Trash Picked 70s Snow Blower. Can It Be Saved?
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- Опубликовано: 5 дек 2020
- Out for a ride in my old vw bus I came across this free pile having a compressor, motorcycle lift, and this snow blower. l got the 1st two in the bus and went back with a friends truck for the gilson snowblower, let see why it was junked and if we can fix it.
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I like how the acorns are still in the parts tray when the carb is being reassembled, as if they’re going back in...
hey, it ran with em in there, don't discredit the mouse mechanic! LOL
@@M.TTT. mouse mechanic... ROFL, made my day!
He said nuts! I was wondering why a bolt and nut assembly would drop a nut there...
Yes, initially I was looking down the throat of the carb for hex nuts...
LOLOL
I’m 14 years old, and I can take apart and fix lawn mowers and small engines all because of your RUclips channel. Great vid!
That is really cool and is a skill that will last a lifetime. More power to your elbow as we say. 👍
Thats being a Man ! 👍
Im 16 and I learned alot from mustie and my grandpa i find junk mowers and snowblowers anything really load them into my truck bring them home and most of the time i can fix em for free
@@Bahh1245 I do the same thing sometimes!
Your a fantastic example of the good things that watching RUclips can bring, a lifetime of skills and knowledge, not to mention making you an incredibly useful person for the neighbourhood!
Have a Happy Christmas , and good luck with your chosen career. Try AvE’s channel too for shoots and giggles..... also very informative, and educational but... maybe a little sweary too!
Prudence the Safety Goat would approve! 🎄😷😀
I like how he talks to his viewers like they're right there in his garage.
I know😂 what if I asked him to fix my generator for me
Much more engaging and educational than just watching someone doing..... something......
How was he suppose to talk?
@@wileecoyote5749 normally content creators talk to their audience and explain what they're doing in a general way, but this guy asks you stuff that you could only answer if you were right there in his shop, stuff like "do you smell that?"
Someone liked how Mustie talks to people like they are there with him !!!.....That's nothing I am on my couch answering him back like he is here !
😂😂
Me too!
That's what makes him so special. And sometimes I catch myself answering, too.
New guy , I do the same thing too
You should put it back in the driveway with a sign that says "Fixed". That would really screw with the previous owner's mind.
lol perfect idea...make sure the sign points to the house...
& hidden video their reaction!
Do the 'knock & run away thing.'
Funny. Lmao
With a repair invoice
What a great idea... had a good old chuckle.
The fact you needed to explain what Montgomery Ward, and Sears "were" hit me in the "you are old" department....lol.
Great find indeed!!!!
Ames, Caldor, Bradlee's
😀😀👍👍☕️☕️👌👌🤗🤗
That awkward moment that you explain what an out of business company was by comparing it to another also out of business company. Lol
@@kman-mi7su Western Auto. Herters.
It concerns me that I know what they are and I am not even 30 yet!
The amount of free stuff this guy finds is amazing.
I wish i could find that much
@@steviemyles-eu4lf must be toronto, when i lived there things were all over the place, they dont have time to repair lol.
A lot of those types of machines are so expensive over here in Europe that many people have them repaired rather then throw them out. The cheap no-name junk gets dumped of course and there are a lot of crappy lawn mowers because people switch over to those robot thingies. But i have never seen a quality snow blower or generator thrown out unless it was pretty much beyond any economical repair.
Where i live everybody thinks their junk is worth a million dollars.
I had so many old free mowers in my garage (6 of them). the old one i found in a dumpster 20 years ago stopped working. so i tried without success getting the others to work. i f'd around and decided i did not have time for screwing around so i put all six to the curb and bought a new one for $175 (simple one, not self propelled). somebody picked up those treasures. i guess i am a quitter? But i did get a little more room in the garage.
I sold the Gilson line of lawn equipment in my shop in the ‘70’s! Never thought I’d see one again. They were a good quality product, never had any problems with them. That 8-26 was a beast in the snow and the B&S engine was indestructible with proper care!
Mustie, i speak for everyone when i say that no video is "too long" i could sit here for 3 hours watching you tinker on stuff, it's like a drug watching something come back to life. but, y'know. a healthy drug.
I agree never too long!!! I hate shirt videos lol
I agree!
I don't like shirt videos either....
I know right? I was yelling, no fix the starter! I'll stay!
Can’t remember the channel, but I enjoyed watching a RUclipsr so much I watched a 45 minute video of paint drying.... was literally the camera pointed at a fresh painted wall and guy talking about random shit for 45 minutes. If I watched paint dry for 45 minutes I’m sure I could sit here and watch him tinker and talk for 3 hours as well.
In some random neighborhood in Mustie's town: "Hmmm...it's been a week since Mustie has put up a video. I'm going to push that old Gilson snow machine out to the road."
"you know what? Let's drop these two nuts into the carburetor and make sure the kill switch cable is connected somehow. That'll occupy him for a few hours!"
I have only recently discovered Mustie's Channel, but I find it so relaxing to watch him diagnose and ultimately fix stuff on a level that most people without fully fledged workshop could feasibly achieve, also the way he asks us for our input, as though we are there with him in the workshop. What a thoroughly enjoyable channel.
I've been tinkering with small engines and boat motors since I was about 8 years old. I'm now 67 and still love fixing them. You are living proof that a person is never to old to learn as you have taught me a few things that I didn't know! Thank you
When you said "Nut" I was thinking nut and bolt type. WHen you popped out those nuts, I had to laugh.
Zakaly!!
What were those, acorns? How did a squirrel get in there?
I thought the same thing!
@@Earthneedsado-over177 hes a squirrel this is what they do every day hide nuts !
Bofa...bofa deez nuts!!
You would never see anything like this for free where I live, not even a cement block :)
No kidding. Anything I put out on bulk trash day gets swept up before the sanitation guy/gal even gets there.
Same!
I’m beginning to believe people leave things out to see if he’ll feature them in his videos
Same over here, there are no "free" things that are worth a second look.
Somebody would try to sell this for at least $50 'needs work ran last winter's even though it was sitting in the back of a garage for 10 years
Feels like I've discovered a never ending GOLD MINE on RUclips. Got something to watch every night! Thanks, from a new fan
I am 52, I can listen to you do this all day. I am not much of a small engine geek and have two 2001 Craftsman 26" dual stage 9hp blowers and have been watching vids to get comfortable with my spring mission. Love how you pause to explain, you are NOT dry and you make it light while teaching.. great job
Good morning from southwest Florida.
The day my snowblower didn't start was the day I moved to Florida lol
Why I moved to San Diego..
The problem with that is that you end up in Florida.
The only thing better than "FREE" is "Will help load"!
Freeloading?
The ultimate is will deliver 😁
or pay you to move
@@fveggerby LOL LOL!!
I still doubt about the "free" part. Here in my country machines/tools are not doe free like that.
Some old guy owned that machine it’s entire life and took care of it. When he passed nobody new how to run it, it sat until the gas went bad and the squirrels moved in.
I was just thinking that myself.
Agree, or the gent that owned all those items bought them back in the 80’s when he was about 35-40 and now at age 80 he isn’t capable of wrestling the snow blower and has hired someone to clear his drive. The stuff looks like it was taken care of and stored inside .
I was able to fix my parent's snow blower thanks to these videos, ended up needing to replace the valve seal in the carb, as well as adjust the tension pully for the auger belt. I even gave it a tune up so you can run it on idle which is something it hasn't done for years! I am studying electrical engineering, but it never hurts to be knowledgeable about other things as well.
Hey man, you sound like me. I studied electrical engineering ten years ago and have worked as a maintenance/reliability engineer ever since. Fixing things and understanding how machines fail is absolutely fascinating. Good for you and keep up your studies. If you're a practical guy and it sounds like you are, you're going to have a fun career. Best of Luck. Cheers.
Had a similar machine with a seized piston, snapped the crank bolt and busted the cooling fins because of Mustie1. It was the best day of my life because I tried something and didn't just give up. Engine never did get running, bought another 1 with a good engine bad gear box, made of Frankenstein machine with the two. Thanks for the videos.
It's a bridge rectifier in the start button thing. Probably a generic 35A one. The starter motor will run on both ac and dc, but it will be more powerful on dc, due to the inductance of the windings.
I was thinking that it's a dyno-start so the bridge rectifier gives a predictable polarity for charging a battery.
@@johnkey1682 *FULL BRIDGE RECTIFIER*
@@demandred1957 Sorry, I got my videos mixed up I was thinking of the golf cart.
@@johnkey1682 Lol, sorry you didn't get the joke man. I guess everybody doesn't watch ElectroBoom. Thats his key phrase. Have a good night friend.
A starter motor draws hundreds of amps and would toast a 35A bridge rectifier. The bridge rectifier is probably used in the charging circuit.
Mustie, I can't begin to tell you how much I've learned from your videos. Great channel!
Great job! Thank you for helping to save our planet, and maybe make a few tax-free $. As a lady operator, I really appreciate the opportunity to learn about the repair and maintenance of my snowblower. Thank you for taking the time to help all of us learn about our machines. BTW you got that one running real nice!
This guy is on a whole new level draining that oil
Yes! I’ve been waiting for this to drop. It’s the best part of my Sunday morning here in England.
Same here in Colorado USA.
Same. London UK.
Can you explain why?? Mine is making a Sunday roast 😋
@@matthewm1149 I like that bit too! Chicken today 🍗
Mustie1 I just really love watching your videos but mostly the small engine repairs. Your way of documenting and the follow along approach is awesome.
Great rebuild. You have probably helped a lot of people like me out. Thankyou
Previous owner: that junk finally disappeared and it did not cost me a nickel. RUclips: New Video, yay !
it'd be funnier if they were a fan of this channel
All contributions gleefully accepted.
Mustie1: Monetized video and a snowblower to sell. Yay!
Nice to see that the previous owner took pride in this machine.
Didn't know what you were doing but I enjoyed watching. Snowblower owner for over 50 years and I thank GOD everytime I use it. Thanks 4 sharing bro.👍. Just subbed.👉
Once again your bad influence on me continues!!! Ironically a neighbor this past Sunday and asked me if I wanted his 2003 29 inch 9hp craftsman snowblower because it wouldn't start and he was going to purchase a new one. So yeah i took it home. it had sat for 3-4 years. gas tank looked like it was half full of orange juice and smelled awful. After flushing the fuel system and a $13 dollar replacement carb ( I don't own a parts cleaner!) she runs like a champ! I live in NJ and we are expecting our first major snow today. perfect timing!!! Your videos have taught me so much. Thanks and please keep up the great videos!
Loved this episode, you said too long? Not at all. Too short!!
Thank you!!!
That square block where the AC plugs in is a heavy current handling full wave bridge rectifier. It should have 4 terminals, 2 for the AC input and two for the + and - output. The starter motor is probably a DC motor. I use one in a heavy current DC application. There is usually a hole in the middle is so it can be mounted onto metal for heat sinking. Really enjoyed Sunday lunch with Mustie. Looks like a really solid machine that wasn’t too abused and stored under cover. Nice score.
Love your channel! Great advice! I really enjoy the way you talk to us as if we were there. And it’s cool how you ask us questions! Great job.
I've had mine for about 18 years and repainted twice and what you found still looks nicer than mine! Tanks for sure. Engine has scouring on the cylinder wall but it just keeps running. Friction drive wheel is a pain to change on these though, did mine again last year. Good find!
Was anyone else expecting another type of nut in the carb intake? Squirrel nuts it is! Good morning all!
Yes, actually, I was thinking "quarter inch UNC hex" - And then wondering how it would have founds its way in there!
Pretty sure that was a tree's nuts, the squirrel's nuts are still with the squirrel . . if not, Poor squirrel.
Yup. Me too.
I thought he was as talking about a bolt nut not a literal nut Lol
In Colorado the sign would say financing available.
#1 most informative and entertaining channel on RUclips. Look forward to every video. Thank you Mustie 1.
Sure is fun watching you. Your knowledge of these products is very impresive!
We would just have to remember to bring our own coffee mug when visiting Mustie!
Good morning sir....would you like a sprinkle of cinnamon with your "morning pee" coffee ? BYOC ? or a Tarryl tankard for a Mustie Mooch Cup, ( pre-flavored with vintage octane ) ! JwgK
Amen to that lol
BYOB
We had a Gilson rear engine ride on mower my dad gave it to his brother when we got a Gilson tractor. My uncle still has the rear engine ride on. Been in a shed for 40 years
Pull it out & do a Mustie on it!
Musrie1 you would make a great shop class teacher you are really good at explaining and the way you speak if I had some one like you I might of stayed in school instead of learning things the hard way great job thanks .
Your teaching so much skill. Just watched a video of a man ceramic coated the inside of his new snowblower, where the snow touches. Did a job. No ice accumulation.
The way you brought that back to life was just nuts 😉
I always look for a bolt to use my ratchet wrenches on. For what they cost, I kinda wish I could use them more. That first cover bolt was ideal. Thanks for the Sunday vid Mustie.
Those squirrels amaze me every time, they are busy little creatures. Thanks for another mechanical life saving operation, Dr. Mustie1.
A very educational, enjoyable and nutty video. Thank you Syrr.
good job Mr Mustie1, thank you for your tutorials.
Our first snowblower, NE NY, was a Gilson we bought from "Monkey Wards" in the mid seventies. Driveway was 300 feet by ten feet, gravel, in the woods, and that machine was fabulous.
Thanks for going over this... I bought an old 80s one like this for $150 that had new tires and had paperwork for recent service. Put 3 winters on it but last winter I didn't like the way the engine ran so its time to pull the carb about. They taught us how to build and service Briggs in high-school but I wanted to see everything I should look over and this video is perfect! I'll go over the shoes and blade make sure it has sheer pins. I know the drive disc and belts are new. Mine doesn't have a light I was thinking about going crazy with some bright LED light.
Anyways I really appreciate you showing us all the work. That was awesome.
What a good old quality snowblower
😊👍
Great video as always 😊😊
Now we need a short video on extension cord maintenance ! 😀 Great job !
Watching in Pt St Lucie, Fl
Go ahead, fix the starter. We want to see it.
Why you care? You don't even know what this machine does. Heck if you ever saw what it did you'd think the world was coming to an end.
just got my first "real" snowblower, an older craftsman after several years with a little nonpropelled honda, i got tired of pushing it! its nice to see how the drive system works, thanks for that
My father in law has a 1976 monkey wards 8/26. It crapped out last winter. Pulled motor and I rebuilt it for him. Won't upgrade to newer stuff, I'm in trouble by mother in law for fixing it. Says it's to reliable not to keep. Took like 3 days to fix very easy to work on. Getting parts wasn't to bad either I was surprised. Good luck with that old Gilson...
Up early on a Sunday morning...
Best thing is that I was waiting for Mustie's upload of another video. Thanks Darrin.
Chris from Gatineau, Quebec, Canada
I used to live in Aylmer, up to 2000. Small world !
Hey brother, could you shoot me a couple cases of spruce beer down to Windsor? I can't buy it in Ontario.
When setting my cutting edge, I like to use paint stir sticks to set the gap. Helps create a nice and consistent 1/8" gap, and definitely makes it a much easier one man job.
Those old machines are a piece of cake. Mustie always finds the best deals. Nice work.
Glad you explained about the snow bank cutter. I live in Phoenix, Arizona...we don't "do" snow. 78 here today.
A cup of coffee, a piece of cake - and a new Mustie1-video. What better way to spend a cold, misty sunday afternoon with ? :-)
I suspect the arcing and sparking is as much due to your extension cord as the starter!
I agree
Did you watch the rest of the video? oops.
@@eriklarson9137 yep, sure did
Not a cause, but an indication of why. Kinda like when a dented up car gets into an accident. The dent didn't cause the accident, but it was a potential indicator of things to come.
Thank you for what you do, man. You're the Neil deGrasse Tyson of engine repair. This should be in the National Archives.
Nice Gilson. Just picked up a Simplicity 870 tonight for $50. Inspired to fix up a few from your snowblower videos. Bought one last weekend for $150 and paid for it in one evening! Thanks for all the help!
Stay tune for part 2, when Mustie1 repairs a snowblower starter.
I hope so!!
@@jberk8529 It already has a starter, that thing with the handle and rope.
i wanna see that too lol
I emailed him and he's just waiting on parts for the starter motor 😊
Apart from a £5 bike the odd time I've never seen any free stuff. It's amazing how much free stuff you happen to find in what looks a rural area.
No snow where I live. Yet I still watch and learn and enjoy 58 minutes with Darren. Maybe it's the innuendos? And as for Acorns in carb-u-traitors, we got no squirrels either, so I don't need to check my holes. "There's a joke in there somewhere." 👍
I found and completely refurbished a vintage Magnesium 1970 lawnmower, which works perfectly after a year of using it. All because your videos.
Mustie,me encanta tu forma de trabajar y me gusta como le vuelves a dar vida a este tipo de máquinas.veo que también valoras la maquinaria antigua y ves su potencial para repararlas y que sigan cumpliendo su función. Si fuera tu vecino estaría ayudándote solo por el hecho de aprender y pasar el rato .eso si ,yo llevaría las cervezas.te saluda cordialmente un argentino desde España
That's a premium extension cord you've got there! Looks like mine.
Great video and even greater save of an oldie but goodie, well worth saving... it'll give the youngsters something to scratch there heads on when they see the mounds this beast can throw twenty feet in the air while their electric show shovels pop breakers every five feet. You are a skilled master it was a pleasure watching this rescue from the clutches of the mad scrapers
Well, that's just NUTS! LOL Thank you for the in - depth video; you have given me the inspiration to dive into Dad's old (1970s vintage) Sears Craftsman snowblower, which is basically similar. While I don't think there are any squirrel deposits in it, it did make a loud "bang!" in the transmission when I tried to start it last year. I would like to resurrect it, in Dad's memory, and have it available for "touch - up" missions. I have a Deere with a 44" blower for the big chores! Thanks again, and stay well!
I had one, a 12 horsepower one. It was incredibly good
and took wet snow that was twice as high as the cover
without even slowing down the revs.
However, this is newer. I did not have an electric start.
Dang Mustie you had me worried, got my coffee now so I'm all set
When I first saw the orange paint, I thought it was an Ariens! Lol! Thanks for posting and thanks to everyone that threw in their little tidbits, to help all of us maintain and adjust equipment a little easier! Peace out.
Nice job making it look easy. I'm a long time viewer and first time commenter (from MA). I always learn something new in your videos and today was that I should always check for nuts in the carb. :) Thanks again...
Don't have to explain Monkey Ward's to me, I used to go there with the family. :)
Growing up (?) that is the only 'big box' store my Dad would go to after sears screwed him over on some camping gear
I once had a MW 2 wheel garden tractor with all the attachments and it was well built.
Yeah. Me too. In our store in Kansas City, they had a “bargain basement”.
Rainstorm and bad design caved in the roof of the MW at the mall in my hometown, mid-70's; they had stuff on blowout sale for months after that. Worked for them briefly in 1979 and they were good people to work for. Sad to see the "real" MW go :-(
My granddad used to sell Gilson equipment when I was a kid, I don't remember seeing many come back for repairs compared to other brands he sold. Good find once again!
I used to sell it too. Don’t ever remember having to file a warranty claim on one.
Im always amazed at the amount of stuff you find left out by the road!
Thanks for another great video. Thanks to your videos I have stopped being "that guy" who just replaces yard equipment because it stops working. Now I at least look at some of the more obvious problems that you have shown can be easily repaired.
Two nuts have often been the cause of trouble down through the ages.
Man that thing is healthy duty. Can't seem to buy quality like that these days. Great find!
Thanks for taking the time to make your videos.
Great video bringing that free item back to life and provide more service hours!
Morning, Mustie!
Sun. 6 AM + mug coffee +1hr Mustie = the world is my oyster. Bonus----flip a 1/2" extension around and you have a plug wrench...slick!
Video is ending and it is 15 minutes to midnight here...
I live on the west coast and I'm always amazed at the stuff people put out on the east coast. Pots of gold out there.
Really enjoy these bring 'em back to life videos.Wish I had half your knowledge sir.
I can't believe how clean and non-rusty this thing is for 45ish years old.
Stored inside when not in use. Used in a non-salt environment. Lead based paint is dangerous but very durable.
The starter may need new brushes. Also the square component is a full wave bridge rectifier. There are two pins that take AC and two to output DC. YOU CAN CHECK IT JUST LIKE 4 DIODES BETWEEN THE PINS. IF YA NEED A SCHEMATIC LOOK IT UP ON LINE THEY ARE EASY TO FIND.
I'm a quaifide technician of" a lot of years,, and you my friend,, know your stuff. Top man.
Such a nice old school machine. Very nice work dude!
Coordinating colors with the E-Cono Van
Greetings:
That is a standard bridge rectifier rated between 25 and 50 amps. Puts out pulsating dc at 125vdc.
Wish I had trash finds like you have in your neck of the woods.
Great job.
I must change the oil in my snowblower and keep putting it off because of the mess till I saw mustie1 use his home made oil defector. I will be using this idea tomorrow. Thanks Mr. D.
*@**35:00*
We used to use old bicycle tire, cut lengthwise as the actual "edge"
and the metal strip as a "washer" to spread the clamping load.
You'd be surprised how long that rubber lasts.
That's a great idea. Will try that.
@@bcad4066 Why thank you very much!
I started out wrenching and Apprentice at my Uncle's friend's mower shop. He was like that Tyral Fixes All place. He always had "fixes" for stuff. Like Mustie1 said, back when stuff was USA metal, not cheapo plastic.
The square thing you ask about looks like a full wave rectifier.
A rectumfryer as AVE would say
It most certainly is, often get a S/C diode or a short to the metal heatsink case.
Where's ElectroBoom when we need him for a voice over?
It absolutely is. It had AC and + marked next to two terminals on the one side that were visible when it was in a close-up.
Anyone know what it's purpose is. Will an a/c powered starter motor work better with rippled DC?
Looks in really good shape... thankfully you got it before the scrap man
Another excellent video by the master. Bravo.