NO OIL CHANGES? Servicing A Broken Yard Sale Lawn Mower,
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- Опубліковано 28 вер 2024
- 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 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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Ever live in Ontonagon
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!
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 UA-cam.
fixed my mates mower after watching how you fix mowers thanks
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.
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 $20 for it. I went straight over there and it looked exactly like in the picture. I pulled the cord all that scene fine so I gave him the money and then he gave me the brand new gas can that he bought for that.
As soon as I returned home I went out to the garage and started checking things. That's when I noticed the on and off switch was in the off position. I hit the primer ball pulled the cord once and it started up immediately.
I enjoyed your videos look forward to watching more.
Never Change the Oil is another way of saying, "See you in couple of years because you have to buy a new mower".
It's unbelievable.
You are right
Reminds me of those shit-ass air compressors Campbell & Hausefeld no crank-
case for compressor oil, yup bilt cheap. for 50$ 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 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
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.
Could the engineers figure a mower will fail from carb issues before oil issues?
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
I am most amazed by your negotiation skills in acquiring these treasures for a pittance. Perhaps a yard sale negotiation video next?
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.
I bought a brand new 22" Yard Machine 10 years ago and have never changed the oil. I check the level every so often and add some if I need to. Still starts on the first pull and runs perfect. The blade could probably use a sharpening or be replaced. But it still cuts good enough.
But, why not? It’s not like it’s hard to do.
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.
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.
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.
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 !
Once agai you've made an interesting video never ever boring and looking at it we feel like we are helping you .
I just picked up a “Yard Machine” push mower on the side of the road. The motor is almost identical to that Husky. It took about an hour to clean out the carb and tank. The motor has quite a bit of power, it’s a 125cc .
I've got the same mower I bought new at Home Depot for around $150. It is a powerful little motor for the displacement and tough. I've used it as a bush hog several times now with no issues. I do clean the air filter and change the oil about every 12 hour's of use though. Figured if I'm gonna run it hard I need to maintain it even better.
I have this mower and just starting out mowing season 5 with it. I change the filter every so often and make sure it has enough oil and it has been working like a champ. It starts up on the first pull every time. I do sharpen the blade every now and then and should probably get a new one one year. I used to change my oil, but glad I don't have to with this one. Great video!
it shows in the owners manual, that you should change the oil.
What an awesome video. Love the peacefulness and straight forwardness on what to check and how to do it!
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
You had socks on I couldn’t tell it all blended in together😂😂😂
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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I got the same mower!
I advanced the timing, and I tore the baffle outta the muffler. Then drilled the muffler out 3/4”.
Feed her the high test. Boy she works mint!👌🏻
My Norlett Lawnchef with 150cc B&S 4 stroke motor is from 1981.
Its been utterly reliable.
I have never changed the oil. I gave it a new spark plug and filter 10 years ago.
Starts 3rd pull every time!
"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 ! 😊
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.
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 !! 👌
Really good mower for that price. Also having the original box is actually good.
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
before you go messing under any lawn mower you should disconnect the spark plug.
you could easily chop off your hand if the mower was to start up while servicing
it may be possible that it is a 2 cycle and it has some internal porting that injects the oil into the firing chamber
i know in the 80s some mopeds that used 2 cycle engines had a separate oil bottle so no need to mix. you just add the fuel and oil to their respective bottles and internally they was mixed.
did you read that in a book? he knows what he is doing - and even if he doesn't he can decide for himself.
I was in the power equipment business for about 11 years. You'd be surprised how many people didn't know lawn mowers even have oil in them! I'm not making this up, I guess they thought they were like a vacuum cleaner or something.
Yep people are really stupid theses days and can’t do any pm stuff
I picked up a honda mower and was super excited because it was going to be a replacement part mower for mine. The homeowner said nothing turns and and stuck. The only thing wrong was one of the blade bolts fell off and blade got damage in the shield and was stuck. I had a replacement blade.. and bolt.. didn't have the heart to keep it as it was an elderly neighbor of mine. He loves that mower till this day.
I don't trust anybody else's oil. I always change it, even when I borrow my brother's stuff. Fresh 20w50 synthetic oil in all my power tool engines.
I got one of those mowers and I use a small vacuumed pump with a catch can for the oil change. it makes it really trivial, even easier then using a drain plug on the bottom on mowers that have drain plugs.
Funny watching this. I just got a free mower for the same reason. Upside down blade. Thanks for all the good info.
The blade was right side up, it's the Earth that is upside down.
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
A friend of mine owns a lawn mower repair shop, the new thing with consumer lawn equipment is no oil changes, they come from the factory filled with full synthetic motor oil and all you need to do it keep it full. That’s what consumers want, no maintenance. Pull the cord and it starts, if it doesn’t start they buy a new one. And with using full synthetic motor oil the number of hours you get out of the mower is still longer than most consumers keep their mowers anyway.
I assure you If you change the oil the engine Will live 3 or 4 times of the hours, i work on cars since 15 years! My mower deck was on its second engine this year after 20 years and 3000 hours, only a pair of air filters and some l'iter of 10w40 changed every time it was becoming dirt
@@gillespriod5509 My engines have always out-lasted the machines that they were on, because of regular oil changes and keeping a good air filter on them. That even includes the inexpensive aluminum cylinder wall engines on lawnmowers, roto-tillers, snow blowers, and pressure washers. It's pretty easy for me to imagine, that an engine will still out-last the machine its on, with just "check&fill", if the engine has had a good break in, and good quality filters are used. Regular maintenance would still be a good idea, if you plan on repurposing the engine, or selling it, after the wheels have come off the deck, the bag has holes, and the throttle cable no longer works.
As a rule, I just change the oil once a season, and check each time I put gas in it. Each season, I clean or replace the air filter and pre-filter.
Well a friend tried No Oil Changes on his '78 Bonneville with a 307, found out it's good for 35k or so.
Lol
I've heard of people just replacing the filter every 3,000 miles, and just adding the oil necessary to fill the filter. Some taxi drivers have reported 160,000 miles on their engines that way.(I don't know if I believe it or not) Others have used synthetic oil and bypass filters(Frantz) and have had pretty good success, by replacing filters and adding oil, no drain and fill.
@@vincentrobinette1507 What's the point? Is oil really that expensive?
@@maeflower5108 It's not the cost of the new oil, unless it's some exotic synthetic, like "Amsoil". For me, the problem is, what to do with the used oil. It's very hard for me to find a place, that will accept my 16 quarts of used oil from my generators, lawnmower, rototiller, wood chipper, pressure washer, and slide cutter. It just seems that their used oil tanks are always full. another thing, if an engine is properly broken in, you can change the oil once per season, and know, that the engine will likely out-last the machine that it's on.
For the taxi drivers, they can change their oil filters with no tools, and it takes only a few minutes. A filter only costs a few dollars, and the money they save, can go towards a new car, which is worn worse than the engine anyway. The trick is, to spend only as much money on maintenance as necessary, to ensure the engine outlasts the car, or the machine it's on.
@@vincentrobinette1507 no engine can possibly run 160,000 miles with no oil changes & just filter changes & topping up, doing this the oil yes is still slippery & keeps things moving but through time oil looses it's ability to protect even if it is keeping things moving it will not protect as it should & things will wear out a lot quicker , the key to keeping any engine good is very regular oil & filter changes to keep clean as possible oil in the engine & oil that also has good protection & detergents for keeping engines cleaner
love form the uk here give me a like to see is there a lot of the uk here
I'm from Tennessee, USA, but I'll give you a thumbs up anyway!
@@kcraig51 thanks very much my friend
What
That wrong way round blade is just magical
I have the same mower. Runs perfect after a $30 replacement carb each year. Cheap insurance considering we have to use ethanol blended fuels. All other parts easy and cheap to change as needed. Bought a liquid measuring cup and measure out exact portion of oil each year. I think it is 15 oz. Keeping mine for a spare after a bought a cordless electric.
Dude just buy break cleaner and clean the jet. Saves you $25 a carb
The last time I saw legs like that they were hanging out of a nest. lol
If that were my mower and I was watching this, I'd be kicking myself! An upside down blade!
Last year I picked up a Craftsman mower at Lowe's for $250, it has the same engine, but the blade is not as beefy as the one you've got there. I went through five air filters last season because my lawn is so dusty and this one doesn't get a prefilter, I blow them out before every cut, but they don't last. I miss the old foam air filters, they would last forever I would rinse them out, blow them dry and oil them, done.
My brother lives in Hollis, NH~ from your vids, I would guess not very far from The Mustie1 shop. He bought his house in '87. Hollis is one of the many NH towns that has no home trash pick-up so _everyone_ goes to the dump; excuse me, the Town Transfer Station (the cleanest dump I have ever seen), but Hollis has many many people who work in white collar professions vs blue collar. In general white collar people can't or won't fix a damn thing. My brother usually picks up two or three lawn mowers, harrows, snow blowers, per year, usually they need a little work but a half hour or forty five minutes will get better than half of his finds up and running again. He isn't a mechanic, but our father had a small lawn service when he was a teen (I'm a decade younger) and dad taught the five things to check before sending a machine to be fixed... He hasn't bought a lawn mower in 32 years or longer, and usually has one knocking around if a friend or co-worker needs one too.
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!
Also the small print reads, NEVER ADD FUEL or GAS as you guys call it.
Great find and content.
No oil changes sell as eco friendly. The engjne will get past the manufacturer warranty just fine. Then.....
Only idiots can believe this ive replaced the engine on my old dolmar and Just do the first change its unbeliavle the nasties that come out!
Whats more eco friendly? A few oil changes or producing a new engine?
@@tesssttest6637 The most eco friendly solution is to use either Renewable Lubricants' oil, or Green Earth Technologies' G Oil. Both will work fine. RLI's base oil is Veggie Oil, and G Oil's base is Beef Tallow.
Full synthetic oil? Even running full synthetic I would still change the oil but I wonder if that's the reasoning behind the no oil change.
There have been tests done on FS oil and it does last a very long time compared to conventional oil before it starts losing its viscosity.
Briggs says so there confident in the air cleaner system and tight tollerences inside the motor that you shouldn't have to change the oil which I think is bs oil gets sheered down after so many hours on a air cooled engine
You would be surprised at the number of people that don't change their underwear any more regularly than their engine oil. Most. Of the used mowers I pickup , have oil so thick and "colored" (gotta be politically correct) that you can pick the whole machine up with the dipstick.
@@donaldteal8720 exactly if you can't change you're oil you shouldn't have a engine get something electric if your to lazy to maintain your equipment
Hi I love you. Channel you are the best
looks like you got a new shop. Good for you. you deserve it. great channel hard work should pay off.
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.
Mower= $30
1 hr repair @$80 per hr.= $80-ish?
Now worth $120 - $150?
Good deal- even box it up!
HUBBABUBBA DOOPYDOOP. This is why executive types don't keep them in repair. They imagine their off time is worth $200/hr. It would take them two,-three hours to fix if they had any skills at all, so it would be $400-600 in their mind. So instead they take their valuable time to watch a ball game and spend $500 on a new mower.
They're Alphas BTW, and certainly not John Savage
"Better spending than mending"
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.
Great find and fix! Good to see your videos again!
Good tip about checking for bent crankshaft.
Man, that previous owner. Bless his heart.
i always thought you were meant to blow the air cleaner from the inside out good video all the same well done
Thank you I have a lawn mower the seems to stall when it's warm ,ran a little longer with air filter off .
Ex FIL has a Husky mower like that one, only AWD (~$499 @ Lowe's) ... Guy he worked with bought it new, let it sit outside over the wet rainy Washington (state) winter with ethanol fuel in it... Went to use it in the spring and it wouldn't start. Brought it into work to throw it in the scrap pile, he grabbed it and brought it home. Fresh fuel and cleaned the crud out of the bowl and it ran like new.
Wish I could find a deal like that at a yard sale near me. I can't complain tho as just last month I was gifted with a still new looking perfectly maintained and only used for 2 years when bought new Garden Way Troy Bilt 33" mulching walk behind mower from 1995 (according to the engine date code from Briggs), with it I got the owners manual and 2 boxes. In one still sealed up box was 2 blades that were rusty due to age and in the other still sealed box was the air filter, air filter foam, champion spark plug and 2 new belts. The mower had only been used for about 2 years when bought new in 1995 and the woman they inherited the house from and therefore the mower had had it serviced before putting it in her shed. That mower still looks like new, only thing that's wrong is the grips fell off but those should be easy enough to find and this one has the battery with key start option as well as the pull start, the battery is odd it's a 7.5 volt and looks like something from a kids powerwheels toy ride on, it is missing it's charging cable you plug in but I thought if I ever stick a battery on there I'll just come up with another way of charging it as I'm sure finding the cable wouldn't be easy or if someone had one they'd be asking a fortune online for it. I had the thing running in less than 15 minutes of the neighbor bringing it and giving it to me and everything on it working and cut with it that afternoon. So as I said I can't complain as that was the best gift I've gotten, because before that I was having to mow my over an acre hillside with a 2019 Hyper Tough 20" push mower that's right front wheel rusted off (repaired that).
Notice the carb on this Husky is the same thing that's on my 20" cheapest mower Walmart had, those plastic ones that some people don't like but I find easy peasy to get working again. Hopefully I come across something like this at a yard sale or set out at the trash sometimes as with the Troy Bilt walk behind 33" I do most of my mowing with, there's still places it's too big to go or dangerous to operate on my the banks of my hill where that I still need some kind of lightweight push mower.
I really enjoy working on mowers 🤷♂️👍
probably the most positive, educational, and informative channel on youtube. Thanks for posting @mustie1
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'.
Great job and nice free mower. Terry
“No need to change oil”, means they want you to need a new mower every few years, not ten or so. Bastards.
You pointed out the nice socks and legs. I'd add those shorts too!! Another great video! Thanks
Had a old mower with a Briggs and Stratton engine on it for 20 years in that time i replaced the head gasket twice and the carby 3 times was a trusty old beast and one day it did finally die but she did well the old girl
that is the main feature I like about a push lawnmower. you can mow by pushing and pulling, whereas a self propelled lawnmower is way too heavy to do that and you don't have a reverse
Always nice to finish my day with your new uploads!
Great lawnmower fix,also love your old van :)
Hey Daren, I think we have the same fashion sense or maybe some would say the lack there of. I ended up here after your latest Steampunk Moped 1st Run video. A couple years ago I thought you were just a guy that was adept at getting through a carburetor issue but have come to know you as a adept at all things mechanical to the level of an artist. I truly enjoy your videos and am glad the advertisers have not grabbed a hold of you. Keep doing what you are doing. We really enjoy it. NNTR.
had same mower..i took the front metal shield out so it cut off the grass instead of bending it over..looks the same..cuts better!
i change my oil once yearly. whether it needs it or not. my riding mower is a given to change it once per year. the push mowers, depends on when or how often theyre used. but fwiw im changing that mentality and changing it yearly as well. pre season.
I guess they were just expecting enough oil to burn in order to eventually add more! My little Briggs and Stratton doesn't have a drain plug either. Just tip to change.
pretty sure i have almost this exact mower. ours is self propelled...this is going to be illuminating. Fiance's dad helped clean the carb out because we did a dumb and left it with ethanol gas in it overwinter and it got gummed up.
I had a similar experience, the one I bought at a yard sale told me it would not start, well, it had a tag on the gas fill neck said" be sure to add oil", so they filled the gas tank with cooking oil. Took one night to clean it out and get it running.
Your runnin a gator style mulching blade with a bag? LOL ok. Nice catch.
mulching with a bag??: ))
You are the Man!! Keep them coming. 👍👍
It might be a two-stroke that just burns the oil. I had a jet ski like that. Didn’t really need to change the oil, just top it off at the beginning of every service. I honestly don’t think it even had a filter. Small engines are great for that kind of thing. Very little maintenance, just check and go.
It's scary that you feel the need to comment when you have so little knowledge of engines. BTW: This is a 4-stroke lawn mower, not a 2-stroke jet ski... there is a difference.
@@johncoops6897 It's scary you need to assume what I know just to be a troll. I actually know quite a bit about engines. I got my associates in automotive tech and have passed 6 ASE tests so far, including one in diesel. I have also gone back multiple times to expand my education with electives. BTW: How do you know that is a four stroke? Did he say it is? I must have missed it. And there is no difference between one engine and another. If you can work on one, you can work on them all. The only real difference is what the engine uses as fuel. The only major difference between a two-stroke and four-stroke is that a two-stroke does the same amount of work in half the time. They also generally don't have oil reservoirs, but not always. See my original comment for an example. Sorry to hurt your already low self-esteem, but your welcome for replying. Have a good day.
I love that truck. I wish they were still obtainably priced.
I don't know how well made they are now, Chineseum, but my 20 year old Husqvarna mower is still going strong.
I wish I could find a $30 'junk' Husky mower. For a man with skills this was a great investment.
Just watching this because I love fixing small engines but sweet vw bus!
what ever you do . do not donate it to project farm lol
it will get abused in the name of science!
Thanks for another great video!
SCORE!!!! on that mower. LMAO at the blade being upside down. I found a Husqvarna lawn mower and string trimmer on the curb and when I asked the owner he said he just hired a service and didn't want them. Took em to the local mower shop and put them on consignment sale. I didn't make it home (10 mins drive) before the mower sold and the trimmer went about a week later. Couple hundred bucks of free money. Some people are just lazy.
Sounds like planned obsolescence to me.
Love the single cab
I think old school lawnmowers with a simple Briggs and Stratton is the best for a lawnmower...just for simplicity. Newer ones seem to confuse customers.
I just realized your from mass when I saw Todd's farm.
WOW!!! That baby is cutting some grass!!!!!!!!!! :-)
My last Briggs says right on it "no more oil changes! Just check and add!" because apparently its too hard to change the oil in a 5hp engine now. Just tune it to burn a bit of oil every time you start it, or whatever they did.
1SLUGGO1. That would be the old total loss oilers of a century ago. I have not found the newer mower I bought two years back to burn any oil. I needed one for a mountain cabin that was super light so I bought a $140 Lowes brand (Snapper). Mostly light weeds on slopes with rocks.
My Sears Tecumseh 21 at the big lawn house has been chugging along for 19 years. Starts on third pull almost every time. Keep it clean, replace filter, sharpen blade every year (or twice), dump oil out the top every two years (I've never pulled a drainplug on a mower), use non ethanol gas, clean carb every two years, replace plug every five, run dry on Thanksgiving, store, repeat in March.
I work for a company repairing lawn mowers have seen this many times not cutting blade on upside down and the filter contaminated through tipping the mower the wrong way
It’s scary how little mechanical ability some people have .... but good for the rest of us 👍
Some folks call it a sling blade, I call it a Kaiser blade.
Lastly, The fuel tank has a screen at the inlet depression that feeds the fuel line. Mine failed and let some dirt into the carb through the gas,. Now I have an external filter and shutoff valve.
That mower is not old at all.
The actual manufacture date is the first 6 digits of the serial.
That Briggs plastic carb is also fairly new on their engines, past 5 yrs
My Poulan has essentially that same deck, difference is my Poulan isn't rear discharge
Judging by the stain at the muffler, it was definitely overfilled with oil and it spewed out of the muffler.