Free yard sale broken lawn mower can we fix it?
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- čas přidán 27. 08. 2024
- I went out yard sale shopping but got a late start. went to one at around 11am and out front was this one in the free pile, it had a note on it stating it had engine problems, lets find out if that is true shall we?
Jean shorts, New Balances with white crew socks, and a garage full of tools. Dad level confirmed over 9000.
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You are quite fortunate to still have your Mom and Dad with you . Please cherish them!
For the money you spent, this is the best deal I've seen ever. I'm continually amazed by what people will scrap. Thanks Mustie.
I got a nice 1 year old craftsman lawnmower for free once as well. The guy said he pulled and pulled and pulled and gave up so be bought another brand new mower. It was out of gas...
got a Stihl backpack leaf blower for free, thx to a bad spark plug.
I got a Dyson vacuum once that was overheating. Quick google search - check the removable filters. They are washable so after I rinsed out the brick dust, it’s still running well after 6 years.
MatchstalkMan There are too many people who aren't self sufficient nowadays.
Good times vids aint got no gas in it
RSMLauderdale101 Last month a guy gave me a Stihl FS80R weed trimmer, an HS45 Hedge trimmer, a 350 backpack blower and a 1979 Homelite Super XL Automatic Chainsaw. A few other things too.
Only the backpack blower needed work, all the other stuff runs abd works. He just wanted the stuff gone, his brother refused to clean up the shed. Now I have over a grand of goodies, that was just one score recently. Gotta love it. Those Stihl products, they are top notch.
Mustie, I'm glad you used the "One Ramp" at the start of this video. I'm 69 years old and didn't use any sissy ramps.... two back surgeries and a third in the near future, I whished I used ramps instead of lifting heavy stuff out of the pick-up. Thanks for your videos Mabey some one will learn what I didn't the hard way. Carl
Having taught myself about cars and small engines, it is amazing to me that people will throw perfectly good machines away and spend money unnecessarily on new ones simply because they refuse to learn anything about them. I worked at a salvage yard for several years, and saw many perfectly good cars junked due to minor and easily repairable problems, simply because the owners never bothered to learn anything about cars. I am certainly no expert, and certainly do not Mustie's level of knowledge, but engines are incredibly simple if you take the time to learn.
My brother in law worked many years in upstate NY land fill. I could not believe what he rescued. Even a table saw. Wow!
This dude is nearly peak dad. White sneaks, high white socks, jean shorts, baseball cap. only thing he's missing is a polo shirt.
Nice free mower. FYI: Please buckle your belt even on short hops between yard sales. Air bag & no safety belt = bad news. Also start using your RIGHT hand to open door from inside vehicle. That way you will NEVER miss a passing vehicle as you will have a better view of the road & automatically see a view of the mirror. ( you have a family) later.
That was good Morning with Mustie and ez breezy done and fun with Mom and PA Mustie!!!,thanks👍👍👍👍👍👍🇺🇸
I was shocked the seller was familiar enough with an engine to claim it had "a bad gasket", but not enough to know he/she could possibly be over-filling it with oil. If I had to guess, they wanted a new mower and fabricated an excuse to get it.
I had an older gentleman with a White brand riding mower that so wanted a new mower. His wife told him to get it looked at first. I told him that it was in super shape other than a few simple repairs that I gladly did for a small fee. He was upset because he wanted a shiny new mower but I told him the new ones do not have the same quality as the one he had. 6 months later he passed away but his wife said she now used the mower and admitted he just wanted to spend money on a new toy. Sad that he didnt get his new toy but she was very happy with my honesty and really liked the mower anyways.
@@scottfirman Consumerist till his death...
Lol
When I was scrapping I would always try to fix lawnmowers instead of scrapping them. Most of them only took very minor repairs. The most I ever spent fixing one was $11.00. I enjoy your videos.
I'm beginning to doubt that you've ever cut your grass twice with the same mower.
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I don't even think his grass grows fast enough to test his next project...
I'm cleaning the coffee from my monitor now.
You should use a water level to balànce the blades on your older mowers ☺
I am thinking his wife must just hate the lawn cut at 17 different heights LOLOL
A hot cup of coffee, eggs and toast, and a Mustie1 video. Excellent breakfast fare!
MoldingPro awe shit! Thanx for reminding me to make eggs and toast! Was just gonna go with the coffee! It's Mustie time!! 👍😉
Exactly what I just did.
Not sure if you have heard this in a while but you have gotten so good with your camera work that we forget you are filming everything you do! Love your videos and your awesome mechanical abilities.
Steven - very accurate analysis - he puts US in a better position than he leaves himself in, at times. He is a true pro and never forgets to explain stuff to us. He is a natural. Chuck in NE Kansas
MUSTIE YOU ARE EXCELLENT MECHANIC, I ENJOY YOUR VIDEOS, WISH I COULD TRANSLATE THEM INTO SPANISH FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE MILLION SPANISH VIEWERS THAT COULD BE FOLLOWING YOU .... SALUDOS AMIGO!!!!!
Watching you change it from mulch to bag makes me appreciate my Honda even more. One lever, slide right to left and it goes from bag to mulch and anything in between.
Amazed how eager folks are to throw stuff away. That motor sounds really nice and it looks like he looked after it. Maybe he wanted the new GT-XL Turbo version and had to convince the wife!
I gave 20 bucks for a store return that was locked up. I realized at the store it was locked up because someone told their kid to fill the oil before cranking it for the first time and he did,,,,all the way to the top. I took it home, drained about 2 quarts of oil out of it and after an hour, it finally stopped smoking. Sold it the next day for 75.
BCtruck, rebuild, repair,repurpose overfilling wouldn't actually cause it to lock up unless the oil got on top of the piston somehow. I guess that could happen from overfilling and tipping the mower to one side but never heard if it.
me niether until it happened. in fact, i pulled the plug to empty the cylinder of oil.
I found one in the back of the "repair" shop in their trash pile. Asked permission, got permission, still works today.
aserta
Most repair shops also sell new stuff...
Good one I salvaged had a tag reading "siezed". Took it home, and was pulling the plug to squirt some PB blaster in there, and a bunch of gas came out.
Float bowl had stuck, flooded the engine and hydro'd it.
Not a super expensive mower, but free is free.
Glad to see a young fella useing his brains and never lifting things if you have a ramp.😀
You bring back memories in HS 1980 small engine shop class. Thank you love your videos!
Glad you like them!
On servicing those paper air filters, my initial cleaning blast with the air gun is usually from the inside out, (or against the air flow when in use) when possible. Thanks for all these lessons. Narragansett Bay.
Agreed. I've always been told and have seen that you blow air filters out from inside out so as not to force particles deeper into the material.
Always nice when it is an easy repair! Good to see your parents, hope they are doing well.
That was a good find Mustie1. I found one a couple of months ago when we had a town-wide yard sale, a Toro Personal Pace for $20, the guy said that he couldn't get the mower started so he bought a new one. Turned out to be stale fuel and a clogged main jet in the carburetor.
Awesome score. I would love to get one of those free, with electric start.
Yup. That stale fuel gel and a blocked jet can be found all over the country. But not a lot of people who know how to clean a carb ..... or even where it is!
bucket of very hot water with dish washer tab or 3 in it brings white up brilliantly without causeing rot to fabric.... pro tip there , your welcome and thanks your helped me with tips and tricks too
So this guy gave away his lawnmower because he over-filled it with oil and it was smoking a bit? I wonder why he doesn't also just get his lawn re-sodded whenever the grass gets too long.
Not everyone has a basic knowledge of engines. Good luck for folk like Mustie.
Shit! I hope he does the same thing with his car and gives that away too!! LMAO! 👍😉🍺
lordhoho1 thank god for small miracles! Service man? Do they still have those?
canuckguy worried you from Canada Eh?
canuckguy worried not just the guys though, the girls are holding their own too. It’s common sense and a little spirit of adventure that drives you to remove those screws or bolts and find what the heck is going on.
Wow was that a record for the fastest lawn mower repair? Thank you so much for making these videos and making us feel like we are right there and even asking our opinion. You never seem to lose your temper if things don't work out just right or a small item ends up flying out of your fingers. I have learned so much even tho I'm on the other side of the US.
You could also adjust the valve tappets as a part of a tune up.
I have a 1988 model 3 HP SupaSwift Briggs & Stratton 92500 model mower which needs new rings,it smokes up like a freight train when cold then clears up after a couple of minutes, it seems to be o.k. when warm but it burned 250 mLs of oil in about 1-2 hours of use,it does blow a bit of smoke on acceleration.
It only takes 600 mLs of oil & 1/3rd of the oil disappeared in the hour or 2 that it was used,I topped it up with oil before it was used as it also burned oil when it was previously used.
So, I'm going to rebuild it,I'm sure it's rings as it used to start after 3 pulls of the starter cord, now it starts after about 6,the spark plug is also starting to cake up with thick carbon deposits !
You really should get yourself a bigger ramp. For a lot of years I use the same kind that you are. One day on craigslist as I was looking at Harley parts I came across someone who had the big ramp that folds in half. Normally those ramps go from 150 to $200. I looked at it nothing was broken I asked why are you selling That's when he told me he was getting rid of his Harley and no longer needed the ramps. Needless to say I scooped those up in a heartbeat. It has made things a lot easier for me.
I enjoy watching the videos you have a lot of knowledge. I know a lot of things but I don't know everything. That's why I enjoy watching videos like the ones you make. I learn things from you that I can use here at my garage. I don't work on things for money most of the time I don't charge my friends and neighbors and family nothing. With the exception if I need to spend money to fix it. With a lot of the things I've learned on CZcams I have a pretty good track record of making things run without spending money.
This is the strangest designed Craftsman mower I've seen. But it's crazy to see the things people just throw out or give away free. There was nothing wrong with the mower!
They over filled it because they checked the level by not screwing the dipstick top down. A very common problem here.
Mark Wallis I was thinking the same thing. I believe the general rule is...if dip stick has threads--don't screw in to check oil level. If if no threads--bottom it out to check out level. What do you say Mustie?
Started out watching these videos just to get some advice on fixing mine, (I did), now I'm addicted... Probably that's my new hobby....
I like free stuff. I got a Honda mower from a local guy who said his kids used it to mow yards with and one day it just quit running. He dropped it off at my house and when I got home I gave it a few pulls, engine turned over with compression so I checked the gas: None, added some and it still would not start so I remembered Hondas have a Low Oil shut off and checked the oil, what oil? Drained what little was in there, added the proper amount and the mower fired off on second pull. 350 buck mower for the cost of the oil. SCORE!!!!
You gotta love free stuff that doesn't require any money to get going again. Haha PROFIT!!!!
Paultro 84 100% profit.
Beautiful area at end of video.
Its very easy to overfill these machines with oil especially at service. Usually, draining through the filler plug does not allow all the oil to drain from the crankcase and then you fill it up with the requisite amount as per the service manual - the machine is then overfilled. I did this once with my Briggs Intek on the Yardman Ride-on; it started to smoke heavily after 5 minutes and in a panic I stripped the motor right down fearing broken rings. Once into the crankcase I saw the issue; fortunately every thing was in fine order and the upside was that I rectified Briggs' diabolical engineering (e.g. head ports that were obviously shaped by a neanderthal on piecework and head/cylinder surfaces that were like the Rockies- no wonder they have a rep for blowing head gaskets!). The extra power I unleashed was a joy!!!
Another great watch! I was quite excited to see some footage of The Mount at the end. Put a big smile on my face. Brought me right back to childhood. Thanks
"Dust Blocker" on the bag, start it up...Dust plume haha
traderjoes it must block the dust from going inside the bag 😂
I got a chuckle out of the dust cloud from the "dust blocker" bag too
Should be read as "Dust Spreader" or sth like that...
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It was a typo on the bag. Should read “Dust Booster”
I was waiting for him to comment, but respect for letting the visuals speak for themselves!
Hello Ma and Pa Mustie you did a good job with that Mustie kid of yours.
Thanks. He turned out great for sure. He was supposed to warn us so we could smile our best smile.
Good to finally see your mom and dad! At least you can be proud to say you still have yours with you!! Awesome!
I once got a nice free Craftsman self propelled mower from a couple that had just moved into the neighborhood and he said it had no compression. Got it home and realized the movers had removed the spark plug! I took it back and told the guy but he had already bought new and he told me to keep it. Those scores are infrequent but awesome.
Love these fixer upper vids
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Yep, gotta love those free scores! My garage is full of them.... some people have more $$$ than brains.
You can only prove that you have the brains if you sell all/most of them...………...
Deluk, selling then is where I run into trouble.
Maybe it's not a lack of brains, maybe their time is worth more to them than their money.
I have the tools and knowledge to swap the transmission in my truck, but it's not worth taking away from family time, so I pay someone to do it.
I know right? I have people bring me stuff all the time for free. They know I fix it and use the money to buy RC planes with it.
@@delukxy Fortunately they sell quickly in my area, and being in the landscaping/property maintenance trade offers many opportunities for sales or trades.
I'm constantly amazed at the amount of people who won't check the simple things first. Great score!
Oh!! A free mower and a boat ride😎 Thank you for taking us along!!!!!!!
You have saved me so much money. I am a constant student of Mustie1 CZcams University. Thank you for your videos sir. And tell Ma and Pa Mustie "Howdy" For me!
Same here
I've have an ad that reads "Do you have a lawnmower going to the dump". I go and pickup the equipment for free, put 2 dollars into it and it runs great again. I then sell it for a profit. They don't teach you how to maintain equipment at the box stores, but I do. I guess that's why I don't see my customers after the sell. I have repair mowers that are 30yrs old, and they run great.
RDM Repairs Oregon.
I'm a regular viewer of your videos and have learned an awful lot from you. I do all sorts of my own repairs on just about everything. Garbage day is my drive-by shopping. In our town (Goderich, Ont. on Lake Huron) you have to pay to put out garbage so a lot of people put stuff out at the curb - free for the taking. Last week was one for the ages. In just 7 days I scored a 10 HP snowblower with all of the bells and whistles, a Craftsman gas mower, a Craftsman electric mower and a "Greenworks" electric mower. The owner of the snowblower showed up and assured me that there was nothing wrong with the machine. He had pulled the starter cord out of the machine last winter and felt that it was too old to last much longer so he bought a new one. I did a starter cord and cleaned out a jelly-filled carb fuel bowl. Started on the first pull. Tightened the wire on the electric start and the whole unit was A1. The gas mower had no pull cord. Put on a new one and got all of the grass debris away from the carb which prevented the choke from closing. Blasted a pound of dried grass out of the air filtre. Easy fix on an expensive unit. The Craftsman electric had a destroyed bottom motor bearing from the plastic fan running way off centre. Easy fix. The Greenworks looked brand new. The owner said take it away the motor is burnt out. Nope. The safety switch on the handlebars was being extra safe. It wouldn't let power go to the motor. Amputated it and installed a good old fashioned ON-OFF switch. Fixed. Good week - 4 for 4 Keep at it folks.
I always learn something new watching these video's
this guy and ProjectFarm has got to have the most trimmed lawn in the whole USA
as always thanks for the content have a great rest of ya weekend ...... i didnt put 2 and 2 together when it was being power washed ... in my mind i thought it was running then he stuck his hand under the side bahahahhahah
Wow, awesome score. I'm always amazed at what people will throw away. As the old saying goes, one man's trash is another man's treasure..
Some people just have more dollars than sense. Thanks for sharing...
Thanks for passing along all your tips and knowledge it’s helping me with fixing my own lawnmower much appreciated!
Picked up one for free, tolf doing the same thing...it ran poorly, and smoked... come to find out it have 2 stroke gas oil mix in the tank...there's your problem lady.
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Oh boy. I used to work at a gas station and a guy came in looking for 2 stroke oil "oh it's for your weed whacker eh?" He said its for his lawn mower "...ugh two stroke lawnmower?" No it's a 4 stroke.."ugh sir..lemme get you the correct stuff.."
"There's your problem lady" ? You must be an Eric O fan!
Mama mustie was like why the hell are you filming me?
Hey man! Picked up a craftsman mower today... my first rescue. Bought it for 10 bucks after the guy ran it with no air filter for two weeks. Cleaned the carb like I’ve watched you do and by god she fired right up after cleaning every piece I could and changing the oil. Can’t wait to do it again. Thank you for the videos
Another item saved from the landfill! A fun video to watch...thanks for sharing
Mustie 1 and coffee ...good morning all.
"If the ladies don't find you handsome, they can at least find you handy."
Got free leaf blower, pull cord assembly was gunked up, worked fine after cleaning. Got a free edger that wouldn't run. Runs fine after replacing fuel line, filter, primer bulb.
I have a nice Garage I purchased with my home. Filled to the brim of memories dating back to 1974. With my own skills of seating valves, and adjusting the fuel mix I too have some grease in my veins. However, the man that owned this mix of belts and weed killer did not live in a world of Mustie. With months turning into sparse memories I have become lazy. I no longer seek resolution to the idle hopping shroud issues on the 3.5 hp. The draw of the new carb kits sitting on the shelves no longer call my attention. It is only your videos that fill my weekends. Thanks a lot you terd, I am now really without a cause.
I like that bag, "Dust Blocker", blows out a load of dust.......... :P
Yeah. It COULDNT have been that steel blade underneath blowing the dirt under the mower. Smh.
Luckiest guy in the world you are! Although personally don't care for those later Craftsmans myself (to much plastic..and that bag design) they are easy quick sellers.
Nice Lake, and good to see your parents get back to visit ;)
that is lake winnipesaukee. the boat is the Mt. Washington. When the kid in the video called out the NH flag i new exactly what i was seeing. its my own back yard basically.
you find the most free mowers and such I have ever seen.
Every time I watch Mustie1 I learn something new, even on projects he has done before.
Wow, all those people waiting for you to arrive in your yacht, only for you to arrive in your helicopter instead. You Celebs--really.
PA Mustie looked like he wanted to slap the beans out ya mouth for filing him.....lol
That was a nice docking job by that ferry Captain. He was coming in hot and had me worried.
Thanks for all the Stuff!!
Nice pick Mustie , it looks like a good machine and i bet it wasn't cheap when it was purchased.
Great find, easy turn around, was a little curious though about the electric start did it work or not 🤔. Thanks for wrenching for us
Well, your parents looked really overjoyed at being in the video...
We didn't know he was filming us. We would have put our best smiles on for his public!
I used to bag my grass until these newer mowers came out with better mulching capabilities and I love THEM they don't leave anything behind and it's supposed to be better for you grass.
Nice pickup on mower, nice and strong Briggs & Stratton engine😀
If only people read their owners manual
the battery is under the drive cover, that is where craftsman mower put them
"should be" under the cover, appears to be removed seeing the wire isn't hanging out the side and the mower harness plus is hanging there by right rear wheel :)
Amazing! For free, you cant beat it! Ill have to try the clip trick for blade level on mine. This mower looks better than mine! haha. Great job!
I learned from it too ! Great trick again. Thanks Mustie !
A very simple little fix .. Good job and a nice find
I like how you fix everything, good mechanical aptitude.
Nice ride on the MV Mt Washington!
Well that was easy but don't forget the missing bolt from underneath
Andy K Actually, they only use three bolts to hold the engine onto the deck these days. Don’t know why they still have four holes in the deck. You can’t use that fourth hole......
John Acuff Can't use that fourth... I thought we were done with the "Beaver" jokes!
Was wondering about that bolt myself! Also not having the oil drain plug conveniently under the deck whats with that?
Ralph Millie you have too turn the mower side ways too drain it and fill up the same way
best part was then ending when you showed mom and dad hope you all had a good time on the boat trip
Anything that runs is a bonus. I just picked up another free mower yesterday from the side of the road. To get one that actually runs like that is awesome. I have an older one that smokes, I dumped 90 weight oil in it and just use it for mowing my RC plane airstrip. It is pretty much scrap but as long as it works, I dont care.
I don't get why Briggs motors are considered "inferior." I have a 23 year old Briggs 22" push mower and It still has the same spark plug. Starts 1st or 2nd pull even after sitting all winter. I just change oil and blades (Florida sand) and it hums right along.
Well every time I buy something with a Briggs someone will tell me "you should have gotten a Honda."
Paul Pflaum Briggs back years ago seemed to have a lot more problems. I think maybe just certain horse motors, but some were really good. I think Honda has made a lot of companies step up and get better. I'm not a big fan of Briggs. not against them either. just don't care for the way they run or the sound of them. but they are what they are. just a work motor.
I've been told that the only advantage of Honda engines is their lightweight. Also, they now are made in China...
richardscott; same here. mine started running rough last week so I cleaned and checked everything, regapped the plug, cleaned the carb. Check the build plate, 1999. 3.5hp briggs.
Do you feel like you’re not earning your pay if you don’t remove the float bowl? 😂
Mrcaffinebean From watching these videos I have started to adopt the same routine myself when reviving an engine :D
Im pretty sure its a HEMI lawnmower with extra spark plug somewhere. Greatest rebuild hes ever known. Clean off that white stuff.
Nice vid shows that not all what appears to be broke, just needs a bit of the old "tinker magic". Also it's so right you need too keep the grass down,so you can test all them bikes( large or small😉) when you get them going👍👍
And I thought I did well today! $20 for an edger that wouldn't start, which came back after the carb had a bath in the ultrasonic cleaner. Now I feel like I overpaid! Great video as always and nice find.
You find the coolest stuff at cheep or free when you go yard sell probing. Soooo guess we can say it was a good day and ending it with showing folks that your ship did come in. LMAO 😹😹😹😹
It's sad to see one so young smoking like that.
Nice. That there is some beautiful country!
Mustie has got to be one of the luckiest guys around. Free lawn mowers to free generators just sitting on the curb lol. You never see that here. They would want almost a new price for a lawn mower with a bad rod and a bent blade in my area.
Of cause you can :-D.
Lucky to have your parents :-D
America truly is the land of the free.
that bagger was worth as much as the mower !!!!! great job am a plumber love your show leak master plumbing in ct
thank you for the great videos you make. informative, great knowledge and a master in your field of work. i cant wait to the next creation you build,
Hopefully we'll see more of Mustie1 and the trip wasn't a three hour tour......
Why did I let the missing hubcap bug me ?
bugged me too but cant complain for free
Likewise
That's not a missing hubcap, that's the compact spare.
Looked like a gorgeous day on Lake Winnipesaukee with your parents.
a co worker gave me a Toro ride on that he said didn't run, turns out it was just out of gas, same guy gave me a two day old push mower, said his wife used it once but it was really hard to start, the flywheel key was half sheared off, picked up and old lawnboy for $2, it had no air cleaner on it and had a small twig stuck in the reed valve, i'm sure I have 10 more mower stories, all just simple things.
yeah the rocks are all in his head not in his yard
Thanks for making me laugh i needed that.
now that's a score, but I wonder if the fella did it just to show the wife it was "broken" and get a new toy :))
You could just pour some oil in the exhaust for same effect, then sell it off and make a quick buck for the hidden treasury ;-)
I wonder how far away the garage sale is from Mustie's house where the mower was free. I think the guy will be P.O ed if he sees it up for sale and Mustie tells him the minor mistake ge made of over filling the oil. Good job Mr. Mustie I truly find your videos educational. You talk to the camera like we are there with you. That is awesome
My question though have you ever been a teacher cause you would make a good one.
He would now, wouldn't he? No, he's never been a teacher, his story is a bit stranger than that. I don't remember which videos let me learn why he started his channel, but if you want to see why, find the video when Amesie brought his Saab Sonnet up, met Mustie 1 and let Mustie drive it. Darrell was visibly scared, Social anxiety. Later on, he helped Amesie pull a 96 "out of the cabbage" to be restored.
It always amazes me the amount of free stuff around your way Mustie , around here they would be asking to dollar for anything , it must work both ways , selling things must be hard around there with so much free stuff around , here even a load of rubbish gets good money , swings and roundabouts .
maybe the guy just wanted a new mower and he told his wife the motor was bad so he could get a new one
Kenneth Law lol ,yup guy prob wanted upgrade to a ride on.....telling wifey it's broken
my guess also, add extra oil, it smokes, say "hun the mower is smoking, make up an issue that's costly and get new toy :))