How to restore a lawn mower. cheap.
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- Опубліковано 27 вер 2018
- l went out yard sale shopping and came across this scotts lawn mower in the free pile. lets see what it takes to bring it back into usable service.and not spend a bunch of cash.
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sorry about the backround beeping noise as this is a backup camera, new one has been ordered.
It turned out to be morse code:
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Never noticed it....I'm kinda' deaf in 1 ear!
No worries but why not use a cheap android phone like an Samsung galaxy S4 or something and download an editoring app and upload via the phone and put in a massive capacity micro SD card just an idea would be better
Stop buying these old skool cameras
just a faint hint of beeping but who cares its a mustie1 video and time to help with the spanners 🙂
If nothing else, having a camera around gives everyone a good reason to talk to themselves without being questioned.
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Just remember, when we talk to God it's called prayer, when God talks to us it's called schizophrenia 😅
Aside from Mustie's very soothing voice, personality and manner (not to mention knowledge and skill), the thing that struck me most about this video is how nice it is to have a roomy, well equipped shop -a lift, an ultrasonic cleaner(!), a push to light torch, an air wrench, and a pipe bender that he not only has, but is able to find it in less than 15 minutes. I am envious!
Mustie is the Bob Ross of engine repair.
Nicely done.
Parts cost: $5
Sell price: $100
Profit margin: $95
The satisfaction of rescuing something from the trash: PRICELESS
I agree with this 1000% !!😃💥👍 Praise the Mustie!
Ya gotta factor in time though.
@@BloodAsp Naw. T.V. time is wasted time anyway.
@@danielebrparish4271 hes not talking about our time, he's talking about the labor put into the mower.
70 dollar labor
I just want to thank you for taking the time to show all this. I feel like I never learned so much of this kind of thing as a kid and am playing catch up as an adult. I watched it literally front to back and learned a TON!! Thank you so much!
I’ve seen you break down and clean up a hundred carbs, and I still watch every second of them. Amazing work. Keep it up.
I never get tired of it, either. I can watch for hours! He always ends up doing the right thing. In fixing, in aesthetics, in everything. Even if he is unfamiliar with something he figures it out and fixes it. And the projects he takes on and the toys he has are really cool. And DEALS!! He has the Mida's touch when it comes to yard sales. Getting too thick Mustie? :-)
IKR?
I think we help him out a lot.
Great find and great job getting that mower running! You always make it look so easy! Thanks for putting together this video. It'll help a lot of people!
Project Farm sup
Project Far
These 2 are legitimately the only ones I wait for video releases
I love listening to your videos cause you talk to us like if we were right there with you doing the work. You always make any project fun to watch. Thanks.
Excellent video. Coming up on retirement and looking for things to tinker with and make a buck. Been a mechanic on and off most my life. Those little carbs are my sticky part. I've thrown so many out and spent the 30 to sixty bucks. Think its time to dive in and try and fix them. Thanks again and keep the videos coming.
Loved it at the begining where the truck stops at the golf clubs and rolls back to the mower............pure 100% petrol head 👍
most certainly. id do that too. if i hated golf quite alot the clubs would make excellent bar stock for machining or blacksmithing or even for a ratrod.
@@tailsdollblack9340 The carbon shafts make good projects too. Walking sticks etc.
I'd a filled my truck,, yard sale the crap,, ebayed the clubs,, 2 or 300 buck stop!!
Most golf club shafts these days are carbon fiber, make good model airplane or quadcopter struts. Cookware looked good. The skis? could be used as traction boards to drive out of mud or sand if you put alot of short bolts through them.
Nice to see someone refurbishing a perfectly good mower that was discarded by someone who probably doesn't even own a screwdriver.
Thanks again for another video, Mustie. I am autistic and have huge problems with anxiety. Your videos are just the ticket for me. They give me something to learn, whilst being very relaxed at the same time. You're a good guy, and you make me feel at ease. And laugh, a lot. So yeah, thank you, and please do keep the videos coming. I always look forward to whatever you are going to do next. Andrew, South U.K.
Andrew, i don't know why but this comment kicked me straight in the heart...probably b/c my son has autism as well...mustie1 is a good source of information as well as a funny funny guy...be well friend..Gulf Shores USA
Zomb13k113r I have ASD as well and I agree with you. Love his videos!
Calming, intelligent with an addictive, charming personality. Darren is an inspiration to many. Do you also feel like you could walk into his garage and you'd know where things are and how to use stuff? I know it almost seems like I've been there and could do anything while there at his garage. Just a friendly, fun classroom with some dirt and dust and grass and snow, etc. Cheers to all. Chuck in NE Kansas
Another follower from the UK, there's alot of us over here mate! You should try fixing some stuff up (if you don't already) it's a great way to lose yourself 'focusing on fixing'. Great sense achievement when you succeed and a good learning experience when you don't! Just don't get addicted to acquiring tools (my problem) Best wishes.
Same here. My son has autism (and I suspect that me too...) and I love Mustie's videos for the same reason as you. I find it very relaxing and I am learning something at the same time. As others have suggested, find something that you can work on and loose yourself in. Works for me! :)
What a wonderful and educational instructional video! I was impressed. The ease of explanation with a natural approach and people friendly. Looking forward to seeing more and learning!!
First pull after your tuneup ! Thats great. Thanks for the info and the humour Mustie.
This is the only channel where I can sit and watch a mower get cleaned up and running for 45 minutes. Love the content. Thank you.
Thanks to watching your videos I was able to diagnose and fix my Husqvarna riding mower. It worked perfectly one week ago and wouldn't start when I tried to mow my lawn. I checked for spark, it was good, checked for air, it was clean.... so it had to be the gas. Shot some starter fluid and it fired right up but died extremely quickly. I took apart the card and cleaned it.... still a no go. Now here is where the videos helped, although I have never seen the fix in one of the videos. There was a solenoid coming off the bottom of my bowl, so I researched what it did. It is a fuel shut off/ anti backfire solenoid..... $60 to replace. Did some more research and found that if I added a shut off valve and ground down the tip it would work just fine. 5 minutes of precision grinding and the mower started within seconds! Thanks for giving me the confidence to tear into my machine and fix the problem!
Me too. Just resurrected a crappy ole Sanli mower left for dead. It is now our go to mower. I call it Mustie, and now my brother is borrowing it as it runs better than the expensive battery start Rover. Hopefully we can pull that apart next.
I appreciate the way you explained each piece you were cleaning. You made it very easy to follow along and keep up with you. Much thanks, Jay Westchester County, NY
Great find and fix. I have been doing the self propelled models this year. I am amazed at what people throw away. Thanks for all of your videos and time.
I'm 70yrs old, disabled and live in horrible pain. Your videos give relief from all the troubles, THANK YOU so much!
Mike Hale: one of the best drugs in this world: seeing (& hearing) all your labors come to fruition, restoring New Life into these tired old machines ! Mustie`s Livin the dream, eh ?
you should get a girlfriend to ease the pain
My Beautiful Wife would have problems with that.... She does so much for me. I feel both blessed and at the same time, It's like I ask her to do too much, I try not to ask but I always feel that way.
Mike, CBD oil is now legal in the UK. Pain relief with no side effects!
Fairplay Mike hope you feel better soon bro sending you my best wishes 👍👍👍
Recently got laid off, got a new job, but with a pay cut. The fact that you are putting these skills to work and share them has helped me pick up side work doing winterizing and tune up work for folks in my town to help make ends meet. I knew a bunch of the basics, but learned some great tricks and tips by watching your videos in the evenings in my down time. Thankyou for all you do.
Was having problems today with an old mower I have, and happened to run across this video. Was a ton of help for me, thanks!
So great! Thank you for contributing to my lawnmower Knowledge💖💖❣️ I appreciate it! All my tinkering years have been on other electrics and other mechanical machines and mowers have been frustrating to me. So as I start tinkering with my stubborn machines , I hope I have learned well 😁😊✨💫👍🏻
A comfy chair, a cup of coffee and a new Mustie video to watch, what more could you need. Gotta say i get a real kick out of seeing filthy carbs going in the ultrasonic cleaner and coming out all fresh.
I was a Lawn & Garden Tech, among other disciplines, for Sears, Central Florida (long mower seasons) for many years, . I'm retired now (not from Sears) but I still love them old tractors and have a small collection of 7 tractors. I once had a collection of 13 in Palm Coast Florida, but no lawn. I've tore down and put back together those little engines, not spending a dime. Cheaply molded with cracks and pits everywhere, I'd tear them down, seal all the leaks with liquid steel, was in a grey tube, they don't make anymore, put them back together real nice... crank 'em up one pull, run smooth, and no leaks. I often vsaid many times that you can dig 'em up out of a landfill and get 'em goin' inside of 4 hours,
I'm happy to have found your stuff here. I cn't get enough of this sort of thng. Thanks. It's very generous and kind of you to take the time to contribute these awesome useful, helpful UA-cams. `John.
It’s like I’m hanging around the garage with you. Great instructional style, Mustie. My brother turned me in to your channel. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and skills.
Good job. Always enjoy watching you figuring out what's wrong and fixing it.
There are two channels on UA-cam that make watching a lawnmower run enjoyable. Mustie1 and project farm
haha yeah I was thinking now he had it going he should give it to PF to experiment on!
Check Andrew Camarata too!
Hanks small engine repair is pretty good too
Me it's Mustie1, and Bruce Pender, and Donyboy.
@T Ray another good one is Mowers and blowers, and doublewide6
Brings me back to the good old days watching my dad repair mowers. All the modern tools would have made his job so much easier. I don't think we ever had a new lawnmower. We always had a Frankenstein's monster mower made from scavenged parts. Worked very well. My dad was very talented with his hands. Thanks for the great memory.
your profile picture looks exactly like the parrot my grandparents have like exactly the same lol
Enjoy your videos and your humor. You have a lot of patients to do it till it works. I have tried some of your tricks and had great success. Great job!!!
I didn't take a small engine repair course in high school, so now I just watch Mustie1!!
Watching you work and chat never seems to get old.
There were sure a lot of things wrong with that mower that many would have simply given up on. With your resourcefulness and patience you were able to overcome all of them. It was a very good learning experience for me. Thank you for the video!
I love the way guys work. Real men...so refreshing!
you've given me a whole new set of eyes and appreciation for my stable of crusty old craigslist small engine machines. I'm looking forward to my autumn maintenance/tune up chores. thanks for the videos and sharing your adventures.
Always nice to see something ready for the bone yard brought back to life great vid.
You’re a good mechanic man! Thanks for sharing your knowledge and your good natured spirit through these terrific videos.
I once had a cat that was a mechanic.
Every time I stepped on it ‘s tail, it made a bolt for the door!
I just love how you laugh of every mistake, frustrating little thing that happens, you seem like a real happy go lucky mkind of guy. I subscribed because I love your attitude and the way you handle everything. Thank you for that.
Another win and a really cool video! And your sense of humor is fantastic!
I was glad to see the carb rebuild and the odd little "blade" ground from the stretched auto shut off cable. Working on one of those mysteries right now, so catching your video turned out to be perfect timing. Many thanks!
hi been watching reruns of some of your vids because of the shelter in place order in Illinois. i must say even though i have watched almost all your "wrenching"videos i seem to find something new and thought provoking in them. i really like your philosophy or outlook on life.Stay safe and please continue what you are doing,in my opinion you are making a difference to the way people look at old rusty junk i know i do. thank you
I would never take time to watch a video this long in content, but this was thoroughly enjoyable and I learned a ton. Well done.
The best channel on UA-cam . Absolutely love watching everything he posts.
As many mowers as I have picked up off the curb and posted on my channel, It is still fun watching someone else do the exact same thing. Thanks for the video!
Awesome, Reminds me of a time when I knew all this. Thanks for the refresher of my memory. I love garbage finds. My favorite price is free!
I live in a neighborhood where tons of good things are thrown out with a lot less wrong.
There's something satisfying about watching a restoration/rescue/salvage project on mechanical things like cars, mowers and motorcycles. Nice job keeping that mower out of a landfill and giving it new life so it can be used for its intended purpose. Kudos!
You brighten my day everytime you bring us a new video Mustie1. Just want you to know your efforts are appreciated. You've inspired me to tackle my oil leaky 1978 Honda cm185 that's sat for 10 years. You made it slightly less intimidating to a novice, and actually got it running though poorly. But learning a lot. Found a 1200watt free generator on the side of the road 2 weeks ago and have it running quite smoothly after cleaning the carb twice. Very rewarding and wouldn't have tried if not for your vids. Big fan, from a VT neighbor.
Thank you Darren, you give me the confidence to tackle my own small machines instead of paying someone and enjoying every minute of the wrenching.
I have thoroughly enjoyed your videos. It has been a wonderful pastime during this pandemic. Keep em coming...thanks from a grateful fan.
I have two mowers won't start, now that I have learnt the tricks from Mustie1, can't wait to have a go at the 2 mowers tomorrow when the sun is out. You are a guru, Mustie1 !!!
No matter how big or small the project is and bringing it back to life , its always a pleasure to watch and learn . Thankyou Darren :)
I'm off in college now, and am seriously missing my small engine repair stuff back home. These are always great to follow along on!
I've been viewing for some time now, but 1st comment.
I got one of these from my neighbor's trash and will try to revive it.
I've learned a lot watching your methods...especially trouble shooting carbs.
A lot of fun that helps pass productive time; also pick up a little pocket change.
Thank you for the videos. Please keep them coming.
72 in Colorado Springs.
Watching you makes me feel like I'm working in the garage with my Dad again... Thanks for that gift :)
I've been watching your videos for a while but to take a free busted lawnmower, replace the pull cord and clean the carbs.. and then have it start ON THE FIRST PULL. It still blows my mind a little bit. Thanks for another video!
In the middle of fixing my own mower found this video helpful 👍🏼
This is a very informative video. I have been working on three different lawnmowers the last two days, got two running, but not before getting very frustrated, after watching you , i feel much more confident that i will get the one left running today. Thank you for your expertise. You keep putting video out, i will watch them all.😁
As I face bring the exact same mower back to life, I'm REALLY grateful for this well-explained video. I don't have a shop or garage- or all the tools you do, but if push comes to shove, I won't sound like an idiot when I bring it to the mower guy! Thank you.
Learned quite a bit from watching your vids, whether it's wrenchin' on old veedubs, my favourites , or power tools and mowers etc, please keep em coming Mustie, best wishes from England
Just wanted to say: "thank you". You've taught myself and my husband so much about repairing engines. You'll got the patience of a saint.....not to mention your knowledge and experience that you share is impeccable.
Would love to have one oui f your VW's that you've restored.
Your a genius!! Wish I was your neighbor so I could come over everyday to help you and learn as much as I could form you!!
these videos are really helping me keep my sanity during this pandemic. Love it. I feel like I can go wrench on some old mowers too now lol.
Hey Mustie1, I’ve been watching your vids now for about a week, and they really are helping to shake the cobwebs out of my ancient noodle. I’ve been able to get my Craftsman 16” chainsaw running again after it’s been sitting for 3-4 years. Next “round tuitt” project is to get my weed trimmer going. Waiting on the stupid carb adjustment tool to arrive! Thanks for your expertise and sense of humor.
This is like watching small engine surgury, accompanied with a nice mellow commentary of a PGA match....💜💙💚 This ‼️
AWESOME
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I like the way you present your self , communication skills, your voice and th information is very helpful.
Thanks for these very enjoyable and fascinating videos. A couple of years ago I had a 10 year old Snapper mower that wasn't starting. I didn't know how to fix it so I bought a new Honda mower to replace it and I put the Snapper on the side of the road as a free giveaway. I wish I had discovered your channel a a couple of years ago, it would have been fun to try to fix it.
I admire your skill and hard work. Not many people can make a living recycling others junk.
I've got way too many subscriptions but I had to subscribe not only for your lesson in lawn mowers but for your lesson in Attitude.
These videos are great, makes me want to try to fix something! Good to watch someone that knows what they are doing!
great job. remains me of my first job, right out of a curb rescued mower, turned into my first tool for cash jobs... I was 14,,, fun times in McLean VA
I had foot surgery Mustie and stuck in my chair for 3 weeks and I have watched every video i think! I feel like I can be your apprentice now. Lol. Your my favorite channel by far and I can't tell you how much stuff I have fixed around my mule farm thanks to you buddy. Plus I would be going crazy right now without your videos. My wife thinks I addicted to old Mustie. She might be right!
One man's neglected trash is another's treasure project. Gotta love finding curbside treasures. I got too many stories on that here in Florida.
ah like the humble copper and parts laden microwave oven or the gold plate filled jewelry waiting to happen inside tower computer the motor and gear packed printer or even a crusty vacuum that sucks in a bad way or even a gorgeous ye olde console radio cause ether the person ain't the brightest vacuum tube or living in stupid strict California where straws are illegal and the gov't watches you flush and even more just waiting to be saved or salvaged!
Some people have the personality to make videos and some don’t. You sir have the right personality to make videos. Love your videos and your knowledge. You make them very interesting and informative. Nice shop you have also. Thanks for being you
Love your positive attitude toward getting something fixed. Any of the 10 issues you found with this mower would have frustrated me; a few would have seemed insurmountable. But with patience (and a good dose of knowledge and experience) you just kept plugging on until you got it fixed and working great. Very inspriing!
Thanks! As a non mechanical person I learned a lot. You made it look simple, but I know there are many years experience behind your easy patter. 🤜🤛😃👍
People give up on mowers all the time, thanks for the bring back. I think I'll get braver when I see my next mower at a yard sale.
great job sir thank you , very informative . i myself have a few grass runs and 3 self propelled walk behined and an MTD platnunim 75 year anaversery rideon , i do all my own servicing and you're videos are very helpful . just proves to me i thought i knew it all but i dont . thank you sir .
Great video Hoss. Did that kind of work for about 2 1/2 Years and Loved it.
Nice find! Back when I was in high school I ran a busy lawn-mowing business. Can't tell you how many freebies I got from the curb that cost zero to $10 to get running again. Awesome!!
Wow, first pull start too! Thanks again for another informative instructional video!
Even to a neophyte like me, your videos are exceptional. Thank you and thumbs up as usual.
She was thorough and knowledgeable , very pleasant . This came just in time .
@Mustie1, I've always been curious about engines/motors. I've never had the right kind of person that could explain the simplicity of things the way you do. You help the most when you say "tmi" to me that's the most important part in understanding. I appreciate you. Thank you for giving back!
Before fuel injection, car engines had carburetors just like that, only bigger and a few adjustments like idle speed.
Avacopan of course was not an expert but
I've got a MTA mower that didn't work. So I watched your video and "Viola", just like Matrix movie, how to fix a broken mower is downloaded into my head and BAM! Mower fixed..Thanks for the video.
Thanks for being a really simple person to understand and make me feel motivated to do a check list with a similar model.
Good work with this restoration, lots of patience and knowledge, wish I had the time to make something like this into a hobby!
"Mustie See TV!!" This guy is smart, clever, amusing, modest, entertaining, etc. I'm up too late watching this because he does such a superb job making the subject more than just a chore. Bravo!
Mustie videos
I absolutely love your channel and have watched many, many videos about many different topics. I learn so much every time, even when I watch some of them two or three times. I agree with you almost one hundred percent all the time, but on this one I have a comment. Your analysis of the existing blade is correct in that it was sharpened incorrectly (backwards), but you still reused it assuming that it must have come that way. The sharp cutting edge must be the lowest point of the blade, otherwise the blade just whips the grass after it gets cut higher, thus leaving shredded, brown tufts on each blade of grass. I've reversed many blades that have been put on upside down, but have seen very few that were sharpened backwards like this one. Thanks for all your great videos and I especially like your new shop. I would be happy with your old one.
Thank you so much. This was a great how-to video. I plan on going back & watching more of your videos!
I like your style of approach, easy going, no rush, just like beer and a gal!
Pretty entertaining after just comming in from working on a snow thrower. Got it for $49 dollars at the good will. Its a four stroke Toro. Very very clean. It had a dealer sticker from down state by Detroit Mi. I live up North, not across the Big Mac. Anyways. I was going to let it go until I saw the price on a new four stroke Toro snow thrower. It doesnt have electric start but hand pulls easy peasy. I cleaned the carb and changed the oil. Fresh gas and fired right up! So thats three I have ready for sale come November. I buy up stuff dead or dying, fix it and sell it. The money goes for my RC hobby. I fly planes, helicopters and whatever I happen to buy. I am retired/ disabled. Gives me something to do. I enjoy your video just for the entertainment of it. Been doing small engine repair for 25 years. I had my own shop and worked for local shops,so lots of experience. I have to limit what I do now. No more snowmobiles or riding mowers or tractors. At least I try to avoid them. lol.
Love yur videos. I love the detailed info you give. Should be teaching it in mechanic school.
really informative and straight to the point of the video, I really hate the 'banter' that so many of these videos bore you to death with, very well done thanks.
These videos are very relaxing. Way to go Mustie1. Getting ready to work on a rescue mower myself.
I just bought an air cleaner ASM for my TORO lawn mower. Feel like I can disassemble the whole thing and fix it myself with no problems after watching your video! I must say you do a great job explaining. I say this because I have a short attention span lol. I watched this video clean till the end and learned a lot. Thanks....
These machines are like a puzzles. Nothing more.
Step A: dismantle until you can find what is broken and take the broken part away
Step B: ebay/google the part number. There is likely some number in it. Order a new part.
Step C: Step A backwards.
To straighten your plastic tires... heat the entire wheel up in the oven to around 150 degrees or so (farenheit), then set it down on a flat surface with a cutout for the hub. Lay a sandbag over the top to weigh it down equally.
The blade is upside down, someone also ground it improperly. On the outer side, the chisel points down, but on the inner wings, the chisel side points up. This is a mulching blade.
LOL "there's a joke there somewhere". Had this playing on my TV while I was learning to re thread my weed wacker and that gave me a good chuckle
Mustie,you have the most awesome site for repairs you are always very informative!👍
Enjoyed this video. Inspired me to try to fix my mower going forward.
Great video! Feels like actually hanging out with and learning from ya. Thanks for teaching! :)
I work in maintenance for my landlord and this helps me out on how to restore a lawnmower thanks so much!!
Excellent video presentation. Easy to hear and listen to. Guy's style entertaining. Worth the time to watch.