Broken Antique Tiller tear down, can it be saved?

[@setdown2]

Love your videos son..no sales or bad attempts at comedy...just the real deal...when you hit a snag you keep us with you and find your way out...you keep cool with a good attitude....keep em coming...

[@tootall5559]

I enjoy the fact he acts like we're standing there watching in the shop. Makes it more fun.

[@rich-bynameonly5325]

The bad part is that after all these years, I'm starting to answer him back! :)

[@tootall5559]

@@rich-bynameonly5325 Hell me too. under my breath usually

[@thenonoman]

Like Dora the Explorer for grown-ups.

[@tootall5559]

@@thenonoman I wouldn't know I've heard of her, of course, but never watched it.

[@RegalCobra097]

It's part of the Mustie1 experience.

[@joolwing]

If I popped that head off and found that rusty mess I would have quit. Mustie laughs and gets to work. Legend

[@MrPaige222]

Us regular people would open jp the latest harbor freight ad and see how much the side shaft 5 horse is selling for today....

[@joolwing]

paige hunt YES!!!

[@scottfirman]

I would be heading to Harbor Fright after popping that engine off and throwing it on the scrap pile. I did that to an old Montgomery Wards tiller. No one would even call on it at first even with a new engine because it was lime green. As soon as I repainted it gloss black, the phone wouldnt stop ringing. I sold it an hour later. Not too shabby.

[@joolwing]

RC Hobbyist Extreme well done! 👍

[@szilveszterszabo4709]

@F G is

[@chandlerlofton6536]

I’m a master technician for Mercedes Benz, and I learn something new every time I come to your channel! You inspired me to take on a Honda 185s three wheeler that sat in the woods for 15 years. I’m having a blast restoring it!

[@neil6212]

The challenge, even when the engine/car/boat wins, is why I like to watch your videos! Besides, even at nearly 80 years old, I still learn new (to me) techniques!

[@loganjorgensen669]

Thanks to you Mustie I fixed my first small engine. A free 1964 Evinrude Yachtwin I found on the side of the road. It needed a carb clean and rebuild, new coils and head gasket, cleaned and adjusted points and now it runs good! Thank you

[@paullewis6612]

Without being repetitive, I’m glad someone knows how to use the impact driver. Please explain fully every time you use it, others might catch on 😁

[@breikowski]

Paul Lewis use the rattler!

[@Frank-Thoresen]

😂

[@devisionhun]

I actually love that you don't give up on these, you have all the tools and knowledge, so until you have parts missing I'm super happy you explore the options

[@devisionhun]

aaaw man, that crack hurt a lot =(

[@nathanhollis8496]

I hope you have another old motor in the stash. It would be great to see that thing operate again!!! Thanks for another great upload!

[@ibsoarin]

Make a Franken-Planet Jr. with another engine you may have around your shop. In the end someone will love this Planet Jr. walk behind tractor for cultivating their garden after they find a cultivator or make a cultivator themselves.

[@carldry9443]

I actually own one of these. I've pulled it out of the barn multiple time over the course of 30+ years. Most of the time a quick carb clean and new plug did the trick. Last time required new points/condenser/coil. Still runs like a champ. All original internals.

[@TuscaniTib]

the man that revamped my love for air cooled VW. love ya Mustie!

[@cursedhellspawn362]

honestly, thank you so much for your videos. not this one in particular but all of them. your videos have given me enough knowledge to confidently work on my own equipment and it officially payed off when i went to start my mower today and it didn't work. i managed to get it up and running and that alone boosted my self confidence so much. something so small meant so much to me so thank you.

[@ProjectFarm]

A little JB Weld to repair that block and you'll have that thing running like new. Just kidding. Thanks for another terrific video.

[@tootall5559]

actually, JB might actually work. For a while.

[@BeeABaw]

Holy Crap Project Farm watches Mustie too! My life is complete now. lol

[@tootall5559]

@@BeeABaw yep. Project farm is one of my faves too. I find it fun and sometimes informative. It ain't Sunday Morning without Mustie1 It's become a habit Coffee with Mustie. He works, I watch.. love that. Now I've got to go out and wrench on my junker ride. Always something when you drive 25 year old heaps.

[@judsonr1]

Well he must be watching something while rotating oil on a hot plate.

[@BrainHurricanes]

@@judsonr1 Yes, that should work! I've seen a guy making an entire head out of JB weld! ;)

[@craigpeterson1736]

I would have loved to hear this run... brought back memories of when I was a 12 yr old kid at a neighbors (Mr Roberts) yard sale and he gave a similar model to me. We kids wore ourselves out pull starting - wrapping the rope - no recoil. Eventually a friends dad helped us run a v belt around the pulley to a garden tractor and not knowing what we were doing started fiddling with the carburetor screws. It came to life! Mine had no tines and a t-bar handle with a lever to engage the wheels. We tied the red wagon handle to the to it and sat in the wagon with the t-handle out over the wagon to steer. Gosh, we must have put hundreds of miles on the thing around the property. Neighbor kids would come over with their wagons. For a four wagon train, I found it effective to shove a piece of wood in the front and cantilever a bunch of bricks on the end I found in the garage for added traction. So much fun as a young kid in a small New Hampshire town.

[@qdood]

Thanks that was a fun watch. I kinda miss the old garage though.

[@OcotilloTom]

Mustie, You have the right attitude for doing these projects. Long ago I would have busted my knuckles, skinned my hand and would have been throwing tools!

[@MrHowieZ1973]

Trying to get some little old ladies yard ornament to run, can be a daunting task. lol, You just know she had it out there with the concrete goose and the garden gnome.

[@TheLoxxxton]

Dont forget the gnomes and bird bath

[@OmegaGamingNetwork]

As someone who restores old cast Iron, it is the bane of my existence how much old and very interesting pieces I find in old ladies yards. Unfortunately most of the time it is too far gone for me to rescue. However the pride of my collection is a old early 1800's 13.7 quart bean pot (Think cowboy cattle trail type). When I found it, I would wager it had another season or two tops before it was too far gone. It took me weeks to restore that thing due to the sheer size.

[@BigTCars]

Don't forget the perfectly good anvil she bought out of the same estate sale that she did up in lead based pink to make it "pretty". LOL

[@skrenos]

The worse ones I've seen are lathes and mills sitting in someone's front yard as decoration.

[@alaskangeronimo2022]

I love the chuckles of frustration every time you uncover more crusted rust frozen gunk!!! Thanks for the history lesson!!!

[@jimv7067]

This reminds me of how most of my projects go. Everything's a battle! Thanks for another great video, Mustie.

[@bpetnoi1472]

Finally one old enough, rusty enough, frozen up enough even this one could not be brought back. Everyone once and a while some have to get away no matter how hard you try.

[@carloschapa8372]

Love watching these videos. Reminds me of working on stuff in the garage with pops. We had to fix it so it would work. Still do to this day actually. I learn a lot from these videos. Thanks for sharing

[@davidw4969]

I hung there for the whole hour too bad that it is not gonna make it. Great content. Thanks Mustie for another good one !

[@James_Hough]

I inherited my Dad’s Allis-Chalmers B. Engine seized when I got it. 2 cylinders were rusted from the valves being open and sitting in a humid barn basement for 10 years. Very long story short, after using various potions of Mystery Oil, trans fluid and acetone for a month, none of which did much, I filled the cylinders with Evapo-Rust and 24 hours later, the pistons moved for the first time in years. The tractor now runs fine, still has good compression, and the pistons have never been taken out.

[@georgemartin3685]

My Dad bought a Planet Jr. Super stuffy 60 +- yrs. Ago still all complete but hasn't run for 50+ yrs. You got my interest up for restoration in near future.

[@neilshep50]

"Lovingly Restore" it, like the marine engine was, and donate it to a museum. Then in another 50 years, Mustie3 can have another go at it .

[@caminoprojectUS]

that's just sadistic,

[@Bluenoser613]

Don't give him any ideas

[@aserta]

Actually, with a medium size lathe, he could sleeve it easily. I can't remember the name of the channel, but another fixer pulled an ancient Briggs out of the mammoth bone yard and restored it to full function using a cast iron pipe, braze, and patience.

[@stephenhunter70]

@@aserta The problem is getting it to that stage

[@planegaper]

by the the penetrating oil will have soaked well into the ring land..lol.. water in the crank case was just not a good sign, it's too bad, as they don't make engine castings with that much meat anymore.. personally given the time and energy, I'd consider it for an air compressor head.. but he has enough projects that actually work.. the plate is full..

[@edgufler1122]

Yes a terrific video. I enjoyed it even tho you found that crack around the block. Thank you for sharing this one and I look forward to more of them.

[@JimPeachley]

"Don't want to get any dirt in there." I almost blew root beer out of my nose when you said that. About 50 years ago a buddy and I found a cultivator almost identical to this one buried in weeds in an abandoned backyard garden. We had to 'gently' persuade the piston free of the cylinder with a hammer and block of wood. Amazingly, it came back to life and we nearly put ourselves in the hospital racing around with a 2-wheeled cart hitched to the back of it. Yee hah!

[@gettintheresafelywithpatf2869]

JimPeachley been there, it’s great to fire up old motors when we can!

[@williamlewisjr.5087]

Pat F m

[@Jammed_Toast]

These are like showing up to your buddies place with some beer and just being thankfull it isnt your mess to work on. Fantastic!

[@russb3816]

I really love watching you work. You are so determined.

[@Grzz51]

When I was a kid (50's & 60's) my dad had a David Bradley walk-behind garden tractor. It was made almost exactly like this machine but it was made so you could change the implements...disc, planter, breaking plow, cultivator ect..... I have many fond memories using it to help raise the one acre garden that fed the family.

[@Ragnar8504]

My uncle had an east-German one - I think it was a 50cc Schwalbe engine coupled to a 4-speed Wartburg box. In the 80s and early 90s he used it for a lot of things, e.g. digging potatoes. He also had a proper trailer for it that turned the whole thing into an articulated 4-wheeler! I'm fairly sure he still has it but never uses it. Last time I visited for a longer period of time (in 2001) we fired it up and drove laps in the huge farm yard! What a blast!

[@rogerd4559]

there is a guy on this You tube that collects them and restores them I was just watching that

[@samuraidriver4x4]

Clean it, paint it and call it well restored. Would be a nice museum piece

[@mustie1]

LOL

[@trs-80fanclub12]

My father had this same style tiller when I was a kid, he welded bed frames, a universal socket, front wheels, and made me a homemade go-cart. It was slow but fun. Can still remember its 1963 impala steering wheel.

[@ImTheJoker4u]

Puts the cap on the tank - “Don’t wanna get any dirt in there” 😂

[@zx8401ztv]

John Uicky ha ha :-D

[@Tjousk]

Indeed

[@richardsabean5781]

he was just checking to see if any one was paying attention...lol

[@ScottHiland]

I LOLed

[@rogerd4559]

I think he meant "don't wanna let any the dirt get out of there"

[@RayM53]

After watching loads of your videos, I finally thought it was time I had a go at this. We don't have the free piles at the roadside that you have in the U.S. so it's off to the recycling centre. Five quid later I'm the owner of a Mountfield mower with a Briggs & Stratton 450 motor listed as a non-runner. Applying the Mustie1 methodology, Check compression, check for spark, dribble in some of the Saudi's finest and we're away. Quick service and tune up and it's cash time. I'm inspired.

[@garyrobinson8991]

I had one of those growing up. If you plan to sell, I’m extremely interested, even though this poor engine block is history. The rest of the cultivator still has value, at least to me! Could you please let me know ? Many thanks !

[@meichong8278]

Did you end up getting to purchase this ?

[@WheresThe10mm]

I went and bought one of those impact screwdrivers. It has been super helpful for moped repairs. Best tool I've purchased.

[@darinwhite5475]

Great vid, Mustie. Glad you show them regardless of the outcome.

[@Bri-tg6xr]

That crack find was so heartbreaking, loved the vid.

[@nhhbbyloggr5022]

I have one, original paint and decals, use it every year in the garden. They are pretty quick speed wise, you have to trot behind it :) Gets the job done , starts easily .

[@Kalkaekie]

Interesting video !! Enjoyed watching !!

[@pyralux01]

I've taken hundreds of motors apart.....someday I'll remember how to put one back together...

[@michaelkato642]

man....am I nuts or what ...you was rocking that motor back and forth ..faster and faster ....and I started chewing my fruit loops faster and faster...your videos are a must see....your skills are over the top

[@frostphoto2600]

Mustie1, the Dad everyone wishs they had! Thanks for another great video!

[@jarhead9690]

That is a nice find. It would make great decoration for a flower garden. Love your work, Mustie

[@TheMrShinagami]

If you could get that pulley off the motor you could re-engine the tiller with another Briggs unit, I'm sure you have a spare or two in the hoard.

[@OmegaGamingNetwork]

Or twenty.

[@tootall5559]

no brigs please, unless it too is very old. The modern ones suck.

[@gtb81.]

@@tootall5559 only an old engine would actually fit i think

[@tootall5559]

@@gtb81. you forget what Mustie can do. He could put a VW motor on it if he wanted to, maybe even a V8.

[@gtb81.]

@@tootall5559 true, but i was meaning with the original mounting bracket

[@les5386]

Oh man, you gave it a good shot. Most guys would have quit long before you did. It was fun to watch.

[@fouroakfarm]

Re-power it! These little machines are still useful and sought after

[@ellisc.foleyjr9778]

Awe shucks ! and I was waiting to see how you were gonna hone out that cylinder too!. But thanks for taking us that far it was a fun journey. we don't get to see many in-urds of old stuff like that. until Mustie comes along and shows us. thanks again for showing us and better yet for thaking the time to do it. and share.

[@davidsonlankford1168]

My granddad had one of those. I used it quite a bit and it was a lousy tiller.

[@uawsux]

Your use of tools and the manipulation of them is really incredible

[@blairarthur302]

When the boats showed up at the end,I thought I was was going to see you throw it off the boat with a rope on it LOLOLOLOL ,good try ,its always interest why it fallen too

[@butler386]

Oh no I was so looking forward to seeing that up and running. My dad had a larger one with a Wisconsin Engine on it. It also had metal wheels. It was a mean machine. Thanks for the video.

[@JargonGigantus]

"Water!" "Just not good for preservation" .. Thanks for the chuckle.

[@LouJCS]

Memories :) My uncle gave me an OLD Planet Jr. when I was a kid, back in about 1965 (I'm 66 now). I think that machine came from the late 40's or very early 50's. Mine came with forward and reverse, 3 speed trans, we thought it was about an 8 hp engine, Attachments : two bottom plow, harrows, cultivator, planter, and a ride on trailer to pull behind it. I took care of everyone's garden in the neighborhood (of course they were all relatives) for years with that great old machine. Keep up the good work on your videos, I look forward to them. Lou

[@TedBishop1]

That thing is a beast ! my uncle had one that looked like that when I was a kid ( quite a while ago ) Wow that jug is nasty but it's a video with breakfast thanks ! Which one of those boats needs an anchor ? You have a nice B&S anchor !

[@lord.onk99]

Dont feel bad Mustie, its not often you fail. Carry on, I enjoyed every minute.

[@razor_wuff]

Poor Roadking must've been cringing so hard at the damage that this has taken. Good try at saving it Mustie!

[@TheDaf95xf]

Hi Mustie. Thanks for bringing us along on this one 👍🏻 It's not very often something beats Mustie lol 😂 Until the next one cheers Stevie 😎🇬🇧

[@richa9719]

You need to partner with HandToolRescue, he would make that thing look brand new! Liked the boat anchor reference at the end 😂

[@grizzlygrizzle]

I think he did get a gas powered drill from HandToolRescue a few years ago.

[@rirkc]

Observations: 1. What could have been yet another mundane, boring rebuild, I was entertained enough to take it to the end because; a. You commentary is spot on. b. You involve your audience with all the questions. c. You instill hope that we will complete the journey to the end. Although we didn't make it there, the process was fun. Thanks for another great video!

[@handyhippie6548]

as long as you had fun, why not? i mean, what else are you gonna do on a sunday? you could repower the chassis. the rubber was still there, it has the cultivator attachment. i'm sure it had a plow, and a front blade as options minimum, so it could pull a cart around i'm sure. make it into a retro garden tractor rat rod. it'd be one of a kind, that's for sure.

[@johnwhite6005]

Your videos are always Awesome to watch on how you fix them.

[@bloodydeath1222]

well that was a sad ending i was really hoping this would run again dam well thanks mustie for another great vid

[@timbohouston]

I agree but that thing was from the Titanic!

[@robertmailhos8159]

Thank you young man for getting that classic machine out of the weather that make,s me happy to see a machine that is 6 year,s younger than being shown some love i,m 56 what horse power was that tired old briggs & stratton enigen any way R,I,P old girl R,I,P

[@gregucho969]

47:00 You: "Why do you even bother?" Mustie1: "Why not?" Legend! I totally get it, I love restoring old hand tools, like hatchets, hammer hatchets, chisels, etc.

[@philipingram1667]

I learned on those old Briggs engines 50 years ago - seeing one torn down brought back a lot of memories. Many a go cart and mini bike was powered with those little engines in the 60 - like the vid - keep up the good work.

[@BushiM37]

It’d be interesting to see a re-sleeve or bore out of a fubared piston if, for example, it was a unique motor and you had too because no parts are available.

[@jeffreyjohnson5681]

Really wanted you to succeed on this one. Love seeing these old two wheel tractors.

[@idigdaytona4478]

I was pulling for ya ! I didn't look at the comments till the end. RIP little motor !

[@skagited9617]

I spent hours and hours running one of those back in the '60s when I was a bit younger. It was my grandmothers, and we got it when she sold her farm, I believe in '58. Only ours had 'slicks' for tires, instead of those tractor style yours has. Deja vu!!!

[@AC-vx3jz]

"We've manage to raise the Titanic and separate its engine from the hull" Mustie1: "Rusty old boat motor - will it run?"

[@shannonwittman950]

That block is one of those you spray a bronze color and set it on the mantle next to the baby shoes. I hope you work over more ancient engines. Was fun (for us) to watch you tear into the thing. If anybody could've breathed new life into this ancient engine, its you my friend.

[@ZippoVarga]

The 5S was manufactures in the 1950's. I've got a few if you want one to install on the Cultivator (Tiller as you called it). Let me know. Zip~

[@donparker8246]

Some can be brought back to life, some are just destined to be boat anchors. You gave it a good shot. 👍

[@johnpullman3227]

I think it’s the perfect candidate for the little Briggs gear motor you got running on Dec 16 2018. You’ll just have to put a 16 inch diameter drive pulley on that one to get it to go. As an alternate the 1943 Briggs ZZ you resurrected on September 14th 2018 would only slightly over power the Planet Junior. Of course you will need counterweights on the rear if you use the ZZ. LOL You could fab up a homemade muffler for it and be off to the pea patch with it.

[@Allenkcn]

Its tempting to weld it just for the challenge. Another great video we all should have still learned something from you. Patience is key.

[@KW-qt6df]

Thank you for the video!!! Keep them coming!!!

[@lukecurry5609]

Mustie1, you remind me of my dad and his best friend, they would tear in to anything and eventually it would run...most of the time. Thanks for the great info and moreover, bringing back great memories.

[@ronniekray6918]

Puts the fuel cap on don’t want to get any dirt in there.🤣🤣🤣

[@cliffwilliams7572]

That made me laugh...

[@p.dubyah5012]

IMHO-I think ANY antique engine is worth the effort in trying to save because they made these things so much better than today! I'll bet this sucker will run!

[@dalesworld1308]

I have a Planet Jr. like that but older, mine has wooden handles.

[@nickpanico5441]

To the old Briggs , Rest In Peace !!! Thanks for the video .

[@frankhartranft2133]

The possibility of failure makes the victories sweet. Thanks for the adventure.

[@francnuke]

I'm not a crazy fan of internet etc.. but this guy would have been all alone in his workshop fixing a tiller... now he gets to inform/entertain half a million people around the world.. crazy.

[@joolwing]

I have an similar tiller with all metal wheels in my back yard. Been there long before I moved here because there is a tree growing through it. There it will stay.

[@Ajaxaxxess]

Makes a "scenic" planter.. lol i wouldnt mess with it either man. I have a old farm sprayer with several pines growing through it and im not touching it

[@smokyofstormwind420]

@@Ajaxaxxess Imagine restoring it, without moving it lol

[@fixt100]

@@smokyofstormwind420 they call that a paintjob.

[@Ajaxaxxess]

@@fixt100 preach!

[@fixt100]

@@Ajaxaxxess im not against using paint to save an old piece of machinery but if you arnt putting in new rings and bushings you arnt restoring it,, you are getting it running or painting it or in some cases washing it....

[@nintendolunchbox]

Thanks for this one. It always got me a little triggered how you get shit running with barely any new parts. Sometimes it’s just gone.

[@infoanorexic]

"It's dead, Jim" fought you every step of the way, and insists on staying dead my theory: it quit, got hauled to the side of the garden and left there. years later someone put it in a shed with the thought of getting it running, and he never got a round tuit. At some point it got full of water and froze. maybe several times

[@RockoTheBigEaredWienerDog]

Wow, I have watched dozens and dozens of your videos and this is the first one that I've seen that the thing you were repairing could not be repaired. On the bright side you now have parts for the next one you find... : )

[@bpfirehunt0192]

At least put a donor motor on the tiller and get it going. Thats a cool little machine

[@cmotdibbler4454]

Any old three horse brigs horizontal shaft should do the job with the correct size pulley taped onto the side.

[@gardenhill6502]

With another engine it would make a home gardener a nice little tractor. Better than a push plow.

[@jamiekatz7591]

I've watched this twice like it was gonna change the outcome, lol. I was hoping you would pull a rabbit out of your stash closet and restore this antique. It's so cool this tiller. I'm not an engine person but really enjoy the dedication you give to get this thing working so... why give up? Anyway thanks for the invite into your shop sir. I was with you each step helping you and laughing with each step.

[@alexboi32]

Once you popped the head off and saw the rust around the cylinder bore, I groaned. Then you pop the drain plug and water comes out........man that engine doesn't deserve to be in the state it is in.

[@tombeckett4340]

My god you’ve sure have patience and a great sense of humour. Good video thanks.

[@sixtyfiveford]

I can see myself playing with this for hours just because of the challenge.

[@scaleop4]

you know mustie likes a challenge lol

[@simontay4851]

You'd be wasting your time. That thing will never run. Not a chance in hell. The piston and valves are siezed solid as a rock.

[@ZippoVarga]

I've had these old 5S engines in bad shape, but that one there takes the cake. Cheers Moe! ZIp~

[@kellyhay79]

Thanks Mustie1. Fails are still great videos

[@davessmallenginerevival2847]

Can't save them all. These vintage Briggs have the year they were made on the back of the flywheel. This reminds me of a craftsman Roto tiller I bought that the owner had sitting under the eve of his garage so that all the water coming off the roof landed right on top of the engine. Long story short the engine looked just like this one when I took it apart

[@axcs0119]

I like how you say you are tempted to let it sit and then keep moving things hoping it will break free.

[@mjmcomputers]

I’m going to guess the cylinder filled up with water then froze and cracked.

[@bitsnpieces11]

My Father worked on a Cushman scooter. He bored out the cylinder to take a Plymouth car piston. The boring just did cut a small hole between two fins, he brazed the hole up and cleaned the bore out and it would run like a scalded cat. The displacement probably was close to double the original.

[@AddictedtoProjects]

My thoughts too!

[@28YorkshireRose12]

A good deduction indeed! It may even be that over a long period of time, it filled, froze, filled and froze again, until the piston was pushed all the way to the bottom of the cylinder, then on the last fill and freeze cycle, it pushed the cylinder head upwards, which in turn dragged the topmost section of the cylinder/fin with it. You never know, bore and sleeve, and it might just be okay?! 🐵

[@mastergroda8915]

or it really did sit at the bottom of a lake

[@ionracer24]

Probly not cause the valve was open so the water had an escape route

[@thesub710]

I love the fact that you're trying to restore this old machine I found one of those I would ReStore in pristine condition and then send that thing and put it the work I love the stuff you do thanks for making really good content peace.

[@ScottGovey]

Clean it up real good and paint it, reassemble and put a paper tag on it that says lightly restored and put it in a museum auction so another mustie1 guy can buy it and do a tear down video to see if it can be saved. The circle of crusty repair vids lol. Great vid!

[@firesurfer]

The tag should say "Well... it's restored."

[@garethleitner9547]

The thought occurred to me while trying to pull the front case cover off the drive shaft to insert wood wedges and soak them with water, but I figured you didn't want to wait a week. Great video!