NO OIL CHANGES? Servicing A Broken Yard Sale Lawn Mower,
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- Опубликовано: 8 июл 2019
- I picked up this Husqvarna lawn mower at a yard sale for $30 and the owner said it was not cutting well. lets put it up on the bench for a good service and find out what was causing it?
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I love how the previous owner kept the box and all the paperwork to prove that he didn't read any of it or return the mower.
He planned on returning it for warranty, common thing these days, big box stores see it every day
I have to say, this is by far the most relaxing channel to listen to. I have a dead silent office and having this playing is like hanging out in the shop working while he does his thing.
Never Change the Oil is another way of saying, "See you in couple of years because you have to buy a new mower".
It's unbelievable.
You are right
Reminds me of those shit-ass air compressors Campbell & Hausefeld no crank-
case for compressor oil, yup bilt cheap. for 50$ more I got a nice central
pneumatics at harbor freight. compressor has a crankcase with sightglass
for checking oil level.
To be honest, from the look of the oil in most of the mowers he works on people aren't generally ever changing oil anyway - so no need to recommend it, really.
Had a push mower craftsman 5hp. Never changed the oil and only added when needed. Oil was quite black but after 10 years was still running great. Hard to believe.
I worked at a small engine repair shop about 25 years ago. Even then the owner told me that his competition was a $99 mower from whatever big box stores were around. We had a $59 service special on your typical Briggs push mower which included changing the oil, pulling the blower housing, blowing the dust out, sharpening the blades, cleaning or replacing the air filter, carburetor diaphragm, spark plug, and head gasket. While the head was off, we decarboned it and lapped and adjusted the valves. Was about an hour and a half of labor and about $10 in parts at the time. After this treatment they would usually run like new. This was in the days before overhead valve engines, and breaker points were still around on older mowers we saw.
We had a quick test to see if repairing an old mower was viable, we turned it over with the spark plug disconnected and spun it backwards. If the engine offered no resistance backing up the power stroke, or the crankshaft was bent, we told the customer not to bother. Other things that usually totalled old mowers were problems with the self propelled mechanism, and rusted out decks.
In the day we also had to deal with the valve seats on the Briggs engines popping out. It was a warranty repair, and the official fix was to reinsert the valve seat, and use a center punch to punch divots around the edge of the seat to expand the metal. I learned a lot from him, even though I had been repairing mowers on my own since I was a kid.
The punch method is called staking, and I have used it on many different applications. Basically anything you don't want to move, stake it.
@@MrTruckerf That skill came in handy later on when I started working on mail extraction machines. The cutter assemblies would have bronze bushings pressed into aluminum plates that would sometimes work loose.
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Speaking of breaker point-and-condenser ignition systems in mowers, I'm sure glad they figured out how to get ignition without them! What a pain in the ass they were!
I am 60 now and back when I was about 12-14.....people would curb a mower that sheered the key and wouldn't start.That was really my first summer money making venture.....as my older friend showed me how to remove the fly wheel and insert a new key.Most of the mowers were Briggs powered.....but a few people marveled at me using their old mower cutting grass with something they threw out just hours before.The local mower shop sold me the keys and I started learning more repairs....sharpening blades....cleaning carbs.....so here I was about 12 years old ….going around and showing off my wallet with a couple hundred bucks in it.When other kids were lucky to have 50 cents in their pockets.I had even have a few friends just ask.....hey show me your wallet again.And even a few cute girls were starting to come around.Darren….these videos bring back so many great memories...thanks a lot for your time and tallents..!!
I'm 15 and go around fixing old lawnmowers that get scrapped at my local scrap yard.its sad to see them thrown out because a jet was blocked or the spark plug had broke. I'm doing everything you do apart from getting the cute girls 😂
@@benturner4774 Hang in there and hone your baiting skills. It will come sooner than later. Persevere. And if u miss out on some maybe it was meant not to happen. Good luck. I'm 65.
I learned because my cheap ass dad never bought anything new. He would pull them out of the damn dump, bring them home and swear to me they were fine. I spent most of my spare time fixing them before I could use them.
I wish girls were as easy to impress back then these days lol
@@benturner4774 He didn't say he got them. Just got them looking at his money. I'm not saying they were gold diggers...
When I was a young guy (about 10 yrs old), my Dad would ask for assistance while repairing small engines. I wish he would've let me do more of it on my own. It may have kindled the spark earlier, that I now have. Problem is, he passed about 7 years later. I have the spark, but lost the mentor.
Your videos help with the spark ... a lot. Ahhhh, but the mentor. The memories will have to do.
Thanks Mustie! 😎👍🏼. PS: Cool VW Pickup too!
I have often thought about what a soulless species we would be if we didn't have memories.
i lost my best mentor, my dad when i was 17 he was 45
Your message hit me while reading the comments here. Lost my dad 5 years ago and he was my mentor too, worked with him for a good part of my life day to day. So many people ask me "how do you know how to do all of this stuff" and a lot of it is because I learned from my dad, but, lately it is because of RUclips.
I was driving with my 16 year old son,we see a old snow thrower in the garbage so I said let’s bring it home , well we take it apart there was just a small gear was the problem,$1.99 for it, put it together, we sold it for $35.00 now he wants to bring everything home,lol
once you get a taste of the satisfaction of fixing something youwant more
its like a drug
ive alwase have been on it since i was 5? cant even remeber when it started
worked on the stuff with my grandpa who taught me most of what i know on most things mechanical. how to pull and clean a carburator how to not weld (i still dont know how to weld though to be fair its a harbor freight special on 110 v so a pretty craptastic welder) and yeah hes liek, 70 years old give or take but he still goin strong and still helps with things, hell he has a project truck he been workin on for a long while its geting to the point where the end iswithin grasp, as in he might have it done by the end of this year
granted its wiring shinigans that has to be taken care of and all of a fuel system but everything else is in place but yeah he has tought me loads of practical things more than the shit school system lmao
Well, go check out Andrew Camarata, some of the things he does in my opinion can be funny.
It's amazing the amount of perfectly good lawn mowers i drag home on a yearly basis.
$30 for a Husky mower is a steal. Love your videos!
Eric J Wenz Husqvarna original price $279.95. Very good steal
Except it's just a name. Same made in China stamped steel throwaway Briggs.
Husqvarna.... Try and pronounce that if you can... Haha
@@Questchaun yep, nothing special about that except the stickers and plastics. Husqvarna has turned into a profit increasing sticker, at least with the stuff I see in the home stores, no idea on their higher end line.
@@christerboysen2465 - interesting that you feel that Husqvarna is hard to pronounce. Isn't "Christer" a scandinavian name?
I am Australian, and I pronounce it exactly as it is written... HUSQ-VAR-NA ... with the "Q" sound the same as the beginning of Quack, Quick or Queef.
I have the identical mower. I changed the oil after the first season and it was glittery with metal. Then changed it again at the 3rd season, it was barely dark and had almost no metallic glitter. Briggs claims to have made some changes to the engine to lengthen the life of the oil (2800 vs 3600rpm, better air filtration to catch dirt, better oil cooling, tighter manufacturing tolerances) but I am still going to change the oil to get the debris out. I have no doubt it will die an earlier death with no oil changes, but I know plenty of neighbors who never change, check OR add oil, so it seems all the marketing in the world can't teach idiots to care for their stuff.
Just wanted to give you a big THANK YOU. Yesterday I was rebuilding a carb from an old Yamaha AT bike. When I got it cleaned up and put back together I used the first trick I learned on your channel. First I used your test for the float valve Blow into fuel inlet, carb upright and then carb upside down. It wasn't sealing tightly. The second trick I learned from you was the Q-tip with polishing compound in the seat. Polished it a bit and problem solved. Thanks again Mustie1 Your channel is the best thing on RUclips.
Honestly, the greatest part of this was Mustie trying to make something of a video, when all that was needed was a blade flip. New gas and it would have fired right up! 😂 love your work Mustie!
Its really a sad sight when people don't know how to take care of their stuff ie basic maintenance, disposable society we live in. Good video as always!
Did I just watch 28 minutes of lawn mower repair? And a keen sense of fashion too...
Thank you, you are now the Bob Ross of small engine repair.
I love your videos please don’t ever stop making these I learn a lot
Watching Mustie helped me fix my mower in the spring runs well cuts well. Had crap in my float bowl. Thanks Mustie going to change oil next year maybe it will run even better cutting my postage stamp lawn.
fixed my mates mower after watching how you fix mowers thanks
Hey Mustie1! Just wanted to give you a quick shout-out for your awesome channel. admittedly, I am kind of late to the game, as I have just recently discovered you in the past couple of months, but I’m so glad that I did! I am not at all mechanically-inclined, but I find your videos incredibly interesting and fun to watch. Please keep up the excellent work(FYI, you inspired me to take on a repair of my personal lawnmower and I’m happy to report that I successfully replaced a broken pull cord on my 15-year-old Troybuilt- A HUGE accomplishment for a clueless sap like me.😊
Just the most perfect life. Fixing stuff and driving around in a splitty. What’s not to like. Excellent feed good videos as always keep em coming
It's good to watch all the old Videos, so I can thump up all of them I missed. I still feel that Musti1 'S Channel is worth more than 1mio subs for its outstanding Content.
Bought a briggs and stratton sidevalve poulan about a month ago, dead stop brake cable was siezed and broke, and missing top handle, removed brake, made a handle and fitted a kill switch and throttle cable, spent 3 hours mowing the field with it today, after sharpening blade and service runs perfect.
Yes it's usually the safety stuff that keeps one from running you need to know about basic electricity
Thanks Mustie1.
Even though I have been doing this for a while myself, I still enjoy seeing someone else doing the same thing.
Blade on backwards, dirty carb, or my favorite... IT WAS OUT OF GAS 😁
One man's junk is another man's treasure.
You keep my head in the right place. One of two things happens when I work on equipment. Either I can't get it running, or I do get it running but I'm not sure exactly what I did right-it just starts working again-so I never really learn from experience. If I obsess long enough though I can usually get it going. Watching your videos keeps my head in the game.
I am most amazed by your negotiation skills in acquiring these treasures for a pittance. Perhaps a yard sale negotiation video next?
I used to be a repair center for a product that was in a plastic case. An old friend taught me this trick and I'll pass it on to you for your consideration. When you are returning a screw into a plastic there are threads already cut in the plastic. As plastic ages it becomes brittle, so if the screw tries to cut a new thread path, it can crack the plastic. To prevent this, turn the screw backwards with slight pressure on it until you hear or feel a click. This is when the threads on the screw are aligned with the threads in the plastic, now you can turn the screw to the right and the screw it will use the existing threads, no undue pressure on the plastic so no cracking. HTH. Good video.
I agree 100%. I used to repair vacuum cleaners for a living, and to be able to service it again and again, it really helps, of the screws find the original threads each time. That helps to avoid stripping out, or breaking/cracking the screw towers from repeated disassembly and reassembly. I also try to avoid over-tightening, but in the case of a lawnmower, you have to make sure they're tight enough, that the vibration doesn't cause them to loosen.
Honestly, I thought everyone did that, lol. I always do it, because when the plastic is soft and you just turn it, it'll chew up the hole over time and the screw will just spin through.
I noticed that with the car I recently got - the workshops didn't care and two of the screws don't tighten any more, because the hole is just gone.
All in all it's a good idea to do for any screw to prevent cross-threading.
Funny you say that about the well to do towns. When I worked on a garbage truck I was always finding lawnmowers in the richer neighborhoods they were just throwing away. Sometimes they were like new and nothing wrong with them, sometimes it was something simple to fix like cleaning the carb. I had close to a dozen mowers I got that way that I sold for cheap or gave to people who needed them. After all I didn't have a dime sunk into any of them.
Not just rich, but maybe they're more culpable. I do the same with box fans. Get them out of dumpsters (I don't go looking...) Usually they're gunked up - minimal clean and a little oil...will run for years more, I now have 6, all free. My latest was absolutely clean but had a broken blade. I had an extra from a burned out fan. a minute or two to replace and voila - a new fan!
What an awesome video. Love the peacefulness and straight forwardness on what to check and how to do it!
I’d like to say you always do a great job. I enjoy watching you very much ,you’re a very intelligent guy .
The fashion Police are gonna take you in for those socks😀😀. Thanks for another great video Mr Mustie
Looking at Crusty I don't think Mustie's one of those guys who gets hung up on appearances!
Just check and add......and then buy another lawn mower
Pretty much.
Exactly 👍 in the very wasteful and neglectful world we live in today.
I call it the Walmart mentality. If it breaks, you just throw it out and buy a new one rather than fix it. I've had the same lawn mower for the last 15 years, and it still works just as good as the day I bought it. I change my oil every season, and I sharpen the blade every season. I also switched out the oil from the standard 30 weight, to synthetic 5w 30, which really causes a little bit more oil burn, but it's a better oil.
@@markssmallengines3542 Toss it every season that;'s what the neighbor did in the ritzy sectionsof our town
@@chubbysumo2230 we had ours for over 30 yrs 1967-1998, only when I was on the third deck and the bolts were stripped that I gave it up and tossed it.B+S motor from SEARS
It's nice to get a bargain when someone does not know what they're doing.
A few years back I picked up a backpack blower. In the ad it said used for one season and now it will not start. When I made contact with the owner he explained that he would rather buy new one and he just wants $20 for it. I went straight over there and it looked exactly like in the picture. I pulled the cord all that scene fine so I gave him the money and then he gave me the brand new gas can that he bought for that.
As soon as I returned home I went out to the garage and started checking things. That's when I noticed the on and off switch was in the off position. I hit the primer ball pulled the cord once and it started up immediately.
I enjoyed your videos look forward to watching more.
I've had the same mower for around ten years and it's one of the best mowers I've owned, It just keeps going.
At the Ace Hardware that I work at, we just got in a bunch of new Toro lawn mowers that have the no oil change feature! When I sell one to a customer, I tell them that I am not comfortable with never changing the oil and recommend that they change the oil once a year at least. Great video.
The engineers that designed the engines know much more about what's happening inside of them than you do. Metallurgy, and oil technology have greatly improved in the last 50 years.
@@bige.3474 ...and oil still breaks down. Change it.
Once agai you've made an interesting video never ever boring and looking at it we feel like we are helping you .
Great mower for $30.00. Another great video! you always get the good deals. I got a free mower this spring, fixed it, mowed with it twice, and now it's puking oil out of the air cleaner.
I can see why you have a lot of hits. Your presentation, voice, etc cannot be copied. Your a natural ! Enjoy your videos.
always good to do oil changes. just did the oil on a skilsaw that was almost dry except for the varnish on all the gearing. now has everything lubed and after several flushes with fresh fluid, is nice and clean inside and out
Been seeing a lot of new mowers that you do not change the oil in now days. Its becoming a lazy person world, just buy new one and don't get dirty. Also a man who never put a blade upside down before has never serviced a mower. Love the videos, keep up the great work. Like new, a Mustie fix, just put back in box and sell as new LOL.
I am getting there, being lazy. Add some synthetic oil to them and let them go 2-3 seasons between changes. Agreed on the blade, I put a paint mark on the old one to prevent the mixup before removing.
@@mph5896 I just bought an electric one. Only thing I have to do is rebuild the battery pack every couple of years. Got some new ones coming now.
You have to do that once on anything with directional cutting edge to then understand the importance of it. I put a chainsaw chain on backwards and it wouldn’t even cut a woody weed.
I work on them all the time and even I screw up once in a blue moon. I put the upper blade on my Honda mulcher on wrong this spring. I figured it out pretty quick.
I run a mower service shop and the tolerances are so loose even new they burn some oil so it always needs added to so it gets changed a little at a time. Kinda like a old oil burning car, check the oil and change the filter
I've watched a few of your videos I have to say your very easy and satisfying to watch. Keeps me from tearing everything apart lol and knowledge on how to work on small engines thanks I really a appreciate your videos
I know this is an older video but in my search for doing my own lawnmower repair/servicing I came across your channel. I knew right away that I found the right one when I saw the deluxe and the single cab vw’s! You’re living my dream!! New subscriber now.
Must be an Australian mower, blades upside down... (Hi from Aus)
your toilets flush backwards.
Not to an Australian they don't!
The blade is correct for Australia. The issue here is that the pull starter is incorrect, causing the engine to be running backwards.
(Hi from Sydney)
I am about to finish fixing a Rover lawnmower this afternoon. I bought it from a second hand place. The company that sold parts went out of business. Funnily enough I bought the drive I needed for the self propelled from someone who went to their closing down auction. So my Rover mower will be self propelled again. I have owned it for 10 ten years. I am in USA, and still loyal to the Rover mower brand. I also own 2 Rover cars!
Howdy and best wishes from the USA !
I had a neighbor that had bought a new mower and the piston locked up. He asked me to look at it and I did. He had put a new blade on it and tilted the mower up so that the cylinder was facing downward. I removed the spark plug, pulled the cord and oil spurted out. The oil had drained into the cylinder. I drained out as much oil as possible, cleaned the plug, reinstalled the plug, refilled the oil and it started right up. It smoked, but that went away after the oil burned out. Then he tells me the reason for the new mower is that the old mower did the same thing after changing the blade. I fixed that one too. It's hard sometimes to find people that are mechanically inclined.
WCTarheel - That's not really fair! Your neighbour is definitely " _mechanically inclined_ ".
.... his problem is simply that he is inclined the wrong direction LOL
Well, information is power and he didn't know that and you did.
I love your channel....Last night I sat and watched video after video. You do a great job of presenting and the videos are entertaining and addictive. Thanks.
It amazes me how little some people know about the most basic of all petrol-driven machines- the humble lawn mower. I was given a venerable Briggs 375 mower with identical blade to that here. The bloke who gave it to me said it just didn't want to run. I cleaned out the carb, made a new air filter out of some foam I had floating around the garage, put in nice clean oil, new spark plug and wow! The thing has run sweetly ever since, always starting on the second pull!
I can't fathom not changing oil. I follow severe duty service schedules on everything I own just for piece of mind. It's insane people won't take a few minutes and do such a simple and cheap service like changing the oil.
What a cool old truck you have! Love your video's :-) I am forever picking up old mowers and other OPE in my truck at work that the rich and privileged chunk out. There's usually not much if anything wrong with it and what is messed up is usually an easy repair. I was finding so much of it that I took a course on small engine repair and started flipping it lol.
I’ve never seen the inside of a micro truck before, I like the windshield vents!
Great videos. You are probably just having fun in the garage, but.. I have been soaking it in. You have several really great tips!
Always nice to finish my day with your new uploads!
Mustie you should show people about reading the sticker on the side of the gas tank. It tells you how long the engine will perform according to emissions. They rate it for hours until it wears out. If you read these labels it will tell you how disposable it is. Each engine from Briggs will have its own rating. The longer it lasts before it is wore out is a good way to tell if it is worth spending more money on a different model. I was surprised to find how different the ratings were for different models of chain saws from the same manufacturer .
I wonder if that guy watched this video and smacked his forehead when he saw the blade was on upside down. LOL
i used to mow with a push mower that had the blade put on backwards from the factory and tbh it cut fine when i put it on the right way after 7 years it didnt really cut any better ftw it was a mulcher mower with no output other than the bag i never used only issue i ever had out of it was the main jet got corroded and wasnt allowing enough fuel thru changed the oil in it every season mower still runs like a top after 10 years
Great find and fix! Good to see your videos again!
This dude is living the dream. Nice and peaceful enjoying the day. I love those Volkswagens. ✌
I enjooy watching your channel you possess an amazing amount of info. I am amazed by how many good finds near you.
Agreed. And he has a scrap yard he can buy stuff from. None of that around here!
I have never changed the oil in my mower either. I simply add a little before running and when done I notice the engine has burned a slight amount. I am still using a mower I bought 15 years ago and it works fine.
If you changed the oil properly 1X a year, it wouldn't be burning any. Change it 2X a year and your grandchildren will be using it.
Petroleum fueled mowers will soon be a thing of the past as they are slowly being regulated out of existence. Once that happens I plan to stop mowing my lawn and let it go back to nature..@@orange6092
Useful info. Just bought a wheeled string trimmer to get the stuff my mower has issues with and it is my first non electric piece of lawn equipment in a very long time.
I love watching your videos. They're really interesting. I haven't a clue how to repair motors but its interesting regardless. Keep making more :D
You would think .. “ oh, another mower” but actually every case is different and as it is about the most common thing we deal we get to learn about all the possible ways it might have issues and how to fix them. So .... I like the mower vids and learn something every time. I especially enjoy predicting what Mustie’s next step will be. It really is like being there in the shop with him. Relevant, relaxing, fun. Thanks Mustie1.
"of course the bolts are two differrent sizes...why wouldn't they be!?!!" I say that ALL the time about when that stuff happens..lol
Another great video. I just cleaned up a craftsman with a Kohler engine that I bought for $20 and sold for $120. The before and after pictures are amazing
I learn a lot of stuff watching your videos thank you brother
When I was a teenager my mother brought home a lawnmower from a yard sale that didn't work. She said to me "here, I know you'll get it working". The blade was on upside down. The mower lasted until the deck rotted out. Now I wash the underside after I finish cutting. Funny part is the manual instructs the owner to NOT do that for some weird reason... Great vid as always - thanks!
Z man,
If you don't get the grass off, it can hold the moisture and cause rust. You however must be doing a good job of cleaning. And you are correct, proper cleaning will help the mower last much longer.
Good post
I bought a Honda mower a few years ago with a plastic composite deck for the very reason the deck rotted out on my old Murray.
Even better these ones have aluminum decks.
Hysterical...I just flipped the Troy Built version of this mower...the TB110...you basically had the carb off...just pull out and take off the governor and choke rods
I've been using the same two mowers for the past 23+ years and I have only changed their oil twice. 1st time after the initial break-in period and then again last winter -- the oil looked black but I didn't find any grit. I check the oil 2-3x a season and top off when needed. I learned this while in the Army. They only changed the oil in our trucks when an analysis showed it was needed.
Thanks for your videos- I learn a lot from each one over here in Phoenix AZ
"Two screws in the rear..." I got a funny picture inside my head now! ;)
Me too bro!
I passed up a lawn mower being thrown out earlier this week, that looked like it was in good shape on outside, but because I already have 4 mowers, I left it. I did however think of your videos when I was looking at it, thinking one of them would teach me how to fix it. I went back by next morning and someone else had gotten it. Hope the didn't just scrap it.
Thanks. Great trouble shooting and instruction. It’s obvious you enjoy the mechanical challenges. Nice shop set up and cool VW and yard. Great yard sale prices !! 👌
I had that mower, and loved it. It's a VERY good, light mower. I also changed the oil in it. While I don't actually remember if I found the procedure in the owners manual or online, I simply turned the mower on it's side and drained the oil out of it while I took care of other projects, come back a while later and fill it with new oil. I ended up selling it with a trailer, zero turn and a cheap weed eater and blower as a package.
I've curb picked many a good mower- using a Toro now that I picked 20 plus years ago!
I couldn't believe it the first time I saw a mower blade that was put on upside down. It looked like it was run that was for years. It seams like I see it at least once a year on customers mowers now.
@Miles Abdullah doing it now, seems like it’s working!
Can you imagine someone doing that out of your own stupidity, and then complaining about the mower to the dealer manufacturer about its performance ? Because I can easily see that happening with certain people lol
i had a m t d ride on in the other day and the blades where upside down and that was after a service at a dealer
instablaster.
Great vids!! Too funny about Todd's. I grew up in NBPT and my Dad would take me to Todd's as kid soon after it started. Glad to see it's still hoppin'.
I'm glad to hear that dumping the oil out of the dipstick hole isn't a bad way to change lawnmower oil. that's what I have been doing with my lawn mower as it's drain plug is under the shield/guide thing for the drive belt for the blade, and I'm not going to take the blade off, and take the belt off to get at the plug.
I drive a roll-off truck for the county landfill and it's crazy how many mowers are thrown in the 20 and 40 yard metal cans at the convenience centers on a daily basis,
I have seen around 12-15 lawn mowers in three cans at one particular center, some look as though the owners got their moneys worth out of them but many look less than a year old
or practically new.
Also thrown away are weed eaters,chain saws,generators,air compressors etc.
Many look like they could start right up. (the majority probably just need a good carburetor cleaning)
It's sad that we are such a throw away society,also sad is the fact that our landfill policy states once they go in the can they stay there, no scavenging, we haul them to the metal recycling company
where they are scrapped.
I drove a roll off too and found some great stuff when I hit the landfill.
@@richardturk7162 same thing with laptops and PC's the bios batt goes bad so it won't boot , toss it and buy another for 200 bucks while a dollar store 2035 button battery and a bios setup will get it working.sick!!!!!!!!!!!
If I lived near there, I would be jumping the fence to get a few mowers. I had a friend that worked next to a Sears service center, He would always bring me mowers thrown out by Sears. I had weed wackers all the time too. Sadly, they closed!
My Dad just got rid of his 1969 3.5hp Briggs and Straton push mower last year. He knows he could have kept the engine going great, but the deck itself was pretty much toast, and it had been painted (by him) about 4 times over its life. I was hoping he'd have kept it a little longer, but he just downsized to a place where all he really needs is a weed eater, so he got a (well) used Sunbeam electric mower that looks like it came from about 10 years before the gas powered one he just parted with. That's my Dad... traded "down" to something better. Unbelievable.
Scott Hardin .
When I was a kid in the late 70s early 80s, my dad had a briggs and straten and he didn't change the oil for 11 years. He just kept adding oil. It would still run but every time I had to use it, it filled the whole yard with smoke because the rings were shot. But it still ran. I always thought that was impressive. After he died, my mom sold it to the yard maintenance company she was hiring and they honed it and put a new set of rings and it ran great. It was one of the old 3.5 HP models with no safety stuff so you didn't have to hold anything on the handle to keep it running. I think it was Wards or Sears.
Had a yard machine with a briggs and straton bought in 2000. It still runs to this day and I don't think we've ever changed the oil. Just splashed 30 in it when it needed it and called it good.
We cleaned the air element for the first time last year and noticed an immediate uptick in the RPM. Was practically brand new. Still runs like a top when we mow the back 40.
'86 Toro running strong til this year. Would work with a new carb, but I really want a Honda.
This is great advise! When turning mower on side, always have carb up. This mower deserves a brand new air filter and new spark plug.
Nice... good to see you getting lucky with finding stuff !
My mower is over 20 years old, never changed the oil. Still running fine.
Lol that's awesome
I'd like to say thank you!! since I've been watching your channel I have started to repair cheap/ free power equipment and reselling it. with the profit I get from that I put it in to a savings account for my 3 y/o daughter for a collage fund she now has almost $3,000 thanks to you for giving me the courage, knowledge and, idea to start this money making adventure. I would like to send you a thank you gift and I always hear of a fellow you tuber contacting you but I don't see any way of doing that
Well done fixing up that mower. Finding assemblies that have been put together incorrectly is a problem. And lack of maintenance for yard equipment. My house has a few concrete paths, and the driveway, so I bought a second hand Little Wonder lawn edger - about 4 years ago. Has the BS 3 1/2 horse 127cc engine. Previous owner demonstrated that it started and ran. Dismantled the carb and air filter. Carb was good after some compressed air. Foam air filter disintegrated. Spark plug still had white paint on it: most likely from the factory. Drive belt for the cutting blade was frayed, and probably original. Blade was worn out. Replaced all these parts with new. Changed the oil. The BS has 2 fillers and sump plugs. Found the date stamp on the engine: June 1984. Still using it today. Starts second or third try from cold.
Great lawnmower fix,also love your old van :)
You had socks on I couldn’t tell it all blended in together😂😂😂
"Nice socks, and legs".
I propose we start calling you Pasty1.
Camp counselor
NPS = Not a Pretty Sight
Lol.
I still think his friends call him whitey ! 😊
That thing is running sweetly! Nice job!
Thanks for reminding me. I need to change the oil, spark plug, and air filter on my lawn mower and do a carb cleaning along with the blade sharpening. And a lot of people were admiring your car as well.
Mustie, I had the "never change oil" feature on my 2000 Tahoe. It had over 300,000 miles on the ole Vortec and all I had to do is add a quart a month and it was always fresh! 8^)
dose she smoke?
Wow I would like to see what the everlasting oil filter looked like...
@@brucecowgill7672 What's this "oil filter" you speak of?
@@SpynCycle57 the ii
@dyy Fethiiyhn It really isn't
Great way to end the night! Love from the Gold Coast of Australia Mustie1!
Agree! New Zealand here. Mustie1 is the best :)
Thumbs up from Melbourne, Mustie1 my favourite
Bugger me... I suppose I better jump in as well.... Cheers from Launceston Tasmania Mustie1...
Thumbs up from southeast QLD 👍
That upside down blade would work ok down under wouldn't it?
I just got one of these from a neighbor garage sale. 2018 model but looks like new. Tires in perfect shape. Fist thing I did was change the oil. Air filter needs changing, but it starts and runs perfect.
I found so many this year ...so many easy fixes ...I resold them....and made good money ...for a little hobby even had one blown motor ...found rod apart...found one in the street different design same motor same manufacturer did a swap...works awesome
Ah, a visit home and a once around the garden, (almost) I was beginning to miss the place.
The company is probably hoping that not changing the oil would reduce the life of the mower and they sell more. Genius!
BMW automatic transmissions also use this logic lol.
Lifetime fluids are the marketing lie that should tell us we're over the edge with corruption.
@@Cyberdeamon There is no BMW automatic transmissions,only:ZF,Magna Getrag,Aishin,etc so don't hate the car maker,hate the Transmission makers for that"lifetime fill" marketing bullshit.😉
@@raulalejandrobastillapedro1564 if i ever have the money to buy a long haul vehicle, it'll be toyota. drove a tacoma parts delivery truck with 330k on it. made me a firm believer in that japanese stuff. really like my shindaiwa 488 as well.
@@raulalejandrobastillapedro1564 Doesn't matter - they take ownership by pushing and selling the product to consumers. They knew of the negatives, yet disregarded. Full hate of the car maker is qualified.
You are the Man!! Keep them coming. 👍👍
great fix , love the drive/flea market bit at the end. we bought a mower in 2000 and I changed the oil after cutting the lawn twice, I had some slick 50 for a car I had at the time and put about a tablespoonful in the mower before the oil and it's still working today (B&S sprint 40 engine) deck will rot out sooner than the engine will fail.
Mows fine. *Installs new blade* Mows like crap. There's something wrong with this thing!
Make sure you put blade on correctly and you didn't put it upside down. The blade spins towards discharge side of deck so cutting edge of blade should be turning that way as well.
Probably hit something like a tree root or a bolder. Replaced the chunked blade incorrectly and assumed he broke the mower in the first place. The guy gets a slight nod from me just for giving it a shot.
@@bobadam7021 With the few wonder if the previous owner of the lawnmower had hit a rock to put a dent in the original blade when they replace the blade when they now toss the mower when it was cutting even worse as in the age of disposable products had them leave the mower on the curb on trash and recycling day after getting a new mower. Even as those going out on trash and recycling day ahead of the garbage truck when they loaded up the mower usually had the sign of free on the handlebar when those made a video of the service or as the previous owner kept the box the mower came in when it also came with a plastic chute to turn it into a side discharge mower when those flipped the mower on its side when they instantly see the error when the new blade was installed upside down when there is instructions on which side the blade is to be installed stamped into it as flipping the blade to the proper side when those have a mower they can depend on.
Well bought, there's a very wide range in Husqvarna quality these days, not as consistent as it once was. During the time this mower came out, no oil changes was the marketing malarkey. I guess companies figured it would be out of warranty before the engine was shot, not a good business model for repeat customers.
looks like you got a new shop. Good for you. you deserve it. great channel hard work should pay off.
probably the most positive, educational, and informative channel on youtube. Thanks for posting @mustie1
I'd like to see you fix some more outboard motors. Those are my favorites.
I really wish he would too
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Nice lookin lawnmower. Mustie will have it up and running like new. Thanks for the Vids :)
Really good mower for that price. Also having the original box is actually good.
I done a two stroke course in austraila i have lernt more from you and i did from the course thank you for your vodio