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MTD Yard Machine EASY FLIP | Riding Mower Lawn Tractor Basic Maintenance to go from Junk to Like New 

The Idaho Panhandlers
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Welcome back to another video on North Idaho's Five Acre Homestead! Consider subscribing to the channel if you enjoy the video! Cheers!
Well guys.. Last summer I about burned myself out by push mowing our fairly large yard. It would take about 1.5-2 hours to finish mowing weekly, and ain't nooobody got time for that. So.. I set out with a small budget to buy an inexpensive riding lawn mower off of classified platforms like Marketplace and/or Craigslist. I found the one in this video - a 2001 MTD 42" Riding Lawn Mower with a 14.5 HP Briggs and Stratton Engine for $150. The kicker was that it didn't run, but it appeared to be in good shape. The previous owner mentioned the battery was shot, and it was actually dated 2016. With a little elbow grease, time, and about $120 extra we got her running and cutting and she's a little lawn mowing machine! Since this video ended I've mowed the backyard lawn and it performed very very well, and I'm extremely excited to have this new mower as part of our arsenal here for homestead maintenance.
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@SteveStoltz
@SteveStoltz 2 месяца назад
Tire slime is your friend on these old mowers with leaky/badly dry rotted tires.
@dirk4926
@dirk4926 2 года назад
Looks like you got a sweet deal on a good mower
@theidahopanhandlers
@theidahopanhandlers 2 года назад
Thank you Dirk!! I was pretty excited about it if you couldn't tell :) I appreciate the continued support especially on this new channel! Hope all is well on your end.
@philliphall5198
@philliphall5198 Год назад
My problem is I put too much in them and I fix everything plus install poor man steering kit and wheel bearing kit also, new belts and battery, tubes in front and rear tires if needed Then paint as needed Engine, service, overhead and head gasket plus sump gasket most of the time Lube or replace any hard to move cables Deck I installed new brging , blades and drill tap and grease zests on spindles, any other pulley that needs replacing Yeah, I put way too much just to flip it But there’s people who gladly pay my price for them 😊😊😊
@toolinhand
@toolinhand 25 дней назад
16:22 No safety switch! Haha. Those probably didn't have one.
@MongoWongo777
@MongoWongo777 2 года назад
Happy Easter! We just finished watching the video after a great Easter meal!!! You are the master of finding deals on Facebook Market Place!!! First firewood, now a mower. 😊 The mighty Kubota looked like a mamma bear placing her cub on the ground when you took the tractor out of your truck bed. 😊 A battery, hardware, 2 front wheels, and TLC and you have a very nice ride! It must have been tough mowing your lawn with a push mower. The front area by the road looks pretty big. I noticed you have a lot of wooded areas on your property. If you don't mind me asking, how much of your 5 acres do you need to mow? Smart move having them put the tires on the rims, especially at that price. That thing hauls, you need to put some racing stripes on it and add some flames! Looks like you have a Hemi under the hood. 😊 Lolly looks like she was having a blast chasing after it. Now I need to start looking for a riding mower. I need to work on getting my money tree planted! Could you have added a belly mower or brush hog to your Kubota, or would that lack the ability to do the detail work? Congrats on getting a nice riding mower for under $300. You can’t beat that with a stick! We hope you, Tessa, and Lolly had a great Easter!!!
@theidahopanhandlers
@theidahopanhandlers 2 года назад
Happy (Belated) Easter!! Glad you guys had a good one and were able to get in some good eats. I spent it at work and had a nice bowl of cereal! Ahh I have always had an infatuation with first Craigslist, and now Marketplace. I've been buying and selling things on these platforms from around the time I started driving. I am literally always scrolling looking for that one golden egg! Yeah the Kubota picked her up like it was nothing! I wish I would've had another hand taking it out. Unfortunately I gave it a small dent taking it out on the rear (not sure if it showed it or not). I could probably pop it out someday but for now I'm not even worrying about it. Yes thankfully it didn't take much! I don't mind answering that at all! Essentially the front yard and the backyard are the places where the nice grass grows and that I like to maintain and have look nice. Everything else like the front area by the main road is a lot of weedy grass that can get out of hand really quick. I'm hoping this little mower can aid in not just mowing the front/back yards, but with mowing that tall weedy grass as well. I hope that answers that question lol. Aha yes she's a little Thunderbird. I keep referring to it as a she, but I actually named it Alan. 😊 Once you get your money tree planted, I'll gladly take a seed from it someday! I absolutely could have added a belly mower or brush hog to the Kubota. I almost bought a brush hog at my old place for about $1200 if I can remember correctly. I decided to go with a separate mower because it was obviously much more inexpensive, but my main concern was that my aggressive tires on the Kubota would tear up the lawn. Whenever I take it on the lawn I have to be super super careful with it or it just destroys the grass. Thanks man! I was pretty tickled when the engine turned over. I actually mowed the backyard a couple of days ago and it worked and cut really well. I hope you guys had a great Easter as well. Any idea when you'll be moving to this neck of the woods? Cheers my friend!
@MongoWongo777
@MongoWongo777 2 года назад
​@@theidahopanhandlers Thanks for the Belated Easter wishes! Oh man, sorry to hear you had to work on Easter! Hehehehe, yes, you definitely have a knack for finding good deals!!! There has to be a back story behind the name Alan 😊 No worries, I will use the technique you showed us for the Maples and use it on the money tree! Ahh, yes I did not take that into consideration. You mentioned the Kubota was a little rough on the lawn in your gym video. It makes sense to have more than one solution for mowing the lawn. I did not realize a brush hog was so costly. Hmmm, I may need two money trees! I will have to add mowers to my list of things to get once we get out there. 😊 Might need two money trees and need to do a bank job!!! Looking forward to seeing Alan in future videos. He seems to be the perfect solution for your front and back yard areas! Hopefully it can clobber that weedy grass you mentioned too! I bet it tackles everything you throw at it. Thanks! We had a great Easter!!! Ahhh, we are checking every single day!!! I wish we were there already! We have been preparing for a while, we have even started packing 😊. Hopefully soon!!!
@dog-gx3tg
@dog-gx3tg 2 месяца назад
You're lucky you dont have as much problems as I do with mine! Okay I bought it for 150 wich is like stealing it but its leaking oil, the carb needs cleaning and tuning and the pulleys that lead to the transmission are starting to be worn off
@theidahopanhandlers
@theidahopanhandlers 2 месяца назад
Oh man.. so far so good and she’s still running 🏃
@philliphall5198
@philliphall5198 Год назад
I hate doing tires but I will my personal ones but other ones go tire shop 😅
@No-dy3zk
@No-dy3zk Год назад
Have one just like this except it has the normal MTD hood and an intek 13 Hp egnine along with a bagger. Have to run it out of gas so she doesn’t get gas in the oil.
@philliphall5198
@philliphall5198 Год назад
Put a inline fuel cut of valve in fuel line (hose) just before carb😊😊😊
@philliphall5198
@philliphall5198 Год назад
Plus zip ties work as hose clamps
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