A TRUE Frankenstein, turning three Briggs Engines into ONE on a FREE John Deere Rider! Will it Run?
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My name is Bre. I took two years of small engine repair at the local college. When I left school, I fell into a wonderful job at a local small engine shop where I worked the counter for a couple years. In 2010 my husband and I opened up our own small engine shop in central Arkansas where I am able to work alongside my family and best friends. We see over 2,000 pieces of small engine equipment every year, and answer 1,000's of small engine questions. We specialize in brands such as Briggs and Stratton, Kohler, Echo and Shindaiwa, but work everyday on MANY other brands like Stihl, Husqvarna, Honda, Craftsman, Remington, Red Max, Troy Bilt, Scag, Bad Boy, Hustler, World Lawn, Poulan, Mantis, Etc.. Hopefully, my experience I share, will save you Time, Money and Frustration in the future!
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I just found this channel and I absolutely love it. Theres no: profanity, stupid clothing or hideous ink, dumb-ass catch phrases, annoying haircuts, stupid music, or obnoxious ghetto themes. This young lady just turns wrenches and consistently repairs machines with clear direction and outstanding editing. Thank you so very much as your are a true gem. Please keep up the great and genuine work that you do. Its a breath of fresh air!! 😊
It's hard to beat that "Sound of Success"! Nicely done.
Beautiful sound when I got my neighbor's snowthrower to start and run. Even more better was knowing it would work when it snowed the next day, when I also go to use it on my sidewalk and by my street-parked car so I wasn't plowed it (!)
I was a small engine mechanic for about 10 years and really enjoyed it. Yours is by far the best channel for knowledge on small engines and a delight to watch you work!
Runs like a champ. One man's trash is another woman's treasure 😄
Putting all those parts together and making a motor that works, is amazing!! Nice job Bree! I'm impressed!
Bre also have heard people say "if you love your job you will never work a day in your life" we all know this is a fairytale but in your case I think you do like what you are doing as it shows in your style, work ethics, positive approach and fun informative teaching style, thanks from all of us 🇺🇸 and keep up the good work.
I think she like "Cruise Ins" better!
I just got one like that running too. A "mechanic" told them they needed a new engine, so they parked it-----5years ago. It was given to me last fall, but I didn't have time to look at it then. Pulled it in a couple weeks ago and found it had a bad cam lobe. Thirty dollars and six hours later, [forgive me, I'm 71 years young], I hit the starter and it came right to life and is one of the quietest mowers I have around here. I still have to do the deck, it's got grape vines growing through it and put a tube in one of the tires, but it's going to be worth around a grand here in Michigan. I don't have a bagger either, which would be worth 500 more here. Love your videos and have learned a few things along the way.
Great job! I love when neglected equipment gets to run again.
@@5roundsrapid263 Thank you! At my age, it keeps my hands and mind busy and helps supplement my income.
I used to know a Burt Nelson in Brooklyn, MI about 50 years ago
Thanks for the zink tip. I'll start looking closer at my oil.
I am glad you mentioned about the zinc in the oil for small engines to prolong the engine life. Very helpful tip. Thank you.
One good solution is to use a HDEO oil in 10W30 ... Chevron Delo, Shell Rotella and Pennzoil Long Life. These "heavy duty" (gas-diesel) oils have extra anti-wear additives and handle fuel dilution really well.
A lot of the problems with camshafts is improperly ground lifters. The lifters have to have a crown ground on the end that mates to the camshaft. Also the cam lobes are ground with a slight taper so as it turns it spins the lifter as it raises the valve. Some lifters are ground flat and that's what wipes out the lifter. The lifter is being hit in the same spot.
When I was in the RV and mobile home repair business, I used to do just that with awnings. Save good awning arms, awning tubes and other hardware to make a new old awning to sell.
The only thing that was never salvageable was the awning fabric. But replacement fabric was relatively cheap and labor to install was only two hours. I made money off old salvageable parts and saved customers money for a replacement awning.
those front tires look like what we used to call " May Pops " they may pop at any minute .. HA !
*Chickanic* Bravo well done, thank-you for taking the time to bring us along. GOD Bless.
I use Rotella T4 Diesel engine oil in all my 4 cycle small engines. (Lawn tractors, mowers, snow blowers and generators.) Oil and filter are changed before the oil turns black and oil is checked before each startup.
It’s a great oil for sure
Another diesel oil user here, working great for several years now, and less oil consumption than the gas multiweight oils recommended in the manual.
@@redmondjp diesel oil is usually 15W40 which is a heavier weight oil. It is better for air cooled small engines that run hotter. I use 20W50 full synthetic
@@jasonbusch3624 What brand 20W50 full synthetic?
@@OutDoorFun3 usually Valvoline or Supertech 20W50 V twin oil.
I use Amsoil's 10W-40 small engine oil with a Wix filter in my Briggs Vtwin 24hp in my Husqvarna and it runs smooth. I change the oil every fall regardless. Everyone should do the same
Great job! If mine I would wash wax touch up paint in spots and ask $2000 firm. Sounds like new would be around $3800.
Good luck!
My area that mower would bring $1000-$1700 running like new with the bagger attachment plus being a John Deere.
Good job on that one!!!!!
Awesome 900 to 1500 my guess. Pending on the aria. Thank you for sharing your time and experience your fun to watch. You enjoy what you do.❤❤
If it sings good the aria might matter! Oh you meant area, my bad,,,
@@williamjackson5942 lol
Cool. I just used my new to me rototiller I dumpster dived for awhile back. It was just plugged with that white corrosion in the carb from ethanol fuel and sitting/condensation so a new carburetor and I was gtg.
Agree that $900-$1,500 (depending on the area) sounds about right. Bre is making it happen!!! And helping us while doing it. Great!
@5:46 Wearing down of cam lobes was a common problem with V-6 engines back in the 1980's.
I had a 1982 Chevrolet Malibu with a V-6 that went through three cam shafts before 80,000 miles!
Sweet build! Worth $1500 easy.. Your comment about making sure you used an oil with zinc surprised me, had never heard this before! Been using Havoline 30w in my 1999 JD 345 for the past 20+ years 😲
That should be completely fine even today. I feel like the warning is more for newer equipment and newer users of equipment. I picked up a new push mower a couple years ago, and it has a big 10W30 sticker on it, which if followed could lead to people even putting synthetic oil into a mower. If they follow the engine manual, it won't be much of a problem as the manual tells people how often to change the oil. The trouble comes if people think putting the oil in is a once and done procedure and just use it until it has nothing left to give. It's why I prefer straight 30W oil, as I feel it is made more for small engines and is a little more forgiving if one doesn't change the oil as promptly as the manual requires.
Kawasaki oil still contains the zinc additive
$1500 was my estimate too.
Make sure you get API SJ oil, which has lots of zinc. Newer oil specs like SP have very little, to keep catalytic converters from clogging.
@@collectingonthecheap56353 that's all I use in my mower, straight 30 weight.
I once had a riding mower & always put straight 30 in it for 15 years with no problems & I decided to put a synthetic oil in it and before I new it it had ran out of oil & locked the engine up, I think the synthetic evaporated because the engine never leaked or burned a drop until I put the synthetic in.
Now with my new mower it's straight 30 & nothing else.
Sweet project! Love when people make the most of parts on hand to make something work! Upwards of $1800 for sure.
With the prices of today’s John Deere, she probably can get 2000+
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For all that - don't take a penny less than $1600. Just having your name attached to it is worth about $500! Great job.
How many hours did you work on it, rebuilding the engine, putting new belts and blades and servicing? What ever you make it has pay for all the other over heads, electricity, shop space, special tools etc.
I see those newer OHV singles blown up like that often and 9 times out of 10 the cam holder in the sump is gone. The old flatheads are out running them 3:1.
One of my crazy friends loves John deere to the point he rescued three of them in an ebay auction. He was afraid they would be scavenged for parts and sent to the crusher. I need to make sure he is aware of your channel.
He would have goosebumps seeing you save that by swapping parts.
I have a 1987 John Deere 130 Riding Mower with a Kowasaki engine. It still runs like a champ on its original engine and original transmission. I do not use it, but it was giving to me by my grandfather a few years back and I am just holding onto it.
If I lived close to you I would pay whatever you asked because of your work and the trust I put in you. And because if anything goes wrong you would stand behind it. And you’re teaching me how to maintain it. You da Man girl!
Thanks for your many videos. I couldn't find a video where you worked on a Kawasaki FH480V-BS20 engine, but thought you might have some wisdom nonetheless. The other day my mower it seemed like it wanted to stall at idle. I thought it might be out of gas, so I walked it to my driveway and took off the gas cap while it was still running, but it still had almost a half tank. Hmmm. Following your advice from a few days ago, I manually shut off the fuel supply instead of turning off the switch. It usually keeps running for a few minutes, but this time it died within a few seconds. Double-hmmm.
Today, thinking about your advice about water in the gas 70 percent of the time, I drug it back out onto the driveway and sucked a few cups of fuel out of the tank and into a pan. It looked okay to me, but I didn't put it back in the tank anyway. I then started it up and let in run at idle for about half an hour. Seemed to run fine. I then turned off the fuel, and today it ran for several more minutes before it ran out of gas, just as it normally does.
So I don't know what to do next...it has a fuel pump, Kawasaki PN 49040, so I thought I might replace or rebuild that, but it seems to have been discontinued. I then searched for generics, but kept seeing pumps with three ports, while mine has only two visible ports.
This engine is on an old Better Outdoor Products "Quick-36 Samurai" hydro walk-behind mower. It's an old machine, but I've never mowed more than five suburban yards per week with it, so it doesn't have the kind of hours on it that it would if it was in commercial service, so I feel like it could last a long time if I could just figure out how to get parts for it.
Any ideas on what might have happened, and/or what to do next? I swear I'd bring it to you, if only you were closer!
Thanks for the tip on the oil.
A cheap option (cheaper than a specialty synthetic) is a good HDEO oil like Chevron Delo or Shell Rotella in 10W30.
Be proud of yourself. You're so much better than many man mechanic and even so much better than all of the "grand stand" managers.
Good tip on the proper oil. If people are confused about what to buy, it’s simple to remember. Any good brand of SMALL ENGINE OIL will have zinc. Automotive oils do not. FYI Walmart carries small engine oil.
One good solution is to use a HDEO oil in 10W30 ... Chevron Delo, Shell Rotella and Pennzoil Long Life. These "heavy duty" (gas-diesel) oils have extra anti-wear additives and handle fuel dilution really well.
It’s alive! IT’S ALIVE!!!
I’d shoot for $1500-$1800 depending on demand in your neck of the woods. All the add ons are new.
Grateful for the zinc tip. Did the same thing with a 350 engine, call it a 375 b/c some parts came from a 400 lol
Nice job Bree, A friend gave me a 12hp Briggs blown up. I kicked it around awhile but then sold lots of parts off it. Those grenade like crazy! I'm glad you don't brag them up like some people do! Good video.
i have several Roper Yard Tractors, with the Briggs and Stratton, Opposed Twin engine IC model, Cast Iron Block and Bore, mines are 30 plus year old engines and, all Original, steel is real.
So Funny! I call my mower "Frankie" as it is built with parts from 3 mowers
It is interesting to realize that zinc addictive is needed. Well, that explains a couple of issues I have had in the past couple of years. I honestly thought it was poor quality of the material in the steel. Makes sense now. Thank you!
It could have been poor heat treatment
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Or poor quality oil, our government wants us to buy more new cars and trucks, easiest way is make stuff wear out faster.
I never knew that either.
@@jasonbusch3624 more like it’s because it’s a Briggs and scrappit , I believe they are made without longevity in mind ,that and non existent main and big end bearings worth talking about….
@@metalmicky Briggs is ok you just can't run thin oil in them and expect them to last. I have many Briggs engines that are 20+ years old and still run excellent and don't use any oil. I don't use 5W30 or 10W30 it is too thin. I only use 20w50 or Straight SAE HD 30wt. Another bad thing is using non detergent oil.
I always love when people can restore or repurpose things instead of just throwing them in the trash. This is one of those occasions where you definitely made trash into treasure. It is always so satisfying to see your face when you get something to work and the happiness that you express. The tractor is clearly not new, but I'm thinking that you, minimum, can get $1500 easily.
I was thinking $1500 as well. She could get more, given her local celebrity status, and the fact she could afford a 90 day warranty on it.
Hmm. How about $1876.43? I feel like this is the Chickanic version of the price is right.
I am 75 using a honda push mower on a half acre. It"s time for a rider. Any suggestions will be used. Thank you and love all of your videos.
These are the Days of our Briggs.
“Franken-Briggs”. Another interesting video. Good job!
Excellent job taking lemon's and making lemonade👍
Your dog looks just like my dog. I found it on a highway in Mississippi, on my way back from Alabama through Arkansas, back to Oklahoma. Also, I also THOROUGHLY enjoy building Frankenstein engines and firing them up. I have many, many ice cream containers with FS90R, BR600, FH500V, V-Twin Vanguard, and Kohler CS12 variant parts that whenever I have time, I just grab an old engine, flip on the parts warsher, and go to town. Good stuff lady ;)
Ever have the plastic gears on the starter break when motor hits compression stroke. Does not do it all the time but every few months. Old craftsman ic 18hp motor runs like a champ.
During the vid, you mentioned that one of the previous owners insisted running the mower full throttle all the time, and might be the cause of the engine blowing up. What throttle setting are you suppose to use while mowing?? By the way great channel, great vids.
We nicknamed these briggs single cylinders “crank snappers”, done countless chinese bolt on replacements which sadly seem to be more reliable in most cases, had a few where the crank has let go not long after doing new cam shafts as well
Bre, reminded me of Johnny Cash automobile song "one piece at a time" lol
I'm thinking LA-125 single cylinder with bag catcher $950 or B/O. I think it depends on your location. I sold mine LA-115 one owner with 358 hours for $550 and in great shape. Here in the Lehigh Vally, PA area a lot deals & price ranges. Nice rebuilt!
Cool deal!!!, I've done stuff like this, 4 or 5 engines from the scrapyard 😎👍
I've got a couple of older riding mowers pieced together one for the front section and one for the back. .. and a couple of spare riders. It's satisfying to get an older mower up and running and usable. I'm mower poor. I prefer two cylinder mowers because they are smoother running. If ya can't sell the one you fixed,.... I'll give ya a couple hundred for it, delivered of course and with a full tank of gas. Actually I'm thinking $1200 range, more is you warranty it for a year or two.
Loved the way it was repaired, My guess for price is $1800.00 usd.
Great job Bre start at 2K you can always come down but hard to go once you price it. Have a great day
I’d say should get around 850-1000 out of it somewhere in that ballpark. Probably 850 without the bagger and mulch blades, and 1000 with depends on the hours too.
The tip regarding zinc is helpful - zinc additive is now on order, and future oil changes for the small engines will use high-zinc oil.
Or use a HDEO oil like Chevron Delo or Shell Rotella.
This project leaves me thinking about that country song, I got it one piece at a time didn’t cost me a dime……. Well done!😊
No doubt you can get $800+. Nice work!💯💯💯
The Briggs and Stratton in my dad's mower was in regular use for over 40 years, still going strong. Then the stopped making them in the USA. You may as well use a Chinese copy nowadays.
Sad but true. 😔
I would say 800 to 1200 would be about right. Hope you get more. Are you gonna let us know what it sold for? Hahaha 😆
Very good Bre,thats how you make money almost free mower and parts,Proud of you...................................................................Fort Worth,Tx
I'll bet it sounded like - BADDA BING, BADDA BOOM!
I'm part Italian so that's how I imagine it!!😄
Your abilities are Molto Bene, Bella!!😁👍 Bravo!!
1500-1800 would be my guess. Great job.
I use Rotella t4 10w30 in all my small engines and never had any problems
Here in north New Jersey, a tractor such as that with the bagger would be in the neighborhood of $1000 this time of year.
Sure hope you come back and tell us what you got for it.
I'll be looking for some zinc additive for the oil then 🙂
Try Red Line Oil Break In Additive ... or just use an HDEO engine oil like Chevron Delo or Shell Rotella.
You got me worried about the oil I use now. I’ve been using synthetic 10-30.
I don’t know if it has zinc or not. Should I be using something different?
You should be fine ... especially if you change it annually.
I’ve got a Briggs 21 hp v-twin in my shop with a huge hole in the side of the block. I have another 16 hp single OHV Briggs that need a governor replaced. Briggs OHV engines have a lot of problems. I try to avoid them on my own equipment. The absolute worst I’ve ever seen though are the single cylinder Kohler Courage - the “bucket” engines.
Well done, love it when a plan comes together, Cheers
Question- all those B/S single cylinder engines look alike but have a range of horsepower (15 -20). What makes the difference (cam, carb, timing, ???).
You really are a down-to-earth, strong woman. You’re all sweaty and tired, with no makeup, but I love that! There’s nothing like a smart, tough lady who gets things done!
Great videos as always and always appreciate the help you give. I need help, 159cc craftsman push mower. New 3 years ago. Last year started running for 10 minutes then dies. Wait ten minutes, will run then die again after 10 minutes. Took to local repair shop, needed new. Carb, $240 later ran great all year. Second time mowing this year and it started doing something, please help can't seem to find video on your channel.
Rotell diesel oil has all the zinc and additives you need..and it is usally the cheapest oil on the shelf.
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I love Chevron Delo and Shell Rotella HDEO engine oils for OPE!
I use rotella t4 diesel oil in all my small engine stuff.
HDEOs are GREAT for OPE applications, Wish more people knew this.
Another great informative repair video!! Thank you for putting these videos for all of us small engine fanatics like myself😉
I'd buy that for a dollar. Nice Frankenstein job. I am just a guy that works on my own stuff, and have to Frankenstein once in a while. I would think you could get around $1500 or so, maybe more as I have not seen it personally.
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@7:28 was you talking about the metal shavings in a new engine, i have always drain ,change my oil after 4 hours to get the metal shavings out of a new engine.
Great job Missy.
I have faith in you baby girl. Of corse it’ll run!!
Git-R-Done!!
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Bre, thats a nice machine and in todays market, i would ask $2000 OBO. 👍🎥🇺🇸
I made a VW engine out of two! One half was 1300cc the other side 1200cc. Was phenomenal. 3 to 1 is better!
So it was a 1250?
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Too funny. But you are right. It was unbelievably fast too. Lol
It's always great to take 3 that don't have much left and come out with one that has a good amount of time left on it. Good show.
Nice one runs sweet now worth 1200 surely
Cool! Probably around a grand.
Until a few weeks ago I had an Ariens with the infamous 17.5HP B&S engine. The automatic compression release on that engine (cam) would break about every 2 years just like clockwork. It is currently on its third cam. I always changed the oil every 25 hours and used Mobil-1 synthetic 10W-30. Every time the ACR broke it munged up the governor gear and even with repairing it myself the parts were around $120. I will never purchase another machine of any kind with a single cylinder B&S engine.
Hey chick nice footage always keep stepping and fetching 💪
$1,500 is what I estimate.
The last scene reminded me that our lawns need mowing.lol😁😆🤣
Wow what a big donor and surgery there is a lot of job👍
Usually, if everything is up to snuff, you can get 60% of retail price.
So, 60% of $3000 = $1800.
Take $1750 or bottom line $1500.
Not a bad profit if you're not counting your labor.
Ask 2000 and work from there. You have got to love what you do and it sounds like new when you start it.❤
Nice Job Bre !
Love you channel 👍
You info on zinc in the engine oil is new to me - how do you tell of an lawnmower oil has zinc in it? Is there a code on the bottle that tells it?
Most modern engine oils that have the latest SAE ratings will be low on zinc & phosphorous. Consider using an HDEO oil (Chevron Delo & Shell Rotella are 2 of them) which are affordable and readily available in 10W30 ... the most common weight for OPE.
I think 1500 here in New Hampshire. I think if you ArmorAll that beast you MIGHT get 1800, depends on your Customer Bas and size. Presentation is always better with Armor All ---LOL
BTW careful looking will find all sorts of JD stuff at Transfer stations ( Dumps) in the 'free' areas. I found a complete two bag collection system for my D140 free... it WAS a steal, but careful looking.....
I like when you take parts and make a new engine Great job