REVIVING A $100 JOHN DEERE MOWER (BLOWN ENGINE REPLACEMENT) 

I found your channel a few months back. I am no small engine mechanic, but I love to buy and flip on the side. Mowers, chainsaws, weedeaters, etc. I’m starting to get pretty good at it, but always happy to learn new stuff. Your channel is one of the best for helping me do that. I appreciate it!

Thank you. The process of washing the engine itself would not be superfluous.

If you have time, do a break down of the blown motor, its always good to see the failure points because its usually not just one thing that goes wrong, but a series of things to go wrong

Nice job Alex, that thing looks new!

Enjoyed your video's, I have a JD D-100 so I learned a lots thanks.

Wow alex again you did good atleast you got the other engine to get that lawn mower back up and going

I really like your yard looks great I wish my yard looked that nice.

THANK YOU FOR THE VIDEO

Blown engine replacement better than taking it apart to get it fixed up and running again The Head lights look like a front end of a certain year model of a Chevy truck glad you have a replacement engine for this one Alex

Great looking makeover on that john deere. Awesome work!!

Smart move. Changing the engine shroud was super slick.

Turned out great.

Never those kind of finds in Hawaii. Damn that's a score! Good find. 🤙

i have a la125 19 hp and it runs like crazy ive pulled trees out of the woods with it and i plow with it

2004 LA 105, i fix them and many others all the time or every day, im a lawnmower machanic and i have a LA 105 that i now call Frankenstein i have put 5 different engines on it for fun and to test them for other tractors, walk behinds, zero turns, what ever, i enjoy watching all your videos 🔧🔧🔧🔧🔧

Enjoyed it thanks for sharing 👍

Nice job Alex! Glad to see that ol' 'John-Man' running again. Love the defibrillator cabinet for the starting fluid!

I have a 2008 JD LA115. The deck rotted out on it, but I bought another one and can't get the blades to engage. This video is what I needed so maybe I can get mine fixed. Thank you for this video and keep them coming. Great job!!!

Nice tractor Alex. Here in Iowa John Deere tractors bring big money, especially in the condition yours is in. With all the dirt on that deck its a wonder it wasn't all rotted out. You probably already sold that J.D.👍🔧🇺🇸

That is awesome! Nice Job!!

Hello, thanks for this video and sharing it with us! Greetings from Germany and have a wonderful weekend 👍💪🌞🍀😘

Great job my friend . Harley from Saskatoon Saskatchewan.

Check the oil, air cleaner, belts and change when needed needed or scheduled, run dry with Stabile fuel for storage and store inside or covered. Check tire pressure at each use.

Nice job! Looks good as new! My nephew used to be a small engine mechanic but changed his career to working on a marijuana farm in Oregon.

Thank you.

Looks better than anything you find for sale around me thats older than a year. nice work.

nice john deere

make sure you grease it up good after washing

Good job Alex,I would buy boots.

I am retired and to keep myself occupied I work on John Deere ride-on mowers, for what it's worth I just drop off the mower deck as a matter of course. Makes things so much easier.

Nice job man, did the same thing on a Troy bilt pony last year

Thats a great job. Looks like new. I have a 2004 Murray that my mother in law gave me. In 2019 the engine started blowing oil out all over. I was going to rebuild the engine, however the cost was going to be around $300. I found a 2004 Craftsman GT 5000 . It was in bad shape. The owner told me the engine would run, but smoked. So i took it home and swapped the Kohler V twin 25 horsepower for the 12.5 Briggs. The biggest problem I had was the drive pulley for the blades . The Briggs was 1 inch the Kohler was 1 1/8 inch. What I did was take the electric clutch apart and used the lower piece as an adapter I had the 3 pieces welded together and it works great. The only electrical was the starter. The Briggs uses a solenoid from the battery then another cable from the solenoid to the starter. The Kohler has a battery cable to the starter,and a small wire to the solenoid on the starter. I used the Briggs solenoid, and a heavy cable to the starter and a small wire to the solenoid. It works great. The only problem is, if something stops a blade the engine doesn't bog down, it tears things up. The Craftsman was a 48 inch cut, the Murray is a 40 inch cut .

I have to say that thing is looking nearly like it's brand new. Well done on that engine swap and getting that thing up and running. Very impressed with those headlights; I wanna know where you get the LED lights from.

John man by far

On my mower, I brushed the thin surface rust under the deck and then painted it wirh primer and hamerite on rhe under side.

I have an LA105. 2007 model year 1200 hrs runs and looks like new. Maintenance and a little TLC goes a long way!

I found your channel 2 days ago. Looking to try and start doing this part time to make a little money. Any tips on getting started? I had to fix our riding mower a few weeks ago. Starter solenoid was bad. Felt good to fix it. Right now i am trying to get my dads old tiller running. New carb, gas tank and fuel line. I want to try and get a mower to flip. Been looking on marketplace but all i see is mowers for 100 to 200 and they look terrible. Not sure i have the tools to fix em. Good channel. See i don't have a lawn mower junk yard to get parts. If i flip em and have to purchase parts i feel i am gonna lose money

Hey, Alex! So I guess you’re already planning on at least one followup video - tearing apart that engine for a diagnosis. I’d like to request a second one - using Baldeagle’s technique to repair that seat. I’m very curious to see how others have succeeded with it. 👍

You should put the JD screen on the motor off of the blown motor Details .

When you have weeds growing out of your deck it's not good lol

Good morning…I would like to know what you use to clean and get the black plastics to shine like you do?

i really like watching your video's i have subscribed is there anyway you could maybe bring a old rear engine snapper to the channel ? i am a big fan of them

What kind of cleaner do you use when you say atf?

Some of these owners think these mowers are maintenence free

previous owner clearly didn't maintain their mower. don't know how you could let that deck have so much dirt build up under the spindles. not surprising their engine blew with that few running hours I wonder if they ever changed the oil or filters either.

money maker there

Paint is horrible, lol they sprayed over the rust…how you not see that

Dam the deck looks like he lowered it and used to to bulldoze

If you're not going to use the mower back and you're not going to repaint the bottom of the mower deck with Rust-Oleum paint. Using oil will work as far as stopping it from rusting. But if you're going to sell it or use it using motor oil will be a bad idea. It's a little bit more work but it is well worth the time if you take off the blades get a sanding wheel or a wire wheel and knock off all the big rust and then spray it with Rust-Oleum paint. That is the best thing to do. And the more honest thing to do. If you're going to be selling the mower or using it yourself. The bottom of a mowing deck is a lot different than the bottom of a car or truck. If you want to stop something from rusting. Please do not be lazy like the majority. And do it the right way with Rust-Oleum paint.. that's all I have for now. You and yours have a great day.😊😊😊

Hey Alex ya should have pressure washed it and it would have been a lot more pleasant to work on. I got in the habit of doing it the day before so its clean and dry and will never do dirty ones like that one without it being done, game changer. Yo bro. it pains me to see you working on things on the ground, get a table/bench you can work on, your backbone will thank you later trust me, I have some experience in such matters.

petrol engine only runs for 350h? :D

No compression so your first thought was valve adjustment?? 🤣💀

Turning the engine is an inaccurate way of checking it for compression. Not be rude

I wonder if they treat there wives like they do their lawnmower ???😢

You probably already know this. And do not let the naysayers steer you in the wrong direction. There is no difference between that 17 horse engine and the 19 horse engine. The Piston size is exactly the same everything is exactly the same. The only difference is the stickers. that's why everything is so interchangeable. I've been doing this for a little over 30 years. I am one of the few people. Very few people that tell the truth about riding mowers and push mower engines. I've worked for little companies I have work for big companies. 98% of them are all scammers. In today's world lion makes more money than telling the truth. That is sad but true. And if the other so-called blown up engine spins over and you do not hear a lot of clanging and banging going on. What may have happened is. The bolts might have come off the Piston rod. And the crank could have through the rod and the Piston all the way forward. It may be an easy fix. If you're willing to tear the engine down and give it a shot. I've seen it before. With small engines like that. That had a lot of hours on them. Not to mention a new crank rod and piston is very cheap. If needed. Really enjoy your videos. Keep up the good work young man. And please do not let the naysayers steer you in the wrong direction. That's all I have for now. You yours try to have a great day.😊😊😊

Intek engine. Briggs junk 😠

THANK YOU FOR THE VIDEO