I am 70 years old,retired mechanic , welder \ fabricator have my shop at home My wife and best friend of 23 years next to Jesus bought me a tablet.After working in my shop 2-6 hours I come in tell my honey I'm home get a shower. Plug in to you tube and get lost in the world outside full of of videos such as this one. I never fail to learn something different exciting and rewarding such as this gentleman here. You are a great example to a lost and dying art. Last but not least you are a credit to your profession and fellow you tubers God bless you and all of the tubers out there
Yep, so true. Internet is much more than this . It’s the tool that can connect you and your history with someone random like Me. I’m from Spain , professional firefighter and amateur mechanic. I started to use computers in 80’s but still today I’m amazed how this shit works connecting people , wether watching how plays on líne my son with people or talking with someone with similar hobbies. Yep. Have a nice day.
I often say my favourite restorations are either things I have never seen before, or they take me back to my childhood. This restoration falls into the latter, I have wonderful memories of being about six 'helping' my grandfather use his tiller like this in the 60s. The birdsong throughout parts of the video strengthened those memories. In all probability you are much young than my 59 years, and to you this is just a machine you’ve done a brilliant restoration on. However, I don’t think I'm alone in recalling machines like this being used in happy times of our lives. Those memories can be wonderful and precious. Thank you for such an amazing video and a fantastic restoration.
27 year old here who has been binge watching these videos. I started my own small engine repair business 2 years ago after growing up hotrodding my whole life. Something about small engines they're so simple and fun to work on I love what I do day in and out.
The best thing I love about restoration videos is to see these tools in brand new condition as it would be if my dad or granddad would have seen it displayed in a store
Another day another project, and you can finally finish that “one” that the parts have been on order for over a month that you’ve forgotten about by now.
You are so correct in the satisfying statements. Almost as good as jumping into the shed and having a go myself. You just cant pass on these old beaters as they are twice as good as the cheap plastic crap of today and have stood the test of time, you have now sent them on a journey of at least another 25-30 yrs. Thankyou so much for these vids as they give me a huge amount of enjoyment. Cheers.
I used to restore vintage Snowmobiles. It was a great hobby but time consuming and parts were hard to come by. Now I just repair small engine equipment much like that Tiller. I always enjoy watching an old, rusty hulk come back to life. I do wish I had a powder coating setup. I usually do primer, paint and a clear coat sealer. I think it holds up better than powder coating in the long run.
I would love to see an older Sears/Craftsman Roto-Spader restored. My grandfather had one from the mid 70s and my parents used it until it gave its last leg back in 2013. Wish my dad still had it so we can have a fun restoration experiment to work on. Small machinery. Shouldn’t have been too difficult to work on.
Wow, what's not to like in this video. When you tackle a refurbishing project like this, you have to have many different skill sets. You seems to have them all covered. Thumbs Up!
What skill and patience to do this. I take my hat off to you, a first class restoration. With the knowledge, equipment, time plus the money to do a great job. From an old engineer in the UK. Just read the previous comment and I too am 70, retired service engineer/welder/fabricator, and have been glued to James Condon's videos for many days. Well done James.
To all us basic people your videos seem simple and easy.......little do they know that half the restoration time was spent moving the camera around. Had this not been filmed the total time it took you to restore this item would have been a hell of allot shorter.....but then again, filming is half the fun. On behalf of all your viewers/subscribers thank you ever so much for sharing your restoration and tinkering experiences with us : )
Travail admirable pour ressusciter cette machine ! J' essaye d' en faire autant sur toutes machines sauvables ou restaurables, mais pas à votre niveau, bien sûr ! Bravo !
I can see you are restoring this machine more for the satisfaction then for the money you can safe. I hope some day I'll be able to do something like this!! thank you for your time and sharing your knowledge!! great video 👍!!
Someone already said it but this is incredibly relaxing to watch. Great job Daggerwin, most everyone else would have considered the tiller scrap and not worth the time it took to get it running, let alone restoring it to showroom condition. Very well done.
Auch wenn die Restoration eine klasse Arbeit ist, die Motorhacke ist die dümmste Erfindung seit Erfindung des Rades, was man aufgehackt hat hat man hinterher wieder fest getreten, aber zum Löcher butteln im Garten hervorragent geeignet. Ich habe selber so eine Maschine gehabt. Even if the restoration is a great job, the motor hoe is the stupidest invention since the invention of the wheel, what you have hacked has been kicked back afterwards, but excellent for punching holes in the garden. I had such a machine myself.
Hi, I enjoy minute by minute your restorations, how nice it is to have all kinds of machines in the workshop, I admire your cleanness, next to the show you give us we can enjoy the birds of your garden, thank you very much for sharing your knowledge and time with us. Rico's greetings.
I remember my dad getting one of these when I was very small, and the biggest problem being holding it back and stopping it running away. We never thought of removing the wheels!
Great vid - I love tinkering with old stuff like this - not to your level thou - just a bit of paint and getting things running. I have an identical Westwood tiller like this - never seen another until now! Mine has a bucket and drive wheels to make it into a powered barrow.
Donald Swink yes he did a great job, over the top even. I am sure glad that he actually put it to work at the end because I was sure he just did it so he could take it to car shows and sit beside it polishing it and grinning at the folks who walked by. Hahahahaha!
Beautiful work my good man. I have a period correct American version of this tiller called a "Merry tiller" with a Briggs and Stratton 5HP. A little bigger, but I love it.
Incredibly therapeutic! Really lovely to think that your passion for farming simulator has maybe helped pay for the all your new workshop toys in this video, so that you can better pursue this passion too! Fantastic, you're an inspiration; living the dream. 😀 Keep it up. #lettonfarm4ever
Again AWESOME job bro. True craftsman , love the tools . My dad used little sticks to see how much oil was in the lawnmower , must be a old school thing. 😎👍
I liked the access through the flywheel to change /set the points. The background music of real life tools being used is wonderful (no screeching techno girl bands). Rust removal, my friend put his stuff in the vinegar soak set it on top of the wife's heating / massage pad overnight. Worked great. Try using a hair dryer on heat gun to remove transfers. Great job. Narragansett Bay
Wonderful restoration. I like that you leave the parts with some of their patina instead of putting in filler. Really lovely machines. I have never worked on lawnmower or garden power engines but from watching your videos it seems there all saveble if they don't throw a rod! I might pick up a project over winter if I see something at the right money as they look pleasurable to work on.
Great job 💙 Was hooked from the start, and wasn't disappointed. Great video, Great restoration, Great sense of humour and sooooo relaxing to watch. Wonderful 🙇♀️💙
I create them using "Affinity Designer" and then I get them printed at www.stickersinternational.co.uk (I would love to be able to print my own though)
Seriously excellent work. I stumbled across your outstanding channel today and can't stop watching. I'm supposed to be fixing my own car, but hey that can wait...a day... or three...
Another way to clean that aluminum off that journal is to mix up a strong mixture of lye and water. You can just dunk the whole crank in. Lye will dissolve the aluminum, but won't hurt the cast crank.
