1920s Lawn Mower [Restoration] - Part 2

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This video is the final part of the Coldwell "Model L" Lawn Mower Co. of Newburgh, NY, USA in the late 1920s.
The other half of the restoration of this machine was much less frustrating than the previous half. Most repairs were just cosmetic painting issues although a few pieces were cracked and needed to be brazed back together. I did end up remaking the drive roller cover as the previous one had a large hole in it. The largest issue was the need for a new drive shaft that was longer than the max capacity of my lathe so I had to hire that job out.
I was incredibly grateful that the radiator did not leak and actually worked, although I did use RV anti-freeze instead of water as I didn't want the whole cooling system to start rusting again.
The helical cutting blades were a "reel" pain to sharpen as I used grinding compound and spun them by hand twelve million times so make sure they worked perfectly.
As for the actual function of this mower, it's insanely fun to use and has a surprising amount of power. The lack of reverse makes it somewhat difficult to maneuver if you happen to get stuck, and the whole thing weighs 350 lbs so pushing around when it's not running is tough. Having super smooth rollers is great for flattening the grass, but if it hits a patch of gravel it gets stuck immediately. I really wish this had a chair and some steering as I would have loved to drive this around my lawn.
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@AndrewVaughan День назад

"I'll try again later when I'm less angry." I feel this so much.

@2210tractor День назад

The wheel chair made me laugh out loud. I love your videos and can’t imagine the amount of time it takes to restore all these relics, record and edit them. Thank you. You are truly amazing and appreciated

@billp3310 День назад

Best restoration channel on RU-vid by far. No annoying music, fake cutaway stuff, over-dramatized nonsense....just real skill, restoring real stuff....adding in your hilarious antics (sandblaster headbang.....) love every minute

@RobertFay День назад

*- Yup. Agreed!: "(sandblaster headbang.....",.*

@LanceHall День назад

This channel is the right amount of silly and skill. You keep it entertaining and engaging. Most other channels fail at that.

@HandToolRescue День назад

Thank you!

@associatedblacksheepandmisfits День назад

@@HandToolRescueno wonder you decided to keep her , she was built to last and be maintained. Would love to buy one of your turnscrews, but I would imagine tax and postage would cost a fair bit for Scotland 😢. Love the channel . More steam !😊😊

@adally5855 День назад

Not enough Nutela

@quasijo День назад

@@associatedblacksheepandmisfits Entirely worth it!

@stretta День назад

That start was so insanely smooth.

@logannewman4532 День назад

Good thing because I always worry when somebody pull starts with the cord wrapped around a finger.

@davidskala7652 День назад

It took me right to the very end to realize that this thing was built right here in Newburgh New York. it was probably one of the last things made here, because now Newburgh really doesn't produce anything except for maybe crime statistics. Awesome job as usual, it looks like it was worth the the headache it came out great!

@DanBowkley 4 часа назад

My dad grew up in Newburgh, I was thinking pretty much the same thing.

@_SurferGeek_ 2 дня назад

I used a mower similar to this in the 70's. Neighbor had a beautiful lawn and as he got older, he asked me to mow his lawn but had to use his equipment. I spent hours sharpening the blades but it was worth it. His was newer and had a catcher on the front. As I recall... it was the same color green you settled on.

@TooMuchMiddle 2 дня назад

I see Opus, I give the thumbs up.

@williamcoon5863 День назад

I love the riding lawnmower conversion!

@frankfuller975 День назад

🤣 for sure

@williamhinds2816 2 дня назад

I love your videos and your commitment to keeping them nice and clean, no extra background noise or anything. Super entertaining

@jwsaxe 2 дня назад

No rubber gloves or tweezers, either.

@mannye День назад

I agree but I also enjoy the narrated ones he does occasionally.

@williamhinds2816 День назад

@@mannye yeah he does do a great narration. But I like the long just work ones better

@brainiac_brian 2 дня назад

Fantastic job! This should be in a museum listed as the "most complicated lawnmower ever conceived or built". It probably cost a whole dollar to get it tuned up back then!

@Gazdatronik День назад

Yeah but was probably several thousand in upfront costs, adjusted for inflation.

@ouzoloves День назад

I can imagine the factory making them, having people assembling sub assemblies and other workers assembling those into more sub assemblies.

@MrCarGuy 8 часов назад

It's not very complicated in reality

@leadguardian6185 2 дня назад

You sir are straight up crazy! Imagine restoring something that has a use and making it useful. Madness just madness.

@BustaHymen День назад

I was watching pt one of this, when my gf (whom I recently met) came into the living room: -What's this? This seems cool! .Really? -Yeah, I love stuff like this! Then we spent the best part of our Saturday night watching HTR. She's a keeper!! ❤

@TKettle День назад

Congrats! Hope she doesn't see your RU-vid handle you fucking pervert weirdo. Best of luck grease stain on humanity!

@animefan800 День назад

Marry that one.

@sharonlaster2767 День назад

Watching you is like watching my dad when I was younger, but with a much better sense of humor. Thank you for an enjoyable time.

@CanadairCL44 2 дня назад

And there you have it, ladies and gentlemen. Eric proving once again that it is possible to make a silk purse out of a sow's ear! Bravo!

@Rope_Adope 2 дня назад

Eric’s a good dude. And that dog?! ❤🫠

@Njazmo День назад

Never heard of that silk purse out of something something, because of not living in something something land. Cheers from Finland! Those phrases are really interesting, and I assume they have a history behind.

@petersmith9530 День назад

My dad had a more down to earth saying but which has basically the same meaning - "You can't polish a turd" .Cheers from Wales. @@Njazmo

@bmxerkrantz День назад

@@petersmith9530 i think Mythbusters proved this wrong though

@bmxerkrantz День назад

@Njazmo everything has a history behind it. even if the history consists of, i made that up on the spot.

@matthewmcclay 2 дня назад

The intro reminds me of a Saturday morning drama. Thanks for making a show that brings back memories of ”Head of the Class” and 1980’s shows.

@horderelations4041 2 дня назад

The disassembly is insane!

@adrianryan8586 2 дня назад

So agree with your statement... I'd have so lost pieces , before I would be putting this back together...

@t0mn8r35 День назад

Very impressive restoration. I totally lost count of all of the nuts and bolts. This was my 3rd most favourite restoration after the flame thrower and the washing machine.

@HandToolRescue День назад

You can count them all again in part 3! Just kidding.

@Torfindal57 День назад

First time i see a law Mower with planetary gears, i'm pretty impressed by this system. Love your stuff, hope you continue making videos like this.

@davidgibson5756 День назад

I think it looks more like a differential mechanism in the middle of the two rollers.

@Hyratel День назад

@@davidgibson5756 that's just what I was thinking - the input is end-shaft instead of ring and pinion, but it's still a set of spider gears linking the two halves of the drive roller with the input drive

@j.b.1593 День назад

@@davidgibson5756 That's definitely what it is.

@Xonk61 День назад

I like how it was turned into a riding mower at the end. Genius..

@gutsngorrrr День назад

I've restored a few mowers over the years and it always amazes me how complicated some are and the engineering that goes in to them. Lovely restoration, which should keep it mowing for another 100 years

@spleenya День назад

As someone who works on reel mowers as a job it's great to see how far this stuff has come. From 5 total different heights of cut to today where we are able to adjust them down to the thousandth of an inch. Even with all my modern tools I would not have been able to grind that reel; it's massive and has a spline with a key that would not be compatible with my grinder. Great job over all.

@gregorythomas333 2 дня назад

This restoration is one of my favorites now...a beautiful machine! I am glad that you painted it with the darker green...it looks great :)

@latedecember2805 13 часов назад

I love your since of humor and the fact that you bring all manor of things back to show room quality. Never stop being you. You make me want to fix things. I know I am better at wanting to fix things than actually fixing them. That I am afraid I will have to leave to more qualified individuals such as yourself.

@csk7672 2 дня назад

You Sir, are a genius with the patience of a saint and the skills of a master craftsman. I salute you.

@piparalegal2019 День назад

Very nice restoration! I decided to play both videos back to back as a refresher on part 1 and yay new content on part 2. I hope you recover soon from whatever you did to your groin in pull starting that lawn mower!

@elmarlang1856 22 часа назад

What an amazing lawnmower. Great work as always!👍👍👍What I particularly liked this time was that all the screw heads have been beautifully restored. Greetings from: 🇩🇪

@unccred День назад

Your slightly sped up sighs of exasperation are very relatable.

@KnowArt 6 часов назад

I love how you only use close ups to hide the mess. Good strategy that I should employ more often, lol. keep up the good work

@tommyf.7713 День назад

Tom from Northeast Pennsylvania here, hat's off to you, Eric! Out of all the subjects I watch on RU-vid, yours is the most anticipated, hands down! The first part was excellent, the mechanics of the engine were insane and you make it look so easy. I'm halfway through this episode, I'll watch it 3 more times like all your vids in case I miss anything. You, Good Sir, are Genius! Thank you for your excellent channel!

@jimfelton1 День назад

The first riding mower! Well maybe. Great job bringing back history.

@philipB31 День назад

Absolutely superb - Lawn Ranger, Mow-glee, Lawn of the Rings, Rotor-crop, Lawn Tool Rescue… 🤔 …this was an epic that makes your Christmas toothpick special look like a short. Bravo!

@jayglenn837 День назад

Another wonderful video from the most handsome restorer out there :>

@ludvigtande1236 День назад

That beauty belongs in a museum. Awesome ❤

@TheRinkboss День назад

Very nice work, and self propelled, holy crap !!

@fleurdelune5240 День назад

Lovely green💚Dont unsubscribe to your channel. You are not garbage. 😊❤

@donparker1823 16 часов назад

I can't get over how fabulously complex this thing is. I try and keep up in my mind as you're disassembling these things and I give up about 10% through disassembly. I don't know how you ever get these stupendously complicated gizmos together again.

@curtfunk2370 День назад

I have been watching your videos for a very long time and I only just noticed that when I turn on Closed Captions that you have a kind of "voice over" providing further insights to the work. Brilliant!! I just love your channel!

@suep9445 23 часа назад

Who knew! Thanks!

@markgoddard2560 22 часа назад

Excellent as usual. Especially the trailing seat for comfort. These little extras always make the video.

@siriustraveler7083 День назад

It belongs in a museum very well done 👍

@runsolo7418 День назад

The spray booth head bang always makes me smile. Never change sir, never change.

@RobertFay День назад

*- Agreed!*

@Vikingwerk 13 часов назад

Fantastic. The wheel chair bit was worth every cent!

@bboomer7th 21 час назад

Those flush square head bolts are beautiful.

@joeshmo1216 День назад

I'm amazed that they even had mowers like this in the 20s seems ahead of its time.learn something new everytime i watch this channel

@carldelawter8900 День назад

Nice work Eric. Water cooled, planetary gears, insane engineering! I bought a Sears self-propelled reel mower in the late 70's. Used it for twenty years. Great cutting mower!

@franklynch14 День назад

A lot of times, I watch the videos and really love the way you take things apart and rebuild. I always love to see how things are engineered and how they work. In this particular case, half of the bolts I watched you take off of this thing I have no clue what thier purpose was! Great job and thanks for having me wait a complete month to get my Hand Tool Rescue fix

@kathophI 2 дня назад

All your videos have the power to put me in a good mood thank you have a great day

@razorboyXVII День назад

Outstanding work, Eric! 😀👍

@brianallen9810 День назад

They sure don't make them like this anymore. I would love to go back in time and see how they put this together at the factory. I love the way the part numbers are cast into the parts, I would love to see the original parts manual. And a differential in the center of the roller....wow. Very strange grease zerks. This is now a museum piece.

@eric_seguin День назад

When they lock us up in the "Funny Farm" I hope they let us have tools. Great video friend.

@randynovick7972 День назад

OMFG this was such a huge project. It's so big! So sensual! I'm impressed. So glorious to experience the little slivers of anguish you sprinkled in there. Very nice. You are a legend. Thank you.

@msamyweber День назад

You're right, this is such a great restoration. Thank you for sharing it. Every time you go to the cleaning station, I can smell the solution, I remember so vividly what it smells like from when I was in school, when I would walk into a shop or garage. You channel brings back such great memories for me when I used to take things apart and put them back together as a child. Thank you!

@greganderson8374 2 дня назад

Nice job, there were a lot of parts to keep track of, cleans and reassemble. Ya gotta love those old power mowers.

@crantzdorf5929 2 дня назад

So many parts to paint and repair. Nicely done :)

@davidorr8645 День назад

So many parts to remember how they go together!

@jerryburton6825 День назад

My favorite is the coffee mill. Hilarious 😂

@paulalvarez7602 День назад

Good lord… Newburgh NY!?! Not too far from where I grew up! Excellent job!!

@theo9416 2 дня назад

Beautiful, how you gave this mower a new life, nice how you always make your videos, with humor in it. keep it up, I enjoy it, greetings from the Netherlands

@philiplaurell1163 День назад

Wow. That was truly impressive. What an insane lawn mower

@TodaysProject-hc9mk День назад

You keep setting the bar higher. Well done

@jamesbarrett5534 День назад

Amazing restoration of an amazing bit of kit - love the differential in the middle of the rollers!

@sicnarFehT 14 часов назад

Only been watching your vids for a few weeks and I'm sure you've heard this a million times, but your adjustable pliers work the best I've ever seen. Your fabricated flat-head screwdrivers too. Great stuff!

@brysoncorley 2 дня назад

It always brightens my day to see an upload from you.

@XelaSnikliw-fg8wu День назад

Now thats an open differential!

@michaelcsiti152 День назад

another amazing job and yet more great showing of your sense of humor! Thanks for all your hard work on this!

@LostinRestoration39 День назад

Great,it's great to see other people with a passion for saving things from the landfill, to live on for all to enjoy and in conversation about the past

@patjohnson3100 День назад

Superb restoration. This must be the most extraordinary lawn mower in western civilization. If a restoration project like this assigned to me, I'm not sure my sanity would survive.

@nobuckle40 17 часов назад

Wow! What a machine! I can imagine that the original owner would have been the envy of the neighborhood. Now you are the envy of the neighborhood. Nice restoration.

@perstaunstrup3451 День назад

That’s an insane amount of parts for a lawnmower! Great job as always.

@dangir1 День назад

One can appreciate the engineering and the robust design in those days. You are a patient man!!

@campbellpaul 2 дня назад

A-plus for the subtitles alone 😂 Most excellent 👍👍

@M_to_the_T 23 часа назад

A wonderful video. Compared to other restaurations of this channel, I am amazed at how relatively easily most fasteners could be released. I would have expected a lot more penetrating oil and torches

@sianwarwick633 20 часов назад

May i recommend Part 1 ?

@CalicoShadowPlusCat День назад

another fun and great video! Our city still uses mowers like these in some areas. They actually cut the grass better and the lawns look nicer than the newer top spinning mowers!

@dougmisner9437 13 часов назад

Great work, one of my favourite rebuilds you’ve done.

@evildogbilly 3 часа назад

Love the differential built in between the rollers

@ericmartin923 День назад

toujours le meilleur en restauration de matériels antique !! super travail !!!

@TobiasThede 2 дня назад

Hooray,saturday evening, and part two of the lawn mower. 🎉

@michaelbaerg5582 10 часов назад

Always love this process.

@jeffreyshepherd8488 2 дня назад

Yes! Great way to start Saturday

@Brianscoronet День назад

Amazing restoration, that mower is so cool, I've never seen anything like it.

@flowerstone День назад

I love these videos you make. So much attention to detail. Given me some good insight into repair. Mostly that nothing is too far gone. 😊

@frankfuller975 День назад

this was an absolutely epic restore, totally worth the wait. was totally amazing to see it mowing the grass and even pulling along the wheelchair. 😂

@distracted_visions7095 День назад

Well made machine but very complex. Eric did an excellent job.

@VeganSmasher 2 дня назад

Best channel on RU-vid. Period.

@jodidavis6595 День назад

Yeah I’d keep that too. My suburbia neighbors would love me 😒 this was a cool one. Love your humor

@reznorfan25 День назад

What a beauty of a machine! Excellent work!

@superjugy День назад

That intro gets me every time. I have to like the video just by watching that without even having seen the video.

@chriscromar9013 День назад

I’m in tears. I love seeing that old power mower restoration. My father didn’t believe in buying any lawn care equipment that you didn’t start by striking two stones together. 😂

@liljonwask День назад

I finally had to comment on one of these: absolutely incredible. You are a very talented human.

@ninaevans4501 14 часов назад

Eric, that renovation must have been back acheing, time consuming, patience draining and a pain in the a..e to complete. But us, and many of your loyal followers cannot thank you enough for sharing this video and getting the job done. It means a lot to us all. Warmest Regards Wayne & Nina (Ipswich, Suffolk, UK) 🫡🫡🫡🫡🫡🫡🫡❤️❤️❤️❤️❌️❌️❌️👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👏👏👏👏👏👏👏😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

@mykilfremn26 2 дня назад

Thank you so much for so many phenomenal videos I hope you can get to the point of being compensated for the videos and the products you sell enough to where that's all you have to do to make a living it brings me back to helping my grandfather and father restore the stuff that they fixed and maintained

@andrewgrace4410 День назад

Amazing restoration, those wrenches were working overtime 😸👍🏾

@Joannesyoga День назад

You don't need to go on holiday now you have this. Very excellent job!

@glossywhite8634 День назад

The thing that always gets me whether it's someone else or myself restoring/fixing/repairing some suuuuper old contraption... They work. Sure it's never the "best" but the intended function just works. That's where I get my drive. Make things just work.

@TheParkAttendant 15 часов назад

Now that's one complicated lawnmower!

@happilyreformed День назад

Beautiful restoration. The machine is a work of art and I love the care and attention that you gave to it.

@wileycoyotesr8623 День назад

I have seen you take on some very challenging and interesting projects but I can't recall one with the profound cool effect of this mower. Operating one of these mowers 100 years ago would have been akin to being in a spacecraft. Well, maybe not quite that exciting. 👍👍👍

@m3131m День назад

Man, lawnmowers have come a long way in the last 100 years!

@sheariley1910 День назад

I come here for the restorations. I stay for the antics. Loved the sandblaster approach. 😂

@larrykelly2838 День назад

Now that's a mower. Every stepper needs one.

@kcdebris913 2 дня назад

I’d have gotten it apart. But, putting it all back together correctly on the other hand…? This is always great to wake up early on a Saturday and drink coffee to.