the owner changed a drive belt then it ran for 20 feet then died, he then brought it to a local small engine shop. they tried for 3 weeks and now its my turn, lets try and figure what happened to this small garden tractor,
Hey Mustie thanks for all you do - I have learned so much by watching your channel. I've made close to $20,000 in the last three years flipping lawn equipment and when I get stuck on an issue there is almost always a video you have done that has covered it. I also appreciate that your channel is so simple. No music, no intro/outro, no yelling and over excited tone. Just me and you in the garage.
I totally concur, I am so tired of intro/outros, people telling me to sub and thumbs, and ring that bell. It reminds me of canned laughter and the applause lights on, like it had a control switch, on stupid TV shows. And some of those RU-vid celebs with millions of views are more like infomercials like flex seal. Teryl, Donnyboy, the motor chick, the beer buy, and other small motor geeks are kewl, but Derick rules.
@@umajunkcollector that's hilarious if you put captions on it says stuff exactly like that. Like applause when he's cranking engine and all kinds of weird things he's not saying it's very strange.
It's nice knowing exactly what wire does what and how each system works...but it's not realistic unless you work on the same exact thing every day. I try to learn from him, just have to know the BASICS and the different systems the machines have is invaluable to diagnosing lol. Classic Mustie fix.
My hat's off to you sir. I have watched so many videos on repairs, NONE come close to yours. You explain everything so we and your patience and persistence, WOW. You are up there on the top for me.
Man, nothing more frustrating than working on something someone else messed with- especially when they try something that doesn’t solve it and don’t put it back as it was.
i ended up at the, "ER" I wasn't prepared for another "Mustie 1" episode so soon. Doc says, I'm having too much anxiety due to all the trouble-shooting that was included in this mid-week brain cell burn out...I told him, this is how i wanna die, too many back-back "Mustie 1" adventures, txs for sharing
Love this video, not often you run across someone as knowledgeable as you are that still gets stumped and shows every frustrating minute of the process of going thru the system from one end to the other.
The ability to fault find is the mark of a good technician. A lot of repair shops don't like it because it can be time consuming as you found out and they can't charge for that, much more profitable to fix known/obvious faults. Many thanks for the upload.
Love every show you make! You make fixing stuff fun!! Love your eagerness to dive in and show us what is really going on with every repair ! You are a true gift to RU-vid and us normal every day folks! Thanks DUDE!!!! Mustie Rocks !!!!! I am addicted to your shows Thanks again bud!
In the U.K. I had my lawnmower at six ( some called ) service centres ,none could fix it . A friend said a engineer in north Scotland was the best in the business ( by far) phoned him , but it on the bus parcel service . I phoned the guy three days later and he said “the mowers repaired and but on the bus back” , 4 years on and it’s still going strong . The guys the small tool and mower wizard and I’ve used him to fix a few petrol and electrical tools and it’s a excellent and not expensive service by someone that knows his stuff.
@@samuraidriver4x4 I completely understand you there, I recently repaired a chainsaw which the service centre said was beyond economical repair, why? Because it took 4 hours disassembling and re assembling the saw to replace a £5 part.
@@Herbybandit I try to buy equipment for cheap, work on it for 4 hours and flip it for let's say 150 bucks profit. To bad there are no yard sales and free piles where I live Still plenty of stuff on the online marketplaces for cheap although people think stuff is more expensive then its worth
Fascinating troubleshooting and knowledge of the on-board safety systems. A brilliantly enjoyable 'teardown and fix' adventure. Thanks for filming your excellent work and posting it on RU-vid. All the best to you!
Man, this was gold! Thanks for the in-depth look at the mower. It's the times we get our asses handed to us, on cases like this, where we learn and grow by leaps and bounds. Only if you can avoid the urge to give up.
I’m all for mower safeties but geez that thing was over complicated. Two switches cancelling each other out plus a third one up top, relays, a bulb that has to work for the circuit to complete?!?! Just wow.
You're ability to figure out how things work and the amount of background knowledge that makes it possible is a national treasure sir. :) am i exaggerating? Consider the view count and spread possibility of his skills.
Great video and thanks for inviting us along for the ride. here's a lot to be said for 'Going back to first-principles' when establishing a knowledge-base. I really enjoy the thought process, and sometimes find myself shouting out where I would go next! LOL
It still puzzles me as to why people feel they have to "Dislike" a video! What is not to like? A great channel and an interesting gentleman! Keep it up Mustie1!!
People dislike videos hoping to train the algorithm so it does not recommend content to them like that. Then there's people that just don't like content creators for whatever reason. HTH
In this episode, Mustie1, now the purveyor of mid-week madness, solves the quintessential riddle of the riding lawnmower by effortlessly evoking electrons from recalcitrant relays to score a successful start to win again. Well done!
Many of us would simply bypass all that safety stuff, and run directly to essential circuits. I suspected the starter relay at first, easy to check. But all that safety ctap can drive you nuts, just chuck it, and make it like the 50s. What's next, OBD2 computer controlled? I van see it now, Moustie1 connecting his OBD2 screen scanner to a connector under the steering wheel to check a garden tractor for errors? With all this climate change bullcrap, they'll be pushing ElecTraks like GE made. Will this electric tractor start?
@@umajunkcollector Funny you should mention the ElecTrak. I just acquired one of those - an E15. It is in pretty rough shape but being an electronics engineer of a very practical sort I expect I can get it going again. The ElecTraks actually had quite a few interlocks, relays and circuit boards full of electronics so indeed, you could have a "failure to start" due to safety system issues.
Mr. Mustie. Thank you. You are definitely one of the calmest, most competent people in America. That you share both your knowledge and your process for fixing things makes you infectious in the most positive of ways. You're helping a lot of people not just in fixing motors and old machinery, but in HOW to think about solving problems. You, sir, are a national treasure.
Over the last few years I have introduced maybe a dozen or so of my friends to your channel. Your masterclass in diagnostics in this video is one of the main reasons for that. Makes me wish I had a garage too.
Musty, thanks for allowing those of us with the will and knowledge to do repairs vicariously through you. In my case, age and infirmaries has diminished my activities. So thanks for what you do for us. Some folks just don’t get why is costs what it does to have repairs done. Keep tinkering on video!
Older I get, the more patient I am and spend more time investigating issues, tracing wiring and finding problems instead of throwing cheap parts at things. Nice to see you showing people that it doesn’t take fancy tools or all the skill in the world, just patience
You remind me of the best mechanic I ever knew. He had power plant and airframe licenses for the US and the UK (while in the Air Force). I was in his auto repair shop and he fixed a car by replacing a bad relay. He had the car finished and then he started cutting the bad relay apart. I asked him why he was doing that. His reply was he wanted to see if the relay went bad or if something external cooked the relay. He wanted to be sure he fixed the issue, not a symptom of another problem
I appreciate your way of repairing what ever comes your way. My reading and writing are not much and this is how I learn as well hands on and watching others first. Thank you Ted.
Started watching your videos over Covid for 6 weeks last year, and I'm back at work and have seen almost all of your videos and certainly watch all new videos. Thank you for your content!
I love watching your shows, brings me back to my days with my father working on his garage sale and flea market finds. Thank you for all you do. Take care and may God bless you. You are much calmer than I am when working on cars and broken equipment, thank you for your good example!
There’s a RU-vidr in China that rewinds motors and repairs pumps, generators. Fans call her Lin. You and she still prove that the future belongs to those of us still willing to get out hands dirty.
You are the absolute greatest. You have helped me out so many times on equipment I have. Even when going behind some other people,you still prevail. Just went through the same on a free John Deere mower. I think the owner was his own worst enemy! Good health to you and your family.
Very well done - this was fun to watch the process and see you test and eliminate things that might be the issue. You can really see your experience coming through - thanks for sharing!
Once again I thank you for your teaching videos. Now when I'm presented with a problem I just ask myself "What would Musti1 do?". Your calm and methodical approach to problem solving has helped me more often than I can tell you. Kind regards, Al
I particularly like how you almost always do an autopsy of machines or component that couldn't be fixed ie the pto switch, thanks for another entertaining educational video
This was probably the best video you have made so far. A step by step approach to figuring out what and why and why not. What you discovered might not be appropriate for any one else’s issues but that is irrelevant. The process shown here is what is remarkable. Thanks.
Fantastic Video!! The more I see you take equipment apart, figure them out, fix, then reassemble the more confident I get when tackling home and vehicle repairs. Save some money as well as the satisfying feeling I get repairing something I never thought I would ever be capable of doing
Everyone else: It's a lost cause! To the landfill! Mustie1: hold my beer I love your videos, and how awesome you are as a person for sharing your knowledge with us. I remember watching your videos for the first time and learning how to strip and clean/diagnose a carb. A blizzard took out power some time later and I was able to get 2 neighbors generators running purely from what I learned from you. So, thank you!
Very interesting to follow your diagnosis. Sure it would have been much faster to trace back the crank wire back to the ignition switch to see where the issue is, but your approach taught us a whole lot more about those tractors and their components.
Excellent diagnostic work, I would've looked at a similar tractor that was working and figured it out that way. I applaud your skills, it's a lost art.
I am a retired physician. I love your channel. You amaze me with your problem solving skills. Then you go above and beyond doing an autopsy on that PTO switch! You truly never stop challenging yourself and seek more knowledge. I inherited a 30 year old JD lawn tractor and after watching you work on so many gas run machines I have learned how to fix a few things myself. So far no electrical problems like this case. Just think about how much carbon you saved by resurrecting this mower! It is sort of ironic that all the screwed up safety shut offs almost put this in the scrap heap!
Just watching this one should earn a person 1 college credit toward a degree in engineering. As it turns out, I’m remotely working with a friend on a headlight wiring issue so your timing was perfect.
I always learn something new from your posting! You’re one of three in RU-vid channels that I follow and motivates me in doing my chores around the house, and with that “THANK YOU”. 🍻
Really impressive knowledge of electrical systems and issues. I learn from that but I will never be a natural like you are. That's ok cozz I know I am an assembler person. Really glad you found the issue: making many people happy again. Thanks for this great midweek video! Appreciate it a lot!
Mustie thanks for the class,I love your videos and the troubleshooting because that's when you learn the most,specially when we have a excelente teacher like you,congratulations.
This was really well done. There's really nothing worse that trying to troubleshoot a problem after someone else has been messing around and screwing things up. Most of that was logic, but the really impressive part, that I think many of us would not have figured out, where those 2 switches that were flipped positions. THAT seems to have been the main issue (or one of).
I have had a ropey old week here in the U.K. Absolutely wiped out. Fired up RU-vid for the first time in days and, lo and behold, there’s a midweek Mustie. Like a man finding an oasis in the desert. Top work. Thank you.
Hey Mustie, I've owned my own small engine shop for 5 years now. I really love watching your videos for years now. I've had that exact same mower come in with the same issue and it also turned out to be those wires reversed. Took me 3 hours to figure it out... keep up the great videos... looking forward to the next one... God bless...
Have to say, you are relentless and your determination to get something working, and the detail and lengths you go to, is amazing, hands down fairplay to you, love the video mustie👌👍
A man has got to know his limitations and you are the king of pointing out mine. I would have spent an hour getting frustrated and then had a lawn tractor bonfire!
Great video, thanks. On behalf of all the people who are forced at gun point to trace and fix wiring issues your systematic and logical approach is greatly appreciated
Simple. Quality. Video. thanks mustie! you are the last of the non advertised, humble, and charming RU-vid tinkerers with nothing to gain but a laugh. I hope we can crack open your shop door and join you in fixin' old junk for years to come.
It's amazing what a nights sleep and the next day can do to the thought process. This was a good one. I work on Wheelhorse tractors all the time and own 7 of them. Most of mine are the older before Toro versions and much easier to work on. I have stayed away from those newer versions for just the reasons you showed in this video. I learned a lot watching this video, you the man and have the patience of a Saint!
That Toro is very similar to my 1995 Sears garden tractor. The biggest difference is I have a manual transmission, but I'd bet most of the rest of the parts would interchange.
@@lwilton I've been thinking that there are A LOT more videos generally about people working on old, salvage equipment. It's pretty obvious to me that we're heading quickly into times where human-energy, the kind that goes in to fixing, repairing, salvaging, rebuilding, etc., is of more value than the 'consumer-energy' of buying a new one and throwing out the old one. I welcome this trend!
Really enjoying your videos. As someone who repairs things for a living, I always take an interest in how you solve issues. I have one suggestion though; your meter has the ability to put out a chime when you meter out switches. If you hit the DC/AC button until the last symbol beside the button appears on the display, it will activate that feature. I use all the time when I don't have the ability to look at the screen.
I know I’ve watched you go through the elimination process many times however it never gets old, I wonder why that is besides the simple fact that I find it fascinating!
Some model have cheaply made switches. I know you'll making a video to help others. In the 52 years I've worked on them it became simple to find and fix. Good video to help others at home.
Had the same problem with the PTO switch on my Cub Cadet. New switch was $70. so eliminated the bad switch and wired in a relay and a toggle for the PTO.
Whenever I work on anything like this, I use the "WWMD" method! I sometimes cheat a bit, and use a wiring diagram... but I'm no Mustie! Thanks for posting!
You are fascinating to watch and listen to. As usual, your logic path is interesting to follow, and always a delight to see how you deduce the source of problems and answers. Thanks again Mustie 1!
It was definitely a bold choice to go for a 50+ minute long song this year, especially one without an instrumental or much in the way of melody. That being said, I think the Yogscast clearly knew what they wanted to go for and they executed it perfectly. Hats off to you for spreading Christmas cheer once again, Yogscast team!
Well done. Excellent diagnosis. The double brake interlock feels to be overly complicated. A lot of connections were loose. Makes me wonder if the original problem was just a loose connection. Dave.
Hi Mustie Rob from Australia Love your “wrenching “ and now are the go to man for fixing small motor for friends and family! Learnt a lot while enjoying your company Thank you
The description reminds me a bit f the time I worked at Xerox building copy machines at the production line. 5 engineers from 3 different countries were standing at a machine they designed and didn't understand why it failed. As I walked by one engineer asked me if I knew what the issue was. I reached into the machine (pushed a gear pulley in the right spot), walked away and left them wondering what I just did. 😂
