Come on bud , get the Datsun running.

@betweenthesharksgarage

Ай бұрын

Stand by. I am dying to. But I have a dozen classic cars and not one of them helps cut my lawn

Glad you enjoyed getting it Running and enjoying cutting the grass and Beautiful German Shepherd

@betweenthesharksgarage

Ай бұрын

I’m ready to get back to hot rodding, but I will say I have enjoyed this a lot more than I thought. I think there’s an instant gratification quality to it. Like yeah I took a couple days but A car build can take years …. Makes me understand the will it run craze, there’s really nothing to lose by trying. Yeah the German Shepherd’s real sweet she’s a rescue. We are fostering. She does need to find a forever home in case you are interested lol

That's how I started wrenching on motors; fixing an old tractor and tinkering with it! Love seeing one get fixed up and used again.

@betweenthesharksgarage

Ай бұрын

Right on it’s a lot more fun than I thought it would be

Anybody who references good ole George Jones in their video is alright in my book. Good work. Even the greatest master once knew nothing about that which they have mastered. As long as it's fun and you're learning something it's always worthwhile. At least some level of fun. Can't knock saving money by making the old useable once again either.

This brings back memories. My first riding mower was a Murray like that but older that me and my dad salvaged from my neighbor. It didn’t have a 6 speed it had a high and a low speed. So I had bought another house and had remodeled everything including the yard. Short story long that thing would not cut level. It always cut lower on the left side. So one Sunday morning after making a couple passes and still cutting uneven I got pissed off and went and got a Sunday paper, pulled out the Sears ad and they had a mower sale. I called the number on my Sears card and checked my available credit told the old lady I’m going to Sears to buy myself a new mower and so I did. Had that mower 18 years and still looked and ran like new when I sold it. The problem with the old Murray was that the shaft on the spindle was bent. My dad fixed it and we used it at my grandparents house for 3 or 4 years. Good Times!

i dont know why but its great to follow this weird adventure

@betweenthesharksgarage

Ай бұрын

i appreciate that ... it is a weird adventure... but it was pretty great

I bought a Murray mower just liike that from my teacher for 50 bucks when i was 15 and cut yards with it every summer till i was done with high school. 40 now brings back memories for sure.

@betweenthesharksgarage

Ай бұрын

That’s a neat story. And man good on you I remember being a kid then… I cut lawns too. Wise investment .. but investment But 50 bucks was a lot of money man. Street fighter 2 was like 75 bucks. And I had to cut a lot of lawns to save up for that

Nice job Ryan, one bite at a time and you’ll get there. I must say that ride back home looked like fun, also those yellow tool cupboards are killer!!

@betweenthesharksgarage

Ай бұрын

The tool cabinets are really cool

Well done on getting the old Murray back up and running. I have a bit of a collection of garden tractors and riding mowers (Murray, SEARS, Ford) and love getting the old ones from the 70's running again. If you need to tip the mower over, lean it the other way so you keep the carb up so you don't drain your oil out of the crank case vent. If you tip it far enough though, you may still lose some out the filler tube.

@betweenthesharksgarage

Ай бұрын

thanks for the "tip" lol!

I love your shows. Glad to see you broke out the murder van I'm working on my 78 Van .instead of making a working lawnmower out of the tractor use an old wheel barrel and make a mini T bucket out of it..

Love the lawnmower revival content would love to see how many there you can revive back to life when you can get the time😁👍❤

@betweenthesharksgarage

Ай бұрын

Was never the plan to do this… but it’s been fun. And now they are back in service instead of being in the scrap pile. There are at least two more on the property so we will get to those eventually thanks for watching

Loved how happy you were driving that mower home but now I’m gonna be singing Big Iron for the rest of the day! And take the plastic off the digger, you’re screwing with my OCD! 😂

@betweenthesharksgarage

Ай бұрын

Dude that’s one of the nicest things I have ever bought… the whole thing is gonna be wrapped in plastic like grandmas couch.

@AJStarch

Ай бұрын

@@betweenthesharksgarage 🤣

BEST... VIDEO... EVER!!! Congrats!!!

@betweenthesharksgarage

Ай бұрын

Thanks man

I have no clue why this is so entertaining but it is!! Im waiting on the next one!! Also don't forget that other mower in the shed behind the main shop!!!

@betweenthesharksgarage

Ай бұрын

Thanks man. Means a lot. May not seem like much but I am working real hard on the editing to keep it fun.

@Gator634

Ай бұрын

@@betweenthesharksgarage Oh its real fun im stoked for the next video! Whats your upload schedule by the way?

@betweenthesharksgarage

Ай бұрын

@@Gator634 thanks man I am trying to keep them coming every sunday, but I ll stumble eventually

@Gator634

Ай бұрын

@@betweenthesharksgarage Alright ill be waiting for the next! Also that other mower in the very broken fallen shed is a old toro and those things are super reliable and beasts! I would get that one going its better then your murrays.

That's why you keep working on it that's how you learn buddy

you are now a profession lawn mower repair expert, congrats ,,, side money fixing them at 60 an hour...

@betweenthesharksgarage

Ай бұрын

Lol. The instant gratification is appealing. But these just needed to get done to become tools for me again.

What a great episode! Watching you learn your way through that was like watching a new robot learn how to walk. 😂 I too just did the mower spindle thingy! What fun. Enjoying your new property acquisition videos. How much did the free mower cost you? 😂

@betweenthesharksgarage

Ай бұрын

Thanks man. It was fun to figure it out and very satisfying to make it work. All in it took about 65 bucks in part that actually ended up on the machine but I prolly spent twice that on stuff that was wrong or now a spare ( belts, other spindle, etc ) small price considering the learning curve

Success ! Riding mowers keeping them running.

@betweenthesharksgarage

Ай бұрын

There are surprisingly fun to work on. Believe it or not, I’ve never had a riding mower I’ve always borrow them. But these two that I inherited with the property are sure coming in handy now that they work

i've got a 94 and mow with it every weekend..those 12 horse briggs industrial are hard to beat

@betweenthesharksgarage

Ай бұрын

That motor wanted to run. I just can’t Celine I got the deck put together. The shafts and pulley splines are stout but I could see how the new ones would round out fast

One more comment/suggestion about that damn dog. When I bought my new house I didn’t know the neighbor behind me was the dog whisperer! I swear they went to the pound every other weekend and picked up a dog. At one time I counted 9 and they barked 24/7 and they had a dog door that they could come and go all the time. Well I just so happen one evening to have had a firecracker and tossed it in my burn barrel and when it blew those dogs hauled ass to get back inside the house. So this discovery led to me removing my screen off my master bathroom window! So when those dogs started barking at all hours of the night I’d roll out of bed grab a firecracker out of the vanity drawer,ease the window open light and drop it and return to bed. Problem solved for atleast 2-3 hours! Ever seen 8 dogs trying to get through a dog door at one time? Pretty damn funny! I ended up finding what they call a sonic birdhouse. It was activated by barking and it would let off a silent frequency and shut those damn dogs up! They finally moved thank god! Look on Amazon for that bird house or something like that! Good Luck!

Bro, I love all of your videos

@betweenthesharksgarage

Ай бұрын

Thanks man.

No Whammys!! Keep on kicking ass!!

@betweenthesharksgarage

Ай бұрын

thanks man!

Nice, new video 😊

@betweenthesharksgarage

Ай бұрын

Thanks

You got it going great job man

@betweenthesharksgarage

Ай бұрын

thanks man

Nice work buddy

@betweenthesharksgarage

Ай бұрын

Thanks 👍

Good job, well done.

@betweenthesharksgarage

Ай бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

I had a yard king rider (same thing as that red Murray) a couple years ago. I bought it for 35 dollars off the side of the road. All it needed was new blades and a battery. One of the best mowers I ever owned.

@betweenthesharksgarage

Ай бұрын

I know nothing about riding mowers, these are the only ones I have ever had. But that green Murray with the “automatic” is rad. Foot pedal controls forward and reverse.

really enjoy the videos.. i would love to buy old garages/land and have fun with the stuff left behind. sad to say but i work on cars " body and paint" so my projects seem to never get my time. but im new to the sharks garage but need to see your cars.

Nice you got those working

@betweenthesharksgarage

10 күн бұрын

They have been really helpful

It's cool you inherited another dog I had one parrot and inherited another parrots. Gotta love your fur babies.

@betweenthesharksgarage

Ай бұрын

She is sweet. A rescue foster that needs a forever home

If you put a 4x4 up in your rafter put a chain round the 4x4 then a chain fall that way you can lift the front of the mower to make it easier to work under the mower

I have the older version of that Murray and the deck is designed to be unhooked from the front, unclimbed from the side hangers at the top, and then disconnected from the control rod. Then it slides out from the side. Also yours has a metal drive wheel on the deck which is good because the plastic ones break often. (I put an 18hp ohv into mine when I had problems with the 12 hp. )

@RandomGreymane

Ай бұрын

My mistake you do have the plastic drive pulley. I was able to get a different model one that was metal and it helped quite a bit.

@betweenthesharksgarage

Ай бұрын

All good to know. I was clearly making it up as I went. It all worked out though. Good to know about the upgrades thoigh

Defiantly went better than my last test drive. Nothing fell off.

@betweenthesharksgarage

Ай бұрын

That was a good video man lol. I usually leave my exhaust on the side of the road during a test drive

Excellent job!! Ya gotta love making junk actually do useful work. You may not realize it, but that old thing just became part of your mechanical family. You will probably continue to use it long after you could have easily replaced it.

@betweenthesharksgarage

Ай бұрын

thank man i am gonna use the hell out of it

I'm laughing along to myself, been doing mowers for a long time ........good work though ps the looooong spring is your brakes 😊

@betweenthesharksgarage

Ай бұрын

dude i am glad you got a chuckle... thats what i am here for... at best i observed the obvious and for me... that is success

@user-kl7kp4bc3t

Ай бұрын

@@betweenthesharksgarage we all start from somewhere a city isn't built in a day

@user-kl7kp4bc3t

Ай бұрын

Reasoning behind the spring is incase the brakes fail / lock up you won't loose function of the clutch disengagement

I’d love to have the all wheel steer mower you have sitting under the lean tu. The transaxles on those are worth some money, people like me like making four wheel drive mowers out of them hope there’s a video on it or I would buy it from you! Btw im likin the random videos like this from you. Keep at it buddy!

@betweenthesharksgarage

Ай бұрын

Interesting… if you had now pointed it out I might not have noticed. Maybe I ll do a video on it see if we can get it going. And maybe we’ll get it into the hands of someone doing a conversion like you. Four-wheel-drive mower Sounds fun but I got a pretty long project list.

"The Zip-Tie Paradox"; Yep, been there! 😅

@betweenthesharksgarage

Ай бұрын

...i live in it

You'll figure it out you'll learn as you go

They were good little lawn tractors I had one and it out lived my John Deere lawn tractor

@betweenthesharksgarage

Ай бұрын

I hope it holds up but so far it has done more than it owed me

Dang! buying new wheels and tires is wild, but way easier. I'm too cheap and buy the cheapest or near that tires off eBay and just swap em on. Fun to work on small engines though, super simple usually.

@betweenthesharksgarage

Ай бұрын

I hear you but I got them from lawnmower tire store.con. Not sponsored. I paid 192.89 shipped. The difference was 40 bucks between the tires vs tires already mounted on wheels. 10 per wheel to take the old tire off wheel put the new one on set the bead. Fill it up with my air compressor at the other shop take it back, then install it on the lawnmower.

I would be interested in the camper.

I've got the neighbor from hell with outdoor barking dogs also!!! 24/7!! Your style of tinkering and fixing is very similar to mine. Trial and error and wishful thinking.

@betweenthesharksgarage

29 күн бұрын

Heavy ion the wishful thinking. I like how you phrase that though trial and error and wishful thinking

Don't forget to put oil back in the mower.

That one is a manual transaxle. No release lever. You over tightened the brake and locked them up. Loosen the center lock nut just until it rolls in neutral.

@mattschreiber799

Ай бұрын

Also the pedal is brake and clutch, so the clutch pulley is probably messed up

Hey bro. Between me And you on ordering your riding Murray lawnmower parts there's idented stamped in numbers and letter's on the engine shrouds.,or identification plates rivoted on the engine and frame of the riding lawnmower. Around the seat area underneath it.,or on the outside of it one. The last four numbers.,or whatever is your looking for the year. And the model and serial is for parts ordering to. You basically need the year model number and the serial number for your parts for the engine and the frame plate numbers to.

Here if a dog barks all day the dog lady will come time it. After 10 minutes the owner gets a $100 fine. I love dogs but not a barking dog. Great video as always 👍👍

@betweenthesharksgarage

Ай бұрын

Thanks man. I love dogs too. In most cases. This one included it’s not the dog but the owners

Bungee cords should be standard equipment for a Murray.

@betweenthesharksgarage

Ай бұрын

I am learning that

Tip the mower with the air filter up and it shouldn’t leak oil.

@betweenthesharksgarage

Ай бұрын

Thanks for the “tip”

And usually the transaxle transmission has A sticker bar code on it.,or aluminum plate.

@betweenthesharksgarage

Ай бұрын

The transaxle does But the sticker on the back of the mower is illegible. For some reason, I assume that the transaxle code was only referencing the transaxle.

I am extremely curious now-about that mower in the fallin in shed

@betweenthesharksgarage

Ай бұрын

That video is about as close a look as I have taken we will get to that shed eventually

Texas red it is👌👌

@illsaveyes

Ай бұрын

Tho I’d av gone fo strawberry roan’❤

@betweenthesharksgarage

Ай бұрын

"tetanus red" ladies and gents... but i like that you all like marty robbins "big iron"

When’s the house tour? We’ve seen the garage only

It is better to have it on the wheels sucks laying down but you need to get a jack for the riders I got a jack for them

those machines are easy to work on i fixem all the time

You can look under the hood for a sticker if it's still there there will be tire information belt information pulling information all the information you'll need

@betweenthesharksgarage

Ай бұрын

Man I ll look I’d it’s there I am going to kick myself… I will say this other suspicion makes me wonder if it’s actually a 38 inch deck. Or we swapped at some point, because the only markings on the side of the mower itself.

use the mower thats in the fallen down barn for parts :}

@betweenthesharksgarage

Ай бұрын

Man somebody said it was an 86 toro. I didn’t even notice what make it was. But If someone is that much of an enthusiast to spot it we gotta see if it will run

@playful2965

Ай бұрын

@@betweenthesharksgarage heck yeah man would be cool too see.

Lol The last 5 minutes or so of this video had a very vise grip garage kind of feel to it.

@betweenthesharksgarage

Ай бұрын

Sounds right man. That dude pretty much invented the get it running and drive it home you tube format. … and I have watched a lot of vice grip.

@AtomicReverend

Ай бұрын

@@betweenthesharksgarage I think we all have. I learned back in my early twenties I don't like sitting on the side of the road so I bought a car trailer to tow my projects home but I still think it's cool as F to drive an untested relic. Now all that being said I think you are the first person to ever seen do it to a lawn mower. On a side note I'm having a problem with the fact that a 1993 lawn mower is over 30 years old it's truly vintage and in my head I view it as pretty new.

If your going to junk that travel trailer you can bring it to my house

@betweenthesharksgarage

Ай бұрын

Will do lol

Lawn mowers< trucks and cars

@betweenthesharksgarage

Ай бұрын

Man that’s confused me since elementary school

@Ifixstuf

Ай бұрын

@@betweenthesharksgarage it’s ok I asked my kid what was the right direction before I posted it lol

The bearing is probably shot

Put the original pulley back on.

Who's Vehicle in the background

@betweenthesharksgarage

Ай бұрын

Not sure which one you mean ..: but I am pretty sure all the vehicles in the video are mine unless they passed me on the road

@user-oh3hc8xu5b

Ай бұрын

@@betweenthesharksgarage the little suv beside your van at that house

Am I the only one who wants to see inside the abandoned house?

@betweenthesharksgarage

Ай бұрын

We will get there

Need to be lifted up or something not flipped on its side

HUZZAH. HUZZAH. HUZZAH.

@betweenthesharksgarage

Ай бұрын

indeed my good man

😄

29:02 I have a friend of a friend of a friend who can take care of that dog for you 😂😂

lol. I hope you make enough off this video for what you put into that crappy mower. 🤣🤣

@betweenthesharksgarage

Ай бұрын

Unlikely… despite the fact that I only have about 75 bucks in the mower.

In my opinion those style mowers are hot garbage. Save the engine and scrap the rest.

@betweenthesharksgarage

Ай бұрын

All I can say is my garbage never drove me a mile or cut my lawn. But this mower sure did

@tcanthony2

Ай бұрын

@@betweenthesharksgarage they work. Just unpleasant to work on. Watch that deck. It’s really not safe with holes in it like that.

I just noticed something... I got the same bottle opener ring.

@betweenthesharksgarage

Ай бұрын

Man a friend gave that to me 20 years ago. Somehow never lost it. Use it all the time

@Ruined_Bikes_and_Yardz

Ай бұрын

@@betweenthesharksgarage I got mine in a weird way. I was getting a Eaton 6 speed out of a dually dodge truck and it fell out of the shifter boot. I wear it on the middle finger right hand as it's too big fer all the other fingers and too small fer my left middle finger.