I have brought many a mower back to life . The first thing i do is, engine cover off and check to see if any pest have made a home or chewed on any wires,only then will i start working on getting it to run.When i service any mower I always pull the engine cover just to check,it,s not that hard or time consuming and can prevent a burn up engine.Not just mice, mud dobber wasp love to build nest between the heat fins. Engine can,t dissipate heat correctly won,t last very long.

Very nicely done...not much wrong with that mwer at all

@BlueCollarCompendium

Ай бұрын

Yep I'm blessed it wasn't rusted out.

Next time if any lawn mowers have been sitting in a barn wash them and clean the fuel tank it will make seeing the gas better. Wow u r a rookie

@BlueCollarCompendium

27 күн бұрын

Haha Yep, that was my first video. I wouldn't call myself a lawn mower expert. Thanks for the tip.

The biggest thing is to use good quality belts like stens and there really long lasting if it’s serviced regularly Oil and filters are dirt cheap and I charge oil every 20/25 hours no matter what 😊

@BlueCollarCompendium

Ай бұрын

I haven't used Stens belts before. I'll have to look them up.

I'm going to be hearing that guitar music in my sleep for days....please make it stop! lol

I'd give you a thumbs up and possibly subscribe, but the music completely detracted from everything you did. On this kind of video I'd much rather hears the sound of wrenches than music. You seem to have a nice shop and your stepwise method of getting this mower running was quite good, but I muted it after about six minutes.

@BlueCollarCompendium

27 күн бұрын

Noted, I have since toned down the music alot.

@SirChevy

27 күн бұрын

@@BlueCollarCompendium Thank you. Honestly, the only time I think music is appropriate in "mechanical" videos such as this is when the recording is played back at a higher speed, where the sound would be jibberish. Your video skills are quite good, so let your commentary, the sounds of tools working and water splashing help to tell the story.

Great job man you just got to watch out how much you use the choke on those single cylinder Briggs, the kohler singles are even worse but one this with those Briggs singles is that the compression release on the camshaft goes bad on 70% of them and it almost seems like week starter or battery

@BlueCollarCompendium

27 күн бұрын

Why do I need to watch house much I use the choke?

@mikespain8655

26 күн бұрын

The compression release mechanism on the camshaft very rarely breaks. Do not listen to the above post. I have replaced 2 total from hundreds of engines I have worked on.

and yes the music is distracting

hi, a little cleaning before working on the tractor would have been cleaner don't you think!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

your video was inspiring and interesting. your work area is immaculate almost sterile. being a life long mechanic for 60 years, i noticed one important thing that was questionable. when you replaced the battery, you disconnected the positive cable first. Granted the battery had low voltage which you checked prior to disconnecting it, and wasn't important or dangerous, but after placing the new battery fully charged backwards (oops) you proceeded to install the negative cable first and then the positive cable using metal wrenches in an area that was surrounded by metal. this is sometimes dangerous (sparking or worse as damage could occur to a system that was on). Your video was great and if I was still teaching automotive repair, I would USE IT AS A TEACHING AID, it was that good. I was impressed by everything i saw including the securing of the mower and the clean up of a rental trailer. this is not criticism meant to offend, but some people who watch these videos are probably less skilled than you, and would follow your approach to repairs as gospel. Thank you for making this video, you are professional and knowledgeable. i wish I was motivated to keep my work area as nice as yours, but sadly mine is a disaster. Thank you for setting the bar so high, I am going to wash my John Deere mower, as soon as I finish this note. Bill B

@BlueCollarCompendium

27 күн бұрын

Disconnecting batteries is very infrequent for me. I wouls say I do it correctly 50% of the time. Thanks for the help.

@BlueCollarCompendium

27 күн бұрын

In regards to my work area, I have a hard time staying focused if my bench is too cluttered however, some of the best mechanics Ive ever had the pleasure of working with haven't seen the top of their bench in years!

so your idea of a "restoration" is a new battery, fuel and filter ?

Enjoyed the video and your methods, but honestly, the music has to go, doesn't do anything for the video.

Get rid of the crappie music

@johncarlson7955

29 күн бұрын

I totally agree. Gets annoying quick.

@kingoffnaf

28 күн бұрын

Same hearing the stum of the guitar for a long time gets annoying after 3.4 seconds

@billdryden6275

28 күн бұрын

TOTALLY AGREE!!!!! Obnoxious "tune"! Too d*mn LOUD!! Turned off video after a very few minutes ..... don't know if you EVER got it running!!! 😬😬😬

I didn't watch the video because the silly background music was driving me nuts

Same short piece of music over and over a very very boring

NEED TO DITCH THE MUSIC, VERY ANNOYING!