RETRO 40 YEAR OLD BRITISH MOWER RESTORATION

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  • Опубликовано: 1 янв 2025

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  • @adamhoffoss5768
    @adamhoffoss5768 Год назад +347

    I know I'm officially getting old when I new LAWN MOWER restoration video is posted and I feel like my day has been MADE!

    • @DancerOfClouds
      @DancerOfClouds Год назад +13

      I'm getting old right along with you.

    • @kvitravn6354
      @kvitravn6354 Год назад +9

      ... or when restores a younger mower than me....

    • @rickrudd
      @rickrudd Год назад +9

      Man, I watched it from start to finish. He's the Bob Ross of Lawn Mowers. He should change the name to "The Joy of Small Engines".

    • @adamhoffoss5768
      @adamhoffoss5768 Год назад +1

      @@kvitravn6354 I didn't think about BEFORE,..but I am NOW?!

    • @adamhoffoss5768
      @adamhoffoss5768 Год назад +2

      @@rickrudd Yeah he should. I watch his videos multiple times. Just so I can learn what everything is called.

  • @aarongrabowski3775
    @aarongrabowski3775 Год назад +106

    I would love to see a short video of how you sort and label all of the nuts and bolts when doing a restoration.

    • @stenol85
      @stenol85 Год назад +5

      I would also like to see this!

    • @dismaldunc
      @dismaldunc 3 месяца назад +1

      I just hopped into the comments mid-vid to ask the same question :-)

  • @RussWasHere1
    @RussWasHere1 Год назад +5

    Im 15 and you inspire me to do these kind of things, you did an amazing job of restoring this mower.❤❤

  • @joshhasselgren3889
    @joshhasselgren3889 Год назад +31

    Officially a good day when a new restoration video comes up. Thank you Daggerwin!

  • @Bannimann2
    @Bannimann2 Год назад +41

    Wow, absolutely brilliant mate! This must be your most thorough and detailed restoration yet, and it came out better than factory! I would say it's worthy an afterlife as a display piece, in a vintage museum or similar, rather than an actually daily workhorse in the garden. Bloody well done Sir! 👍👍👍

    • @shonepolk9112
      @shonepolk9112 Год назад +3

      Turned out very hotrodish for a mower lol, started thinking how cool it would look without the mower deck set up as a racing mower 👍

  • @michelecrown2426
    @michelecrown2426 Год назад +18

    You found a gem in this one. Tremendous restoration. I personally like long videos, as I don't watch TV. Many You Tubers don't. You may want to make a part one and part two out of this for those that prefer shorter versions. It might increase your views.

  • @StudSupreme
    @StudSupreme Год назад +6

    Once again, your restoration was a thing of beauty. And again I find myself jealous of the men who originally designed this machine in all its complexity and envy them their expertise. It's practically art.

  • @ksaab3946
    @ksaab3946 Год назад +12

    It is always a comforting surprise when a new restoration video uploads, love the commentary and process of the restoration, keep up the amazing work 😃

  • @aarongrabowski3775
    @aarongrabowski3775 Год назад +9

    I love your restorations. Thx for the video. Mower looks gr8. This is a brand new mower. You are so thorough with your restorations. I would not have the patience to pull this off.

  • @MsJOCKEB
    @MsJOCKEB Год назад +6

    Fantastic restauration!🥰
    I only miss the powerwash after the grass cutting. 😊

  • @ianhall6716
    @ianhall6716 Год назад

    Wow!..that was a Zen thing with a couple of cups of coffee! Thankyou for your effort..Cheers from Ontario, 🇨🇦.

  • @Frankie--da-fixer
    @Frankie--da-fixer Год назад +1

    Better now than it was Brand new, Excellent job Brother!!

  • @toshkonya1419
    @toshkonya1419 Год назад +2

    Your video productions are always A-1: great sound, lighting, and voice. Plus, I love the fact that you typically replace hardware with new bolts & lock nuts.
    Thank you!

  • @yingchen3768
    @yingchen3768 Год назад +1

    Love that you explain everything, geat job

  • @Lodberg67
    @Lodberg67 Год назад +1

    Super video 👍
    Strong built tractor

  • @keeganplayz1875
    @keeganplayz1875 Год назад +1

    Very nice to see you bring old equipment back to life. This helps me get a better understanding of how the briggs-and-stratton engines work too!

  • @alanrobison3298
    @alanrobison3298 Год назад +4

    ANOTHER fantastic restoration! I am always impressed by your attention to detail, especially with the placement of new decals. Great job mate!

  • @JohnnyRayThompson
    @JohnnyRayThompson Год назад +1

    Wow thats an Amazing Lawn Tractor, awesome job she really eats that grass

  • @gardener7636
    @gardener7636 Год назад +2

    Hello, finally someone did the correct paint color. I described it in the forum My Old Machine , in the topic : "Westwood W8 (1983) "Baby" - restoration".
    Bravo, great, it came out beautifully. Another machine restored to factory condition.

  • @timeking1
    @timeking1 Год назад +3

    It's always good to see a Techumseh part in a ride on mower, I live in the same town in which they were built and where their HQ was.

  • @UKMusicCharts-UK
    @UKMusicCharts-UK Год назад +15

    Beautifully done as always! 👍👍

  • @edj1447
    @edj1447 2 месяца назад

    Restoration is one of my hobbies and I watch a lot of these types of channels. Yours however is in a league of its own. From rusty crusty to show room floor. Amazing. Simply amazing.

  • @jacksak
    @jacksak Год назад +11

    I love the detail in this video and wonder how in the world you remember where all those parts go. It's at another level of restoration.

  • @cheatingiscompeting3647
    @cheatingiscompeting3647 Год назад +2

    I'm actually blown away. I thought you played games for a living. I had no idea the talent you have for restorations and mechanics. Great job my guy! I will be checking more out.

  • @robertgoffinett5852
    @robertgoffinett5852 Год назад +1

    This man is phenomenal and maticulous in his restorations. I relate to him because he has the same ocd qualities I have .....!!!

  • @charleykeenan6171
    @charleykeenan6171 Год назад +1

    Wow.. That is a real work of art.. Your content is always worth the wait! Did anyone else see the grass cutting at the end and briefly think "NOOOOOOOO" 😅

  • @tiredagain6722
    @tiredagain6722 Год назад +6

    A beautiful restoration, as always!

  • @mrpetit2
    @mrpetit2 Год назад +6

    one and a half hour of ASMR.😁
    These restorations are better than new.👍
    I bet there goes a lot more work into it than here is shown. Everything is done so incredibly meticulous👍👍

  • @willieckaslike
    @willieckaslike Год назад +1

    Sir, you have made such a beautiful job here. I would be frightened to use it, for fear of getting it dirty. Seriously, an excellent restoration, thank you for sharing !

  • @garycoppard3596
    @garycoppard3596 Год назад +1

    Fantastic job. Looks new. Thanks for explaining each step of dismantling and assembly. Take care and wish you the best for the future ❤

  • @cindywieczorek5608
    @cindywieczorek5608 Год назад +1

    The fact that it started like on the 3rd pull and mowed and ran fine just shows how old mowers have such a good build quality like old cub cadets.

  • @dasht2741
    @dasht2741 Год назад +2

    Your attention to detail is amazing, I love you video's and am always so happy to see when a new one gets posted. Keep up the amazing work.

  • @ruaraidhmcdonald-walker9524
    @ruaraidhmcdonald-walker9524 Год назад +1

    Just love these restorations!

  • @warrenvalentino5763
    @warrenvalentino5763 Год назад +4

    Great video! Awesome job on restoring the ride on mower! Love watching your videos.

  • @eddiepatterson5025
    @eddiepatterson5025 Год назад +1

    Awesome job as always 👍👍👍.

  • @jondavies261
    @jondavies261 Год назад +1

    Nice stop knot!

  • @4x4rcoff-roadtractors54
    @4x4rcoff-roadtractors54 Год назад +1

    That lawn tractor looks better than it did when it came off the showroom floor 40 years ago you didn't mind blowing amazing job restoring this long tractor it's awesome that'll hopefully live on for another maybe 40 years after the great work you have done to it

  • @doomsdaydoc6129
    @doomsdaydoc6129 Год назад +1

    This restoration is really interesting! Good work as always. Love relaxing to these videos and learn a thing or two!

  • @noonakki
    @noonakki Год назад +1

    It would be cool if new machines look like these awesome lawn tractors.

  • @VikingShipExplorer
    @VikingShipExplorer Год назад +1

    Your eye for detail is outstanding. Great restoration as always and can't waite to see what's next on your list. Thanks for taking the time to make these videos.

  • @braxtonnelson5375
    @braxtonnelson5375 Год назад +2

    Beautiful restoration with excellent results! Thank you for posting!

  • @vortifyne
    @vortifyne Год назад +2

    Loved watching the entirety of the video! The machine looks brand new!

  • @josephkeough8733
    @josephkeough8733 Год назад +1

    Another amazing restoration video! I learn a lot by watching you. Please continue, you have a wonderful channel!

  • @janskeet1382
    @janskeet1382 Год назад +1

    What a lovely part of the world you live in 💕

  • @alexdeleon7135
    @alexdeleon7135 Год назад

    Well done! I graduated from high school in 1982, and this mower now looks as new as the day it left the factory. Cheers!

  • @Captainalexstars94er
    @Captainalexstars94er Год назад +1

    Your Restoration of the mower was very Satisfying good job and good work 😊👍🏻

  • @krzysiekv12
    @krzysiekv12 Год назад +1

    My grandad to this day has a decent S800 with this exact engine, still in service, had a rebulid deck and new paint

  • @alonemystic6668
    @alonemystic6668 Год назад +1

    amazing yessss i wait for weeks and even months for these videos and i am always amazed. 10/10 keep it up

  • @jeffdowns2146
    @jeffdowns2146 Год назад +1

    Wonderful video. I really appreciate you sharing. Great job as always. I look forward to seeing your next restoration.

  • @Mikelp73
    @Mikelp73 Год назад +1

    You know I’m re watching and thinking about my time there in England. It was probably the best time of my life round about 1992. I was at raf chicksands and it was so much fun being there. I hope to have a donnerkebab which I will miss to my dyeing breath. Fish and chips which i thought was as overrated until I had mine wrapped in newspaper. I bought a bicycle and rode all over the country side. Brother I miss it.

  • @89Mirageman
    @89Mirageman Год назад

    Prime example of "while I'm in there I might as well" lol. Awesome job and so refreshing to watch.

  • @patjohnson3100
    @patjohnson3100 Год назад

    An excellent restoration. Very good attention to detail, and careful craftsmanship. This mower lasted for 40 years because it appears to have been reasonably well maintained, and it is mainly steel. Minimal plastic. Now it's ready for another 40 years. The narration is appreciated. Its helps explain and adds to the viewers knowledge. Thanks

  • @mitchelldavis7540
    @mitchelldavis7540 Год назад +1

    Great video, far better than most on RUclips. One note, when setting the lash on valves (the gap between the valve and the tappet), this should be done with the engine at TDC. In the video, one valve is clearly compressed meaning you are not at TDC and therefore will get a false gap measurement. At TDC, no pressure is on the valves from the cam. In an L-head engine, it is rare to have to adjust factory clearances if reusing "good" or not excessively worn components.

    • @brianferguson6278
      @brianferguson6278 6 месяцев назад

      This is a four stoke engine, the Exhaust valve is clearly open, hence the intake is clearly closed....so why can one not adjust the intake clearance at this point? The intake is never going to be closer to being closed at Top Dead Center.

    • @mitchelldavis7540
      @mitchelldavis7540 6 месяцев назад +1

      @@brianferguson6278 It's not about opening or closing, that is the point. When the cam actuates (lifts) the valve, it does so by contacting the stem and lifting the valve up. At TDC, there is no valve contact with the cam and the gap is a known gap for both valves so it can be measured. If it is touching the valve, there is no gap, so how could you measure it? You want to know the clearance between the camshaft lobe and the bottom of the valve when the gap is present. There are multiple points in the 2 rotations where each valve has zero contact but the grind on the cam lobe changes the distance. The distance that is referenced for adjustment is done specifically at TDC. TDC is the top piston movement of the first rotation (The piston goes down for intake, then up for compression). The engine can compress the air because the valves are closed under the pressure of the valve spring, meaning the cam is not touching and lifting up. This is the specific moment the gap needs to be measured.

  • @paulhill3106
    @paulhill3106 Год назад

    so good to see a proper restoration. not just a break down, clean and slap together.. no new bearings seals etc.. Thank you for this very good video. one of the few proper ones

  • @1959rossco
    @1959rossco Год назад +1

    Beautiful job

  • @paulbush7095
    @paulbush7095 Год назад

    That same demonstration from a drone’s perspective at low altitude would be really cool. Excellent and entertaining video as always. Thank you

  • @GreenAidan
    @GreenAidan Год назад +1

    Good job it looks so good

  • @kristenkylemack9477
    @kristenkylemack9477 Год назад

    An Amazing Restoration video. That little mower needs too be preserved as a display case. So darn cute! It's pretty bad when I sit to watch Lawn mower Restoration videos, instead of doing my Laundry. Lol!

  • @jerrybootneck1736
    @jerrybootneck1736 Год назад +1

    Finished Job looks brand new, and cuts really well. Another awesome restoration. Thank you for posting the video.

  • @melonboi186
    @melonboi186 Год назад

    I have to appreciate the fact that you literally take time out of your day to choose to reply and like as many comments you can despite having 300K Subscribers. You are a champ

  • @samuraidriver4x4
    @samuraidriver4x4 Год назад +6

    What a good candidate for a restoration as it's in pretty good condition.
    With the stainless hardware you should use anti sieze, it becomes an issue if you ever want to unbolt it in the future.
    I rather have a rusted steel bolt then a seized stainless bolt when I need to disassemble something.

  • @BurlSigler
    @BurlSigler Год назад

    The owner of this mower must have used a high quality engine oil amazingly clean! Very good job sir 👏

  • @vinceianni4026
    @vinceianni4026 Год назад

    Hello mister beautiful restoration beautifully restored well done

  • @cposwn
    @cposwn Год назад

    Just a beautiful restoration. Well done. It looks awesome. Thanks for saving another mower.

  • @Liambailey1
    @Liambailey1 Год назад

    When you put the tractor tyres on the mowers make them look so much better. Very smart job

  • @Shagnasty
    @Shagnasty Год назад

    I always enjoy all your videos. This rebuild was great. When you do a complete video on the item you always go down to everything torn apart. Then when you put the completed project again. Thank you for sharing.

  • @jerryrowdon
    @jerryrowdon Год назад +1

    Well done! One of your best restorations to date. You can tell this resto took a couple of months (if not more!) because the grass was getting quite long.

  • @mickboakes7023
    @mickboakes7023 Год назад

    I wouldn’t want to use it let alone cut grass with it after such a brilliant restoration. All the best. Mick

  • @tomaszczekaj7868
    @tomaszczekaj7868 Год назад

    It's amazing. You are the best restorer and teacher mystery restoring. Tom from Poland

  • @matthewtrudeau1197
    @matthewtrudeau1197 Год назад +1

    Unbelievable attention to detail! Well done 👏

  • @RestorationVideo
    @RestorationVideo Год назад

    I have watched many of this kind videos but honestly this one was more perfect and in detail

  • @markroth9827
    @markroth9827 Год назад

    Thank you for filming, editing and sharing this project.

  • @mattclayton9165
    @mattclayton9165 Год назад

    Another excellent restoration. Always brings a smile to my face when one of your notifications pops up. Cheers.

  • @jeremybrain5774
    @jeremybrain5774 Год назад

    That is wonderful. Just like new again. I really like it when new life is breathed into the old equipment. Keep up the good work

  • @HaglersGarage
    @HaglersGarage Год назад

    Bro love how you narrated this video! Gives more detail on what’s going on! Been waiting for this video!!!!

  • @thfield2417
    @thfield2417 Год назад

    Finished a busy work week. Popcorn in hand. Ready to watch the genius at work!

  • @Dodger2204
    @Dodger2204 Год назад +1

    Wonderful restoration video! The mower looks just like new. Great job!

  • @mexlemax3307
    @mexlemax3307 Год назад

    Wow absolutely brilliant.
    It's hard to believe that it was once so rotten and rusty.
    Super!
    Many thanks for this tutorial.
    Keep up the good work.

  • @daleyurk4369
    @daleyurk4369 Год назад +1

    Very nice! I thought sure you should hone that cylinder but no smoke! Can't wait until the next one, thanks.

  • @c0c0asauce
    @c0c0asauce Год назад +1

    I'm starting a mild restoration of an old Toro triple gang reels. If my current setup cannot pull it then I have plans to make a tandem axle hydrostatic lawn tractor.
    This video ia great motivation.

  • @pixypunkcraft
    @pixypunkcraft Год назад

    Lawn Mower Restoration ASMR! Didn't know how much I needed this.

  • @TheKittycat199
    @TheKittycat199 Год назад +1

    I think it’s absolutely incredible how you can remember where everything goes and understand how everything works 🙏🙏 love watching these videos, super interesting and so relaxing too 😊

  • @johnmetzger7185
    @johnmetzger7185 Год назад

    I always enjoy your disciplined approach to your projects and detailed descriptions of your procedures. BTW, You grass HAS to be the Most Cut Grass I've ever seen!!

  • @grimwraith1
    @grimwraith1 Год назад

    I love your recent restoration videos! Thank you so much for adding a voice over.

  • @HarryBunnGRVOTV
    @HarryBunnGRVOTV Год назад

    I only found your channel as i am looking for a ride on mower to cut the grass at my model flying site, i am so impressed at your eye for detail and am now gonna spend way too much time going through your back catalogue of videos. Thanks.

  • @barthanes1
    @barthanes1 Год назад

    It's always a pleasure to watch your videos. Thanks for sharing.

  • @mitchstallings7196
    @mitchstallings7196 Год назад

    Excellent J.O.B. Sir. Looks better than new. Keep up the videos. Outstanding!!

  • @MrNewilson
    @MrNewilson Год назад +4

    Love these videos so much!

  • @Georgeolddrones
    @Georgeolddrones Год назад

    Brilliant somebody to talk you through the video and not just leave you with a silent video. love the videos excellent job George in Stoke 👍😂

  • @caseyjones166
    @caseyjones166 Год назад

    Excellent restoration and excellent video - thanks! Particularly impressed by your decals - dead straight and no bubbles!

  • @ErickPichler
    @ErickPichler Год назад

    I am here for the flywheel removal POP. I was NOT disappointed 🧐
    Every single time, Daggerwin jumps lol

  • @jayyoung5423
    @jayyoung5423 Год назад

    Well done, cheers. To nice a machine to ever mow again, belongs in a museum.

  • @Bill77188
    @Bill77188 Год назад +1

    A true craftsman amazing to watch as always you have made my day

  • @kahutochishisumi9056
    @kahutochishisumi9056 Год назад +1

    Watching your videos are as, if not more, interesting than watching a Hollywood blockbuster. With amazement and admiration from Nagaland, India.

  • @JoseLuis-ur3ho
    @JoseLuis-ur3ho Год назад

    This is another great outcome of hard work . She looks brand new again .

  • @TomGarner99
    @TomGarner99 Год назад

    Fun to watch and preserving history. Very nice work. Thanks for including the demonstrations also.

  • @noemat1980
    @noemat1980 Год назад +2

    As always a great restoration, carried out in a workmanlike manner! This time, however, we must say that it was probably quite easy given the excellent starting conditions ... in any case, congratulations for your videos and your work.

  • @SoybeanFarmer3300
    @SoybeanFarmer3300 6 месяцев назад

    Absolutely, completely untotally beautiful. Well done, Sir.

  • @scottyellis3442
    @scottyellis3442 7 месяцев назад

    WOW, what a nice little tractor.
    And what a beautiful job you did.

  • @phoenixsmith6026
    @phoenixsmith6026 Год назад

    stunning rebuild, very relaxing, and nice to hear UK words, thank you turned out looking wonderful