This ride on lawn mower won't start because it has exploded. Can I repair it to a perfect running condition? Can we fix it? Thank you to my Patrons / daggerwin
I'm from across the pond, and watching your channel makes me wish that I had a feasible way to import some British machines over here to play with. You guys have some really unique and beautiful machines over there. At least I can watch you work on them.
I am in the usa and I LOVE when you redo an old piece of equipment. Please keep doing the old mowers and other things like you have been doing. Keep restoring them and I will keep watching. Thanks.
My son and I started watching this video a few minutes ago. We stopped it and made a bet what was broken and stuck. I said con rod, he said something with a valve or camshaft. The bet was the loser has to mow the yard next time. Looks like I’m this case we were both right lol. So we are headed out to double team the lawn. Cheers from the US and we love your videos and content. 👍
I have never seen a rod failure exactly like that one before. I have never seen a piston guide pin retainer fall out like that. Thank you for sharing this.
By far my favorite restorer! A skilled and experienced man, not only a part changer, we investigate and understand the cause of the malfunction, no stupid techno / electronic music that can cause more damage to the engine....
I think your videos are good and informative. (I repair cars, boat engines, tractors and riding lawnmowers to house needs) and also watch other channels on RU-vid. BUT yours differs in two ways to my delight. 1. You wash / rough clean what you are going to examine / repair (many others start digging around in the shit so you can barely see what they are doing) 2. The birdsong in the background that makes me think of spring. Here in Sweden, it is now 7 months of dark rain snow in front of me
I have an Austract S1200 and we bought it with a conrod hanging out the side of the block. We ended up just putting a newer 15hp Brigs n Stratton in it. Most reliable thing money can buy. Love the videos, keep it up!
You have to love that feeling of bringing back something that everyone else considered junk. I know speaking for myself it just feels satisfying by saving something that no one else want it. Great job look forward to watching more of your videos.
Love how the birdsong carries on uninterrupted throughout all the edits when you're outside - theyre' super rehearsed! Great viddeo as always. Thumbs-upped.
New sub here. You're just as interesting as Mustie1 with a different take on how you go about diagnosing problems and repairing them. Excellent work habits. I attended a two year small Engines vocational training school afternoons my junior and senior years of high school and I've no doubt you'd make a good vocational school instructor. My training led me to become an Coast Guard Aviation Machinist Mate for almost 5 years. I really like it that you coated both sides of the case gasket with Permatex. So many people don't do that and don't realize how critical that can be due to possible imperfections in castings gaskets can't resolve. That's really critical on aircraft engines but small engines as well.
I like your videos… you are very precise with your rebuilds… you use new parts and you tell us what you are doing every time… I work on lawnmowers myself… I took a few notes from you for my own knowledge… thank you and keep the videos coming …
Absolutely amazing restore and rebuild on that engine. I was completely surprised to see that rod shoot through there like you did. Just really crazy as I have never seen nor heard of something like that myself. Job well done sir, cheers from the States 👍
@@tiredoldmechanic1791 // 1st, it was a joke [which you seemed to have missed]. 2nd, I quoted Dag verbatim [12.07], so tell him he's wrong. 3rd, I've heard it called both [aluminium/aluminum; rabbit/rebate]. Have a nice day.
Got to say. This is really useful to watch, even though I more on the end of aircraft engenerring. Its still useful to learn about different engines and vehicles
Am i the only one who thought there was a follow through when that assembly lube was squeezed out 🤣 Good work on this one sir, something so satisfying about fixing a machine left for the dead
Wow, that is a seriously blown up engine! 😲 I have seen it a couple of times before, where the retaining clip came loose and got wedged in between the piston and the cylinder bore, and the result was the same as here - the conrod snapped and went out through the crankcase.
I never thought a con rod can break like that and cause that amount of damage. I'm not a mechanic but have helped a few, and this is the most interesting/unusual failure I have see.
Wow, that fell apart like one of the newer Briggs engines! I’m thinking the G clip came off and caused all of that since there’s no scoring on the main bearing. Terrific job and very satisfying to watch!
I love these types of restoration videos. However, the future looks like the lawnmowers will go to electric power. No more smoke and an oily mess to deal with. Just other things like keeping the blade sharp and having the body rust if it's not kept indoors.
this eng. must have bin running at 4000 when it came apart i have worked on these engs. for 65 years but this interesting!!! terrific video thank you you sound like Churchill ha ha !!
39:50 that carburetor was in really nice shape after sitting that long. Here in the states we have to use ethanol fuel and it plays hell with aluminum. I've had many carbs I've pulled the bowl off and found it packed full of oxidized aluminum and the float bonded to it or just plain crumbled to dust. At that point, I just chuck it in the bin. It's why I keep several carbs in stock at my shop
I hate seeing one that is beyond repair, but sometimes the parts can become very valuable. I had en engine on one of my machines throw a rod, and I stripped everything that I could off of it before I scrapped it. I later had a magneto go bad on another machine that had the same engine. The magneto was no longer manufactured, so saving the one from the bad engine was the only thing that kept that other machine from being torn down for parts.
@Machinery Restorer cant get enough of watching these vids. Also i think they are way better when you actually voice over. Regardless love the vids and keep doing what makes you happy. cheers from the US!!!
Very nice job saving this one. I love watching your work. Just a question. Is there a reason that mowers don't have a discharge chute on the side of the mowers? I'm guessing there's a rear discharge on that one.
Omg 😳 started first time without an extreme turn to fill the carb. This man can fix my bloody Ferrari and my Lamborghini anyday. I’m seriously impressed 😂😉
I have 3 of the same engines in the shed that I have pulled off ride on mowers. I have done the valves at various times but now they have all stopped. I would love to rebuild them and you make it look easy but I have several things stopping me. Lack of confidence and ability. Lack of the right tools. Hard to get parts in Oz and cost of. You could have them for parts but even the logistics of that are not viable. One day someone might want them.
I guess tools are an issue. The pullstart clutch socket looks fairly special and from what I've heard you pretty much need an ultrasonic cleaner to fix a properly gummed-up carburettor. A torque wrench is probably a good idea too but they're fairly affordable. Other than that you can largely get by with household tools. Various pullers can be handy though, and if you stumble across anything old enough or American you'll need metric and Imperial spanners.
I bet that little engine made quite a bit of noise before it stopped for good lol! May I ask what type of assembly lube you’re using? The red one? Also you should try soaking all your carb parts in pine-sol you’ll be surprised
I've had two engines with broken con rods and both deposited aluminum on the crank journal. the best thing to fix that is to use lye, or drain cleaner crystals, dissolve in water and let soak, it will eat off the aluminum and save everything else. then you just take sand paper and polish compound and make it mirror like again.
I love your work and I think you are very talented. I wish I had your skills. I wonder about your choices of equipment to save however. I guess the lawn tractors available in England are not as interesting to me as what we have here in the states.
I'm always amazed at how you are able to repair all this equipment. I do wonder, however, what do you do with all this equipment that you managed to revive?
Excellent video Marty :) never seen this type brand Mower in Ontario Canada before and she did excellent job after rebuilt motor plus also rest did to it!
My neighbour has a lawn mower with Briggs and stratton engine. When it got defective,and he decides to buy a New lawn mower, i will ask ,if i can have the old one,for practicing my First restoration of a small engine. Most common failure will be the carburetor. Or worn out piston rings.
