I love the smell of gas, and I love coffee, but that’s a special kind of love to use your coffee pot for gas collection. Gives a new meaning to “high octane coffee”.

@legionofanon

2 ай бұрын

There's a web site for high octane coffee co that you can order from lol

@SteveB-hy2ci

2 ай бұрын

Why I use as a cologne!😊

@theamerican7080

2 ай бұрын

Glass containers help you see if there's water in the fuel.

@user-tj9kt5cs6d

2 ай бұрын

I had a pot in my shop that I used to boil carbs in before I got an ultrasonic cleaner. I used it to make oyster stew in about once a month lol

@theamerican7080

2 ай бұрын

@@user-tj9kt5cs6d Nice.

THE MORE I MESS WITH NEW EQUIPMENT, THE MORE I LIKE THE OLDER EQUIPMENT! Great job getting this started!

@JOEZEP54

2 ай бұрын

👌

You drove an unfamiliar mower for the first time two feet from your corvette!!!!! My heart was in my throat. 😱😱😱😱

@chrishayden7016

2 ай бұрын

Yep, saw her bump that Mantis tiller and immediately thought the same. While mowing with mine, one of the hydraulic hoses broke and instantly it turned in a circle and It took a second for me to realize what happened.

@kimazbell460

2 ай бұрын

That was my thoughts exactly.

@davidbaldwin2729

2 ай бұрын

Bre always sez that those mantises are indestructable

@lannysternburg263

2 ай бұрын

@@chrishayden7016 OUCH 🤨 Certainly a moment you’ll never forget 👍

@MorganOtt-ne1qj

2 ай бұрын

That pretty Vette needs a safer place to rest! I would park it in a vault, if I had one. 🤣

Based on the previous installment, I'd gamble on spending like $400 on a $1500 mower i got for free. Cheap mower and less waste disposed of Just got to the end, that's a steal of a deal! $400 for a 3k machine, that's about 13% of new and got a decent machine out of it!

@blahorgaslisk7763

2 ай бұрын

Still needs a little more attention though. Those cooling fans she talked about at the end is something I certainly would want to do something about before the transmission is damaged. The price of a new trans was pretty horrifying. Fixing the cooling is a lot cheaper.

@lannysternburg263

2 ай бұрын

@@blahorgaslisk7763 Yes, I think a lot of us, hope the owner(trying to save some $) doesn’t put that out of his mind for too long !

@sunnydays4966

2 ай бұрын

It's more like $5,000 you get even get a mini rider for under $1999 and that shopping around.

@donkendall1227

Ай бұрын

Just bought an JD 525 at an auction for a small engine business shutting down. Paid $25, about 50 hours on it. Rear axle and hydraulic drive missing. New battery, drive, some tinkering, now running and mowing. Trying to figure out how to change the fluid in the other drive motor. Total investment about $1500.

@legionofanon

Ай бұрын

@@donkendall1227 try searching for the operators manual online, i found one for my JD LX277AWS, free but took searching, and in it if describes how to change the drive unit fluid. On mine there's two bolts on the bottom that will drain it, but they're not obvious without the manual as they look like they are just assembly bolts

Wow, you did him a favor on the bill. Wonderful people still exist!!! You are much appreciated.

@TheReal1953

2 ай бұрын

Yeah, but I sense the owner is a cheap dirtbag and abusing her good graces. That's the feeling I get.

@ashmaybe9634

Ай бұрын

@@TheReal1953 Owner is a vicar I believe, it's for the church. Think she mentioned that in Pt 1.

@TheReal1953

Ай бұрын

@@ashmaybe9634 Comment stands..."vicar" means nothing to me of importance.

The look of success on your face when it fired up was worth the price of admission. Awesome!!👍👍

Absolutely, with cost of new mowers I'll stick with spending 500.00 on good repairs As always another work of excellence out the door!

That fuel pump check. I can hear your husband ask, "Does the coffee taste a little funny today?"

@lannysternburg263

2 ай бұрын

🤣🤣🤣 👍

Love your enthusiasm when it fired up & moved. Camera worthy moments indeed.

I don’t have the time to watch your videos till after my workday, I just wanted you to know these are very informative and a really enjoy watching them. Thank you for posting this content.

Glad to hear you got it running. It is a shame the customer doesn’t want to put a little bit more money into it because that mower will probably run for a long time now. If they would just put the new cooling fans on the transmissions and service the fluid it will probably be fine. Hopefully after the customer is mowing with it for a little while, and realizes that everything works good they will come back to you and finish the other repairs. 👍

Get tickled when someone loves what they do . Very informative

When you said you were going to clean the stink out of that solenoid valve I didn’t think you meant it literally. considering all the labor and time you put into this thing your prices are incredibly fair

I love the look in you eyes when you say "Let's tear it apart!".

It doesn't take long for a machine that lives outside to go downhill fast. It sure pays to keep them inside and maintained.

@Mike-su8si

2 ай бұрын

All of mine sit outside but i do keep mine clean after anytime i use it they sit in the rain i cover up whatever ones im working on because i don't have no other place for all what i have

@realfoggy

2 ай бұрын

Especially if you don't set the brakes!

@Mike-su8si

2 ай бұрын

@@realfoggy yup their set except on one mower the transmission is shot so i didn't call car shield and put a rock to hold in place from rolling down the hill guess i should have called car shield so they would fix my mowers transmission

Bre, your excitement is fabulous!!! Great reinforcement of all of your teach!! Loven’ it!

So glad the mower is salvageable and your customer will be able to get some use from it. I have say you really made me nervous when you were trying it out to see if it would move… all I could think was “damn she’s close to that Corvette”. Lol

If you think that carburetor smelled bad you should smell some washing machine water after it’s been sitting in the machine for over a week!😂

@PaulThomas-qo9vy

2 ай бұрын

Yuck! I'm making gagging, barfing sounds now 😖😝😟!! I have smelled that washer smell before!

@MichaelRei99

2 ай бұрын

@@PaulThomas-qo9vy sorry to put that in your brain!😂

Hi chickanic, here's a quick tip, on those solenoids, take an ohmmeter and check for an open or continuity on the coil of the solenoid, sometimes by them getting stuck, the coil winding will burn out and create an open circuit. You should get a low ohms reading or continuity, also check between the metal case and each connector if you get a reading the winding is shorted against the case, thanks for your videos, they are a great help 👍

I think you're a doll rebuilding that carb for the Church. Great Vid! I always learn a little something new.

Awww, I thought you were about to sing at the beginning 😂💖 Love the thumbnail expression.

I always opt for fixing things but it's always been my own stuff so don't count my labor (keeps me out of trouble lol). I do understand cost benefit analysis for a business customer though. Unless the major components are not serviceable my thinking is even they may be repairable and not need total replacing. Being retired I can tinker for a long time and not loose much lol! Great job and glad it worked out for your customer - they got a great deal!

@Mike-su8si

2 ай бұрын

I do work on my older friends mowers for a much lower price because i know they don't have much to pay me anyhow i let one guy know on his old john deere 316 that its onan p218g engine will need to come off the mower for me to redo all the seals and gaskets i told him it has to come off and its gonna take me time to do it all plus i gotta do the work on it at home not at his house or garage because my tools are all here his main problem is the crankcase gasket needs redone but he doesn't wanna do the wait on it so im glad i don't have to mess with that old one I'll probably end up with that mower once it's seals blow out all the way I tightened up his starter on it last year but his crankcase gasket been shot a long time from how dirty the engine looked and the starter his needs a good pressure washing then let dry

@Mike-su8si

2 ай бұрын

I was surprised to see there's still available replacement gaskets and crankcase gaskets for the 316 and 318 John deeres with the p218g onan engines i was thinking that old ass engine wont have no replacement parts still available but they are his 316 john deere is a 1987 same year as my old gray craftsmen

Good job young lady! 😊

Loved that enthusiastic "YES" when the mower fired up!!! I really appreciate your videos these days as they have become my "Moment of Zen" in the crazy world we live in these days.

That is awesome that you were able to do the diagnosis and think maybe. $500 is a quite affordable zero turn.

Chick cleans coffee carafe with gasohol. That is bad rad. When she speaks, you listen. 😂👍👍👏👏🇺🇲

Your eyes lit up when, talking about that carb, "Let's tear it apart"! I love that! I'm dying to see it internally!

If I were earning my living with this machine, and replacement cost would be $3000, I would go with the repair. And also be a little more attentive to the maintenance schedule. To me, the machine is worth how much money I can earn with it per period of time, say per year. Recently, I got a DeWalt 10-inch contractor table saw for FREE. But it was left exposed to (salty) moisture for about 7 years. It took me two months of free time to get everything to move again (everything moveable had RUSTED!) but three big cans of PB Blaster later, I have a $600 saw that still looks pretty good and runs great! And I otherwise would not have spent that money to buy such a saw. Great work on bringing that zero-turn back to life!

Yeah, the repair lady did it again. 👍👍

I love the fact you used the most recognized tele number in the world on the ticket showing costs......

@legionofanon

2 ай бұрын

Omg i didn't notice that, that's amazing

Bre you must have paid the preacher on this one. Hopefully the new owner will give this machine some love it never got before.

Bre, that was fun & educational ! I guess the Good Lord wanted to protect the preacher & church from the bottomless pit (money pit, that is!). I've heard preachers lament about folks giving their cast-off junk that is not worth fixing & expecting a thumbs up from Him! The good book says to give your first fruits & best unto the house of God, instead of the last & worst! At least there was good value remaining in that rider for an Expert to find how to "save T,M,&F" Years ago I was the volunteer mower mech. at a church w/2 riders. I kept replacing exploded blade spindles & bent blades ($$😢)& we wondered Why? One Sat. am I was doing maint. while volunteers mowed. I kept hearing big rocks being mowed & popped out of the storage to see one old geezer repeatedly driving thru a steep, rocky bank without lifting the deck! I stopped him, inquiring why & he grinned & said "awh, It don't hurt nothin". After that, I hung all mangled blades & spindles w/parts prices on a sign that read "Mowing rocks costs $, DON'T Mow Rocks! It's machine abuse!

Hi Bre, Glad it was only the fuel solenoid causing no fuel and that the transmission did work. I had no doubt you would get it running. Everyone there stay safe.

The owner doesn't want to replace the broken fans that cool the $1250 transmissions. Sometimes saving money costs you much more money.

@frederickbooth7970

2 ай бұрын

That owner should replace those fans!!

Nice work Chic. Made the mistake of commenting on Facebook yesterday and the scammers are still at wanting me to go to another site to register for my free prize. I don't think so.

Slow creeping flow of _anticipation_ fueled feelings build ... then, *Goosebumps!* Yep, alive. : } Guess i've got work to do. *Thanks* for dealing us in, Bre! *Cheers!* 🇺🇸

I was waiting for part 2 to drop. Glad it worked out okay!👍

10:40 10:43 10:48 10:50 Brie, in my shop in fla, I had collector cars ( 2 mustangs and a 57 Tbird.) Rule number one was ALL cars had to be out before any work was started. I broke my own rule one day and put a deep 6 inch scratch on the l front fender. The reason I bring this up is I notice your VET on the background. I refer to rule #1😊😊😊

Really enjoyed this series. Thanks for showing this

Excellent, I learn so much from you. Thank you for your advice and expertise.

Nice Tuesday morning video. I totally enjoy saving equipment and not seeing it head out for scrap. I recently had a Cub ZRT that 11 of the spindle holes were torn from loose spindles. It took a bit of welding and straightening. along with other repairs my bill to the owner was near yours. So I guess I'm reasonable. Thanks for all you do to help and educate. My very best to you, Mark

Good to see it back up and running. With the fire damage this machine is in better shape than my 25+ year old Cub Cadet Series 2000 tractors.

Always grateful to have a video to watch.

I got a Husqvarna CZ4817 from a friend of mine for $100. Got it running and mowed a big yard of helicopter seeds growing then, oil started spilling out of the exhaust, and gas in the oil replaced the head gasket and carb and fuel pump and fuel pump fixed my gas in oil problem, and runs great I use it for mowing my yard, and my vacant neighbor's house.

If I needed it, and could do it all myself I would seriously consider that as a new one could be 8 times that price. It may look rough but it works.

Love to see the mower actually finished and mowing grass.

Not too many mowers like this I wouldn't gamble on for free! As always, thanks for all your tips!

A new push mower costs $500 these days, so well worth it to fix a zero turn !

winner winner chicken dinner Bre you nail it its ready to be mowing some yards be safe have a great rest of the week

Another handy idea for cleaning jets carefully is to use a small piece of bare wire. Perhaps a single strand from 16-18ga electrical wire, or even the wire core of a bread bag twist-tie.

It's alive!!😁

even if it would cost $1500. or more, still cheaper than buying new junk. Good Job!!!

I have been waiting for this video!! Love you BRE!!!!

I watch your videos a lot and I learn many tricks that I don't know and I also read comments about what you charge but people don't understand that you charge for what you learn and solve the problems of the machine. Greetings.

Your videos do a lot of good, Bre, and they're amazingly enjoyable to watch. I think countless people find you relatable, also, because of your personality and attitude. That's a big thing. Thank you, and congratulations on your success and your new shop! -- Old Matt in North Texas PS: I also enjoy the background music. It reminds me of bluegrass and "radio show" music from the '50s and '60s! (Who is the musician?)

Good one! My zero turn is a 2003 Gravely but I still learned a lot from your diagnosis and repair of this one. Also, you've really stepped up your game on quality video production. Very enjoyable to watch and learn. Wishing you continued success here.

It’s a gamble, but in this case well worth it. Great content as always!!

Another great Job, I think it's great how you find such large job satisfaction from the work you do. I'm inspired to go through my shed and get all the two stroke engines I have working again, I have a old tiller, sears blower, big generator, and a couple more. I ended up with a John Deere JX75 self propelled mower, many years ago because it did not run right and my friend told me the shop said it needed a new carburetor and was only two years old, so he offered it to me for $100 and I took it. It did run terrible. I talked to the local Ace hardware fix it guy and he said to me that there was a jet you can unscrew from the top of the carburetor and if I cleaned it, that could fix it. So he showed me the same mower in is shop where the screw in jet was and I went home took the jet out and looked at it, it looked fine, but I hit is with carb cleaner and looked again and I could see it was different so I put it back together. It has run like a Deere ever since. It is great what a little free advice can do. So I was given a John Deere LX178, it ran poorly so I ordered a cheep carb from Amazon that fixed it but now the choke locks up inside the carb. I'm going to try and clean the original carb that I kept and see if I can't clean it with your advice. Thank you for all you do and God bless. Jack S. Washington State.

Be sides this video I want to say thank you that oil work good for my inflammation in my arthritis wow is all I can say thank you

You are Dr Chickanic! Congratulations!

Castor oil worked good, Ms. Genius.

Chick you got a big heart

You should really get a pneumatic lift to get those mowers up higher so you don’t have to bend over so much. In the long run your back will thank you!

I think it is well worth fixing this machine. The customer got off cheap. He should let you replace the cooling fans as well. Nice video as always.

Woooohooo! I never doubted that you would get it running. If he doesn’t get the trans fans replaced, he’s gonna get the blues.

First off, I love your reaction when something starts. ❤😂 Next, the mower was free, so I think that was good investment in a mower. I don't know how much the cooling fins are, but I would have gotten you to replace them also. Keep up the great videos Bree!

you’re worth more then that you are very knowledgeable and thanks for sharing your knowledge im in australia here and to get repairs done takes forever you taught me how to adjust carby which helps heaps

Chickanic is awesome! we need a clone in every city and town

I like to buy the fuel pumps from Briggs because they are cheaper and the exact same pump as Kohler and Kawasaki uses.

Great job. Thank you, keep working.

Yes I would gamble on a free mower, especially being a zero turn. The labour is my own and used parts I can get from friends in the business that are my neighbors. Now if it turns out it's to far gone, there's easy $400.00 dollars in parts. Great video as always, keep em coming. Cheers from Canada.

You gotta love it when it first fires up and runs smooth. Great video.

The last "free" (Troy-bilt) walk behind mower costs me $15, for a new cable from the kill lever to the motor...because the cable stretched, the mower wouldn't un-ground and motor not start. Once that cable was replaces, ran, so I cleaned it, changed the oil, spark plug, cleaner the carb, and changed the air filter, sharpened and balanced the blade - $50 total? Still going for 5- years!

I love your excitement when something starts. It’s so fun to get something that doesn’t run and then you get it to fire and run.

Love how happy you were when it cranked up. That's awesome!

Fantastic, love to watch you fix those engines, I just wish I had the know how like you do. Thank you for sharing. Love the channel.

I'm loving the Bond reference on the invoice!

SWEET! Luck? Some, mostly knowledge and talent.

That's definitely a go-for-it price for a free $3k mower. Good show, girl.

Wonderful videos. Step by step you are teaching very valuable lessons. I’m So Grateful. Take care and enjoy your free time.

The customer came out good this time🇺🇸😎🇺🇸

You are amazing, so glad you got it running. After fixing what the owner fixed

Thank you for ALL your outstanding videos and as always Semper Fi.

I have learned so much about so many different carbs from you... Rock On Chickanic!!!

I loved watching this fix.

Great job fixing this mower. Thank you for sharing

I’d pay the 500 for that mower. Good to know the deck is in decent shape. Hopefully something else doesn’t explode halfway through the season. Great job, Bre.

Loved those five hole rims on the wall was popular when I was younger. 50 now lol

Bre, I have to say a big big thank you for your videos, I had the confidence to open and clean the carburetor on my rotavator sat when it stopped running. Half hour later and back to work. Thanks

Working on a mower with an unknown past is a huge gamble! So glad you came out good on that thing! You are an excellent mechanic Bre!👍

Bre, you definitely have the talent to fix this equipment. It's a pleasure to watch you troubleshoot and repair that stuff. Pass that knowledge on to whoever will listen!

Your videos inspired me to tackle a few two stroke weededers and lawn mower tractor that were given to me because they wouldn't start. By the way it's so cool to see a chick specially a blonde do this kind of work. Your husband must be one lucky lucky guy with all respect. Keep up the good work and dont stop making videos!!!

This video has a great idea. Mount carburetor to a board to remove tight bolts or fuel relays on bottom of fuel bowl. Not my video but hope this helps. I saw your video with the fuel bowl that had a tight fuel relay on bowl. Good luck.

Girl, that was so lucky!! The ones I get are never so easy (or cheap!). Thanks for walking us through your diagnostic and costing!

Bring the thunder! I like it when you get all thrilled when you get it running,,I find it real rewarding when you get a small engine going! I have learned a lot of things watching your channel

Love your enthusiasm Chickanic woman……so enjoy your videos. Thanks

I have a cub cadet xt1 rider that on occasion would only get one click when I turned the key to start. Been doing this since the day I bought it new about 6 years ago, I searched the internet for likely causes. Checked the battery and alternator output and that was fine. Searched youtube for placement of the starter solenoid which is under the battery. Loosened the nuts and screws on starter and solenoid and tightened back up. Mower now starts every time. Must have been something loose or not always making a connection. Was ready to remove the start switch if this didn't work. Couldn't or wouldn't have attempted this repair without the knowledge I have gotten from watching your videos. Thanks Brea. Only cost me about 1 hour of time and no parts cannon.

Your just AWESOME! You have inspired me to tackle some small mechanical issues around the house I previously would not have even tried. Thanks a million!

My "free" zero turn had the muffler flopping around. Only 2 of the 4 screws were still in it, and all of the threads were stripped out inside the muffler. I tapped them out to 5/16- 18, instead of the 1/4 -20 that it originally was, drilled out the mounting plate for clearance , and put 4, 5/16 bolts in it. It works fine 😁 I just got my gasket set yesterday, so I have to put the engine back together with a new bottom seal and crankcase gasket, and I should be ready to go mow. Less than $400 not counting any labor.

That's not being lucky, that's being blessed by God. God bless you all!