One of the things I love most about your videos Mustie is that the adventure of fixing something is just as important as getting it fixed.

@tomperry1048

Жыл бұрын

Taryl taught Mustie all this stuff.

@Jeffroson78

Жыл бұрын

​@@tomperry1048 so what we all got to learn from somebody and he's just as good if not better than pterodactyl what's your point 🫏🫏🫏🫏 azzzz

@tomperry1048

Жыл бұрын

@@Jeffroson78 ... Pluto's plight proliferates.

@derick2986

4 ай бұрын

​​@tomperry1048 negative. Darren has been working on things way before KZread days. He even mentioned that he started working things as a kid. Taryl only works on lawnmowers, mustie works on anything and everything and has the knowledge about most mechanics on small and large engines and everything in between.

It’s actually nice to see your yard Darren. Thing have gotten taller . Miss wrenching in the old garage . Miss the heart to heart talks you occasionally used to do . Proud of your channel and being a long term subscriber

@Adamyup32

Жыл бұрын

Very well said. Very proud sub as well. I enjoy anytime we get a garage video with the old VW lift on the floor.

@emmettstinson5192

6 ай бұрын

9:45

Mustie, you’ve helped me trouble shoot and fix several pieces of equipment over the years, including a rider mower my dad made me take just before he passed. I didn’t really want it since my yard isn’t all that big, but now I love that thing and hope to keep it running for a very long time. Thank you.

Sunday morning ✅ Coffee ✅ New Mustie1 video ✅ All is right with the world!👍

@LewisMowersandBoats

Жыл бұрын

I agree 👍

Sweet! Thanks for all the extra mid-week videos too, Mustie1!

@greatergood3706

Жыл бұрын

Yes 👍

@jamesmahan874

8 ай бұрын

​@@greatergood3706😊😊😊😊😊😊

Musttie, thank you so much for bring us along a another wonderful adventure. Believe me, the journey is the fun part. Seeing these come to life is so rewarding. I watch them all from start to finish and thanks for sharing the barn animals as well.

Seriously, you put out the best videos out there. Thanks again Darren Sunday mornings wrenching with you is the highlight of my week!

@markbrown6236

Жыл бұрын

Mine too.

This is absolutely one for my archives! I have this exact tractor 😁 It's still in excellent condition...but if it ever breaks down, I can see this as a very handy video for downloading and saving! Thanks, Darren!

@Tb0n3

Жыл бұрын

I've got one too. Last year it just wouldn't keep oil to the dip stick so I got a BX2380 with a mow deck.

@RRRIBEYE

Жыл бұрын

@@Tb0n3 I had that problem and noticed - even after adding teflon tape, that plastic oil drain would not get tight enough to not drip oil and that would run down the side of the frame and found the muffler and would smoke mosquitos up to 2 counties away! (and I'd always have to add oil - so I added a 3/8" nipple X 3" with lots of teflon and that screwed into the block nice 'n tight, then added a threaded 3/8" coupler with heavy tape and then re-inserted that plastic drain and it hasn't lost any oil since! I thought my rings were bad, but nope!!

@emmanuelgoldstein3682

Жыл бұрын

I've had the 1046 for about 15 years and it's still going strong like new. Although, I'm one of those guys that will change the fluids every year for fun, whether it needs it or not.

@alan6832

Жыл бұрын

The donor did not do a great job of including parts. I suppose the new electric clutch might have been returnable, but the old clutch, drove belt and flywheel cover should all have been included, for both diagnostic reasons and possible reuse.

@alan6832

Жыл бұрын

Can any of you go look at your machine and tell us the proper capture bar placement? I can think of 2 explanations for it not matching the chatter marks. One is that the rod is in the wrong hole in the frame. There are 4 to choose from and 2 of them look closer to the chatter mark height. The other explanation is that the replacement electric pulley just has it's restraint bracket at a different height than on the one it replaced. Anyway, several of you should be able to go look at your own machines and answer the question for all of us.

Awesome watching that old boy come back to life and becoming useful again!

Great video! Thank you! Regarding the metal piece across the deck, I have a later model of that mower. Removing that strip of metal in front of the chute may have been intentional. I cut mine off. The cut grass kept getting caught in it and clogging the chute. I don't bag my grass and it was a real pain to stop and clear the chute all the time. Removing it solved the problem. Great job!

Kohler Courage! I thought for sure one of those sump bolts loosened up and jammed the flywheel. Great video. Your resourcefulness never fails to amaze me. “Let’s see what we can find in the stash and make a pulley. We could order one, but where’s the fun in that.” That mower is a pair of blades and a tune up away from like-new!

@jameshedrick605

Жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same thing. They are notorious for that but i've had it happen to me before

Little trivia, those miniature horses were originally bred to pull reel type lawnmowers in the city. Back in the 1960's going to estate sales with my dad you would occasionally see one complete with the harness setup. I still have a photo from1920 when my dad was five years old sitting in his pony cart with his two year older brother.

Well that was easy. 😜 Another Mustie1 success! Thanks for taking us along for the ride.

Thank you for sharing. Great show today and Happy Mother's Day to all the mom's out there, sure do miss mine.👍

That pulley looks so cheap... I bet the dealer loves it. I love my Cub Cadet with a driveshaft. Thank you for sharing with us this Sunday morning.

Good to see the old mower fixed up and Captain, Oatie and Peanut are Sure that they have made the big time now. I enjoy watching and have learned how to fix a lot of stuff by watching Mustie1

Always find the fixes you do with stash parts and most notably the curved metal bridge from that old rusty deck.....very satisfying and resourceful . Adapting things to function knowing how much you can get away with. Brilliant

Dan keeps a very neat barn! Those horses are well loved!

Have an LT1040 a number years, Added a hydraulic bucket when expanding my garden. My mistake was loaning to a know it all neighbor. He claimed he found a short in the wiring and would fixit. He began wiring the whole unit and said he was waiting for parts. Shortly later he was arrested and sent to prison for 30+ years. After watching many of your videos, at 80 years old, you've giving me the confidence to fixit myself. Thanks!

I think Darren can fix almost anything. What a joy it is to learn mechanics from a pro.

Cool learning about the electric clutch. More great trouble shooting and diy solutions once again!

@calholli

11 ай бұрын

I don't like the electric clutch.. There's nothing wrong with the old engagement throw lever.. Why make it more complicated and add something else that can break and cost you good money? I don't get it. It's an upgrade that we don't need.

Another great Sunday morning vid. Thank you! Just a random thought, you've shown me that that the most useful tool in my shop is the air grinder with a wire wheel. I use that thing on almost every project.

Had to troubleshoot one of these Koehler 20 motors over Easter at my dad’s house…wouldn’t start…seemed to be starved for fuel. Changed spark plug, still wouldn’t start…and then I discovered the invention of the carb bowl solenoid (had never seen one…didn’t know what it was) - and after removing it, and taking the rubber tip off of it and reinstalling, it fired right up. Solenoid was stuck closed and not allowing fuel to pass. Thanks to Google and KZread, I was able to diagnose and bypass it. That’s why channels like yours are so amazing, Mustie!

"Mustie1 mouse trap..." I just exploded my drink across the room. Thanx, now I have an hour of clean-up to do!

Another garden machine resurrected and given a new life, well done Mustie1, you must have one of the greenest channels going, and one of the most entertaining for those of us who love technical projects.

For the pulley I would have flipped the tractor to let engine weight pull on the pulley and use the air hammer. It’s great to see someone else using vibration to free frozen stuff though. Not many people do. They often look at me like I have 3 heads when I suggest using one. One other tip, I had a few bits made at a machine shop to fit around bolts and just contact the shaft. It keeps them aligned so you can really give them the beans without sliding off.

Excellent video. I just found your channel. Your video is a classic example of NEVER throw anything away. Because you may be able to repurpose it at a later date.

My wife and I just came back from a trip to the blue home improvement center. We were both flabbergasted at the price of power equipment.😮 The retail on the smallest red tractor was $2500. It pays to find and fix these units. Great video, as always Mustie.

@eskieman3948

Жыл бұрын

Agreed, and the majority of the lawn mowers at the home improvement centers are overpriced crap.

@TheOtherBill

Жыл бұрын

@@eskieman3948 Pretty much all of them made in the last ~20 years are. All plastic and lightweight sheet metal. Even the high priced dealer ones have so much plastic that falls apart in sunlight.

@calholli

11 ай бұрын

Yeah, I just picked up a Super LT 1550.. It has the 25hp Koholor twin, and larger rear tires. I got it for 200 hundred and it looks very nice and new still.. I looked it up, and it was a $3400 tractor when it was new. That's twice what I paid for my Acura MDX. lol.. I don't know who is buying these new and giving them away so cheap -- but god bless them. lol.. (granted, it doesn't have a deck)

@calholli

11 ай бұрын

@@TheOtherBill You can't even buy a Truck without it being covered in plastic. That's just the way to go these days. Injection molding is too cheap not to do it.

@vine2244

11 ай бұрын

​@@TheOtherBillthat's why you just go buy a scag and be done. Theres no thin sheet metal or plastic my 3 year old scag

Mustie1, Nice acquisition and good retrofit to bring it back to life. Nice work on finding and adapting the drive pulley.

Nice repair. Its always amazing the sheer number of problems many of these machines have before they actually die.

Hey Darren, I thank God for your presence in the world. Absolutely fantastic video. Thanks for sharing your knowledge with the world. Kind regards. Paul.👍👍👍👍👍

Another Sunday AM made great , thanks ! Happy Mothers Day to all the Mom's out there.

Nice job thanks for showing us the tricks you have learned along the way and thanks for showing Troy the ropes everyone needs a mentor like you .

Purrs like a kitten, with a sore throat. great video as always Mustie1

Eric, another great tear down... It's just not Saturday without it... Thank you for your time, and efforts in doing this for us...

Enjoy watching how you problem solve. Always adding humor here and there…well done!

Darren again an amazing video. I've always wondered about the electric clutch set up on riders I appreciate that you take the time to explain how these things work in such detail. You have inspired me to take up repairs on mowers and riders. Thank you so much.

Another fine restoration, im learning lots about small engines and having a blast. I did in plant maintenance and some electrical which wasn't as much fun. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

Wow that chain hoist brings back many memories of pulling engines between two pine trees in th front yard in th country in Arkansas. The humming of ur battery charger is music to my old ears. Enjoy every vid you make. The 26th of this month will be 40 years since I lost my hands n my joy of bein a mechanic. Ur vids brin back great memories. Thanks.

Great job 👍.. a little bit of Red Green thrown in awesome... Have a great rest of your week.

You repaired that Cub Cadet so well, that the previous owner wants to buy it back! NEW HAMPSHIRE mechanics God Bless☆☆☆☆

@scottfirman

Жыл бұрын

I had that happen with a chipper/ shredder. It was given to me. I tore it down and found it jammed with wood. The cutters needed sharpening( which I did) and cleaned the carburetor, and it ran and operated great. I told the previous owner and he bought it back from me.

@Adierit

Жыл бұрын

I have one of these under a car port that has blown a hole in its second block at this point

Great stuff mate awesome watching down here in Australia

Thanks for making it easy and a good time watching you to learn how.

Awesome as always.Thanks for sharing and taking us along

what a brilliant revival mower,well done mustie!

The valve covers on these Kohler motors bend super easy on the early motors. The make a updated cover with a brace to keep the cover from warping, I had to do get this when I did my valve adjustment

What a gem! Thanks Dan! Just a down to earth nice guy.

Anyone can buy new stuff. Make things from what you have "is the genius". Thanks for sharing all these years.

Morning Mustie crew…..happy Sunday viewing👍👌🇮🇲

@Adam_Lynn

Жыл бұрын

Morning :D

@publicgiants

Жыл бұрын

Morning!!

@chrispbacon3042

Жыл бұрын

Good evening ! It is nearly monday.

@ManxAndy

Жыл бұрын

@@chrispbacon3042 still only 14.20 here in the Isle of Man 🇮🇲👍😜👌

@chrispbacon3042

Жыл бұрын

@@ManxAndy Just gone monday here

The cone actually holds the flywheel and the key really centers it so use a little fine valve compound to lap it in to help it hold. Makes a huge difference.

Never seen a Cub Cadet that wasn't junk after a few years. Love your videos and thanks again.

Very informative video. I Learned lots of details from watching the diagnosis and repair.

I love your videos, keep it up

I have the 46" version of this mower and the decks are notorious. They're really bad about bogging down, rusting, and throwing belts. I threw some extra washers to raise the pulley arm and get rid of the play which took care of most of the belt throwing. Btw, if you're fighting with the PTO engaging, replace the relay.

Nice repair and a free mower and it's good you always keep spare parts around! I'm sure you got new blades for it and it's running good! Nice video I enjoy your video's! Looking forward to your next fix!

👍👌👏 Well done again (video and work). 2) Thanks for showing us the 3 old types of 4 legged grass mowers at the end of the video. 😀 ;-) Thanks a lot for making teaching explaining recording editing uploading and sharing. Best regards, luck and health in particular.

Been several; years now. Never miss your videos. I think its the logical approach. Often find myself having conversations with you as you work. That would be fun - working alongside an old-school Brit mechanic. 😆 Oh yeah, I'm a VW man too. Agree on witness marks! Would it not be possible to make new blades?

I caught my self imitating Mustie while fixing my car the other day 🙈

@789costela

Жыл бұрын

Yeh dream on bud it wil never happend! 😂

@Iowa599

Жыл бұрын

Did you make the wrong part fit, or talk to yourself?

@ImSrry4BeingWhite

Жыл бұрын

​@@Iowa599 yooooo fellow Iowan represent!!

@derbf1

Жыл бұрын

Raises ✋️, guilty 😊

@jasontruman1215

Жыл бұрын

Mustie and vice grip garage get quoted about any time I have a wrench in my hand!!!

So often, do another amazing job. So cool. So many thank yous.

Thank u. It’s the “hunches” that keeps me gloo’d to your channel. Great content every time!!!

I picked a free Cub Cadet walk behind mower, the only thing wrong with it was the pull start rope was broken. Win 👍

@XxPhasemanxX

Жыл бұрын

You can make $1,000+ flipping mowers in a year if you try people just give these things away free or super cheap and they can be running within the hour.

I had a slightly different model Cub Cadet. It had a B&S horizontal shaft engine though. Not a bad rig but the deck eventually fell apart.

Nice to see the Home again. Thanks for the videos 😊

The Kohler Courage (single cylinder especially) has lots of design issues, read up on it if interested. The owner most likely ruined the crankshaft drive pulley by prying the belt guide tabs in an attempt to remove drive belt. Best way to remove drive belt without damaging drive pulley is to drop the PTO clutch. The u-shaped piece you have holding the PTO clutch on is the pto belt guide. There is usually a straight piece coming down that holds the PTO clutch in place, not the belt guide holding the clutch as you have it installed. As long as the clutch holds, I guess it works. Sell it!

@VikingShipExplorer

Жыл бұрын

It takes Courage to own a Courage. My Parts mower ( Husqvarna 2042) had real flames coming out of the hood when the block decided to come apart beneath the flywheel. Oil on the exhaust, POOF!!! What an amazing melt down that was.

@1pcfred

Жыл бұрын

The way that clutch is held did look a bit sketchy to me. But it appears to work.

@scottp2462

7 ай бұрын

I have a similar cub cadet and the belt guide does in fact double as the electric PTO stop. His install was correct.

Might be worth it to lap that tapered shaft to the flywheel, with the smearing of that key I'm guessing its not mating very well any more. the taper should be doing the majority of the work to keep the flywheel in position. the key is really just there to help install the flywheel in time.

@1pcfred

Жыл бұрын

He lapped the taper with a wire wheel. Cleaner than a whistle.

@gregdawson1909

Жыл бұрын

@@1pcfred Just pointing out that flywheel gets its mechanical connection to the crank mostly though that jamming taper, once its spun and run loose you know its not likely to be very good, so a few minutes to check and improve it is IMO worthwhile. I did not see the wire wheel on the crank snout or the flywheel, not saying he didn't, however I am saying that other than removing loose trash and rust that is not going to fix a bad taper fit.

@1pcfred

Жыл бұрын

@@gregdawson1909 it seems OK now to me. Mustie always wire wheels stuff. He knows what it takes.

Just when I was thinking I should get the mower out, Mustie turns up with a mower movie. No contest. My grass ain't going nowhere. Except up... 🇬🇧👍

Awesome job bringing another one back to full function 😁🛠️🇺🇸🔧👍

Good morning Mustie Family coffee and time to hang out in the shop.

Great Job! You make it seem easy, but without the knowledge and a decent spare part inventory, many folks would have also threw in the towel. Excellent video!

Absolutely EXCELLENT JOB!! What a find with your skills! Win Win!

Howdy, Mustie. I love your videos. Keep doing what you do. Love from Bonnie Scotland x

Great job. It's nice to see it working again.

Excellent video Mustie 1 :) also got refurbished with parts you had to fix this up and glad had part to do up with too ! Yes I have do 2 grass cutting on last Saturday April on today May 14 2023 too and funny part my end ditch still wet from last Winter season to and in 4 weeks dry up soon hopefully Lol! Plus got both ride tractor and push mower tune up too and plus Weed Waker to !

This channel and vice grip are about the only ones I will always watch for an hour or 2 without fast forwarding.

Eye ball sockets😂😂🎉cataracts😂😂😂I can see clearly now 😂😂😂😂❤ love it👍

Ahhh....coffee and Mustie...a great Sunday morning!

awesome as all ways. Love ya . hope you have a great weekend.

Love the Red Green reference while using the parting tool.

@IngridOBrien6

Жыл бұрын

That cracked me up when he quoted Red Green.

Mustie that was turffic as always enjoyed it as always great and good explanations thank you for sharing and your time was awesome never miss a video and can't wait for next video

That's a very nice lawn tractor thank you I always learn from you constantly six stars brother

What a great video Mustie. Mother's day mowing..😊

I have about a 2013 Cub Cadet LTX46KW that has 250 hours on it. Very well maintained and garage kept. Interesting video.

Great job again, sir !!!

Absolutely brilliant video

Started watching your channel back in the old Honda 350 revival days, always enjoy how you seem to get anything running again! 👍👍🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🤘🏻🤘🏻

I was watching Andrew Camarata's latest video and there was a comment with 56 replies. In those replies people were stating their favorite channels and Mustie1 came up over and over. I'm so glad I found this channel cause this is most definitely one of the best! I'm subbed!

... as per usual yer videos put a big smile 😊on my face Darren

I have to many things to do I said.. I'm just going to skim through the video I said... Nope I sat and watched it all and another one I missed. Great video as usual!

I've missed you doing the homestead yard after a fettle & a fix of broken machines , just like it was when I first found your channel, excellent, but the new shop is cool , well done & keep em coming!

Great video right through bro. Safe travels

“Could we order one? Yeah, but what’s the fun in that?” 29:40. It’s my philosophy too.

I love these video's, because when you were looking for a pulley, and said can we order one, my immediate thought was nope, because you never order anything until you've exhausted your stash, or you just don't have any other means of fixalating it. I am with you on using what ya got, except sometimes when it's a carb, you do need stuff like a diaphragm if the carb is really old, and gaskets don't survive to good coming apart. I did buy a supply of different gasket sheets, and use an exacto knife to cut them out, used to use cereal box's, or other thin card board and some gasket spray. You always entertain, and i love that you don't use music, or try to sell a bunch of garbage like simply safe, where you can buy thing on amazon to interupt an alarm to shut it down. I saw that on lock picking lawyer as a suggested video once, but i really didn't care for a channel that teaches thing's that a criminal could use. G-d bless everyone.

One of your best mustie , cheers

I turned my Dad on to you a few years ago, and he loved your channel. He passed, last year. Thank you, for what you do.

Nice job Darren,looks great and now it runs…

Thought for sure it was one of the cams. They have plastic cam gears mounted to metal shaft and are notorious for shearing on the Courage line. As soon as I saw the Valve cover I was like Oh no! Fastest way to tell is pull the valve cover and crank it. If one valve doesn't move you have your answer. Glad to see it was not the issue. Keep it up Darren!

Really enjoyed this one - God bless perseverance!

I love the sound of your fast motion hammering !

That was a great save, now you have a free ride on mower. Great job

Sure like watching your videos. Keep it up. We appreciate it. Glad you remember the spindle bolts.