This could really be of help to someone in need of a lawnmower, but cannot afford to spend tons of money they don’t have.it also keeps the landfills free of needlessly tossed out items. I have been inspired by your video. Thank you. 👍😃
As i just learnt from watching another video on these engines, the 'pointy' end of the air filter points back towards the operator. It matches up with the angle of the motor body.
GOOD SAVE! One less mower goes to the grave! That weather at the end reminded me of my typical British summertime. Very much like winter, but the rain is not as cold :)
If they're not too beet up its fun working on these things. This one just needed basic repairs, better ROI than getting pushed to your limit by corporate thats for sure
Nicely done Nick !! Always great to save it from the scrap yard and even better when you get it running. New life for the machine and Satisfaction for you making it useful once again. Thank You for sharing your talent and videos, Rodney from BRANSON, Mo.
I gave $10.00 for one real close to this one , hadn't been taken care of. But after a carburetor diaphragm and clean the carburetor and getting all the water out , oil change ,sharpened blade , installed a new air filter . Let it run for thirty minutes in the yard - no grass to mow its winter here - it's ready for after it gets a little better cleaning after spring gets here . But on another note got a Troy-Bilt - Honda given to me , owner couldn't get it running , I did and all that was wrong with it was they didn't installed the carburetor in line with the choke lever . I'm tickled with , I've changed oil and shaped blade and decided since it's in the shape it is - I'm keeping it for a trim mower . Lucky you and me -thanks for the video ...
I've repaired by such an ignition coil using glue liked heatshrink tubing (aka Raychem heatshrink tubing) & it worked well. I wouldn't worry about the STP stuff & I only used the 20W50 oil in my 3 horsepower Briggs and Stratton lawnmower when it had worn piston rings,even then it didn't matter because it drunk 1/3rd of a crankcase full of oil in a couple of hours of mowing. I gave it a rering last Christmas & I used the recommended SAE30 monograde oil in it,after the run in period (5 hours) I dumped that oil out & refilled it with a mixture of 400 mLs SAE30 & 200mLs 10W30 multigrade oil & it doesn't use that much oil now. The air cooled engines do use oil when they get hot apparently,I wouldn't worry about the thicker oil unless I was silly enough to do the mowing on a 40+°C day. The mower in the video has the same CC rating as mine but mine was only able to be made to put out 3.5 horsepower so I wonder if they run a different camshaft or something ?
Nice video I to like free finds. I got a whole bunch of stuff a few days back 2 Craftsman Riders, 4 Trimmers, 4 Push Mowers. 2 Push Mowers were junk the other 2 were 2002 Briggs Quantum Series. Got them Running used one to mow my yard with. Got one rider running its Briggs 11HP 252707 engine after fixing a stuck valve. The other needs a key switch and has a 13 HP Tecumseh on it. The trimmers I have yet to fool with but one looks like it may run. Great Video and I am from SWVA
👍 anytime you can get something for nothing is good, keeps things from going to a landfill, and with a little elbow grease, it's a keeper. Yah I'm in Hoopa California, up north near the Oregon border.
Excellent video. Have a mower 2x older and runs somewhat but issues with height adjusters TroyBuilt but similar to one in video. Could we get a video on repair/servicing of adjusters?
Excellent save Nathan! Funny over last year I've been studying mower repair a little, and then you're mower restore today👍 kitty was headed for dry ground😸 caught in surprise down pour( monsoon) 😊😃😉. I've always had cats and dog's too Nathan. You had great spark from what I could see, YES! amazing what people throw away, one man's trash, another man's Treasure😊
You can repair plug wires with a stick pin , cut the head off , stick the pin in one wire alittle and stick the other end in the other end of the wire and tape together
I got 2 free vintage lawn boy lawn mowers which were in great shape I was excited but not that excited I sold each one of them for 350 bucks you can get Murray craftsman all those kind of lawnmowers All day long on craigslist eBay for $50-$75 not bad for free but not great
REPLACE CARB DIAPHRAGM !!!!!!!!!! IT'S VEEERY CHEAP! In Poland it costs about 6-10 PLN, its from 1.6 to 2.6$ ! Engine will run much better and will be veeery much powerful and will use less fuel.
Nice save but you're missing the governor spring so it's only running at idle speed. I see you have that damn ground ivy there too, that stuff gives me fits here in NJ. Very aggressive weed and hard to control!
Actually the Idle started to go up after a while. I was worried about a missing spring but I see no place a spring should go. The governor hooks to the back of the engine and works that way. But the idle speed now is pretty hi.
Temptation was to save this mower for its final demise! Normally I don't repair Mowers but this was free and too good to pass up, try to save it. ~So much for the video being under 10 mins..lol...
Meh...who gives a shit if a video is over or under 10 Minutes long lololol Doug DeMuro has over 2M subscribers and his videos are anything he wants them to be.Avg time is 20 minutes.
Waste of time to watch such videos. The machine was in perfect condition . Too much talking. It is for people who do not know where is the tank the oil the filter etc.
All I can say is? People who don't know nothing or anything about Lawn Mower or Push Mowers are clearly just stupid and they assume the worse! It's no longer good?! They throw it away. Just like that and it ticks me off! I have owned a few Murray Push Mowers? Even a classic one from 1993 22" Deck Push Mower. Which had a Tecumseh 3.8 HP TVS90 Engine on it. Then, years later did a engine swap and brought a New Old Stock a.k.a. NOS Briggs & Stratton 3.5 HP Engine from 1986! Which had the original automatic choke Fast, Slow, & Stop feature operated by a Manual Throttle Control. I worked on a Briggs & Stratton and started working on a few second hand Tecumseh 3.5. TVS90 and 4HP Engines. I replaced the old Ignition Coils with New Ignition Coil more up to date with the Rubber Boot! I cleaned the Tecumseh Carburetors of The Float, The Jet, The Needle Valve, The Pin, and replacing the Rubber Seat with new ones! Great video Mr. Fixing With Passion 👍💯! I'm glad you saved this classic 22" Murray Push Mower with a Briggs & Stratton 4.50 HP Series!
True,Usally at the beginning of Lawn Season was this a simple fix. We never charged for bad gas.Only if the mower or machine needed additional work did we charge for that.Thanks for commenting.:-)
Sorry it was 158 dollars. I thought it was the cheapest model. It’s not because the deck is bigger and the cutting width Is bigger. One more thing. I noticed your mower idles at at a very low rpm rate. I noticed the governor spring is missing and likely rotted. If you replace that you will have a very nice mower with a quality Briggs motor. The new Briggs motors are jokes.
Yeah nice score. I love this type of Briggs and Stratton engines. Anything made in 2012 (some) or later are just poorly made. (Specifically the 125, 140, and 163cc engines). They have WAY too many plastic parts such as the carburetor, which are poorly made and give people starting issues, plastic recoil cup, plastic housing, plastic gas tank, plastic cam gear, and more problems. I’d save that mower, even if it does not look the fanciest. It’s really well made and should last some time if properly maintained.
This could really be of help to someone in need of a lawnmower, but cannot afford to spend tons of money they don’t have.it also keeps the landfills free of needlessly tossed out items. I have been inspired by your video. Thank you. 👍😃
;D
As i just learnt from watching another video on these engines, the 'pointy' end of the air filter points back towards the operator. It matches up with the angle of the motor body.
GOOD SAVE!
One less mower goes to the grave!
That weather at the end reminded me of my typical British summertime. Very much like winter, but the rain is not as cold :)
Nice!!!
If they're not too beet up its fun working on these things. This one just needed basic repairs, better ROI than getting pushed to your limit by corporate thats for sure
Right!
I have the yard man version of this mower I bought it for 40.00 3.5 hp runs great works great 🤠
Cool!!
Nicely done Nick !! Always great to save it from the scrap yard and even better when you get it running. New life for the machine and Satisfaction for you making it useful once again. Thank You for sharing your talent and videos, Rodney from BRANSON, Mo.
I gave $10.00 for one real close to this one , hadn't been taken care of. But after a carburetor diaphragm and clean the carburetor and getting all the water out , oil change ,sharpened blade , installed a new air filter . Let it run for thirty minutes in the yard - no grass to mow its winter here - it's ready for after it gets a little better cleaning after spring gets here . But on another note got a Troy-Bilt - Honda given to me , owner couldn't get it running , I did and all that was wrong with it was they didn't installed the carburetor in line with the choke lever . I'm tickled with , I've changed oil and shaped blade and decided since it's in the shape it is - I'm keeping it for a trim mower . Lucky you and me -thanks for the video ...
Oh hell YES !!! It was worth your time!! Easy fix Easy money ! Almost instant gratification .....Great job!
Also at 7.35 you can see the DOM (date of manufacturer) on the engine cover, May 2012.
Great!!~
That’s the DOM of the engine. The mower man date is Feb 2013.
Good job on saving that lawnmower I’m the same way I can’t see anything going to a scrap yard that starts up on one pull
Nice!!
I've repaired by such an ignition coil using glue liked heatshrink tubing (aka Raychem heatshrink tubing) & it worked well.
I wouldn't worry about the STP stuff & I only used the 20W50 oil in my 3 horsepower Briggs and Stratton lawnmower when it had worn piston rings,even then it didn't matter because it drunk 1/3rd of a crankcase full of oil in a couple of hours of mowing.
I gave it a rering last Christmas & I used the recommended SAE30 monograde oil in it,after the run in period (5 hours) I dumped that oil out & refilled it with a mixture of 400 mLs SAE30 & 200mLs 10W30 multigrade oil & it doesn't use that much oil now.
The air cooled engines do use oil when they get hot apparently,I wouldn't worry about the thicker oil unless I was silly enough to do the mowing on a 40+°C day.
The mower in the video has the same CC rating as mine but mine was only able to be made to put out 3.5 horsepower so I wonder if they run a different camshaft or something ?
Nice video I to like free finds. I got a whole bunch of stuff a few days back 2 Craftsman Riders, 4 Trimmers, 4 Push Mowers. 2 Push Mowers were junk the other 2 were 2002 Briggs Quantum Series. Got them Running used one to mow my yard with. Got one rider running its Briggs 11HP 252707 engine after fixing a stuck valve. The other needs a key switch and has a 13 HP Tecumseh on it. The trimmers I have yet to fool with but one looks like it may run. Great Video and I am from SWVA
Kickin the white New Balance.
That's a lot of mold for only six years old. Was it owned by the swamp thing?
Outstanding work. I have learned tremendous amount of knowledge from you. Keep the videos and training coming.
Great Comment!
Great job. I would have fixed the governor spring and used small engine oil and no oil treatment and replaced the blade.
👍 anytime you can get something for nothing is good, keeps things from going to a landfill, and with a little elbow grease, it's a keeper. Yah I'm in Hoopa California, up north near the Oregon border.
Excellent video. Have a mower 2x older and runs somewhat but issues with height adjusters TroyBuilt but similar to one in video. Could we get a video on repair/servicing of adjusters?
Thanks!
Excellent save Nathan! Funny over last year I've been studying mower repair a little, and then you're mower restore today👍 kitty was headed for dry ground😸 caught in surprise down pour( monsoon) 😊😃😉. I've always had cats and dog's too Nathan. You had great spark from what I could see, YES! amazing what people throw away, one man's trash, another man's Treasure😊
The problem with Murray mowers is the cheap metal they use for their frames. Every one that I've owned has worn out where the handle meets the base.
You can repair plug wires with a stick pin , cut the head off , stick the pin in one wire alittle and stick the other end in the other end of the wire and tape together
Great Idea!
I got 2 free vintage lawn boy lawn mowers which were in great shape I was excited but not that excited I sold each one of them for 350 bucks you can get Murray craftsman all those kind of lawnmowers All day long on craigslist eBay for $50-$75 not bad for free but not great
Great!!!
Awesome job getting a free mower running
;D
REPLACE CARB DIAPHRAGM !!!!!!!!!! IT'S VEEERY CHEAP! In Poland it costs about 6-10 PLN, its from 1.6 to 2.6$ !
Engine will run much better and will be veeery much powerful and will use less fuel.
Yea...right. Nice!
the gasket was broken, it is always good to change both the diaphram and gasket for B&S mower engine
Yes!!
Yes good job.
;)
Your using the wrong oil.. Use SAE 30 oil instead
Ok!
I never seen anybody so excited about a $50 lawn more I can’t imagine what would happen if he hit the lottery
I'd Be ~~~Even~~~ Happier!!!
2013 model year, I love these.
Great Job!!
Still runs great today!!
Nice result mate,,a real shame to see people throwing away perfectly good machines that just need a little know how and elbow grease.
Definitely worth it, great video! 👍🏻
;D
Nice save but you're missing the governor spring so it's only running at idle speed. I see you have that damn ground ivy there too, that stuff gives me fits here in NJ. Very aggressive weed and hard to control!
I found one!!! Works great!!!! ;D
Yours is missing the governor spring though, ir runs way too slow.
Actually the Idle started to go up after a while. I was worried about a missing spring but I see no place a spring should go. The governor hooks to the back of the engine and works that way. But the idle speed now is pretty hi.
Temptation was to save this mower for its final demise! Normally I don't
repair Mowers but this was free and too good to pass up, try to save it.
~So much for the video being under 10 mins..lol...
Meh...who gives a shit if a video is over or under 10 Minutes long lololol Doug DeMuro has over 2M subscribers and his videos are anything he wants them to be.Avg time is 20 minutes.
Waste of time to watch such videos.
The machine was in perfect condition .
Too much talking.
It is for people who do not know where is the tank the oil the filter etc.
You rock man...
Nice Find , Buddy . And A Great Video Too
You were going to add a shield guard on the back and make it yourself.
How?
Please save the kitty 🐱
Love the Lawnmower Videos!
Good job im from nj
Oh heck yeah
P.S. was it very hard to learn how to troubleshoot mowers like these?
Not really....
Great videos! Thanks
wow nice
I am from South Australia
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Can you make a video on how to change the brakes completely on the Chevy trailblazer
10-4!
Watching from mountainburg Arkansas y'all
Toro lawn mowers with bags on their I like them better
Me too!
20w50?
I like thicks
All I can say is? People who don't know nothing or anything about Lawn Mower or Push Mowers are clearly just stupid and they assume the worse! It's no longer good?! They throw it away. Just like that and it ticks me off! I have owned a few Murray Push Mowers? Even a classic one from 1993 22" Deck Push Mower. Which had a Tecumseh 3.8 HP TVS90 Engine on it. Then, years later did a engine swap and brought a New Old Stock a.k.a. NOS Briggs & Stratton 3.5 HP Engine from 1986! Which had the original automatic choke Fast, Slow, & Stop feature operated by a Manual Throttle Control. I worked on a Briggs & Stratton and started working on a few second hand Tecumseh 3.5. TVS90 and 4HP Engines. I replaced the old Ignition Coils with New Ignition Coil more up to date with the Rubber Boot! I cleaned the Tecumseh Carburetors of The Float, The Jet, The Needle Valve, The Pin, and replacing the Rubber Seat with new ones! Great video Mr. Fixing With Passion 👍💯! I'm glad you saved this classic 22" Murray Push Mower with a Briggs & Stratton 4.50 HP Series!
How many times did we fix a mower...by adding fresh gas. Gas goes dead if it stays in the tank to long.
Only 25% rest its other things....
True,Usally at the beginning of Lawn Season was this a simple fix. We never charged for bad gas.Only if the mower or machine needed additional work did we charge for that.Thanks for commenting.:-)
Good stuff
The year on the mower is 2012
Good year!
Can you make more video of fixing small engines
Mine in from 1998.
Cool vid! Date of manufacture May 2012
It should have an oil drain plug under the motor
A lot of people would rather buy a new mower ,than to spend just a few dollars less to have their old Moyers repaired
Its actually may of 2012. Look at the D.O.M.date again
Truth!
How much did the gasket cost$?
Or did you use RTV?
1.50 ebay
At 0:41 I paused the video and looked at the serial number and the first 6 numbers are 020613 that means that it was made February 6th 2013
Great info~!!!
Look @9:30 you can see the date of manufacture stamped right on the blower housing...DOM May 2012
More garage sale finds
Yea!!!!
Sorry it was 158 dollars. I thought it was the cheapest model. It’s not because the deck is bigger and the cutting width Is bigger. One more thing. I noticed your mower idles at at a very low rpm rate. I noticed the governor spring is missing and likely rotted. If you replace that you will have a very nice mower with a quality Briggs motor. The new Briggs motors are jokes.
Yea I found out later where the spring should go. Runs perfect now!~
Yeah nice score. I love this type of Briggs and Stratton engines. Anything made in 2012 (some) or later are just poorly made. (Specifically the 125, 140, and 163cc engines). They have WAY too many plastic parts such as the carburetor, which are poorly made and give people starting issues, plastic recoil cup, plastic housing, plastic gas tank, plastic cam gear, and more problems. I’d save that mower, even if it does not look the fanciest. It’s really well made and should last some time if properly maintained.
it idles too low watch a youtube video on how to fix it and fix it
dom may 2012. its not very old actually
True....I used it today ;)
Didn't you know... USA is the name of a town in China. :)
I think it might be Usa, Japan. A clever way to trick Americans into buying Japanese products after WWII.
serial number 020613M translates to Feb.6th,2013.
Thanks!!!
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who uses stp
Not you.