BARN FIND Tractor Restoration: 1991 Craftsman LT4000 

Doug does excellent restoring of tractors. I’ve always appreciated his tips and tricks on getting them looking as close to OEM as possible.

Thanks for keeping a clean video I can watch with the family

My neighbor from across the street used to have an old Craftsman that looked kinda like this one you restored. I was too young to remember which exact model it was, but he kept it for many years back in the mid to late 90s.

That craftsman Lt 4000 is a great mower from back in 1991 she is going clean up nicely glad you got all that stuff out of the Barn Kyle by the creek

Nicely done! Wished u lived near ME. I have the exact tractor but maybe a yr or two older. Mine has loose front steering & a wobbly tranny pulley. 👍

Good job, it looks great. :)

Ken from kens small engines is a genius when dealing with smallengines and ken loves to help others out when they're having trouble finding a part or finding a part cheaper etç Hes got close to 25 plus years experience in this field mate.

What a great project! Good pick and good restoration! Last year I did a small paint job of the underside of the mowerdeck for my garden traktor Stiga Villa Senator from 1999, greetings from Sweden BTW :)

Hello Everyone my names is Kyle too. 🤣 real nice score. Over the last few years these have become difficult to find & Collectible.. Well at least GT4000s (older gen body) like yours. I've seen a few of both here in Michigan & Indiana/Ohio Real nice cleaned up & serviced w/ Attachments fetechting well into $900 up to 2500.

I WATCHED THE WHOLE VIDEO,, VERY IMPRESSIVE WORK,,,, IT TAKES PATIENCE FOR THESE PROJECTS,,,, KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK,,,,

Andrew started out with a mower he pulled from the garbage. Amazing

Dude well done!

Nice job. I just love those old Craftsman LT4000's. I just picked up two this past year. One was a turn-key situation and really needed nothing. The second was a bit rougher. I'll definitely will use some of the tips I picked up here getting that one looking presentable again.

Awesome revival!!! I was thinking thats the best starter tecumseh ever made! Lol😂😂😂

This is why I love gas equipment, can sit for a decade and still work with a little maintenance. No battery or battery equipment would last that long in damp conditions like most gassers are left in.

Just a little tip for ya. Before you move on from thinking it's a fueling issue try spraying starting fluid or gas right in the spark plug hole

Thank you so much for restoring and saving this LT4000! These are by far some of my favorite lawn tractors ever produced. They're simple and reliable, plus I love the styling. As always, amazing work!! Content like this is why I love your channel. I loved the start to finish video. I had to watch it in increments due to a busy schedule, but watched all of it nonetheless. Keep up the good work. 😁

That came out fantastic. Nice job.

Great job - that was a lot of work.

Turned out great man. I enjoyed watching....Thanks

This came out super nice Kyle. Deff a lot of hard work put into that one. Glad you were able to find a good carb and get it running smooth. Keep up the excellent content. 🇺🇸😎

Awesome job! The finish product looks amazing. I commend you for your talent and for sticking with it all the way from start to finish.

Looks like my old white lawn tractor

You might try putting some heat on the decals before peeling them off. A heat gun or even a cheap hair dryer helps soften the adhesive. I use a hair dryer I picked up for a couple bucks at a thrift store if my heat gun isn't handy. The decals on this tractor peeled off fine without heat, but sometimes it's necessary to get them off in one piece.

Beautiful job! She’s a looker!

Great job Australia

Turned out nice. I yelled a few times at the screen, but you got er done ! You might want to buy some cheap thin floor mats & cut them to fit where you put your feet and glue them down. My LT2000 has those. Thanks for posting.

Excellent job! I always enjoy learning to work on my craftsman's and other things from these videos

Looks really good and you got it running well, nice work 👍

That mower turned out beautiful, and will definitely last another 20+ years if taken care of. Great Job Kyle!

The mower turned out great, excellent job Kyle 👍

I love it to

Good work Enjoyed watching

Nice! 😎 It Looks Great ✅ Iowa Guy Here & I Really Enjoy Working/Painting On Stuff Too, Recently Did A John Deere 115 Automatic Hydrostatic Rider.

You did a great job restoring that machine , however you'll never recoup the value of your time . I've been fixing this junk for people for over 35 years as a full time job . You didn't need to buy a new carb just a kit with a new via ton seat . They swell up in old fuel and won't allow enough fuel to pass through or get proper float settings . It does the same on Briggs and Kohler engines . At some point you'll want to clean them up and flip them as quick as possible for extra cash . That's how I started . You might want to keep this one as a testament to your work . Your neighbors will catch on quick when you mow with your antique mower . Also that AYP-Husky chassis has been unchanged for about 30 + years , lots of parts .

Amazing job Kyle! I have a 91 lt4000 myself and plan on doing a full restoration this spring. You gave me some good ideas.

Kyle, that is one fine looking machine. I call it a 6ft resto. From 6ft away it looks like brand new. I wish I could find something like that to tinker on. If you go back and watch the video, again, when you're checking for spark... the 2nd time I think.... Anyway, you will see spark jumping off the ground side of the original spark plug. As soon as I saw that, I shouted "bad plug" at the screen, but I don't think you heard me. Anyway, loved the video, keep up the good work and see ya on the next one. 👍

It looks beautiful, good work

Turned out really nice

Awesome, looks and sounds great!!

Great job l like your job looks nice 👍

Awesome video Kyle! I’ve been subscribed for a few weeks now and love your videos. You’ve inspired me to pickup a lawn tractor myself and try to restore it. I like the personal touch at the end

I love it looks like brand new great job man

Beautiful job!

Really nice.

No I don’t but if you were closer say Pa, but I appreciate your work and responding to my questions. Keep up the good work.

so nice job

Looks great!

It looks great! When cleaning the carb, remove the main jet and clean it. Pop the emulsion tube out make sure that is totally clean. Don’t forget the tiny holes along the sides. You can use a strand of a stiff wire brush to clean the small holes. You can also use it to clean the low speed/ idle jet.

Nice video. I had 2 of the rear engine type back in the 80’s. They did ok but I have graduated to some John Deere older 300 series and an older 425. Just don’t make them like they use to. Great job on the finished product.

very nice work

Nice job.

Great job.

Super nice job, I did one of these back in 07, and it came out awesome, sold it for 700.

I have that exact craftsman rider. Would love to have that one too

I really do appreciate and love your videos 📹 Kyle!!!!! Kyle sometime you might want to try Sea foam in the fuel ⛽️ tank when the thing is Surging. I use it a lot when I have that problem. It works about 90% of the time and it should smooth right out. I will put about 2 shot glasses of the Sea Foam in about an inch of fuel in the tank. I run it about 5 minutes and then turn it off and let it sit for about 1/2 hour. You will be amazed how good that stuff will work. I know that is quite a lot in that little bit of fuel. Running it cleans the jets and letting it sit really Breaks down the Contaminance and the build up.... I Love the Sea Foam great stuff....

After market carbs are cheap for them,and they do work great,save the old carb just incase you gotta get a $$ rebuild kit for the orginal carb ,

I restore The older 60 - 70 ones for fun and work. Great video Deff sorth a Sub.

I have a 1995 craftsman with a 13.5 ic gold I found . It turns over nice with plenty of compression . I cant wait to start it up , it was missing a starter and deck.I am going to use the same paint you used ,it looks nice.

Enjoy your content. Keep up the good work

Try a use 2 part mix fiberglass rosin in a gal can and paint it over and on you bare metal decks before you paint them underneath esp,,it sound proofs the deck during mowing and sand damage protects it and it last forever as far as rust protection. You can paint over it for looks,,just a trick of mind,and its sells to the people as well if you tell them at the sale ,as it ll never rust out again anywhere. As it cures out,its getts harder and more duable tougher than the steel its on

Kyle I just got in your channel, that lawnmower looks great

If you have fuel and spark and things don't start easily or run good. You need to start checking valve lash adjustment.

Give them some brake clean or engine starting fluid with oil in it down the carb body when you spin it over,,it ll start on that and allow you to hear then if you got carbs issues

Just spray the starting fluid down the carb hole while turning it over,,they ll start if you do have fire at the plug or plugs

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Carbs gummed up like that. Have a good chance to be cleaned and work. There was no ethanol in the fuel 👍

Kyle, what an amazing transformation and a lot of work! It was interesting to see where you pulled that equipment out of. I was so sure the magneto you got was the issue, so I was very surprised when the new carb solved it. Have you thought about using filler primers? I wonder whether that would have improved the final coat on so much of that machine. What are you hoping to get for that it?

Could've sanded the old points and the flywheel. I fixed my neighbor's roto tiller that way.

Hey Kyle have you ever made one of your riding mower into a racing mower, we have them here where we race them and in different stock categories but we have some that will run 80+ on a dirt track it’s so much fun and awesome to learn from other drivers. You should do a build on your RU-vid channel just for fun

I cut and gride down the shalfts on those auto elect fuel shutoff seilenode under those carbs and reinstall them for sealing purposes only on the bowls,and remove the seat totally and install a manual fuel line shut off,,no more problems with starting as you well know by now

I just found ur channel and im liking it A lot. I like where u dont edit out the not starting and any mistakes u might make A lot of channels just edit out the bad and all we see is the machine cleaned up and running good after they spent half a day fixing it. Ive thought about starting to do service and minor repaìrs no engine rebuilds or major work. Do u just do the flippingor do u service for the public??¿ do u do 2 strokes??? Most shops or at least a lot has quit taking ìn2 strokes whats your opinion on my business plan. Just service and minor repairß????,

carb cleaner and starting fluid are different. get yourself some john deere ether, stuff is by far the best on the market.

2:33 Vlv600 vector Tecumsuh. I have a newer version of that 6.0, a 6.5 and a 6.75 hp.

Looks like new...

Nice job Kyle. What kind of apparatus do you have with your chains. I have a 3 car garage with finished ceilings and I would be afraid to hang a John Deere 425 and a 345. I do have some trees in the back yard with some pretty nice size branches. Thanks.

coil posts can be fixed- supper glue and jb weld- i have fixed many

It looked to me that, when you cleaned the carb, the float was not even close to parallel with the carb body; this would cause a degree of fuel starvation = engine hunting.

I think the seat safety switch works only if the blades are engaged.

IN THE 1970'S WE HAD AN YELLOW/BEIGE LT10. THE CLAMP-ON SNOW PLOW MOUNT SUCKED

dude, dont you own a spark checker or compression gauge?

I really like your videos. You have a great demeanor. Do you know where I can find the craftsman decal that is on the side of the tractor near the foot rest? It usually denotes the engine and the horse power.

Use jb weld on the float I've had luck with it

Pressure clean it all

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Personally I would have painted it on some cardboard👈👍😁

Its got a valve cover gasket leaking

You are over heating the motor with the shroud off . I think the carburetor is going to need cleaned more

First thing i do is a pressure clean when i pick them up

Sheared flywheel key.

Spark is at the wrong time

Who made craftsman ?? Mtd?? Ayp?? Do h know

You've got to be kidding! That's not a restoration! That's just a repair with a paint job! Restoration means the way it came out of the original factory!!! Watch how Squatch253 does a restoration! He takes every single bolt and washer and nut and screw and every single part off of the tractor and make sure that every part that goes back on is exactly the same as it did from the original factory as much as humanly possible! That is a restoration! What you did is a repair with a paint job!

On that LT4000, Great job. How much and where do I Pick-it-up?

Coil is out on upside down, firing in the wrong time...

A rusty fly wheel will stop it from firing

Kyle, what part of Connecticut are you from?

Where do u livè àt mate??¿

won't run without the shroud ,it's got a gov.

Are u selling the craftsman