on my way home I spotted this John Deere 160 on the side of the road with a free sign. lets load it in the truck and see if it can run and if it can be saved on the cheap back to cutting grass again.
Watched about 35 episodes so far. A polite thing to do would be to say thank you for doing these videos, they are among the things I weigh as positives in my day, and you provide them for free. Appreciate it.
Likewise, I work alone at a computer terminal all day. It's like solitary confinement in prison. It's nice having Mustie1 on in the background, as a substitute for having people around.
Here in the UK we are on lockdown due to the virus, I've been watching all the old video's again! Glad it's Sunday as we get a new one. Stay safe everyone.
@@MitzvosGolem1 Except some reports suggest it went through parts of North-Eastern, Oregon back in November, one quote I found reading:- "a couple articles about the Umatilla School district closing down for fumigation around our Thanksgiving holiday, late November. One report claimed something like 61% of students were home sick. That seems to be where people had loss of smell and taste with the bug though the news stories are not mentioning that. It is this loss of taste and smell that is fascinating since they are now saying that may be an important sign of the new virus. Other illnesses can cause those symptoms but when there are suddenly multiple cases, it is curious. And then the COVID virus isn't spreading in that area but that could be because of low population, lack of air travel, lack of international travel, etc" There are also persistent reports of it's presence in Lombardy, Italy in late October/early November, so who really knows?
Totally unrelated, but I found a little trick that worked for me yesterday I thought I would share. You know those rubber O ring type carb bowl gaskets that seem to grow once you remove the bowl? I took one off yesterday, and when I went to reassemble the carb, there was no way this thing would fit. It grew at least 10%. So, I have a refrig in the shop and I put the O ring in the freezer and left it overnight. This morning I took it out and it dropped right in and it fit perfectly! I put the bowl on quickly before it had time to warm up and absolutely no leaks, engine runs perfectly!!
I finally figured this out. This is like the American dream for Most men. The mower breaks and you have to fix it to mow the lawn. You as a man need to fix it replacing it wasn't an option back in the day like today where people spend 1000 on a new phone every other year for no reason. This inspires ME and others to Fix and figure out things on your own. Mustie is a guy who took great intelligence to be a gear head and has done us all a great favor with making these awesome videos!! I wish I had a Tee shirt though.. hint hint.... Dude there are channels with 3000 subs pushing Merch... Do you have any idea how many Coffee mugs you would sell to help support the channel??? EVERY person wakes up Sunday morning makes a coffee and looks for your upload!!! Thoughts??? Start simple Tee shirts and Mugs a tumbler or travel mug. The logo will take some work and creativity but its worth it. You might need a side kick lol..
For the logo maybe on one side a cartoon drawing of a broken down mower with a "free" sign and a sad face. On the other side a mower cutting grass with a happy face.
Most guys fix it themselves, because mowers are pretty simple machines. Otherwise, you get someone that charges your $300 for a "spring tuneup" consisting of a new air filter, plug, oil change and a blade sharpening. And if your carb is gummed up, add another $50-100 onto that for a cleaning. So.....that is why people who don't have mechanical skills just keep buying new ones. To them, it's not worth fixing a 15-20 year old mower.
Not to take away from Mustie, he clearly has the knowledge & experience to do this but, just about anyone can do a lot of these repairs with basic tools & the correct knowledge, it's all a matter of paying attention to what you're looking at, thinking logically &, most importantly, HAVING A GO! In most cases, especially with mowers, as already stated, they're pretty simple machines...
This was my exact thought, I wish I could find all that kind of free stuff. Around me everyone wants at least 100 bucks for a non-running push mower even or at least so it seems like to me.
Here in Idaho people want hundreds or thousands of dollars for stuff with blown engines LOL, and they wonder why its still sitting in their yard, field, driveway, etc. 20 years later LOL.
On the coast man there's lots of jobs lots of people it's the oldest part of society and dense communities unlike here in Arkansas we have lots of open space
We Enjoy your videos Mustie sir.Thank you.Those Little Horses can be sweet one week,and have a total mind set for a day.But they are nice Horses.CHEERS.
I love how he takes apart a part that is not supposed to come apart, and then fixes it and reassembles the part that isn't supposed to come apartl. And then it works!
I worked on all types of small engines for 15 years. Mustie has a great approach to diagnosing problems. Even better is that his attitude is awesome. Great job Mustie and great Vlogs.
Does anyone else hit the thumbs up BEFORE watching the video? Thanks for yet again, another great video. Gives me a little self confidence to dive into things with tiny parts! Be careful out there, Brother. Stay safe, stay healthy.
Jim Mustie1 to the rescue! (Black Oak Arkansas, 70s band) Ha Ha! Here in Colorado you would never find one for free! You got it made in New England! Love that Mustie1! Thanxz
9:12 I like how the gas tank has "full level" imprinted in the plastic just under the lip. Well, duh. I thought fuel running down the outside of the tank was a decent indicator.
Heh Darren. With all that is happening in the world right now, everyone is a bit off their game. You could have easily edited out your brain fart moment; instead you left it in and we thank you for that. It makes us feel human. Great video as always- thanks for bringing us along.
I'm thankful it's at least an hour. You couldn't get involved in a 15 or 30 min video from all he does. Very relaxing and entertaining. And hopefully these Young bucks may actually learn something.
I have to admit one of the best parts of the videos is the semi sarcastic answers you give yourself in editing I might be the only one but I think you can put in more of them.... Greetings from a locked-down South Africa
Awesome. I do laugh at your comments. I get like that some days. We are sitting at home with lockdown here in South Africa. You leep me entertained and I learn a great deal. Please stay safe and virus free as I would like to watch videos in the future
1:05:50.....I just spit out my tea. I’m female, and totally addicted to these videos, even though there’s no way I’d attempt most of this. But when Mustie said ‘I envisioned a little bit larger. I’ve heard that in my life before, too’....I literally just spit out my tea. What a hoot.
And that there is why you take your electronic device into jeopardy if you drink a beverage whilst watching a Mustie1 vid.. oh and read the comments left
I want to live where you do - The Land of Free Power Equipment. These are great videos. I especially like the steady stream-of-consciousness commentary that sounds like me when I’m working on a project. My wife and kids think I’m nuts when they hear me debating with myself as I work through things. Thanks for sharing the adventures!
Dear Mr. Mustie1. 👍👌👏 Well done again, Sir. By the way: I definitely would watch 4 hour videos from this channel. Thanks a lot for making teaching recording editing uploading and sharing. Best regards, luck and health to you, your wife, families, relatives and friends. Postscriptum: What a nice little pony at the end of the vid. I wouldn't be able to resist to try to pet it.
I wish I had that kind of luck while working on cheap stuff. With my luck, there’s going to be a piston ring blown or a total top end rebuild. You are a very lucky person to have this many projects up and going. I currently have only 2 finished projects in my garage out of 4 others that are just sitting behind my garage.
It's amusing how you chastise yourself for not remembering exactly where all those little carburetor parts go. Most people wouldn't figure it out without using a video showing the disassembly. You relax, you cogitate and from experience you work it out. Fun to watch. Anyone would feel lucky to be as clever as you are on your off days.😉
Random notes on the old 160, as my father has 3, one of which is always on semi-permanent loan to me! 1. Remember, as the diagram next to the dipstick shows, check the oil level WITHOUT screwing in the dipstick. 2. The fb460v in the 160 is 12.5hp. The 160 was only made '86-'88 as the nearly-identical 170 replaced it (160 was flathead, 170 was overhead).170 was 14hp. 3. The parking brake feature next to the deck height holds down both brake and clutch pedals for you 4. There are no brake or clutch safety switches, the transmission just needs to be in neutral 5. The transmissions are the weak link on these, they're the permanently sealed type and not cheap 6. Steering tends to be stiff; some folks have luck with the "poor man's power steering" fix using thrust bearings though 7. Yours has the optional oil filter, which is nice to have. Headlights were the other main option. The 165 was the hydrostatic version of this tractor. Another great project, thanks for helping distract me from the chaos that is two working-from-home parents trying to keep their jobs while watching a baby and a toddler whose daycare/school are closed!
Just found you, enjoying it, awesome. All the way from sunny N. Ireland, in these International solidarity lock down times, here’s to you and all of us worldwide, stay safe as best you can. Enjoying the fixing.
At 1:04 looking for a place to put the idle air screw...I'm SO glad I'm not the only one that does that from time to time, lol. Thanks for keepin in real Mustie!!
Those Kawasaki engines are excellent. Very reliable and the carburetors are simple to service. Have one on my mower and pressure washer, both from around 1986
I wish here in the UK we could put mowers strimmers etc on the road so they free to anyone passing bye u got it made over there mate Good video Phil in the Uk
u are without a doubt the most knowledgeable mecanic on utube. u explain things well without offending folks! keep up the good work and i'll keep watching.
There is a a phrase in Finnish language that goes "to cause grey hairs" and it means the overflow of annoying/weird issues, usually referring to machinery not working or just having to deal with idiotic people and the consequences of their actions. You sir and your channel are the purest embodiment of this phrase. I can see the amount of grey hairs increase in every video;D
Why would anyone down vote this? Without ruining anything, I was in favor of checking the issue that was deemed to be the problem a little earlier, but there were so many other things distracting you from that. Love the tech and your expertise that you are sharing with us! Thank you!
Ah, an engine I happen to be quite familiar with! Back a couple years ago me an my grandfather took a LX176 chassis that had a blown motor and put the 160 motor on it. It was quite fun and happend to fit perfectly. Those cast engines run forever, they are very very tough. The deck on the mower you have here is actually off an LX model, as you see they are very interchangeable.
All your videos are great! But, on a personal note in these challenging times, I want you to know how much you mean to my wife and me. My wife, who should have been a mechanical engineer, but instead is (and has been for 46 years) a nuclear medicine tech and healthcare manager, has found your RU-vid channel to be her go-to place to relieve stress, be entertained, and find hope when she comes home from long hours at our county hospital. Why? You might ask. Well, it’s hard to say exactly. Maybe it’s your calming voice, your optimism, your can-do, use-it-up or make-do spirit. You symbolize what is best in our society. You are resourceful, steadfast, cheerful in the face of adversity, good humored, and respectful of your followers. God Bless you and yours.
