcserk
    @TecumsehRulesbcserk Год назад

    An electric mower simply won’t meet my needs. You saw what I was dealing with in my latest video in Bear Lake. I am cutting that thing monthly now with our walk behind mower so it doesn’t overgrow and we don’t have to lug a giant brush cutter up there with us. An electric mower would die within five passes of cutting down that brush. And since its an empty lot there are no places to charge the battery.

    • @INSIDEHOUSEGARAGE
      @INSIDEHOUSEGARAGE  Год назад

      yes for you, it simply wouldn't work unless they came out with something heavy duty

  • @richardboggs9428
    @richardboggs9428 Год назад

    I check my oil before I start the engine

  • @Jayden-vo2vd
    @Jayden-vo2vd Год назад

    I check it every use or at least every two uses and change your spark plug and air filter every year to

  • @robertmailhos8159
    @robertmailhos8159 Год назад

    It's sounding like the connection rod is fixing to let go so The engine is in the state of blowing up

    • @INSIDEHOUSEGARAGE
      @INSIDEHOUSEGARAGE  Год назад +1

      I know right!

    • @robertmailhos8159
      @robertmailhos8159 Год назад

      @@INSIDEHOUSEGARAGE that is a sound that is definitely telling you that it's about to let go inside the engine

  • @peachsncream5808
    @peachsncream5808 Год назад

    4:04 Wow that’s brilliant - this mower has a built in lawn clipping shaker 🥳 no more pesky buildup underneath the deck 😁 . Yep that’s me - a glass half full kinda guy , said NO ONE EVER 😂🤣😴😴😴

  • @ramadinsookhoo6141
    @ramadinsookhoo6141 Год назад

    Hey bro what's up? I've seen many people not talking care of their equipment and expecting it to be performing like brand new. At the end of the day whether they take care of their equipment isn't my concern but I'm not lending them my equipment neither.

  • @easttexasnomad5981
    @easttexasnomad5981 Год назад

    I change my oil annually.

  • @matthijsverweijmeren6114
    @matthijsverweijmeren6114 Год назад

    Sad to see that people not even check on oil😢 on such a quite expensive machine

  • @999thenewman
    @999thenewman Год назад

    0:19 story of your life :)

  • @marcslafter5814
    @marcslafter5814 Год назад +1

    never going to change to battery not this lifetime

    • @christophermarshall5765
      @christophermarshall5765 Год назад

      Me either. Heavy grass like I have in my yard will drain a battery mower very fast. I have a battery line trimmer, but I use it only in the front yard, where I can't mow, & using the big petrol powered unit isn't feasible.

    • @INSIDEHOUSEGARAGE
      @INSIDEHOUSEGARAGE  Год назад

      yep you are correct.

    • @INSIDEHOUSEGARAGE
      @INSIDEHOUSEGARAGE  Год назад

      thank you!

  • @loading5100
    @loading5100 Год назад +1

    i think electric is good for home owners

  • @antman3525
    @antman3525 Год назад

    Agree on what you said. 60/70 years on petrol mowers means most would be reasonable efficient. Electric needs a few more years to get closer to a tried and trusted petrol mower. And then there's value for dollar, lacking in electric presently

  • @martint766
    @martint766 Год назад

    Sorry parts mower only.

  • @mikespain8655
    @mikespain8655 Год назад

    A 10 minute video takes you 10 hours to produce?
    Surprised that engine compression is that high with zero oil on dipstick. It should have seized or blown the connecting rod. I have seen three engines destroyed this year so far due to no oil. First thing to check is always oil.

    • @INSIDEHOUSEGARAGE
      @INSIDEHOUSEGARAGE  Год назад

      I know right, 3-4 hours to fix and film. 1-2 hours to pre-edit, 4-5 hours to script, and a couple to read, and final edit.

  • @riceburner4747
    @riceburner4747 Год назад

    Yep, 2-3x's a year. Has anyone given u a mower CLEAN? 🤔😂🤣🙄

    • @INSIDEHOUSEGARAGE
      @INSIDEHOUSEGARAGE  Год назад +1

      LOL!!! To be honest, one has, but It was a viewer who knew I like to clean them, so they did it for me.

  • @AlessandroGenTLe
    @AlessandroGenTLe Год назад

    There's no engine, regardless how good it is, that survives with no oil. These people are the same that destroys Toyota car engine because "what's maintenance??". What a waste of oxygen...

  • @rustyrepairs2565
    @rustyrepairs2565 Год назад

    Unless there is visible evidence of an oil leak, checking the oil once a month should be sufficient.

  • @peachsncream5808
    @peachsncream5808 Год назад

    Wow 10 to 12 hours To produce one of these vids . Dam Brother ….🥇🫂🥇 my appreciation and respect Just maxed out . I never imagined you were using so much of your Free time To share your knowledge with us . Between work and Other commitments it sounds like you have 🤯 Much appreciated . Crazy Ozzie out 👣🦘👍

    • @INSIDEHOUSEGARAGE
      @INSIDEHOUSEGARAGE  Год назад

      yes my filming technique, editing, script writing, and Voice overs, take up more time than any of the repair work I do.