These things never seem to die. You can let them sit for decades, throw some gas in it, and it’ll start right up first or second pull. Try that with a newer mower. I’ve never had to clean a carburetor on that certain Briggs and Stratton engine.
Nice save ! I have a 74 Comet that I'm doing a total refurbish on tires , paint , decals , & a engine rebuild kit for the 8 hp B&S Power/Built engine that I put on 26 years ago ! The original engine was a dog T. that was not worth saving ! I bought it used in 1989 & I have another one that I bought used in 2020 a 2012 that is like new with a B&S 13.5 hp with a 30 inch deck non High-Vac & 2 self propelled walk behinds a 1990 & a 1985 ! The 85 I bought new & replaced the engine 2018 couldn't find parts for the B&S 4 hp engine & the 90 still has the original engine & runs fine ! I figure it's cheaper to maintain these then buy a new one or a mower as nice as these quality wise . thanks for the video.
@@the_mowron Like You I'm into so much different stuff ! Like a few classic cars , & a tractor , Not to mention maintaining the daily vehicles ! & maintaining my property , I do like doing all this stuff , & I have all the parts to finish the Comet , & this will be the 2nd season since I put it aside for a total refurbish . I hope to get a repaint done soon ! & the engine is sitting on my work bench . I don't have a clue on how to do a video ! Or the equipment , I'm very much into low tech equipment . & My plate is full thank God.
How can you have that screen name and not have a video of the tractor? I have an MH Pacer, but no Ferguson. I'd like to get one (or MF 35, etc.), but we're completely out of garage space.
@@the_mowron lol I did have some videos of my TO-20 I had to erase some because of data on my phone , I’ve had the Ferguson for several years now , sometimes I start it up just to listen to it run lol , also I have a total of 9 riding mowers , some are for restoration that I haven’t got around to yet , I’m a machinist & I work a lot on my job 6 days a week sometimes 12 hours a day , but I love your videos & I’m especially fond of vintage rer snappers
I think he had a model from around 1961, but, when he starts mowing the grass, it's well into the '80's. The movie completely failed on this one. There is no way the Gump character would have purchased a vintage mower. He would just call the local hardware store and get a new one delivered.
It had some sort of weird moss/lichen that had grown on it that made it look worse than it was. That was a good thing for the video. Still plenty of them out there: Who doesn't want to look like Forrest Gump?
I think yours need more views than mine mine just refreshed it yours made nogutnand day difference I have that Sam engine in my junk trailer it runs but it came off an old Hahn eclipse toro tiller from 1967bur the gears in the tiller was all eaten off they used it to dig a trench for a church but that engine runs like a top you can’t kill them
I think that engine was used in every tiller ever made. We did kill one, though. We didn't get video of the connecting rod flying out, but you can see the hole in the crankcase in the Gibson tiller video.
No way I’d pay $150 for a piece of bent metal. You could either make one using a piece of sheet metal from Lowe’s. Or you go online and see if you could get a used one.
It's sitting in the carport. Needs a good home with smaller yard. There is still an issue with rust in the gas tank (Taryl's advice is to not bother with these tanks when they are rusted as the sheet metal is too thin). They haven't made that tank for a long time so we need to make our own or switch to a gravity fed carb with a new gravity fed tank.
@@ANDERSONEXPRESS7 Yes, this could be done relatively easily, but it wouldn't be all original anymore. There is also some laziness involved since there are millions of things that need doing and this is not a high priority.
I can see that other things take higher priority. If you continue to tinker with it, they make some gas tank restoration products that seal the tank from the inside, to include pinholes.
