Try a compressor and force air in-between the shaft and the grip. I know it sounds funny, but it works on bike handlebar grips. The wife and I bought a house in Bella Vista I may need your services one day. Have a nice day.
I've had a T242 for over 12 years worked and abused it , actually ran over the shaft with my gator bent the shaft a little and have Never done anything else to it, best lawn tool I ever bought., and it uses the least fuel I've ever seen a tank of gas will flat wear you out , used a three sided blade on it and chopped small trees and limbs . I'd buy another in a second. And for the record it's been feed walmart outboard oil 6 oz /gallon it's whole life ,always fires second pull from day one .
Now look, we all knew that you were gonna make it happen, but the look of pure joy & surprise in your face at the end of this video was priceless! Living my best La Vida Loca here in south eastern Arizona
Watched you trying to remove the rubber sleeve from shaft. Played much golf in younger years. Regripped many club shafts. Mineral spirits is great solvent for placing grip. Cut the grip off if worn out. Trying to re use grip I always slid a blunted coat hanger size wire under grip putting a bit of acetone in along the way. Work quickly as acetone evaporates quickly. Love your videos.
Shindaiwa - absolutely the best whipper snippers ever made! They go forever. You will wear out the throttle cable before the engine. The 260 is a better model though, and remove the spark arrestor from the exhaust. Heaps, like heaps more power! Great to see one come back to life here.
Here's a tip or trick I learned years ago: If you are new to this type of work, use a camera and take photos as you are tearing down a piece. This will help you put the piece back together properly. Take as many detailed photos as possible. This saves time and frustration putting the machine back together.
You tell her! Obviously someone who’s been in small engine repair for 20 years with close to half a million subscribers need advice on how to repair trimmers..😊
Removing handle: Try blowing air between rubber and tube. Blow from the bottom, and slide it off the top. Run the air around the edge, try to stick the top under the rubber in several spots. Use lube around bottom edge. Also, sticking a small screwdriver under edge can help get air in there.
It looks like everyone mentioned the air compressor tip. That's actually how I fix the rubber grips on Stihl pole saws as well in my shop. If you stick a thin screwdriver in at the edge, it helps a lot to get the tip of the air gun under.
ua-cam.com/video/eHsdSQ1wFK4/v-deo.html Here is the video on how to replace the throttle control grip on the shaft. I tried that on a weedeater I was swapping the throttle control trigger assembly with another weedeater that had the old rubber grip on the shaft and that air compressor trick worked great.
Worked at several Shindaiwa dealerships in the 90s/early 2000s. Those OG T230, 270, 242 models were great, powerful, and durable engines! Their Hedgetrimmer was wicked as well.
The old school blue model Shindaiwa trimmers we're the best. I worked for a lawn care company in the early 2000's and they exclusively used Shindaiwa trimmers. They rarely ever had an issue with one.
Bre, thank you, thank you. Several of your videos combined to get me off my butt. Your chain saw carb forced function was one, just keep revving to get the diaphragm working. The one on Mantis and how great they are as a tiller, was another. I remembered I had a 4 stroke Mantis tiller that has been sitting more than 5 years. Tank empty, no oil in it. I dragged it out, gave it a good wash and let it dry. Filled oil as shown in manual (still had that too), added gas only, and it started with the primer (which disintegrated right after). It started and would idle, but not rev up. What you did with the chainsaw, I did with the tiller. Just keep trying to rev it out. After about 3 minutes it was revving just fine and digging in the earth. Again, thanks for all you do for us viewers. May God bless and keep you healthy.
I love this video. It was exciting/thrilling to watch. It was a trip into an unknown outcome. I mean, it's Bre, she's a master repairer, so we were pretty sure it would come out running like a champ. This reminds of my uncle, who was a tinkerer, who's advice was give it a try. It's always encouraging to watch Bre's video, but this one was next level. Much like Frankenstein's monster, it lives. And being more than the sum of it's parts, it will probably run forever. It will be handed down for generations to come.
I work as a oil burner tech in New England and i do the same thing with used oil burners. Get fairly new parts of different ones and build a decent burner. Great job!
Pro tip , use compressed nozzle, and blow air between, handle and shaft. Instead of using a rubber mallet to bang handle off. We use this technique, to remove handle grips from bicycle handlebars. Basically the same thing as what you are doing. Hope this helps.,Love your content.
if your having trouble with E-clips in tight spots , take a pair of long needle nose pliers use a file and file the ends down to fit the holes of the E-clip
Great video. I’ve said it before… you make it look easy…we know it ain’t 😉. I’ve got a Shindaiwa T231 trimmer. When I bought it in 2004 they said the engine would last forever. They were right!! Love this trimmer. Only issue recently I needed a fuel line kit with a grommet. Apparently they don’t make them anymore 😳. I did a little Frankensteining and she’s back in action. Thank you for your video. 😁
I had a small side lawn business (I was a Firefighter) back in '84-85 when in my early 20s. I had a Snapper Hi-vac with an I/C Briggs 5 horse, an edger and a Wisconsin Robin weedeater - which locals around S. Fla. swore by back in that time. I loved that Wisconsin Robin ... wished I had one now. Somebody took it ... but if you knew what those were you would Frankenstein one ... I promise you. What a machine!
I am not a professional. There are some "tips" that I can use on other applications. It is good to see a person that uses her head. I was impressed to see how soon the engine started. Thanks for sharing your expertise.
I appreciate you recommending the plastic welder. I bought myself one, my niece one, and I will buy my nephew one. Plastic is everywhere. Metal parts are replaced with plastic parts. I'm sick of plastic, but that plastic welder may make plastic more bearable.
Bre, I have never had much patience, now i know where the large part of my patience went. To You. You have my admiration, you make a very tedious job look easy. you have natural talent and the personality to with it.
Hey there Chickanic, a helpful hint that’ll save you a ton of time and quite possibly your fingers. When removing a padded/rubber grip, just stick your air nozzle under the edge and give her a good blast. While your doing that give her a twist and she’ll slide right off. Cheers from Winnipeg
You are “hoot”! And you really know your stuff! 👏😂👍🏼 Great video. You teach me something new every time I watch you! Thank you for being so entertaining and educational at the same time ! Love it!
Always learn something when you add tidbits like the history of mergered equipment productions, etc. You are awesome ... my wife wished you lived over here in East Tennessee, I said we'd be bugging you too much hahaha
Just found your channel trying to fix the various lawn equip pieces I inherited in a divorce years ago. All have sat in a shed- but with your help I already have MY gas trimmer working! Thank you, your guidance to help me learn has been priceless for my returning confidence! How do you keep your shirt and face clean? When I head to the RR and look in the mirror I have small grease smudges on chin and cheek and short tail! Lol A sincere thank you, from Texas
9:42 Steve from Steve's Small Engine Saloon has a video about using compressed air for putting other types of 'rubber' handles on and off...perhaps it could help on these too?? When I was a kid we used shellac on our bicycle handle bar grips to help slide them on and then if you let it 'dry' it also held them there.
First pull! That's the mark of a good mechanic. Check out Steve's Small engine Saloon. He recently put up a video showing how to remove and install a handle grip using air.
i see some say air to get the grip off. sometimes it works sometimes not. what i found was to round the end of an 1/8th inch weld rod and chuck it in a hand drill. as you feed it in between the grip and the housing it will "walk" around the housing breaking the bond once it's all the way through you can pull the grip and it will walk right off. a little dish soap may help.
For that starter cup, I think they make a grinder tool that has the points that are variable width. That or a pair of needle nose pliers thru the holes with something for leverage.
Use an air blower between the handle and the shaft, blow air at the bottom of the handle or grip in the direction you want it to move, I used this trick a lot in the medical industry example walker handles or wheel chair handles.
What you should try next time is use compressed air to remove handgrip. Put air nozzle at end of grip and blow air between grip and pole and pull with hand. It will pull right off. Works for bike handlebars, wheelbarrow and more.
It appears I'm not the only one who thinks compressed air would help with that stubborn grip. Just aim the tip of an air nozzle between the metal and the rubber and pull the grip. It's pretty surprising how well it works. Good luck! Love your videos BTW. You are the best!
Compressed air is your ally when it comes to removing those grips. As you did, try to lube things up first (consider using acetone and ATF in a 50/50 mix), moving it around by hand (as you did). Then, break out an air nozzle, ideally one that has a small diameter tube on it that you can shove under the rubber) and blow that thing off!!
Other than the deck rusting, my Toro 20016 that I bought in 2001 is running strong. The Tecumseh engine starts on first pull. I replaced the transmission a couple of years age. The carb has never been serviced.
I picked up an old Shindaiwa T20 trimmer from someones trash 20 years ago, carb rebuild, put a new ring in it, still runs great. I wish there were more parts available for it.
Have you ever tried compressed air to remove the handles? Stick the tip of an air gun under the grip and blow air under the grip. It helps to have help and have one person using the air gun and another to pull the grip off.
You're right about shindaiwa weed eater. Had a commercial grade. I think t20. Was very expensive at the time I bought it. Lasted forever. Son mowed yards with it. Have echo 225 now. It's pretty good also.
Honey you are something else. What a pleasure it would be to have been in your world back when. I've always loved fixing and rebuilding small engines. You are smart, talented, easy on the eyes and a very professional young lady. You've got a great channel here and provide much needed knowledge. God bless you and family and tell that old man of yours he'd better toe the line, or else. Good day and thank you again. 👍👍👍🙏😉
I bought a Shindaiwa bush cutter 35 years ago. I still have it and it still works great. I don’t know what they are like now but the old ones were bulletproof with proper maintenance.
Next time you need to take off or put on a rubber handle on anything use your air-compressor with a blowgun attachment place the tip of attachment under the handle and spray air. The air will brake it loose from the handle and while your spraying the air pull it and it will slide off. Works in reverse mode to put a new one on.
Easy and sure way to remove rubber grips is use high pressure air through a very small nozzle (about 2 or 3"long tip). jam it between the rubber grip and the metal starting at the back, give it a big blast. Do this progression all the way around. most always the grips will lift. I have used this method since the 1960's with good success. LOVE you, your fun expertise, and great videos!!
I love making Frankenstein machines. I did this with a couple of cell phones and ended up using the resulting phone for several years. It's just satisfying to build something useful from stuff that isn't any longer.
You're the best. it pays to know what the heck you're doing with these machines. Knowing what's good and what's not and the time to rebuild working machines.
I completely agree about them . I’ve had a T270 for 15 years and it is by far the best trimmer I’ve ever had still runs like a champ. sounds exactly like the motor you just started. I live on 14 acres and use it a lot!!
Hi Bre! Just wanted to let you know that I installed a speed feed 400 head on my well used Stihl FS 55 trimmer. Went very well and might be the best it has worked in years. Thanks for sharing your experience.
Rubber grip handles can be SO much fun. Sometimes a blast of compressed air with a blow gun can help loosen and "float" the handles off -- or on. Tougher when the grip is open on both ends, though. Worth a try, maybe....🤔 Thanks for the video!
I was sharpening my lopping shears yesterday. I had used carburetor cleaner spray to clean the blades and some on the handles. Today the rubber grips were slipping off the ends. Darn it!!!
dawn dish soap is great for hand grips of all sorts to get them off and on. this insider info you have about the small equipment industry is very interesting and would like to learn more. i have small equipment of all sorts of the big brand names and would enjoy hearing the things most of us arent privy to. awesome job, dr. frankenstein on your creation. "its alive....its aliiiive!!!" at the end would have been hilarious.
I would get that same condition with seized grips on bicycle handlebars when I worked at a repair shop. Best way I found was to use a very thin, long, hardened-steel tool (think antique ice pick or very long, thin, flathead screwdriver) that can reach under the full length of the grip (even if needing to go in from both ends just like Bre showed) and then spray silicone in beside the tool. Try squeezing the end face of the grip against the tool to keep all the lube inside when the tool is extracted. The pressure of the grip squeezing back around the tube/bar while the tool recedes "smears" lube outward everywhere under the grip because the liquid lube is incompressible.
Those are great trimmers. Buddy of mine has one I have fixed a couple of times. Beat as all get out cause it gets left outside most of the time despite my trying to convince them not to. Only problem is more vibration than it should have due to a cruddy shaft thanks to its neglect. My prolly 15+ yr old Echo that is only a GT-200, was free, and also was beat and abused by a previous owner looks mint by comparison, but it stays in the garage. Both still running tho
Sorry guys! Somehow UA-cam cut off the last 60 seconds of my video... Weird..
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Try a compressor and force air in-between the shaft and the grip. I know it sounds funny, but it works on bike handlebar grips. The wife and I bought a house in Bella Vista I may need your services one day. Have a nice day.
Also, this video posted 5 hours ago. I am subscribed but didn't get a notification. I came across it while watching other videos. Weird.
I had the hedge trimmer AH242 and yes it was indestructible. Had it for 15 plus years without a single issue.
20:50. Link to plastic welder not in your Amazon store ( tools in my toolbox) or any other category
I've had a T242 for over 12 years worked and abused it , actually ran over the shaft with my gator bent the shaft a little and have Never done anything else to it, best lawn tool I ever bought., and it uses the least fuel I've ever seen a tank of gas will flat wear you out , used a three sided blade on it and chopped small trees and limbs . I'd buy another in a second. And for the record it's been feed walmart outboard oil 6 oz /gallon it's whole life ,always fires second pull from day one .
Bringing old equipment back to life is the ultimate form of recycling! Too much goes to the landfill in our throwaway society. Great job!!
Now look, we all knew that you were gonna make it happen, but the look of pure joy & surprise in your face at the end of this video was priceless!
Living my best La Vida Loca here in south eastern Arizona
Use a air blower under grip
Doctor Chickanic Frankenstein is your new nickname. It's ALIVE!!!
Watched you trying to remove the rubber sleeve from shaft. Played much golf in younger years. Regripped many club shafts. Mineral spirits is great solvent for placing grip. Cut the grip off if worn out. Trying to re use grip I always slid a blunted coat hanger size wire under grip putting a bit of acetone in along the way. Work quickly as acetone evaporates quickly. Love your videos.
I smile when you are overjoyed when the tool runs.
You are a special person to take many peace’s of difference but a like machines to make one run. You are my kind of person
Shindaiwa - absolutely the best whipper snippers ever made! They go forever. You will wear out the throttle cable before the engine. The 260 is a better model though, and remove the spark arrestor from the exhaust. Heaps, like heaps more power! Great to see one come back to life here.
Here's a tip or trick I learned years ago: If you are new to this type of work, use a camera and take photos as you are tearing down a piece. This will help you put the piece back together properly. Take as many detailed photos as possible. This saves time and frustration putting the machine back together.
Good thing that mansplained this for her. BTW, some of us don't need photos.
That takes the adventure and excitement out of the project!
You tell her! Obviously someone who’s been in small engine repair for 20 years with close to half a million subscribers need advice on how to repair trimmers..😊
In my youth, I used Polaroids or a sketch pad when I was out of film
Your watching a full video of everything being rebuilt why would you need still pictures?
Removing handle: Try blowing air between rubber and tube. Blow from the bottom, and slide it off the top. Run the air around the edge, try to stick the top under the rubber in several spots. Use lube around bottom edge. Also, sticking a small screwdriver under edge can help get air in there.
It looks like everyone mentioned the air compressor tip. That's actually how I fix the rubber grips on Stihl pole saws as well in my shop. If you stick a thin screwdriver in at the edge, it helps a lot to get the tip of the air gun under.
Never heard or considered using air i use crc & a driver. Air sounds easier & with lube if required
Air Compessor trick video: ua-cam.com/video/Lb73H2SWepk/v-deo.htmlsi=vBh7pHMmeeJVA4fQ
ua-cam.com/video/eHsdSQ1wFK4/v-deo.html
Here is the video on how to replace the throttle control grip on the shaft. I tried that on a weedeater I was swapping the throttle control trigger assembly with another weedeater that had the old rubber grip on the shaft and that air compressor trick worked great.
I love my old Shindaiwa 22t. This old trimmer is the most reliable trimmer I’ve owned. Most parts still available and the speed feed is great.
I just love your sing-song way of saying: "I hope everyone is having a great week!
Thanks for your content.
Worked at several Shindaiwa dealerships in the 90s/early 2000s. Those OG T230, 270, 242 models were great, powerful, and durable engines! Their Hedgetrimmer was wicked as well.
The old school blue model Shindaiwa trimmers we're the best. I worked for a lawn care company in the early 2000's and they exclusively used Shindaiwa trimmers. They rarely ever had an issue with one.
Bre, thank you, thank you. Several of your videos combined to get me off my butt.
Your chain saw carb forced function was one, just keep revving to get the diaphragm working.
The one on Mantis and how great they are as a tiller, was another.
I remembered I had a 4 stroke Mantis tiller that has been sitting more than 5 years. Tank empty, no oil in it.
I dragged it out, gave it a good wash and let it dry.
Filled oil as shown in manual (still had that too), added gas only, and it started with the primer (which disintegrated right after).
It started and would idle, but not rev up. What you did with the chainsaw, I did with the tiller. Just keep trying to rev it out.
After about 3 minutes it was revving just fine and digging in the earth.
Again, thanks for all you do for us viewers. May God bless and keep you healthy.
I admire your "I WILL NOT BE DEFEATED" attidude .That's why you have been sucessful all this time!
Compressed air for throttle grip, outer clip pliers for fuel lines use one handed to stretch. Cheers from Australia Mick.
I love this video. It was exciting/thrilling to watch. It was a trip into an unknown outcome. I mean, it's Bre, she's a master repairer, so we were pretty sure it would come out running like a champ. This reminds of my uncle, who was a tinkerer, who's advice was give it a try. It's always encouraging to watch Bre's video, but this one was next level.
Much like Frankenstein's monster, it lives. And being more than the sum of it's parts, it will probably run forever. It will be handed down for generations to come.
Yes, compressed air, I learned it from my father when I was putting new grips on my bike when I was young.
I work as a oil burner tech in New England and i do the same thing with used oil burners. Get fairly new parts of different ones and build a decent burner.
Great job!
Great job Doctor Bre!!! It's ALIVE!!!!! Nice to watch a surgeon in action creating life!!! Congrats on your one of a kind creation!!!! 😁
Pro tip , use compressed nozzle, and blow air between, handle and shaft. Instead of using a rubber mallet to bang handle off. We use this technique, to remove handle grips from bicycle handlebars. Basically the same thing as what you are doing. Hope this helps.,Love your content.
if your having trouble with E-clips in tight spots , take a pair of long needle nose pliers use a file and file the ends down to fit the holes of the E-clip
The best Mad scientist mechanic on You tube and the winner is Mrs. Bre 🎉😊.
Great video. I’ve said it before… you make it look easy…we know it ain’t 😉. I’ve got a Shindaiwa T231 trimmer. When I bought it in 2004 they said the engine would last forever. They were right!! Love this trimmer. Only issue recently I needed a fuel line kit with a grommet. Apparently they don’t make them anymore 😳. I did a little Frankensteining and she’s back in action. Thank you for your video. 😁
I had a small side lawn business (I was a Firefighter) back in '84-85 when in my early 20s. I had a Snapper Hi-vac with an I/C Briggs 5 horse, an edger and a Wisconsin Robin weedeater - which locals around S. Fla. swore by back in that time. I loved that Wisconsin Robin ... wished I had one now. Somebody took it ... but if you knew what those were you would Frankenstein one ... I promise you. What a machine!
I am not a professional. There are some "tips" that I can use on other applications. It is good to see a person that uses her head. I was impressed to see how soon the engine started. Thanks for sharing your expertise.
I appreciate you recommending the plastic welder. I bought myself one, my niece one, and I will buy my nephew one. Plastic is everywhere. Metal parts are replaced with plastic parts. I'm sick of plastic, but that plastic welder may make plastic more bearable.
Bre, I have never had much patience, now i know where the large part of my patience went. To You. You have my admiration, you make a very tedious job look easy. you have natural talent and the personality to with it.
Hey there Chickanic, a helpful hint that’ll save you a ton of time and quite possibly your fingers. When removing a padded/rubber grip, just stick your air nozzle under the edge and give her a good blast. While your doing that give her a twist and she’ll slide right off. Cheers from Winnipeg
Bre, when we see your joy at your successes it lifts the whole day!
I only recently discovered your channel. Combing thru your vids to see what gold mines I've missed! Appreciate your expertise.
You are “hoot”! And you really know your stuff! 👏😂👍🏼 Great video. You teach me something new every time I watch you! Thank you for being so entertaining and educational at the same time ! Love it!
Bless your heart, showing us you in all your frustrated glory. Great video.
Always learn something when you add tidbits like the history of mergered equipment productions, etc. You are awesome ... my wife wished you lived over here in East Tennessee, I said we'd be bugging you too much hahaha
Just a little love and your time is all it takes. Great job Bre.
I've used straight wire coat hangers with a bend in the end to get off motorcycle grips. Just bend you a small little handle on the end to spin it.
You rocked that Frankenstein! I made my first comment before I finished watching the video, but this was super cool. You did great. Ha! And way!!!! 🎉
Just found your channel trying to fix the various lawn equip pieces I inherited in a divorce years ago. All have sat in a shed- but with your help I already have MY gas trimmer working! Thank you, your guidance to help me learn has been priceless for my returning confidence!
How do you keep your shirt and face clean? When I head to the RR and look in the mirror I have small grease smudges on chin and cheek and short tail! Lol
A sincere thank you, from Texas
Nice work Bre...you never know when the parts will come together.
Thanks for the video from Melbourne Australia 🇦🇺.
your piles of stuff is amazing and so are you!
9:42 Steve from Steve's Small Engine Saloon has a video about using compressed air for putting other types of 'rubber' handles on and off...perhaps it could help on these too??
When I was a kid we used shellac on our bicycle handle bar grips to help slide them on and then if you let it 'dry' it also held them there.
First pull! That's the mark of a good mechanic. Check out Steve's Small engine Saloon. He recently put up a video showing how to remove and install a handle grip using air.
Small tip on your air hose blow into the rubber grip it expands just like we do with motorcycle grips slips right OFF!
i have only used 2 shindaiwa's in my life and i loved them both. 1st one was in 1993.
i see some say air to get the grip off. sometimes it works sometimes not. what i found was to round the end of an 1/8th inch weld rod and chuck it in a hand drill. as you feed it in between the grip and the housing it will "walk" around the housing breaking the bond once it's all the way through you can pull the grip and it will walk right off. a little dish soap may help.
For that starter cup, I think they make a grinder tool that has the points that are variable width. That or a pair of needle nose pliers thru the holes with something for leverage.
Use an air blower between the handle and the shaft, blow air at the bottom of the handle or grip in the direction you want it to move, I used this trick a lot in the medical industry example walker handles or wheel chair handles.
What you should try next time is use compressed air to remove handgrip. Put air nozzle at end of grip and blow air between grip and pole and pull with hand.
It will pull right off. Works for bike handlebars, wheelbarrow and more.
I agree,,, compressed air to remove the grip, quick and easy.
Love watching you work. It’s always a great day to see someone who truly loves what they do.😎
It appears I'm not the only one who thinks compressed air would help with that stubborn grip. Just aim the tip of an air nozzle between the metal and the rubber and pull the grip. It's pretty surprising how well it works. Good luck! Love your videos BTW. You are the best!
Or maybe some heat.
Agreed...
and sometimes a little Dawn in water for lube works better than oil.
The air does work great on baked on motorcycle grips too.
Air nozzle with soapy water
Yep! I immediately thought of it as it works great on motorcycle grips.
Yup. Done it a ton of times on motorcycle handlebar grips.
Compressed air is your ally when it comes to removing those grips. As you did, try to lube things up first (consider using acetone and ATF in a 50/50 mix), moving it around by hand (as you did). Then, break out an air nozzle, ideally one that has a small diameter tube on it that you can shove under the rubber) and blow that thing off!!
Other than the deck rusting, my Toro 20016 that I bought in 2001 is running strong. The Tecumseh engine starts on first pull. I replaced the transmission a couple of years age. The carb has never been serviced.
I picked up an old Shindaiwa T20 trimmer from someones trash 20 years ago, carb rebuild, put a new ring in it, still runs great. I wish there were more parts available for it.
Great job. Congratulations!!
Have you ever tried compressed air to remove the handles? Stick the tip of an air gun under the grip and blow air under the grip. It helps to have help and have one person using the air gun and another to pull the grip off.
You're right about shindaiwa weed eater. Had a commercial grade. I think t20. Was very expensive at the time I bought it. Lasted forever. Son mowed yards with it. Have echo 225 now. It's pretty good also.
Honey you are something else. What a pleasure it would be to have been in your world back when. I've always loved fixing and rebuilding small engines. You are smart, talented, easy on the eyes and a very professional young lady. You've got a great channel here and provide much needed knowledge. God bless you and family and tell that old man of yours he'd better toe the line, or else. Good day and thank you again. 👍👍👍🙏😉
With a little of this combined with the other and patience, good things come out, very good video
I bought a Shindaiwa bush cutter 35 years ago. I still have it and it still works great. I don’t know what they are like now but the old ones were bulletproof with proper maintenance.
Next time you need to take off or put on a rubber handle on anything use your air-compressor with a blowgun attachment place the tip of attachment under the handle and spray air. The air will brake it loose from the handle and while your spraying the air pull it and it will slide off. Works in reverse mode to put a new one on.
For the grip removal try blowing compressed air in there it works great for bicycle grips
Easy and sure way to remove rubber grips is use high pressure air through a very small nozzle (about 2 or 3"long tip). jam it between the rubber grip and the metal starting at the back, give it a big blast. Do this progression all the way around. most always the grips will lift. I have used this method since the 1960's with good success. LOVE you, your fun expertise, and great videos!!
I love making Frankenstein machines. I did this with a couple of cell phones and ended up using the resulting phone for several years. It's just satisfying to build something useful from stuff that isn't any longer.
That was fun!
Thank you.
I also was taught to use compressed air to help get the grips off. A thin tube flattened at the end really makes life easier.
Bre this is my favorite video. it brings back many memories i have taken 2 or more units to build a complete unit.
Bre Thanks for another great vidio, your knowlage of small engins is a god send to all trying to save on repairs and frustratio keep up the good work
This was so fun to watch. Great job, Bre!😊
You're the best. it pays to know what the heck you're doing with these machines. Knowing what's good and what's not and the time to rebuild working machines.
Shindaiwa made damn good equipment!
Wow great job . Amazing work
You’re awesome!
Love watching you. ❤
HOLY MOLY, LOOK AT THAT GOLD PILE!
I completely agree about them . I’ve had a T270 for 15 years and it is by far the best trimmer I’ve ever had still runs like a champ. sounds exactly like the motor you just started.
I live on 14 acres and use it a lot!!
Thank you again always enjoyable and informative 👏👍🙂
You are amazing. You have great skill and enormous patience. Cheers from Australia.
YOU ARE VERY GOOD AT WHAT YOU DO
Aspen Fuel. Nice. Great stuff
Nice job I do believe you can fix anything. I’m very impressed.
Hi Bre! Just wanted to let you know that I installed a speed feed 400 head on my well used Stihl FS 55 trimmer. Went very well and might be the best it has worked in years. Thanks for sharing your experience.
hey kiddo, this video is gonna go down as one of the favorite ones... you really had fun!! be safe...👍😎
Thanks for all your help so far.I am learning more,with less frustration. 😊
You're the best. The Dr. Henry Frankenstein of small engine and equipment.
Rubber grip handles can be SO much fun. Sometimes a blast of compressed air with a blow gun can help loosen and "float" the handles off -- or on. Tougher when the grip is open on both ends, though. Worth a try, maybe....🤔
Thanks for the video!
I have T230. It still works good.
I was sharpening my lopping shears yesterday. I had used carburetor cleaner spray to clean the blades and some on the handles. Today the rubber grips were slipping off the ends. Darn it!!!
My hats off to you. I might have quit long before the job was done. You rock!
Great job Brie thanks again for sharing Ed
dawn dish soap is great for hand grips of all sorts to get them off and on.
this insider info you have about the small equipment industry is very interesting and would like to learn more. i have small equipment of all sorts of the big brand names and would enjoy hearing the things most of us arent privy to.
awesome job, dr. frankenstein on your creation. "its alive....its aliiiive!!!" at the end would have been hilarious.
I would get that same condition with seized grips on bicycle handlebars when I worked at a repair shop. Best way I found was to use a very thin, long, hardened-steel tool (think antique ice pick or very long, thin, flathead screwdriver) that can reach under the full length of the grip (even if needing to go in from both ends just like Bre showed) and then spray silicone in beside the tool. Try squeezing the end face of the grip against the tool to keep all the lube inside when the tool is extracted. The pressure of the grip squeezing back around the tube/bar while the tool recedes "smears" lube outward everywhere under the grip because the liquid lube is incompressible.
Another fan of Steve’s Small Engine Saloon air pressure grip removal method! Thx for all the great videos.
EE!! HAW!!! Great video. Can't wait till the end to see if it ran. Good job!!!
That's so awesome you fix it up first pull of cord starts right up AWESOME VIDEO THANK YOU FOR THE VIDEO
You've done all so well, it doesn't matter 👍
Motorcycle grips and handles like this, compressed air in where grip meets metal. Handy to put in a vise if possible, and pull while airing.
Those are great trimmers. Buddy of mine has one I have fixed a couple of times. Beat as all get out cause it gets left outside most of the time despite my trying to convince them not to. Only problem is more vibration than it should have due to a cruddy shaft thanks to its neglect.
My prolly 15+ yr old Echo that is only a GT-200, was free, and also was beat and abused by a previous owner looks mint by comparison, but it stays in the garage. Both still running tho