Toro Greens Reel Lawn Mower Restoration / Rebuild Project GM1000 

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This was one of the most satisfying things I’ve watched in a long time. You got such a steal on the holy grail of reel mowers. Phenomenal job on the restoration and the whole production of this. It was truly a pleasure to watch.

I'd say you got lucky not having to clean the carb / jets. Fuel that old almost always leaves some green chunkies that plug up the ports. Ultrasonic cleaners are awesome for resolving this. Nice mower!

Driving to Chicago from St Louis to pick up a Toro 1000 next week. Long ago this video inspired me and now is the time to actualize. Thank you!

Amazing content. Some great tips. Please keep up the great work!

You found a gem. Very thorough in your explanations, nice video.

Thanks for a good starter video, just bought a gm1000 and this will help get me started renovating my machine

You’re really going to like this machine. Congratulations and Enjoy

Nice job, very informative. I'll bet you were / are having fun with the Toro, Swardman and now Allett. Congrats.

Lot of great tips on here. I’m going to try out the motorcycle cleaner for sure. Also like the oil pump and fitting for putting in the new oil. Thanks.

I've bought lots of used equiptment and I mostly agree w/ what you said. I had the exact same kawasaki engine and besides the air filter and fuel bowl needing replacement it started up instantly after someone had it sit for years. On my personal equipment that I have sit for a long time, some are project engines and sit for 2+ years I drain all the fuel, drop the sediment bowl(most people forget that one and drop the carb bowl. Let everything evaporate for several days and put it in storage 100% dry and these will start up several years later w/o issue. If it's something I use once a year I run either tru fuel or aspen in it and have never had an issues. The longest I had something sit w/ tru fuel was 3 years and it started right up. I don't really change spark plugs anymore, especially on used equipment since they tell a story. I recently bought a John Deere riding mower and the previous owner swore the head gasket was bad. The spark plug didn't snow signs of oil being burned and It burned out the valve cover gasket was the culprit. After I get the machine running I'll clean the spark plugs and reuse them. If it's a good NGK plug the electrode isn't going to get worn enough to really ever need replacing in a lawnmower engine. I've had equiptment w/ old old old Briggs w/ the original plugs and after cleaning they fired up just fine. The only spark plugs I'll change are Torch as I've had one or two of those that were bad. I may have had 1 bad NGK but it was after I cleaned it and I'm pretty sure I broke the ceramic while cleaning. I also like to do a thorough inspection of the belts as if they are cracked I'll get new ones. Last thing depending on where they were stored I like to take the top tin off to look for mice nests and if the aluminum fins are dirty clean them. I didn't do this until I almost caught a machine on fire. The thing was smoking everywhere and I was sure it was going to go up in flames...Luckily it didn't.

Wow guy- This is my 2nd video of yours. The first was a dethatcher video. You've got some good stuff. Informative and presented in an interesting way. Props.

I just bought one today! Same mower. Excellent video, thank you! New sub

Great tip on leveling the engine.

Love the machine good job

I really want to pick up one of these greens mowers but worried I won’t be able to restore it. $300 is a great price! Congrats

Cleaning is a must to get to all the mechanics.

Awsome explanation right there!!👍👍

Any update videos on you cutting with this machine? Super impressive on the restoration by the way.

Nice job. Learned a lot of skills from the video

A fabulous machine….

That was a great bargain!

Great video. I am looking for a power reel mower for personal use. Your video gives me the confidence to purchase a used machine. Thanks.

Very informative!

Great channel! Thank you 😊

great videos and tips.different from other channels.i use a little giant spray tip to clean my mowers to limit water.will try motorcycle cleaner

I bought a used mower with a Kawasaki motor and it had the same plastic bulb on the fuel switch . I unscrewed it and it was full of gunge. It’s definitely worth cleaning that I think it’s a water trap and should be cleaned

If things have sat for a long time, it is better to clean out the float bowl by taking it off the carb. Usually the jets are OK but if you have an ultrasonic cleaner, you can clean the entire carb. First thing to do is to check for spark.

Cant wait to see her in action

Great video! I've enjoyed all the videos that related to me that you've made. This is my favorite so far. Where did you get replacement parts and find out what year model it is? I do have labels. It's not very clear to me though. Thanks

1) when draining/filling mower fluids it is better to put down a tarp. spilled fluids will kill grass and stain the driveway. 2) i would recommend putting in some seafoam or b12 chemtool to dissolve varnish build up. 3) i use a little anti seize on the spark plug

Do you ever send your oil for testing? I use Blackstone Labs for my boat but I could see testing high-end lawn equipment.

you have some great timesavers in this one. im a lawn care guy, and I picked up two MUST ads in this video. Im getting that stihl sprayer for washing fluid, and the caps for the 1 quart bottles. Im always looking for a funnel to top off oil on our equipment. That is such a great idea....TY!!

What motorcycle cleaner do you use did I miss that part? The brand?

Just found a very clean Greensmaster 1000 with brand new bed knife for $400. I've been looking for almost a year and one finally popped up on Craigslist locally. It cuts paper all the way across the blade so I feel like I got a SUPER bargain. After watching this video I'm going to get all the grease fittings applied. How many did you find? Great video!!!

They call the roller on the front a Wyllie Roller in the Golf Industry !!!

Ya know those wheels come off when you mow on the greens or tees the wheels are just for transport. If it is set for greens it will be set at about 7/16 of an inch or shorter, if it is set for tees it is set at about 3/8 to 1/2 inch.

I bought mine for $400 and it came with the transport wheels, drove to NC six hours from me to pick it up, hopefully it turns out to be a good buy.

What motorcycle cleaner did you use?

I decided to get one. Please let me know if you see anywhere, because in my country it is not exist or really hard to find. I'd appreciate! Many many Thanks for the content :)

Take the tires off before you mow. They are quick release, and it will move at a more manageable speed.

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Hiya, What a great video, I like the way you guys in the states do things. What is the motorcycle cleaner you used called. Keep up the good work. Regards, Howard (from UK)

Nice find! How much you sell it for? Just curious being I’m about to spend $400 on a McLane Reel Mower.

My dream

Which motorcycle cleaner did you use on this? I just picked up the same machine and if I could get half the results you did I'd be ecstatic!

Damn $300 … I want one so bad

I did a John Deere years ago.

Do you have a product name for the clean you used?

What's the maximum cutting height?

Do you have a link where to get the vacuum pump like yours?

I’m about to do this. Can you tell me what motorcycle cleaner you use?

personally I would of done the cleaning nd greasing at the very end, once I know for a fact the machine is in running condition. it would be a waste of time if you find out their was something wrong with the engine or something major.

I never see you use this reel to mow ur lawn ... I want to see how it cut after restore it. Can you make video of it?

Do you have a link to your socket removal set?

What type of grease did you use?

How much did it cost.?

What’s the name of the chemical he uses?

What’s the name of the motorcycle cleaner?!

what brand motorcycle cleaner?

What year is your Toro?

Do you still have and use this machine on your lawn.

Great video.. Are you interested in selling??

Do you have a product name for the cleaner you used ?

What year?

You could have just taken the wheels off and it would sit level...

Take off the transport whells

I'll buy it from you for $400 😁

$400? Lol

I always liked your videos but this one is a bit of a click bait to me. It's just a regular maintenance video. Calling it restoration/rebuild is just weird...