SAVED FROM THE SCRAP, John Deere Will IT Run Series, 3 of 3 

Thanks Mustie for some stability in a crazy world!! Always fun to work on rusty junk with ya!

Hey Darren, you have no excuse for not posting more videos over quarantine!!!! Do it for my sake... Love what you're doing, I'm 17 and I've been watching for almost 3 years now, have learned so much from you, you inspired me to make a little money on the side from school by repairing and servicing old outboards. Started with a few dirt cheap outboards and built up to having enough money to build a small workshop. Safe to say I'm already working my dream job, by turning my hobby into a job!!!

THANKS MUSTIE, for adjusting the camera, setting everything up, moving the camera, getting in close, thinking of us all thetime...can we see at this angle, explaining how this works and what needs to happen to make it work right. Do asthetics here and a little paint there...go adjust the camera again, show and tell, drive around like a kid on a go-cart, having fun and giving us a real-fast tour of your enormous shop, and all of it that you do! then all the editing and uploading that it takes to get it where WE can watch a genius at work...WOW...KEWL !!! Thank you! Then the paint shaker doo-lolly the mating frogs and the big lake! all of that is gravy!!! Your witt is like non other and your knowledge is out of this world! Thanks again! Bill, from Tn. 🇺🇸

Still love that comment the other day by someone. Mustie1 is the bob ross of repair! Nice n chilled 👍🏻👌🏻🤙🏻

Even though I am 58 year old guy watching you figure out, patch up, work out the problem so much reminds me I'm watching my father getting us by. We were a big family and never had much money and nothing was new. My dad could fix anything and I would watch him and at his creativity and skill. Mustie, you are ALMOST as good as my dad!

8:02 This whole grille-fixing bit was starting to feel like Father Ted taking the dent out of his car!

I don't hate sundays. I love them! Thank's for sharing your knowledge and laughter with us. ❤

Primary hand tool = body hammer. Primary diagnostic tool = white coffee cup. Mustie1, you're the man! 😁👍

Another great Mustie 1 series. I am always impressed with the attention to detail and the quality of the finished product. I want to comment on the previous video where you took a minute to address some of the comments. Be true to who you are...don't let the trolls get you down. Your videos are informative and entertaining at the same time. Please Please do not change a thing...remember you cannot please all the people all of the time. Keep up the videos and the great work...appreciate all you are doing during this difficult time. Be safe...

Nothing makes more sense, right now... than watching Mustie1 giggle as he test rides a mower he's rescued from being trashed.

Thank you so much for all you're video's, I cannot begin to tell you how much "GRIEF" you've saved me with your straight forward mechanic skills. "I love the little tricks" like the paint can shaker. " Look forward to more DIY projects of yours, you really do bring them back to life, instead of ending up in the junk pile...

It's good to see a mechanic that doesn't have to wear gloves to protect their manicure.

Sawzall paint shaker was awesome

"I need a minute.. to myself" Yeah man, I felt that one lol.

I mainly come here to watch you work on your projects,but the extra content at the end shows you have class,love the mating leopard frogs,with a smattering of green frog calls,brings tears to my eyes for when I was young I used to go to the swales behind my mothers house and listen to the frogs and sit and when the frogs suddenly went silent meant the white tail dear were here for a drink,I hale from the northern lower peninsula of Michigan,my family is gone and I live alone,thank you for bringing a song from my past,Happy Easter,God Bless You.

At 47.52 I thought that shaft was cherry red from the blow torch and when you grabbed it I was like no! Hot! Then I realised it was a red/rusty bush 🤣

I learn a great deal of the possibilities for repair (to say nothing of tools and techniques) from your videos. Cool mechanical artistry.

The wife said "I should not be watchig this (paint shaker)". LOL!

That is a masterclass in mechanical engineering !!!!! I showed this to my son and all the lights in his brain suddenly got power in problem solving. Outstanding stuff.

Your level of patience is something I admire

Thanks, this is getting me through an early lunch in style here in UK. Have a very Happy Easter and stay safe.

So I wake up this morning, Lord of my castle. I see the notification of a Mustie1 and head to the family room to enjoy my Mustie1 fix. I walk in an my wife is sitting on the couch , she smiles as I walk in and says " First you grout the tiles in the bathroom and THEN you can watch Mustie1" It's always nice to be reminded, who is really the boss. It's worth the wait, I enjoy watching you wrench on stuff. If I'm working in the garage, I will put you on the Tv and it keeps me motivated to keep going or figure out a solution. Thanks and keep it going, I've got a ton of projects to complete.

Cannot BELIEVE a all the stuff he has to pick through when he needs something - just amazing. Also really like that he explains stuff and takes the time to show us how things work. Time and again I see fascinating bits in these videos as a result.

bearings... Can't tell you how many times I've resurrected them.. Skated a 62 mile race in Central park,(inline skating) start to finish in the rain with oiled bearings one side open on each bearing. Basically water lubricated the bearings after a few miles. Race over, skates dried off and put in a bag. 4 days later, back home in california, every wheel (10) frozen solid. Soaked them in W-D 40, then after a day, used my lathe, and spun them in a wheel one by one till they broke free. Then I soaked them again after cleaning them till no more orange came out. Used those bearings for up to 100 miles a week for a year to train in and they actually worked ok. You could hear me coming from a mile away though. :). BAck in the day "fafnirs" were the best bearings..... Like pre 1980.

After a 10 hour operation, You gave the patiant 6 years minimum. Well done doc.

From the bottom of my heart Mustie, Thank you for these videoes! Im waiting everyday to see if there comes something new. And to say atleast, Im getting MUCH more handy by watching you getting old things back to life! Even fixed my own lawn mower! :) Thank you kindly sir! BTW what happend really to that jetski? Well again, thank you from Norway

I get so much joy watching you figure out and repair stuff. And that feeling when you first get stuff running and then drive the stuff. I cant help but laugh out loud in excitement! I can tell from comments I'm not the only one. Thanks Mustie for always brightening up our days! PS: thanks for the nature clips too!

Ah, Mustie it is always enjoyable to watch the coming together of experience, tools and a great stash of parts! Thanks for sharing this with us...

Thank you mustie you inspired me after watching some of the free quad will it run videos. So I am 15 and asked my dad if I could pick up a toa toa 110 arc that was in my area and he said yes cause it was free and we picked it up and got it home I got to looking at it and the problem was that it just needed new wires to the coil and a new safety tether pull and once I figured that out there was spark and it fired right up. Keep up the videos.

Since you requested: Mustie really knows how to lube a shaft.

Thanks to your videos, I took my niece's broken-down D120 and a rust bucket LA118, both John Deere and made one solid working machine. It took me 24 hrs of total work put in. Absolutely love the videos.

I love your small engine videos. I'm retired and do some junk mower work myself. But with a small shop and somewhat limited equipment I do what I can. That's why I watch you, you have a knack of fixing problems with what you have around. Another channel I love is "Taryl Fixes All." He's mostly just lawn stuff but is very educational and funny. Keep it up! I love it.

I'll be more impressed when you strap a gallon of paint to the recip saw to mix that!!

29:00 He has his own personal horde of bearings, too. Imagine how much TP this guy must have!

Thanks for the glimpse of some of the "The Stash" ! You have an amazing collection and an even more amazing recollection of where things are! I'm like a squirrel burying nuts. My parts are everywhere and I hope I'll find them when I need them. I always have the thrill of discovery... over and over and over!

Nothing runs like a Mustie motor! Best line of the day “These are all from tractors past their day. I guess we’ll call them tractor organ donors”. All-time favourite ‘morning piss yellow’. Enjoy watching your repairs- a rarefied thing in a throw away society. I hope you have inspired some young people to do small engine repair. Viewer from Alberta, Canada. Many thanks!

You have more spare parts then anyone I’ve ever seen.

Mustie, on the 318, the altenator puts out 28 - 30 volts AC. It goes into the rectifier/regulator, and comes out as around 13.8 volts DC. The yellow charge light measures voltage, not amps. It comes on whrn battety voltage is less than 12.7 vdc Note: Mine had a worn wire, behind the front pulley, where it leads to the starter. This bled voltage off, which caused constant charging, and boiling the battery. The cost of reg/rectifier is $90 from deere, but can be bought, new for around $20, aftermarket. Mine was the exact same Mallory, as the deere was. An oversize snow blower sprocket is available, to make auger turn faster........

I enjoy Mustie’s channel the best of all this type of content. The term master mechanic applies to him, a god of everything mechanical. Keep up the great content, i learn something with every project. Thanks Mustie

One person's junk = treasure for you. What sense of accomplishment ... in awe of what you do.

I've only just stumbled across this you tube channel- really good to watch- a true engineer and a nice guy as well - thankyou very much - these videos are helping me get through our lockdown here in the UK. 😁

8AM on a Sunday. Coffee in hand. Love these videos.

Mustie walks softly and carries a big knife. The JackHawk 9000.

I enjoy watching your videos and videos like yours more than watching regular TV. Sunday morning coffee & mustie1 video👍

Some times when Mustie picks one of these free bees up and figures out it was just something simple I wonder how the guy feels that threw it out . The guy that threw this thing out has to be feeling pretty good about now. He got his moneys worth from this mower.

Pulled the stops out on this one Mustie1 ;) and I must say what a great job, Loved all 3 vids.

I love watching you do stuff like this -- taking junk that's so worthless that the previous owner just gave it away, and turning it into something that's useful and will actually bring value to someone, and could even be sold for real money. It's just so enjoyable to watch you bring dead machines back to life.

Apart from the shop, the lift, the tools, and the expertise and experience, I a right there with you - salisbury England.

Seeing that he's in New England are I'm betting Mustie's family came over on the Mayflower. They were the ones down on the lower deck fixing leaks and making sure the it stayed afloat.

Another great video from the RU-vid Repair Master! Hands down the most interesting channel to watch. I really feels like I'm there. Thank you for making these videos for us. Stay safe.

I bought a 214, 20+ years ago. One of the first adjustments I made to it, was was to turn the front wheels around to provide easier access to the valve stem. Never had any trouble, but always wondered why JD did that. I'm located in the country, 20 miles west of Rochester, NY. I've enjoyed your videos for several years now and always look forward to your next one !

Ahhhh, classic musty morning, drinking coffee and watching possibly the best channel for fixing free mowers and more.

Good Morning Everyone.

1:12 what a moment to remember!!

Another quality remove, rebuild and, repair video by "Mustie1", it's always relaxing and entertaining to watch you bring these back to life, for as little as possible. Always educational to watch.

Another successful resurrection to include the traditional celebratory “Banana Buggy” speed ride lol! Tra la la, tra lalala, tra la la, tra lalala! Happy Easter to you and yours Mustie ✌🏼🌏 Thanks for taking us along...

On the 318, test the two wires going to the voltage regulator with an AC meter. Should be 20 to 30 volts AC If it does the regulator may be bad.

on those bearings i drill and install a grease zerk and drill a hole in the spacer then remove the inner seal on the bearings, keep greased and will last 4 times longer. same on spindles if grease-able remove inner bearing seals.

Anyone who wears a K-bar while working gets my views! God bless

I admire your perseverance and patience with yourself. I learned ALOT from you. Thank you.

15:00 instead of a zip tie I’ve used fishing line in the past. Also depends on how large of a gap you’re trying to fill.

I actually revived a seazed ballbearing in the boogie of my snowmobile once, a sealed ballbearing. Smal screwdriver to pull the plastic lid of and then alot of wd40 and wirebrush action, filled it with grease and bob's your uncle.

Another fine show of rust be us! A good example of fix it instead of throwing it away. No finer entertainment on the planet. Wish you were on every day and had your own network. % rusty thumbs up!

THANK YOU...for sharing. Watched and very much enjoyed.

''We do it right cuz we do it twice'' (quote of the day) ;0

I had a similar issue with spindle bearings. They had grease fittings and sealed bearings. Took out the inner seals and put in new fittings. Been good to go for almost 4 seasons.

Now you can do your best Richard Farnsworth and set off to visit a sibling in another state. He drove a 110 so maybe you’ll get there faster. Thanks for reconditioning these abandoned machines and giving them new semi-useful life! Enjoyed watching.

Always a great video Mustie, perfect amount of helpful how to, with zero bs and self promotion!!

Another one saved from the jaws of the crusher....Mustie style.

I told you the left front tire was on backward, guess you didn't hear me yell.

Mustie 1, I enjoy the knowledge and skill that go into your restorations. A “kid” with his restored toy.

The paint shaker lesson was worth the price of admission alone! Hat off to you sir!

I once heard a coworker say about our employer, "We never have time to do it right but we always seem to have time to do it over" Meaning right.

I was a lil bummed you didn't give the deck a nice repaint like you did with the green rear fenders. But excellent job as usual.

"On the camera it's greener, but in reality it's not" Seeing ain't believing. (I believe your reality, over anyone else's.) Keep em comin'.

You will not find a better tractor than that 318 , ran one for 20 yrs. Plowing snow for the school , they retired it and it set for about 7 yrs. . I finally talked them out of it as I had a friend that was in his 80's that needed one. I pulled up & jump started it and it fired the second revolution !!!! The old guy wouldn't part with it , he loves it !!

Ah, the good o'l days when they used to put greaseable, replaceable bearings on the pulleys.

sometimes it fits well to be a multiarm octopus. Like you with the seat.

That deck sounds like when my daughter makes an iced smoothy in the blender. Whoo! Haha, great fix Mustie!

I find I am screaming at the video , saying do this, don't do that, frustration. TY for the video. You are a repairer not a restorer and I respect that.

Don't forget to put some 00 grease mixed with regular grease in the transmission, dry grease is what killed mine. (exact same mower)

How many of us hit the "Like" button before the video really starts? Every time it's a Mustie1 video, I do!

It's incredible what a little bit of hard work and know-how will get you. You are genuinely an inspiration to me, man. I'm going to educate myself so that I can do awesome things like this.

Thanks for another fine repair series. Good enough to keep us entertained during difficult times.

Anyone else thinking the seat safety wire should go through the opening just to the front of the seat instead of out via the gas cap opening?

I wish I lived in a area they just give mowers like that away. Here they would put it on FB for 150.00 and say I think it needs carb work or something. lol

Well done, another one saved from the scrap heap. A great distraction from UK lockdown. Stay safe in these uncertain times.

From the q tip drill bit to the paint can shaker i thought i have seen everything!!Hilariously useful stuff!!!

I need a minute... to myself. LOL!!

Please Mustie 1 could we have more videos during our lock down in the UK. I have watched all your videos as educational and for absolute comedy act I’ve watched CT’s how not to do’s. Bob.

Love your channel. Keep up the good work. I have learnt truck loads since starting to watch you on RU-vid. Keep safe with all thats going on. NZ armchair mechanic.

What a joy to watch you get stuff done! I'm learning a ton.

Good morning from Texas and Happy Easter! Let's get to the video.

The way I remember it when you picked it up, the valve stem was on the inside. I remember you had to turn the wheel to add air???? Maybe Im on crack.

I enjoyed all 3 parts. Lots of work with pleasing results. I laughed over and over at the Sawzall paint shaker! Got to try that myself too.

What a great find, just needed some TLC, and new bearing! 👍👍 Found myself watching and saying the exact words you did in spots!

Thoes stupid seat cost way too much. My zero turn had two small cracks in seat new was 538 dollars. Gorilla tape 8 bucks. Lol

you know you got a big enough shop when it is big enough to do donuts in it.

I've been binge watching your videos. Not sure why but I can't get enough. Jealous of the free stuff you get.

always appreciate the nature segments at the ends