That was actually an expensive, good mower in its day, you are correct it wasn't a cheap mower, had a cast iron sleeve.I bought one slightly used in 88 for 400$, half of the new cost, the guy was moving to town from the farm and didn't have a use anymore. I mowed by fences and rough areas with it for 25 years. Motor still ran but the rest was just plain worn out.Twas made in the 🇺🇸
I like that mower! Having the deck out front keeps the blade away from your feet and you can reach out over the edge of a ditch easier. They certainly don't make stuff like that anymore.
Like a Yazoo and some Hahn Eclipse that were belt driven, In addition to keeping the blade further from your feet it also protected the crankshaft from damage if you hit a rock or some other hard stationary object with the blade.
Hey Taryl! I have this same mower. It’s also an 87’. My father had me mow down the old corn stalks and weeds with it in the garden before he would till the soil with a gravely 5260 with a rotary cultivator attachment. Sometimes you had to lift the mower to get the stalks to go under. The choke lever on the carburetor could be pressed a little until it clicked if the mower needed more choke to start. The handles on that machine certainly have a unique feel. It’s been sitting unused for a few years because the coil is bad. I assume you put another foam filter in it. I don’t think the video shows the new filter with part number. Thanks for fixing this machine up and for the great video content!
When I was a kid, I used to mow a lawn for someone who had one of these. It was a very reliable machine. It's the only one I'd ever seen in my life till now! What a blast from the past!
I love my Tuff-cut. Only reason I don't use it a lot is I got a gravely with the brush-mower attachment. Going to fire mine up this evening for the heck of it. Keep up the great videos.
Nice. I got an old Troy Bilt Horse tiller for free a few weeks ago. It had the original H60 Tecumseh 6 HP engine. All I did was replace the head gasket, clean and set the points, change the oil and spray the carb. Started on the first pull. Didn't need it so sold it for $300.00.
That’s not a bad machine compared to the junk MTD pushes out today. It would have been a shame to see that get scrapped. Still has one of the good B&S engines too. Cool project Taryl!
@@Francois_Dupontnah, you were close but engines of that design with the PLASTIC carbs and the foam / sponge crap glued in the tank to prevent “sloshing” were the worst. Aside from mounting the carb on the tank and using a diaphragm type “pump” to draw fuel instead of having a separate carb with a float bowl filled by gravity, I don’t think the side valve Briggs engines are any worse or any better than most of the contemporary 4 stroke side valve competition. I actually like them more than the comparable Tecumseh engines but I prefer Wisconsin / Robin and Kohlers a little more than the Briggs. The Wisconsin’s were REALLY well put together for a small 3-5hp engine. That said my favorite small engines of that vintage are the Lawn-Boy / OMC “F” engine and the Robin 2 strokes you could get on Snapper commercial models. For me it’s hard to beat those 2 strokes on a ~5-ish horsepower walk behind mower. The Suzuki 2 strokes on the Toros are pretty good too but pricey to work on. I still run my favorite lawn-boy 8-10 hours per week cutting mine and my parents lawns and it’s a 1989 model that was in commercial service working 25+ hours per week until I bought it in 2008. Other than pulling the muffler and cleaning it and the exhaust ports out every winter before storing it it has never needed more than a spark plug every few years and one coil replacement. The great part is it never needs an oil change and I can run the same gas in all my small power equipment including the mower.
That looks like a well made machine. It is some what like the old Yazoo mowers, heavy duty, built to last. The closest machines that are built today would be the products from DR Industries. Thank you for making and posting the videos, they are humorous and educational, hats off to you and your boys. Best Regards
That there is a “layered up” version of the Yazoo and Johnson mowers from my childhood days! Yazoos we’re hell on wheels mowers. Our had a Clinton engine.
Ol' Scruffy is hilarious!!! That mower worked out pretty good, but sounded like the engine was laboring with the blade engaged. Sounded kinda like a spindle bearing or something dragging. And, of course, it was low on dinosaur syrup. So many people just can't seem to 'get it' when it comes to maintaining the oil on a lawn mower.
Many moons ago I have used a couple different lawnmowers built on the same design as the one in the video. Yazoo mowers and Johnson mowers both had a version identical to it. Very durable design and quality of materials in comparison to modern mowers.
Troy bilt used to make really good stuff. Dad has a Troy Built Junior tiller from 1983 with a Tecumesh motor and everything still works great! Tecumesh motor is the rare one with the reversing pulley on it. Lots and lots of hours on it. Only repair in 40 years was a carb kit and exhaust valve replacement.
I had one of those - mine was actually a Troy Bilt 'brand'. It had a 10hp? (maybe 8hp) B&S engine. A friend inherited it from his father. The friend was crippled in a car wreck and gave the mower to me. It started and ran fine. Heavy - and with 10hp it was a beast. But my property has tons of rock - big rocks migrate to the surface with deep frost. The mower blade is belt driven - so no danger of rock damage. But I had a yard to maintain - not weeds or small brush. So after a couple of years I gave it to another friend. I actually thought my was made in the late 60's. I thought I once looked that up. It had that 50's, 60's 'feel' to it. Felt like older design and manufacture. With that 10hp Briggs and high gear, you'd better hang on! I never missed it. But it did have a purpose for the right person. It was built to last. Now that I think of it, I still have the manual.
I used too have one similar to that one. I think it had a five horse B&S. I don't remember what brand it was. Thing would cut through nearly anything. Thanks Taryl for this awesome video. And there's my dinner 👍
I remember those.... They weren't cheap. The marketing was kinda aimed at the consumer who had the big house, and the big piece of property, and wanted to do stuff on a larger scale..... Looked like it worked really good.... Looked amazing all cleaned up. That thing is a time capsule.... I agree, probably hardly used. The paint didn't even have scratches.... And really, what's the usage case.... So you cut down the tall grass off in that section of your huge yard... Rake it out, pick out the rocks, seed it up.... Now it's lawn, you can cut it with your lawnmower... So the Troy Built just sits in the garage.... Unless you are a Pro Landscape Person, how often do you really need that thing????
I remember Troy Bilt, TV advertising in the 80's. They had all kinds of equipment, roto tillers, mowers, riding mowers , brush mowers. I dont know if i seen that particular brush mower, I think they several different types. For just a 5 horsepower it looks like it does a good job. An interesting machine. Another great video sir 😊
With that style of mower people push down on the handles tweaking the handle upwards would have solved the engagement problem when people push down on the handle to make a turn or lift up the front end overtime it pushes those handles down awesome video👍🤠
Only an experienced lawn mower repairman like yourself can figure out why the control system was faulty and repair it without getting new controls. I thought my snow hound was an odd machine with weird controls, but that baby takes the cake. But it did make a good Sunday video and how people can screw up a good machine by wrecking the control system..
That has a design similar to the Lazy Boy Mowers manufactured by the Parmi Company back in the 70's. I managed to save one of those for myself. I believe this mower has the same engine as mine does. Very cool mower indeed. Cheers! 🍻
...maybe you could retrofit an alternator/battery system when Dino juice is too costly? BTW: here in the ATL GA area we really had fueling stations with the vegetarian Dinosaur symbol: The company was known as S
Once you said the prices of that part made me think of time here about two months ago when I was searching for a carburetor for a 20 horse supposed to in Briggs & Stratton and once I found out how much it would cost to get a carburetor from Briggs & Stratton I ended up going to eBay and after tax and shipping I paid like $27 and the reason why I went with the cheap one is because Briggs & Stratton wanted $350 for replacement carburetor
In the 1980s Garden Way also marketed a solid Maple workbench you could buy through the mail and assemble yourself. It came with two very nice wood vises and four bench dogs. Very nice heavy workbench. I still have mine.
MTD is Modern Tool and Die. Over the years, MTD acquired the Troy-Bilt, Bolens, Cub Cadet, Craftsman (owned by its minority partner), and Yard-Man brands and/or companies. MTD Craftsman mowers utilize the Sears "247" model prefix. Looks like a good project for you though.
That thing is kinda a veerdoh. Cant wait to see it cleaned up and see what that really is. I did about a half acre of 1/2 diameter saplings and vines for this woman and she insisted I use her troybilt sickle bar mower. It used a bungee strap to put tension squeezing the blades together and at first glance I thought what kind of hokey crap is that? But I figured out the controls and went to cutting brush with it and quickly realised, there is probablly no better way to tension those blades. Had you used a spring there would be more vibration, the rubber has some dampening to it to reduce all the banging. That was actually a really nice machine for clearing a 3 year old unkept lot. A sickle uses a lot less power than a rotating blade. Shore wished I had one of those now! Cant sell em cause of liability, that blade is wide open and would take a dogs leg off in an instant. I got a Stihl power scythe for my KM 94r to do the same thing. I like that for poison ivy cause it lays down and chops everything instead of slinging it all over you like a line trimmer would.
Taryl, I wonder if that thing could pull a rider cart while mowing. I have a cheap Walmart high wheel non self propelled mower here we got back in the 80s. Very low use as the Briggs plastic fuel tank assembly went to dumping gas all over the deck. There was a supposed recall, but we never could get anywhere with that. So it still sits in the shed these 38 year later, unused! So I can understand how these things get parked. Also need an opinion on a Deere 445 with the Kawasaki liquid cooled motor. I bought it several years back on an auction, paid too much! Ran it a few hours and it went to smoking like a broke stove and pushing out the dipstick. Nephew took it apart and but never would finish the repair on it! Got screwed twice on that one! I think all that was really wrong was that the head gasket wasn't sealing, warped head maybe. Need to either find a decent replacement motor or get some one like you to cure the original motor. I'd have to ship the motor to you as we are way over here in South Western Illinois. Looking for your opinion, the rest of the tractor is a nice heavy duty and well equipped unit with all the nice features like power steering , dual remotes and 3 point hitch with pto. Deere shop isn't an option here as it would be cheaper to buy a new tractor, price wise. I have heard that parts for the motor are now available on line, Deere used to have exclusive rights to that Kawasaki motor. I used to do all this type of work myself but anymore my back and knees prohibit me from getting much done.
Have a MTD 95 20 Horse V twin IC and still use it to cut my lawn and I have a big lawn. Has a 46 inch cut 3 blade. Getting parts is getting a bit hard to find but still love this old mower. Need to rebuild the front end as it's a bit wore now so will be looking for parts for it next. I wished I could still find the old style Yazoo big wheel. You could cut down a forest with one of those back in the day. Prefer the old choke and throttle instead of all this new junk they have now on Mowers. Can't hardly find any of those engines any more with that style of carb. I live in Oklahoma so we have lots of weeds and Grass that can grow a foot high in a week.
Taryl, you should partner with a good gaming sim company and make a Small Engine Repair Shop Simulator, I'll look for it on Steam... Seriously, Airplane, Tank, Car mechanic sims, lawn mowing simulator... Why there's not one already is beyond me. Think of all you could do, everything from basic oil, plug, blades and belts jobs to complete tear down and rebuilds. Repairing, sanding, painting, replacing parts, shop customization and expansion, barn finds and auctions, restore and sell or keep, everything from small hand tools, to zero turn beasts! Become a dealer for a brand and grow your shop.... I mean, the possibilities are endless!
You guys are great I really enjoy your videos, Terrell and that piece of equipment you got there that is a nice looking little machine I have far from 1986 when it was new I bought from an employer. Am I not in Seattle Washington I actually Federal Way I have a Toro walk behind commercial mower. It’s actually got a little three speed gearbox on it and it’s got the Suzuki two cycle engine on it play white that’s one hell of a machine Tony Northwest landscaping paid 650 bucks for it in 1986. This is Jim mungai from Kennerdell Pennsylvania.
We had a 1999 Troy-Bilt 42 inch cut riding mower with the Kohler Command 16HP engine. It was a rock solid machine. It's a shame MTD (many troubles daily) ran them into the ground
I have the exact same Tuff Cut and it runs well. I like it. You are 100% correct about the red MTD nick-named Troy-Bilt and the yellow MTD nick-named Cub Cadet (or Scrub Cadet).
Pops bought a similar mower in 89 with the same engine, we ran it until 2006 when the deck finally rusted so bad that the engine fell through the deck. Also started on 1st or 2nd pull every time, never had carb off. New plug, oil change and oil up a new air filter every spring. I would take one of those brush mowers any day over the modern junk. Hands down.
You would have cried the day MTD took over the factory in Troy. Company I worked for at the time was doing a lot of the powder coating for Troy-Bilt prior to the switch so we hit there plant weekly to swap painted and raw parts. Got to know their crews pretty well. Got there one day not long after the take over and MTD was clearing out any equipment that they already had in their line, They just wanted the tillers and a couple mowers that were Troy-Bilts best known machines. All the rest were being smashed with hammers and cut up as scrap. They had dumpsters filled with spare parts and cut up machines that didn't fit the new line up. I got there to drop off some of the last parts we had for them and the crew asked if there was anything I wanted. Left there with a 26' box truck full of parts and complete new machines, even had a couple Bolens diesels (rebadged Isekis) on there as they were scrapping all the Bolens line as well. Unloaded them at my place and kept a few items, gave some to family and sold the rest off to a local dealer.
I remember seeing mowers like that back in the day. Could not fathom how they thought bike tires were a good idea for anything other than aesthetics. Never knew anyone who actually owned one though. MTD, Made To Deteriorate. I have a MTD push mower, and like it after 3 seasons so far.
@frankbill9172 even at my shop,I get these real oddball machines, sure I get them going, then they just sit,no one wants them,have a whole bunch as we speak, have a whole fleet of STX 38 tractors also,after a while they become clutter
Large drive wheels handle rough ground smoothly without getting stuck, farm tractors have large drive wheels too for the same reason, box store toy lawn tractors don't need large drive wheels as the little biddy drive wheels only traverse smooth lawns
I really liked that mower. Reminds me of the Yazoo big-wheel mowers that were around when I was a kid. Ever seen one of them? I need a mower like that, but I live a long ways off...... Reckon you could talk Skippy or Ronnie into delivering it?
*Great work brother* 👍❤😊
That was actually an expensive, good mower in its day, you are correct it wasn't a cheap mower, had a cast iron sleeve.I bought one slightly used in 88 for 400$, half of the new cost, the guy was moving to town from the farm and didn't have a use anymore. I mowed by fences and rough areas with it for 25 years. Motor still ran but the rest was just plain worn out.Twas made in the 🇺🇸
I like that mower! Having the deck out front keeps the blade away from your feet and you can reach out over the edge of a ditch easier. They certainly don't make stuff like that anymore.
Like a Yazoo and some Hahn Eclipse that were belt driven, In addition to keeping the blade further from your feet it also protected the crankshaft from damage if you hit a rock or some other hard stationary object with the blade.
Oh they make it it's just in the commercial space and costs 3x as much as it should.
I was impressed how the engine speed hardly changed cutting those tall weeds.
Hey Taryl! I have this same mower. It’s also an 87’.
My father had me mow down the old corn stalks and weeds with it in the garden before he would till the soil with a gravely 5260 with a rotary cultivator attachment. Sometimes you had to lift the mower to get the stalks to go under.
The choke lever on the carburetor could be pressed a little until it clicked if the mower needed more choke to start.
The handles on that machine certainly have a unique feel.
It’s been sitting unused for a few years because the coil is bad.
I assume you put another foam filter in it. I don’t think the video shows the new filter with part number.
Thanks for fixing this machine up and for the great video content!
MTD……making Taryl Dollarbills….
no fun that way. Look at it from the viewpoint of engineers looking for a job. Monkeys talking dollars.
CEO's required to work out the noose rope.
Yup Yup Yup
Lol
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What name brand rpm meter do you use
Making Troybuilt Defunct
Great job Taryl !
Too many people just throw everything away these days.
That's because its mass produced junk .
I have a 1987 Troybuilt tiller. Starts right up and runs great. They made them good back then. Nice video!
When I was a kid, I used to mow a lawn for someone who had one of these. It was a very reliable machine. It's the only one I'd ever seen in my life till now! What a blast from the past!
That cleaned up surprisingly well!
Good video Taryl!! Nice to see the old machines come back to life. Probably make someone a really good brush mower!
I love my Tuff-cut. Only reason I don't use it a lot is I got a gravely with the brush-mower attachment.
Going to fire mine up this evening for the heck of it.
Keep up the great videos.
Nice job. That mower was from back in the day when they made some quality equipment. Thanks for the vid.
So funny and educcational at the same time ...
Smarten us up and dumb us down with a smile and some good ol humor ..
Thanks Taryl n company 👍👍✌🇦🇺
Nice. I got an old Troy Bilt Horse tiller for free a few weeks ago. It had the original H60 Tecumseh 6 HP engine. All I did was replace the head gasket, clean and set the points, change the oil and spray the carb. Started on the first pull. Didn't need it so sold it for $300.00.
That’s not a bad machine compared to the junk MTD pushes out today. It would have been a shame to see that get scrapped. Still has one of the good B&S engines too. Cool project Taryl!
lol, those 3-5 (fake) Horse Power engine with that particular design of carb were the worst.
@@Francois_Dupontnah, you were close but engines of that design with the PLASTIC carbs and the foam / sponge crap glued in the tank to prevent “sloshing” were the worst. Aside from mounting the carb on the tank and using a diaphragm type “pump” to draw fuel instead of having a separate carb with a float bowl filled by gravity, I don’t think the side valve Briggs engines are any worse or any better than most of the contemporary 4 stroke side valve competition. I actually like them more than the comparable Tecumseh engines but I prefer Wisconsin / Robin and Kohlers a little more than the Briggs. The Wisconsin’s were REALLY well put together for a small 3-5hp engine. That said my favorite small engines of that vintage are the Lawn-Boy / OMC “F” engine and the Robin 2 strokes you could get on Snapper commercial models. For me it’s hard to beat those 2 strokes on a ~5-ish horsepower walk behind mower. The Suzuki 2 strokes on the Toros are pretty good too but pricey to work on. I still run my favorite lawn-boy 8-10 hours per week cutting mine and my parents lawns and it’s a 1989 model that was in commercial service working 25+ hours per week until I bought it in 2008. Other than pulling the muffler and cleaning it and the exhaust ports out every winter before storing it it has never needed more than a spark plug every few years and one coil replacement. The great part is it never needs an oil change and I can run the same gas in all my small power equipment including the mower.
This was before MTD got their hands on it.
It's amazing how many vintage machines you get and they still run. These videos are awesome 😊
That works and cleaned up great Taryl!
I've got a Troy-bilt Horse tiller I bought new in the 1980's. Still use it to garden. Nice job on this mower!
Good job/great find!!
Amazing how good it cuts with a dull blade, an OE spark plug and OE carburetrator.😀
That looks like a well made machine. It is some what like the old Yazoo mowers, heavy duty, built to last.
The closest machines that are built today would be the products from DR Industries.
Thank you for making and posting the videos, they are humorous and educational, hats off to you and your boys.
Best Regards
I agree on DR equipment, it’s tuff and well made and I don’t mind paying them more money eather 😊
DR is part of Breaks and Scrap'em now.@@philliphall5198
That there is a “layered up” version of the Yazoo and Johnson mowers from my childhood days! Yazoos we’re hell on wheels mowers. Our had a Clinton engine.
Very nice hopefully it goes to someone who really needs it… love the skit. 👍👍👍
Ol' Scruffy is hilarious!!! That mower worked out pretty good, but sounded like the engine was laboring with the blade engaged. Sounded kinda like a spindle bearing or something dragging. And, of course, it was low on dinosaur syrup. So many people just can't seem to 'get it' when it comes to maintaining the oil on a lawn mower.
Almost like a real early DR mower,great video thumbs up
They dr stuff has been around for awhile, they didn't invent them they just rebranded it lol.
@ronniewilliz153 and they were bought out a couple years ago
Many moons ago I have used a couple different lawnmowers built on the same design as the one in the video. Yazoo mowers and Johnson mowers both had a version identical to it. Very durable design and quality of materials in comparison to modern mowers.
MTD began as The Modern Tool and Die Company in 1932 in Cleveland, Ohio.
The Briggs @ Stratton side valve and Victa 2 stroke are the two best lawn mower engines ever made.
I 💕 your new video s I watch them all the time you send me new ones
MTD-many troubles daily
Troy bilt used to make really good stuff. Dad has a Troy Built Junior tiller from 1983 with a Tecumesh motor and everything still works great! Tecumesh motor is the rare one with the reversing pulley on it. Lots and lots of hours on it. Only repair in 40 years was a carb kit and exhaust valve replacement.
Anytime I get a new to me toy, i can usually find what I need to fix it, on taryl fixes all. Thanks again.
I had one of those - mine was actually a Troy Bilt 'brand'. It had a 10hp? (maybe 8hp) B&S engine. A friend inherited it from his father. The friend was crippled in a car wreck and gave the mower to me. It started and ran fine. Heavy - and with 10hp it was a beast. But my property has tons of rock - big rocks migrate to the surface with deep frost. The mower blade is belt driven - so no danger of rock damage. But I had a yard to maintain - not weeds or small brush. So after a couple of years I gave it to another friend.
I actually thought my was made in the late 60's. I thought I once looked that up. It had that 50's, 60's 'feel' to it. Felt like older design and manufacture. With that 10hp Briggs and high gear, you'd better hang on! I never missed it. But it did have a purpose for the right person. It was built to last. Now that I think of it, I still have the manual.
surprised you didnt check for fluffies cousin under the pull starter to see if he left a mess under there 😁😁👍👍
I used too have one similar to that one. I think it had a five horse B&S. I don't remember what brand it was. Thing would cut through nearly anything. Thanks Taryl for this awesome video. And there's my dinner 👍
I remember those.... They weren't cheap. The marketing was kinda aimed at the consumer who had the big house, and the big piece of property, and wanted to do stuff on a larger scale.....
Looked like it worked really good.... Looked amazing all cleaned up. That thing is a time capsule....
I agree, probably hardly used. The paint didn't even have scratches.... And really, what's the usage case.... So you cut down the tall grass off in that section of your huge yard... Rake it out, pick out the rocks, seed it up.... Now it's lawn, you can cut it with your lawnmower... So the Troy Built just sits in the garage.... Unless you are a Pro Landscape Person, how often do you really need that thing????
Taryl 💗's Troy NY .. Nice refurbish.. Thanks for sharing.
One of Briggs' best L-head engines.
Had 8hp version of this but had the swivel casters on front. Bought it at factory store in Troy NY. Mowed alot of lawns with it.
Nice unit! looks to have been used sparingly over the years also.
Very good! Looks like it did a great job.
Thank you for sharing.👍
Cool machine! It cleaned up nice.
I remember Troy Bilt, TV advertising in the 80's. They had all kinds of equipment, roto tillers, mowers, riding mowers , brush mowers. I dont know if i seen that particular brush mower, I think they several different types. For just a 5 horsepower it looks like it does a good job. An interesting machine. Another great video sir 😊
Them teefs! 😂
With that style of mower people push down on the handles tweaking the handle upwards would have solved the engagement problem when people push down on the handle to make a turn or lift up the front end overtime it pushes those handles down awesome video👍🤠
Only an experienced lawn mower repairman like yourself can figure out why the control system was faulty and repair it without getting new controls. I thought my snow hound was an odd machine with weird controls, but that baby takes the cake. But it did make a good Sunday video and how people can screw up a good machine by wrecking the control system..
That has a design similar to the Lazy Boy Mowers manufactured
by the Parmi Company back in the 70's. I managed to save one of
those for myself. I believe this mower has the same engine as mine
does. Very cool mower indeed. Cheers! 🍻
I really like that mower😊
Tuff-Cuts are the amazing.
They work best when you cut out the bumper and the cover in front of the blade.
...maybe you could retrofit an alternator/battery system
when Dino juice is too costly?
BTW: here in the ATL GA area we really had fueling stations with the vegetarian
Dinosaur symbol:
The company
was known
as S
...SINCLAIR---a
well-known
NORTH-
WESTERN
SCOTTISH
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8:40 Or as AvE calls it (and if it's ether starting fluid), Dr. Huxtable's Date-In-A-Can! 😄
Cosby sauce.
Ok, that opening was awesome 😂
Once you said the prices of that part made me think of time here about two months ago when I was searching for a carburetor for a 20 horse supposed to in Briggs & Stratton and once I found out how much it would cost to get a carburetor from Briggs & Stratton I ended up going to eBay and after tax and shipping I paid like $27 and the reason why I went with the cheap one is because Briggs & Stratton wanted $350 for replacement carburetor
As always taryl takes a thrown away mower, and breathes new life into it. So it may have a 2nd chance at life. 👍
That is a old mower that’s for sure I remember working on them Great video👍
Great video!
In the 1980s Garden Way also marketed a solid Maple workbench you could buy through the mail and assemble yourself. It came with two very nice wood vises and four bench dogs. Very nice heavy workbench. I still have mine.
Thats sad. Just a bit of effort got it going. Great score!
You continue to inspire me, sir. Thank you
Got my bleed gas and oil hat in. Love it
Cool love it .also mower .
That's a great machine! Got some guts too cutting through the tall stuff easy. Nice👍
You guys crack me up😂😂😂😂
MTD is Modern Tool and Die. Over the years, MTD acquired the Troy-Bilt, Bolens, Cub Cadet, Craftsman (owned by its minority partner), and Yard-Man brands and/or companies. MTD Craftsman mowers utilize the Sears "247" model prefix. Looks like a good project for you though.
Yay! You can copy and paste a Google result! Congratulations!
I could use this mower on my plot - new stuff like this is way out of my price bracket. Trouble is, I'm on a different continent! Dang! Nice vid.
That thing is kinda a veerdoh. Cant wait to see it cleaned up and see what that really is. I did about a half acre of 1/2 diameter saplings and vines for this woman and she insisted I use her troybilt sickle bar mower. It used a bungee strap to put tension squeezing the blades together and at first glance I thought what kind of hokey crap is that? But I figured out the controls and went to cutting brush with it and quickly realised, there is probablly no better way to tension those blades. Had you used a spring there would be more vibration, the rubber has some dampening to it to reduce all the banging. That was actually a really nice machine for clearing a 3 year old unkept lot. A sickle uses a lot less power than a rotating blade. Shore wished I had one of those now! Cant sell em cause of liability, that blade is wide open and would take a dogs leg off in an instant. I got a Stihl power scythe for my KM 94r to do the same thing. I like that for poison ivy cause it lays down and chops everything instead of slinging it all over you like a line trimmer would.
Thanks for your input
txs for sharing...
I remember these mowers when they were being sold by Troy Built and they were about $1200.00. They were basically a commercial grade push mower.
Wow that things got some balls goin through that thick stuff spittin it out like that nice
Garden way built good stuff. I've repaired the engines on several of their tillers. The rest of the tillers were great.
Wow, that thing is a beast!
Taryl, I wonder if that thing could pull a rider cart while mowing. I have a cheap Walmart high wheel non self propelled mower here we got back in the 80s. Very low use as the Briggs plastic fuel tank assembly went to dumping gas all over the deck. There was a supposed recall, but we never could get anywhere with that. So it still sits in the shed these 38 year later, unused! So I can understand how these things get parked. Also need an opinion on a Deere 445 with the Kawasaki liquid cooled motor. I bought it several years back on an auction, paid too much! Ran it a few hours and it went to smoking like a broke stove and pushing out the dipstick. Nephew took it apart and but never would finish the repair on it! Got screwed twice on that one! I think all that was really wrong was that the head gasket wasn't sealing, warped head maybe. Need to either find a decent replacement motor or get some one like you to cure the original motor. I'd have to ship the motor to you as we are way over here in South Western Illinois. Looking for your opinion, the rest of the tractor is a nice heavy duty and well equipped unit with all the nice features like power steering , dual remotes and 3 point hitch with pto. Deere shop isn't an option here as it would be cheaper to buy a new tractor, price wise. I have heard that parts for the motor are now available on line, Deere used to have exclusive rights to that Kawasaki motor. I used to do all this type of work myself but anymore my back and knees prohibit me from getting much done.
Have a MTD 95 20 Horse V twin IC and still use it to cut my lawn and I have a big lawn. Has a 46 inch cut 3 blade. Getting parts is getting a bit hard to find but still love this old mower. Need to rebuild the front end as it's a bit wore now so will be looking for parts for it next.
I wished I could still find the old style Yazoo big wheel. You could cut down a forest with one of those back in the day. Prefer the old choke and throttle instead of all this new junk they have now on Mowers. Can't hardly find any of those engines any more with that style of carb. I live in Oklahoma so we have lots of weeds and Grass that can grow a foot high in a week.
Taryl, you should partner with a good gaming sim company and make a Small Engine Repair Shop Simulator, I'll look for it on Steam... Seriously, Airplane, Tank, Car mechanic sims, lawn mowing simulator... Why there's not one already is beyond me. Think of all you could do, everything from basic oil, plug, blades and belts jobs to complete tear down and rebuilds. Repairing, sanding, painting, replacing parts, shop customization and expansion, barn finds and auctions, restore and sell or keep, everything from small hand tools, to zero turn beasts! Become a dealer for a brand and grow your shop.... I mean, the possibilities are endless!
Some folks call it a swing blade, I call it a flail blade!
Mmm-hmmm.
I want some fried taters
@@terrywitt5543
Fried taters and onion = great meal !
I've ate a lot of 'em, still love 'em ! 👍😊
@@norman7179 I love them to I was referring to billy bob Thornton movie swing blade that was his line want me some fried taters
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Haven't seen the movie but love the taters and onions.
Thanks for your reply ! 👍😊
Another good video….. thank you guy’s
I'm going with MTD standing for (Massive Turd Dump)
Taryl describing mechanistic action:
Well you got your belt here with a belt there and a chain and a cog. 🤣🤣
Love the old L head motors .
You guys are great I really enjoy your videos, Terrell and that piece of equipment you got there that is a nice looking little machine I have far from 1986 when it was new I bought from an employer. Am I not in Seattle Washington I actually Federal Way I have a Toro walk behind commercial mower. It’s actually got a little three speed gearbox on it and it’s got the Suzuki two cycle engine on it play white that’s one hell of a machine Tony Northwest landscaping paid 650 bucks for it in 1986. This is Jim mungai from Kennerdell Pennsylvania.
I used to have a Yazoo similar to that one, with a Wisconsin engine, wish i had it back.
Would you share a link for the digital tachometer you used?
We had a 1999 Troy-Bilt 42 inch cut riding mower with the Kohler Command 16HP engine. It was a rock solid machine. It's a shame MTD (many troubles daily) ran them into the ground
best videos on youtube !!!!!!!!
Man I need one of those.
Cuts pretty good
Got to have safety because people are stupid! 🤣 Words of wisdom.
Stupid if you don’t use safety products that are available
That blade drive looks a lot like the the drive lock on a DR Trimmer.
That mower is cool! Wish I had somewhere to use it.
Do you have a video on the Troy built sickle mower? I remember that thing on tv all the time.
Reminds me of an old Yazoo big wheel mower
I still have a yazoo big wheel, havent used it in years,
Great job.
I have the exact same Tuff Cut and it runs well. I like it. You are 100% correct about the red MTD nick-named Troy-Bilt and the yellow MTD nick-named Cub Cadet (or Scrub Cadet).
That's what I need here
Pops bought a similar mower in 89 with the same engine, we ran it until 2006 when the deck finally rusted so bad that the engine fell through the deck. Also started on 1st or 2nd pull every time, never had carb off. New plug, oil change and oil up a new air filter every spring. I would take one of those brush mowers any day over the modern junk. Hands down.
You would have cried the day MTD took over the factory in Troy. Company I worked for at the time was doing a lot of the powder coating for Troy-Bilt prior to the switch so we hit there plant weekly to swap painted and raw parts. Got to know their crews pretty well. Got there one day not long after the take over and MTD was clearing out any equipment that they already had in their line, They just wanted the tillers and a couple mowers that were Troy-Bilts best known machines. All the rest were being smashed with hammers and cut up as scrap. They had dumpsters filled with spare parts and cut up machines that didn't fit the new line up. I got there to drop off some of the last parts we had for them and the crew asked if there was anything I wanted. Left there with a 26' box truck full of parts and complete new machines, even had a couple Bolens diesels (rebadged Isekis) on there as they were scrapping all the Bolens line as well. Unloaded them at my place and kept a few items, gave some to family and sold the rest off to a local dealer.
I remember seeing mowers like that back in the day. Could not fathom how they thought bike tires were a good idea for anything other than aesthetics. Never knew anyone who actually owned one though.
MTD, Made To Deteriorate. I have a MTD push mower, and like it after 3 seasons so far.
I had a real old Dr mower,it had tall steel spoke wheels on the back And just rails on the front, it was the early brush mower
Mowers To Dump
@frankbill9172 even at my shop,I get these real oddball machines, sure I get them going, then they just sit,no one wants them,have a whole bunch as we speak, have a whole fleet of STX 38 tractors also,after a while they become clutter
Mighty Tuff Decision
Large drive wheels handle rough ground smoothly without getting stuck, farm tractors have large drive wheels too for the same reason, box store toy lawn tractors don't need large drive wheels as the little biddy drive wheels only traverse smooth lawns
Sponge cake! I was thinking it and you said it Taryl!😂😂....now I'm hungry.
Nice machine, great fix
I really liked that mower. Reminds me of the Yazoo big-wheel mowers that were around when I was a kid. Ever seen one of them? I need a mower like that, but I live a long ways off...... Reckon you could talk Skippy or Ronnie into delivering it?