Fixing old power equipment destine for the dump
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- Опубліковано 6 лют 2025
- Nothing better than old iron.
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After Thoughts about the Video: Cracked blade- Had to go back and watch the video from when I first removed the blade and it had a visible crack.
New Price on that WW chipper was right at $1000 which equals approx $2500 in todays money.
New Price on the SEARS tiller was $277.95 which equals approx $1500 in todays money
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These types of engines may as well be astro physics to me. People like you who share their knowledge is truly what makes the internet great.
they're super simple once you do a few
*I like Toro's but that personal pace handle depression annoys me. Non-intuitive.*
Great content. I love seeing the older engines and equipment maintained properly instead of buying the cheaper disposable stuff you find these days. The humour at the end of the video was fantastic!
That is some very cool stuff. Great job on bringing it all back to life. Old equipment is the best equipment!
@@haneyoakie14 who really was built to last. But not only that; built to be able too repair.
The neighbor noise compliant at the end was classic, loved the video.
Got to treat your neighbors extremely well if you work on equipment or they will make your life miserable 😢😢😢
@@philliphall5198how can you treat them well?
ALWAYS and I mean ALWAYS enjoy your videos and especially Ginger. My wife and I are dog lover too! How empty our loves should be without God’s love shared through our dogs!
I couldn't agree more.
Being a pillar of the community means you get dibs on all the good stuff people get rid off! I'm envious.
You have been scoring some killer deals lately. Ginger sure gets excited when she hears a motor running. 😘
It becomes a circus sometimes when I fire up an engine.
You can't beat the price and success. I bought a 5 hp MTD chipper on an auction for $22. Noone wanted to really bid on it because the engine wouldn't turn over. All of the guys other stuff was well cared for so I figured this was no big deal. Got it home pulled plug which was new, poured a little ATF in and let it sit for a day. Fired right up after a little priming.
Great job. I got to hand it to these people that know how to actually take care of their equipment. You just see everything they have and know they cared for it.
I come here for the dog. Knowledge is just a bonus feature.
The dog is super cool!
GINGER WOOOOOO!!!!!
She wasn't going to let you leave empty handed, that's the America I love.
An elderly neighbor gives you creamy peanut butter.
When you're in your 70s+ you don't need any bits of peanuts [unpopped popcorn, walnut shells etc.] breaking off bits of your teeth.
Very true. It was a funny moment as I've been given cold soda, candy bars, cookies and countless other things, Jar of Peanut butter is something I won't forget.
If you still have teeth. 😄
@@sixtyfiveford my dad has been paid with squirrel meat and a shot gun for fixing the neighbors car. 😂
Nice repairs, as usual. I have this fantasy of retiring from the rat race and repairing/flipping small machines like this. Maybe someday ;)
You can start flipping anytime for good side income. Repairing for customers has very little money in it other than making people happy.
flipping for a profit is hard for a perfectionist or someone like me who doesn't want the buyer to have trouble with the machine. Also depends on your area though, used equipment isn't a great sell in upper middle class suburbs.
Nice to watch someone that knows what they’re doing. I was thinking, while watching, if you’re the bloke that some of the neighbours tut, tut at yet you’re the one they all run to when something breaks. 😂
I actually have really good neighbors, probably because I do fix their things.
@@sixtyfiveford 😂😂😂👍
Never thought to power wash the bagger on lawn mower, and using an socket extension on square bolt is pure genius
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Generally you can't even see it on a black bag, but these white bags it shows up for sure.
you should blow out/off the bag after each mow and rinse it once a year. Helps keep it bagging at max efficiency. Otherwise the fibers clog overtime like he said lol
Gingie living her best life , love watching you explain stuff i will never do but want to watch anyway
Great job....
As someone who dabbles in lawnmowers a little bit.... That puppy was mint. The plastic tires (wheels) were still mint..... You never see that. That thing was hardly used.... Great find Sir. Great find.
When I saw that I thought it was so new that it had to have a bent shaft from hitting a stump or something. While mowing it did misfire two times. Almost like it sucked up a tiny bit of water but never died and continued to run. I was using the same gas that was in it so possibly it died on the guy and he just pushed into the shed and put it away because there was water in the fuel. I topped up the tank and mowed with it last night and not a single issue.
@@sixtyfiveford Cleary a great find Sir. I kind of thought the same thing early in the video... They hit a rock and sheared the key, and now it's out of time and won't start.... It's almost the only way it could be so mint, is that it won't run.... When it started for you, I literally was yelling "What?!??!?!?" at my computer... I was in disbelief....
The first "out of time" mower I came across, I hurt my hand real bad trying to start it, and to this day, I wear a big huge glove when I pull the rope.... So, I seriously hope that never happens to you....
Water in gasoline: Now look, before I say this, I will just say, I am saying this with all due respect. I am not here to tell you how to do it. You clearly know what you are doing. So, this is just my opinion. My opinion, and $5 bucks, will get you a cup of coffee at starbucks.
That being said, I just assume the gas has water in it. Because it always does. I have like a 2 quart vase, and I don't need a vase, it's just a big tough piece of glass that I'm not using... When I dump gas in it, there is ALWAYS water in the bottom. 100%.
I'm not talking about a couple water bubbles at the bottom... I'm talking about, a layer, of water, at the bottom... Not a small amount....
Now, if you are nuts, like I am, you can sit there and be super steady, and pour off the good gas from the top... Or use a hand pump, to pump from the upper area.... and of course, the part at the bottom, dispose of properly, of course.... Of course....
I don't know what they are doing with modern gas, but there is always water. If you just assume there is water, and go from there, you will save hours of farting around.... Just throwing it out there for you....
100% agree with personal pace self propel
@@2LateIWon Heck yeah! Anytime somebody/family member wants a used mower or for me to pick up a used mower and fix it up for them, it's a Toro Personal Pace. They can get worn out and sloppy but they never stop and easily have 30 years in them.
15:18 I’m with you on father chunky. She has good taste - Skippy!
I’ve helped out neighbors like that. You have to be good receivers just as a good giver. That makes good neighbors.
Regarding the gap on the wood chipper, my old chipper came with shims to make such adjustments.
Those were some nice old machines that just needed a little tlc
Once again..
Got the hand it to you…..
Showing up three different machines and 2 repairs and maintenance . Good job with Ginger to, she keeps you a good Man.
@@randolphrobinson342 Thank you very much. I just couldn't bear to let these things go to the dump.
The angle of the chipper blades is critical. I made a wooden jig to hold them so I got a consistent angle. At first they were doing the same as this one. After resharpening on the correct angle they cut like gangbusters.
The beaters are also important to mulch the smaller stuff. They can be reversed and also flipped over so you have 4 actual surfaces to beat on before it’s necessary to sharpen.
I recently found your channel and have watched about 40 of your videos at least. You have tons of knowledge, I appreciate you sharing it with us.
Nice score. Good job.
I bought an 8HP chipper/grinder EXACTLY like the one you picked up. I have not used it in a while, but I can tell you that it is a tiger, and it works faster than you can. Fantastic haul great video thumbs up.
Thanks
Great job, Moe! Thanks for sharing your good fortune and skills!
Thanks, I'm glad you liked it
Nice haul! I have to start my own clean out due to not being able to resist picking up older equipment LOL
it is a shame Tecumseh is gone. I have several that just keep going along with the older Briggs.
Stay well, Joe Z
Moe! I'm not sure HOW you know SO much, but I am eternally grateful that you are sharing your vast knowledge with us! PS I have a neighbor that sounds and looks like yours. I may need to borrow that chipper. ;-)
Hey, thanks!. You can borrow it anytime
Bagging lawn mowers are very much like a vacuum cleaner. You have to maintain airflow to pick up debris. Since most vacuum cleaners use dry only porous filters still, you have to clean and/or replace those filters for maximum performance. Dry filters have gotten better yet worse over the years. No longer are they made of paper that loses performance fairly quickly, they are made of a plastic microfibre that has better performance but ultimately is worse for the environment. Lawn mowers you don't have to worry too much in the way it performs as a filter as the bags are used over and over again until worn out.
This is my favorite kind of pick and fix.
@@TheShadeTreeFixitMan I just can't bear to see all this good equipment go to the dump. There's literally nothing wrong with the mower and it was headed straight to the dump.
Dark Humor I like it.
@@paulblackman4833 The nice thing is you only have to tell one neighbor. The others get it really fast.
Dark humor is like food, not everyone gets it. - Josef Stalin
@@DABrock-author. To Hell with joseph stalin.
Hey super cool you helped out your neighbor and I agree 100% on the peanut butter
I'm glad I'm not the only one!
@@sixtyfiveford My Dad wouldn't ever let us buy crunchy peanut butter; he grumbled they didn't process it all the way and charged you more. I use the creamy stuff for Rat traps ...
I'd love a video on what to have on hand to start a small engine repair business. Tools and carb parts or whatever else you think is in high demand. I always start a project then wait a week for parts but you don't want to do that if someone is waiting on a machine
22:27 No more neighbor complaints from Karen.
I was waiting for that joke to surface...
OH GEEZ
@@stans5270 The nice thing is, is you only have to talk to one neighbor.. The rest get the point really fast.
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I've got a couple neighbors I'd like you to meat ... I mean, meet.😆
I must've missed the point. I was wondering why he brought up the neighbor at the end, there.
That tiller I believe is built by Ward. I like those Briggs flathead engines. Tecumseh on the other hand I really dispise I've had terrible luck with them in my experiences.
Montgomery Ward was doing the same thing as Sears and just having other companies make it for them. I believe this was made by Roper who also made stuff for Montgomery Wards.
Tecumseh made the mistake of making engines that followed suit with automotive technology(ohv, counterbalance crankshaft to eliminate vibration, fuel pumps, etc). This frustrated a ton of people that were used to the 1930s technology that Briggs ran all the way to the mid-2000s. People were just used to it as it was the same engine their father ran on a mower. Honda actually did a lot of the same things Tecumseh did just a little bit later. However, by the time they started to catch on it was becoming more mainstream. To compete, Tecumseh started making really budget engines for the last decade or so until finally they couldn't compete against the super cheap Briggs Flathead and closed shop in 2008. Craftsman actually built their name on the backs of Tecumseh is nobody knew what to come say was with the Craftsman logo covering it. So did Toro mowers. Briggs and Honda were the only engine manufacturers that wouldn't let you rebrand their motors 100%. Everybody still knew if they had a Briggs or a Honda no matter what equipment.
@@sixtyfiveford I always thought ward was there own company for stuff I learned something today.
As for what you said about tecumseh and all I agree 100%. My thing with tecumseh comes from the ones I've used personally on stuff from the 80s to the early 90s. I had them on 3 snowblowers, a 70s Garden tractor and on a tiller. Mainly the 8hps are what really put a bad taste for them in my mouth. I now say when they run they are ok. Once they start having issues they are garbage. That is because here recently I pulled my snowblower out gave it a yearly tune up. Started it up it ran good then the rpms went sky high and the bottom end let go and the engine seized up and cracked.
Prior 2 years ago now during winter the same thing happened I was blowing snow the engine starting running really high and then blew a hole in the block.
I know thats a governor issue.
The other examples are all the other engines from them I had I could never get it them go run correctly no matter what I did. All where used and at least 25 years old when I got them with unknown maintenance history. I started doing regular routine service on it all but in the end they all frustrated me and it's enough for me to say I'm done with those engines and I'll replace them with something else. I personally am getting a fondness of honda and the Honda clones these days.
Something you should consider for future videos when you fix, create or repair something. Have Ginger apply her "Paw" of approval on your work. This would not take long to teach her that move... Funny Too... Just ask her "Ginger what do you think?" Then have her place her "Paw" of approval on your work. After all, she is with you 90% of the time.
I like it
Honda meets and totally succeeds 2.5:1 on propel drive systems compared to Toro. I have had lots of Honda mowers and a handful of Toro mowers and the transmissions are bulletproof on every Honda I have had: HR21SX, HR214SX, HRA214SX, HRC216k3HXC, HRX217HYC. Toros have PlastiCrapTM transmissions. I have had to fix at least one on one Toro machine and even the Personal Pace transmissions are known for having issues. If I wanted a variable speed system (I have hydrostatic on my current Hondas so I do) that wasn't Honda, I would choose the Cub Cadet MySpeed system over Toro if those were the only two machines. Nice find on both the chipper/shredder and tiller. They looked almost brand new.
That being said, I would prefer to have the Tecumseh over the Briggs. Every Briggs like that that I have owned has caused some time, money and frustration due to the convoluted fuel systems causing temperamental operation. Granted, the Tecumseh may not run as smoothly but they have been like Hondas: Starts within one or two pulls guaranteed, at least for me.
Good job of fixing it all back up
Just takes a want to in order to make it happen
We all learn as we go and luckily we have utube 😊
I just couldn't bear to see these things go to the dump.
You might mention the clocking of the fuel bowl on the tecumseh carburator because it has a shallow side and a deep side on the fuel bowl and if put on wrong, it won't run well or won't run at all !
I like the way you think. I actually did video/ talk about this, but I edited that part out. I figured nobody's going to be working on these old Tecumseh anyway and it came across pretty boring.
@sixtyfiveford I've worked on small engines for close to 40 years, and Tecumseh was never a favorite of mine . If you did get a good one, it was good , but very rare .
Good stuff, I need to rent that chipper for a couple neighbors... I mean hours, a couple of hours.
You only need about 30 minutes. And you only need to tell one neighbor the rest of them get the point really fast.
@@sixtyfivefordI was wondering if it was free because it came from Fargo.
I have that exact chipper since the early 90’s, super reliable, always starts. Have been using ethanol gas in it for about 15 years, never had an issue.
Awesome. I used it again today and it chips very well. It chips just as good as any five or six horsepower you would buy today.
I just did a Briggs & Stratton tank it's very easy to clean them toilet bowl cleaner works beautifully looks brand new afterwards
I have cleaned countless gas tanks. The problem is if they have flaky rust and you remove it will simply re-rust almost immediately. You have to seal the tank as the original galvanized type coating is long gone. It becomes a never-ending process of clogging the main pickup tube screen. I generally save the engine and wait for a destroyed engine with a good gas tank to be a donor to make one. Good gas tanks on eBay cost as much as an entire Honda clone/ Chinese engine. So if you're just looking to make a profit, it's easier to put $100 complete engine on versus the hours of cleaning a tank where it's just going to be the same in 6 weeks.
Nice to keep things running. Truly recycling!
lmao....Neighbor has a bit of a weight loss thing going on there in that Chipper lol. Awesome when these vintage machines bark back to life. Ginger Approved! Cheers Moe! Zip~
These things are just built so well. I pulled the original ad for the tiller and adjusted the price to match what we pay now and it would have been $1,500 in today's money ($277.95 1977) That's a far cry from 3- $400 people expect these things to cost today. The chipper would have been around 1500-2000. I can't even imagine what people would do if they went to the Home Depot and saw these prices.
Sure wish you would build a plate compactor from a old lawn mower. Iv got an idea but would like to see yours.
This is one of those cases where if I didn’t live 100 yards into the woods I’d be asking every neighbor if they ever have any problems with their equipment to let me know and I’d fix it for free. That’s the only way to stay ahead of the town and noise complaints.
OMG, you're using gasoline to clean parts with. That's so dangerous and must be illegal! LOL, only joking. I still remember when the safety patrol was giving you grief for the homemade natural gas heater you made from the old clothes dryer. A guy on another channel that I sometimes watch planted Elephant grass on his property and one of his viewers called the authorities on him because it was invasive. It sure would be nice if people could just worry about themselves! Anyways, another good video! I'm looking for a cheap or free chipper as well.
@@vegasfordguy It's insane how people want to encroach on everybody else's doings. I built a shed years ago and even a paver driveway last year and the comments of people wanting to know about my permit ( which isn't needed where I live) is insane. I know a lot of them want to turn me in for no permit.
@@sixtyfiveford It's absolutely mind blowing how people just can't worry about themselves. I just shake my head. Everyone tattle telling like back in elementary school .
@@vegasfordguy You nailed it with that analogy. There's always these people that feel like tattling raises them up. I guess it empowers them. I didn't like them on the playground, I don't like them these days.
Hence, the wood chipper. ;-)
917 (American Yard Products) on the tiller for anybody that's interested..........Great video as always Moe.......
Yep, 917 AYP. A little more insight though at this time frame it would have been made by Roper. Roper later got bought out(late 80's)and joined with Husqvarna and other brands to become AYP.
@@sixtyfiveford yep, 917 is also the prefix for Roper... used to look up a lot of 917 in my Appliance Parts days.. everybody got bought out...
At that time, it would have been Roper. Roper became AYP/ Electrolux many, many years later.
Amazing man! Always love to see your vids , also fun note I still have, and use that exact tiller here at home. its a model from like 1976 or so been handed off from uncles and grandpa etc til the last few years as I've had it. Not sure bout the one you have now but anyways, good stuff :)
Those things are so well built they never die. The engines end up ingesting a ton of dirt and dust from their environment and may start smoking. They can probably go through three engines before there's any issues with the transmission. That or the tines start to wear out but I've seen older ones where guys just keep welding new tines over the old ones.
Nice scores! It’s good to be Mr fixit…😉✌🏼
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I like when all the UA-cam channels say to go get ethanol free fuel. As far as I know, this doesn't exist in the Las Vegas area. I wish it would go away! Save the small engines!
@@turkeyssr I think the only place close to Vegas that has it is in Henderson
Smiths
835 E Lake Mead Pkwy, Henderson
Weird we have it here in the Carson City area, it must be regulated by county.
There's a website called pure-gas.org that is user run with data on what locations have ethanol free. I think Vegas is just too close to California to escape their wrath.
Could you have put a shim, or say a couple washers under the blades on the woodchipper to take up the gap, or is there something in the way its built that wouldn't allow that? If someone didnt have a welder I think that would be a easy alternative to get it done.
Some chipper brands have a little plate that's bolted down that moves in and out to fine tune that gap. The main flywheel that the blades bolt to though is machined in at an angle to hold that blade so you wouldn't be able to space it out. Mainly because you wouldn't have the support and then you would increase the depth of cut. It seems that most chippers I come across though have a square chute/landing area versus a round one. So someone could easily bolt a plate in there if there wasn't already one.
@@sixtyfiveford I see, makes sense. welding a little filler piece to reduce the gap is easy enough still and I guess its a no brainer too since you dont have to worry about changing the depth of cut or angle etc
Nice! 3 great scores in one!
Non ethanol gas common in South Louisiana,, lots of outboards,, steady demand for non ethanol 😊
I can't even imagine living in a state by the water, the amount of water ingress you would get with e10 fuel.
Moe, I got a nice used DR chipper/shredder with a Briggs XR950 Pro on it a few weeks ago off a guy for $400 seems like a nice machine. I think the guy used it once or twice and kept it in a shed man it looks new.
That's a great deal. Those DR are better than anything you get at a box store.
@@sixtyfivefordYes sir, they seem to have kept quality over quantity for all the years the company has been making power equipment. I figured I'd best jump on the deal before anybody else did.
@@sixtyfivefordhey Moe, just found a DR string mower with an Briggs 825 series and electric start for $300 on FBMP I might snag that Thursday when I get paid.
Like the dog 🐶 videos
Hay brother, you ever thought about making a water heater for pressure washer? Kind of an add on to be used when needed. Thinking of modding a propane heater and flex copper piping., I know you'd do a better job than me.
This has been a ongoing mental project for decades. The problem is all the safeties that are required even with my lack of safety mindset. Heated water turns into a life-altering bomb in seconds if something mildly goes wrong.
There are no pressure washers out there that can handle the heat going through it. So you have to put the heater after the pressure. It has to be a 100% open system with a full pressure going through it all times so nothing can build up. Everything going before the heat could is pretty standard. It's after that where you need high temp flexible hose and essentially a Non-Stop stream of boiling hot water. You can't make a system where you turn on and off the trigger like you would typically on a pressure washer.
That poor neighbor will be missed. But hey you gotta do what you gotta do. Yep!
you had more faith in the te-crapsky than I did. Always seems like 4 or 5 pulls if you're lucky.
I love the old Tecumseh. They were a way better engine than their day and that frustrated a lot of people as they were used to the 1930s Briggs& Stratton technology. If they're not a 1-2pull start, I've done something wrong.
You're neighbors should now be stocking up on crunchy peanut butter and earplugs 😂
@@78trav I'll let them all know. This is my list of demands...... Or else
Some diamonds in the rough I'm surprised ho well that 3.5 hp cuts up that wood nice 👍
@@mr1pearl I just used it again today and I'm really impressed with 3.5 horsepower. It easily feels like it's chipping at a 5 to 6 horsepower rating. It's probably a real 3.5hp where everything made since is just gibberish made up power numbers.
I think the tines might have been in the cultivate orientation. Reverse them and they dig better.
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Sweet dude. Appreciate ya
I love when people throw away old small engine machinery. Pushmowers, generators, snowblowers, you name it. typically half an hour for me to get it running and I'll turn it over for a quick buck if I don't need it. I don't much like the recoil starters on Tecumseh. I don't know how to get them apart.
You should share your knowledge! Such expertise is sadly rare among the people I know.
Yeah, the Tecumseh have that flared over fitting holding their recoil together on mowers, that's annoying. Luckily I have very little issues with the Tecumseh recoils though. Seems like I have more issues with the Briggs of the era. I'm actually a big fan of Tecumseh engines and think they made a way better product in their day. It was different and not familiar to people so it got a lot of hate. Their last decade of production with the mowers got pretty sloppy though as they were trying to budget their way into manufacturer's equipment. They were running overhead valves in the '70s before Briggs could ever even dream of it. But in Briggs defense the Flathead was so well built that it never required any modifications. It's funny because the most hated feature of the Tecumseh is the bowl style carburetor and now every single engine runs this style.
@@sixtyfiveford I was working on a later model, 90's or so, Tecumseh powered snowblower. The recoil spring was doing something weird and I'd have liked to check it out. It was working though and looked like a fight to get to the spring so I left it be but it didn't make me happy. I get Briggs recoils that will act stupid on me but I can get those apart and usually make them work. Honestly I have nothing but love for either make from back in the day. They were both simple and bulletproof. Personally I like the bowl style carb. I can usually drop the bowl, blow the main jet and it runs. Either one is dead simple though. I find it therapeutic to work on them.
You say toe may toe,I say ta mah ta.. you say wood chipper, I say body disposall... 😁
Lol
Pretty sure you said 2 and 4 pulls, so I think you nailed it.
That's some good stuff right there!
Nice work.
These old machines are built so well. It's a shame they end up in the landfill.
@@sixtyfiveford I think that too. Throwing useful things away is wasteful.
I was leaving Walmart one day and I parked way out toward the end of the parking lot. There was a woman there who obviously needed a jump start for her car. After I got it running, she tried to pay me. I told her it was fine . As I was putting away the jumper cables and everything in the back, I heard her ask “is your door unlocked? “I thought it was kind of odd question but I answered yes without really thinking. I heard the door open and close as I looked around. She jumped in the car and sped off. When I got in the driver seat I looked over and there were two new jars of creamy peanut butter in the passenger seat. So yes, I have literally gotten paid with peanut butter.
One other thing I’ve seen go wrong with those old Briggs is the gasoline pick up tube has a small screen in it. If the gas got cruddy in there, I’ve seen that screen literally skimmed over like somebody glued it. And it seems you can never get those things to unscrew without breaking them off in the carburetor. so the last ones I worked on, I took a pocket knife and just scraped the screen and then cleaned it to get the crud out of it.
We need to create a society around paying with peanut butter. Yeah that pickup screen is why I say you can't mess with a rusted (flaky) gas tank. Even if you spend hours cleaning it, it'll just continually deposit fine particles and clog up that screen every hour of running.
@@sixtyfiveford i’ve taken the smaller tanks off that were pretty badly rusted, wrapped them in cushion foam and tape, then threw them in the dryer and set it to air fluff with a bunch of BBs or gravel inside and a little water. Then I coated the inside with the gas tank epoxy. Those worked pretty good afterwards.
Moe I'm surprised that you say that about those tanks after showing us cleaning rust or of other types of steel tanks with acid
A buddy and I were on the lake one day with a newer used bass boat that I had recently bought to check it out when we noticed a boat anchored just short of the rocks lining the bank. We towed them off after we asked them if they needed help. When we got them back to the ramp they asked how much they owed us and I said to just pay it forward when they saw someone needing help. The guy kinda seemed to get upset after I refused a couple of times when I noticed he threw something into the inside of the back of my boat. When I checked it later after we had pulled away from the ramp I sat that it was a crumpled up $10 bill
@@JrSamples-g4v some people were taught that you repay kindness or that a worker deserves their pay. Those kind of people feel obligation to at very least offer some kind of payment. Then there are those who get offended because they don’t accept “charity“ and it’s a matter of pride with them. You’ll find the first types are the ones that are a lot easier to deal with in my experience.
Gas here is around $11 a gallon, brake cleaner is almost cheaper 😂, great scores there, you'll soon need to roof over the rear yard lol
That's painful to pay that much for petrol.
@@sixtyfivefordTell me about it 😂
I love those pulsejet carbs
A lot of people did. My biggest gripe with them is the multiple pulls it always took to start them after they sat and the upper bowl dried out. The gravity fed Tecumseh was a single pull engine which made them slightly ahead of their time. Briggs did have their shallow tank model without the fuel pump/ diaphragm. These were generally just for the 2 and 3 horsepower but you could get those to be a single pull.
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I guessed 3 for the brigs, and 2 for the tecumseh.
Nice units all around!
Yes they are!
What's so great about the Toro Personal Pace system? I've never used one.
One of the best benefits is it never dies. With a little basic maintenance on the engine, these mowers are 30 to 40-year life mowers. Whereas the Honda or any other mower with the self-propelled always has issues and is the death of it. A Honda's engine might go 30 to 40 years but its transmission won't.
Why do I like the personal Pace? There are no levers to grab, bails to pull/release to switch on and off the propel. You simply hold on to the handle like you would any mower and your forward motion pushes down on the handle and engages the self-propelled. The harder you push, the faster it moves. However, this is in no way you pushing the mower. When you come to the end of a row, you naturally stop and your handle pulls backwards with your hands and the mower stops. You do your turn and as you're naturally pushing the mower around the turn, it begins to repel itself again to whatever speed you want. You can do rapid in and out motions like getting under a pine tree all with it propelling itself in and you pulling it out. It essentially feels like you're pushing an empty grocery cart and you can stop, move forward, go as fast as you want at any moment without any exertion. Absolutely genius system.
@@sixtyfiveford interesting I will have to check it out. Thanks for the reply
You get some cool stuff!
Can't beat free
Question can you use liquid latex as tire sealant
Yes and no in my thought process. I know some tire sealants that are generally the white liquid are using liquid latex dissolved in ammonia or vinegar (don't recall at the top of my head). These set up to a really stretchy rubber sheet when they cure. Coupled with fine rubber particles as hole pluggers yes. The liquid latex you buy for human skin application I think is a water-based. I'm not sure if that is strong enough to do the same thing or not. It may just break down and turn to dust? Something worth experimenting though with, especially around Halloween when you can find liquid latex everywhere.
@@sixtyfiveford I ask because I got some for free and I can only think what if I would do a video on but I don't know how to could you do one it would be something to see
Yummy peanut butter tip
Chunky peanut butter is the best.
917 is Roper.
I also have Simplicity tiller that is the twin to that Sears, would guess that’s who built it
Nothing beats an old Simplicity. They built stuff too last forever.
What else can you tell us about the personal pace of the mower?
One of the best benefits is it never dies. With a little basic maintenance on the engine, these mowers are 30 to 40-year life mowers. Whereas the Honda or any other mower with the self-propelled always has issues and is the death of it. A Honda's engine might go 30 to 40 years but its transmission won't.
Why do I like the personal Pace? There are no levers to grab, bails to pull/release to switch on and off the propel. You simply hold on to the handle like you would any mower and your forward motion pushes down on the handle and engages the self-propelled. The harder you push, the faster it moves. However, this is in no way you pushing the mower. When you come to the end of a row, you naturally stop and your handle pulls backwards with your hands and the mower stops. You do your turn and as you're naturally pushing the mower around the turn, it begins to repel itself again to whatever speed you want. You can do rapid in and out motions like getting under a pine tree all with it propelling itself in and you pulling it out. It essentially feels like you're pushing an empty grocery cart and you can stop, move forward, go as fast as you want at any moment without any exertion. Absolutely genius system.
@@sixtyfiveford Interesting. Thanks!
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Moe, you obviously need to pay more attention to Ginger. Anyone can see you don't play with her enough. Thanks for posting.
@@grosseileracingteam Got it. More attention for Ginger.
Okay, I need to know why the Personal Pace mower drive system is the best! lol
@@mwendell Number one; it never breaks. That is the Achilles heel of Honda and all other brands. Number two and the most important reason is it's so intuitive it's ridiculous. No levers to grab and release when you need to go forward and backwards or to change speed. You simply push the handle like you would be pushing a mower and it drives away from you/ propels itself ( You're not actually pushing the mower). If you come to a stop, you naturally hold the handle back and it stops and you can reverse. The harder you push the handle, the faster it goes. Absolutely astonishing and amazing when you're doing tight areas and turning around etc. They've had this for nearly 30 years and I have never seen a broken one. In my opinion, this makes the Toro with the Personal Pace drive system the best mower ever made.
The old Kirby home vacuums are that way
You have the itch to fix. What do you do with all things you fix?
Generally sold off.
Where do you source those carburetor diaphragms? Amazon? I must not be looking for the right thing.
@@darylreece7840 amzn.to/3NsI1Av or eBay. I generally search by model number 270026. You don't need the little spring and spring cup as I have never seen one go bad. You'll notice that some will come with. I would reuse the original spring /cup and or not by the ones with them at all. I used to buy them from a small engine supplier but they since went out of business and pretty much every other one charges more for shipping than the item itself.
MM77 Approved 👍🏼 👍🏼………………………………………..I really like the way Ginger pays attention to detail when she inspects your work!
She's always paying attention to what I'm doing. She'll tell me when I do something wrong.
!YaY! here come da genius knowledge
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Lots of good equipment setting around rusting away now 😢
People don’t have the knowledge or skill to fix anything, just phones and computers is all they can operate 😢😢😢
Used to be a chunky fan, now creamy. JIF only!
So how long have you been a small engine mechanic? Also - when can we get a shop tour for the boys?
Has to be at least 25 years since I started repairing small engines. I probably need to do an updated shop tour as it's been probably 5yrs since the last.
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You can't keep a good man down.
I guess I'm the only one who thinks chunky is unfinished peanut butter. If you want chunky, just grab some peanuts and a hammer.
I guess I think creamy peanut butter is like a flat soda.
@@sixtyfiveford Ha.. fun fact, you can make chunky into creamy, but you can't make creamy into chunky. Chunky= almost peanut butter. Me eating a chunky P&J, who put these rocks in here? lol
Old fuel is best cleaning outside for free
Great point!
You are one super handy son of a gun!
$3 for a gallon of gas? Here in CA, it's almost $5, ugh.
It's tough to justify spending that much on gas! Your extra $2/gal is going towards saving the world though.......?
A jar of Skippy!? Score!!!
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