FREE RIDING MOWER SAVED FROM THE SCRAPYARD

#mechanic #repair #lawnmower
I found this Poulan/Husqvarna riding mower a couple months ago that was advertised as scrap metal on the marketplace. Lets see what it takes to get this lawnmower to run, drive, and cut grass again.

[@freedommowers420]

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[@Kylebythecreek]

Your channel is growing pretty good! nice work

[@jesterr7133]

You did a fantastic job on that one. It looked like a brand new mower. It's amazing what people throw away.

[@jp-us9rq]

For 14 years thank god never had a problem Only thing I do is change oil and regular tuneup.if it broke down I have no idea how to fix anything.

[@freedommowers420]

Well I hope I can help gain some confidence in repairs. Just take your time and it feels great to have fixed something. Thank you for stopping by.

[@rogermcdonald1607]

Alex you knocked that one out of the park again! How can anyone just throw away a 2015 mower without trying to sell it? Good to see you save it from scrap buddy! Looking forward to your next project as well. You will definitely have some nice machines to sell in the spring when mowers wont start in your area. Great channel with lots of content sir! Thanks again for your military service! ✌🇺🇸

[@freedommowers420]

It’s crazy how much people throw away but I’m always happy to try and fix them up. Thank you as always for the support and kind words Roger. I hope you have a wonderful holiday brother.

[@baldeagle242]

Looks amazing my friend. I love to see the “scrap” mowers brought back to life and looking new again. 😁👍

[@freedommowers420]

Thank you Steve 💪. This one had a few issues but not too bad. It came back looking great again and should be a solid mower for the next owner. Thank you as always for the support 😎😎

[@baldeagle242]

@@freedommowers420For sure for sure. Looking forward to the four wheeler video next. 🏁

[@Rein_Ciarfella]

Wow, Alex! That tractor doesn’t look great, it looks a-freakin’-mazing!!! It probably looks better than the day it rolled off the showroom floor. Well done! 👍

[@freedommowers420]

Thank you so much!! That means a lot. I work hard on these machines and try to show it in the videos.

[@Rebel9668]

That's from 2015? Wow! I guess if you don't maintain stuff it gets old looking really quick. My Poulan (Pronounced like Poland, but without the D) Pro was made in 2010 and looks a lot better than that. Mine's a 20hp 46" cut with the metal hydrostat trans. and it still runs great. Has 419 hours on it. Now, I have had to change stuff like spindles, blades, batteries and last week instead of rebuilding the old carb I just swapped it out for a new one as the old one began flooding the cylinder and locking it up, but I think for a now 14 year old mower it's doing pretty well. I even added "Poor man's power steering" to it a couple weeks ago and reset the valve lash to .004 and .006 and if I can get 2 more mowing seasons out of it I'll be happy because by then I will have saved enough up in cash to go get a zero turn Ariens Ikon without having to finance it, lol.

[@williambeichler4971]

Always nice to have a chicken as a carb pro.....lol. You did very well with this one, always like free

[@goofe.washington953]

What a transformation. I watch these videos to learn about mechanics, but your cosmetic restorations are amazing. Very, very enjoyable.

[@freedommowers420]

Thank you. I try and show a little of both. I don’t want to steer away from the repairs though and want to make sure I show as much as I can.

[@timlee4204]

Take the carby apart and clean out the emulsion tube. If there is no tap between the fuel tank and the carby then the emulsion tube is the first to plug up. A tap allows you to run the fuel out and leave the carby dry when not in use.

[@GoKartsorGoneFishin]

I saw that spider before you!..lol..i jumped

[@freedommowers420]

Lmao. Yea it crawled right across my hand. Scared me for sure. Not a big spider fan 🤣

[@chadfield376]

Good video as always, only things I would have done different would have been install an inline fuel shut off valve and installed inner tubes in the front tires. I am working on my neighbor’s mower which is in way rougher condition but still fixable to use for mowing next spring; it’s a 1998 Murray 42in, I am going with tubes since I could not get the bead to re-seal on the front tires.

[@Rebel9668]

My dipstick always shows it being "over-full" Engine claims it holds 46-48 ounces of oil (1.5 quarts) but if you put that much in it after draining it and installing new filters it always goes most of the way up the da**ed dipstick, lol, no matter how many times ya wipe it off and re-check the thing. Ah well, it runs like it's supposed to anyhow. I took off that plastic "quick-drain" and installed a permanent rubber drain hose on mine because I got tired of trying to keep up with where I last put the clear plastic drain hose, lol.

[@EllisMowersandmore]

Another great video Alex! It looks like the person bought it and used it until it just quit without doing anything to it. Those are some of the worst blades I've ever seen! Those front ends are horrible and if bending the tabs on the spindles isn't enough I take a hammer and knock the spindle in that way swinging toward the mower with the wheel fully turned out. I remove the drag link to do this as well. I did that this week on a Husqvarna with a badly worn front end to get it to track straight going forward. Only negative is a toe in effect in reverse. Yours looks like it was in good shape besides the toe out which is good. Look forward to the next repair!

[@freedommowers420]

Yea I don’t think this machine was ever touched for maintenance. Thank you for the tip on the alignment. I usually don’t have them too bad but this one was way off. I hope things are good your way!!!

[@GoKartsorGoneFishin]

I noticed also that after market Nikki's tend to have a vacuum leak around the throttle shaft..and some of the older factory ones do it to over time..check that on those carbs u have

[@freedommowers420]

I’ll have to check that. I’ve had quite a few mowers in the past that leaked around the throttle shaft running it super lean. Thank you and hope things are good your way. The v twin go cart is awesome!!!!

[@ronniehall1520]

Hey Buddy you need to get you a 1/4 inch drive cordless rachet.....great time saver Enjoy your post

[@freedommowers420]

Yes I could certainly use one of those.

[@jesterr7133]

That engine should take a RJ19LM/5861 spark plug. That looked like the NGK equivalent.

[@williamalbright8878]

Looks great and nice work sir.

[@freedommowers420]

Thank you kindly

[@beegekhaos3171]

I didnt know u could use a jumper pack without a battery in the machine! Thank you for posting, i feel like i learn something new everytime i watch a video of yours.

[@freedommowers420]

I’m happy to show the information I know and try to help others. Thank you very much for the support.

[@Turningwrenches85]

Great work alex, another one ready to sell , it needed some love this one but got it ready for this spring 👍

[@freedommowers420]

Thank you very much John. I’m hoping to have a good lineup come spring time.

[@Turningwrenches85]

@freedommowers640 your welcome, I was trying to get ahead with what u had getting ready for spring just family issues and weather not in my favor yet

[@patjohnson3100]

What a great save. This mower has a new lease on life and the price was right. I know I would feel great if I had this kind of success bringing this mower back to life. I never realized you could align the front ends on these mowers. Great job.

[@freedommowers420]

Thank you so much for the kind words and support!!!

[@CivilRepair]

Looks good! Thanks

[@philliphall5198]

Lucky you, great Christmas gift and Merry Christmas to you and family 😊

[@freedommowers420]

Thank you!! Merry Christmas to you as well 🎄

[@mavision6525]

Show us a video someday of the painting and detailing of these mowers. They always come out looking so good.

[@freedommowers420]

I will be doing a video on that. I had the footage that I was going to upload but it got deleted. I will make a new video showing the detailing process.

[@robertmailhos8159]

Glad you are saving it from the scrap yard I'm working on a craftsman ys 4500 even though it doesn't run right because of the Nikki carburetor did a wheel bearing installation job and New wheel steering axle installation because of the front tires were toed out plus new tires on the front new fuel tank line and fliter and shut off valve

[@freedommowers420]

I bet it will be in excellent shape when you are don’t. I know you take very good care of your equipment. The Nikki carbs can be finicky for sure.

[@robertmailhos8159]

@@freedommowers420 you got that right Alex I did a spray cleaning on the carburetor with a can of sea foam into the main jet will be trying it out today to see if it works better than it was

[@MP-qn1jw]

Nice job!!

[@tannersharry]

Well done yet again! You’ve got that PP looking brand new! I have one just like it that was given to me that I need to spruce up. Thanks for the video!

[@freedommowers420]

Thank you as always for the support brother. Hope things are going good your way!!

[@liljoeii6091]

Awesome look tractor Thank you for the video and Merry christmas than a happy new year

[@freedommowers420]

Merry Christmas to you as well. This tractor turned out pretty well considering how rough it was to begin with. Thank you as always for the support.

[@fartsackjack7081]

like it man ...black looks nice

[@freedommowers420]

Thank you. The black shined up nice on this one.

[@timlee4204]

Pull out dip stick, wipe it, retry the oil level, this time it will be right.

[@chuckclark9464]

I’m impressed with everything but the fix a flat you should’ve put tubes in them not that garbage that’s my personal opinion and a few others lol all in all 👍👍👍👍👍🤜🤛

[@freedommowers420]

I normally use automatic transmission fluid in them and have very good luck, but yes I should steer clear of fix a flat. Thank you for stopping by.

[@brianwilkerson7077]

Thanks for posting these videos. They have for sure helped me with a few mower repairs!!! When you paint the mower deck, do you remove all of the spindles and pulleys, or do you just tape and paint around everything?

[@freedommowers420]

Thank you so much for the support. I actually don’t tape anything, but I should for a cleaner result. If I get overspray on the decals I take a towel with some gas on it and it wipes right off of the paint has not fully cured.

[@keithienmason4643]

The carburetor or jets are dirty

[@bretmartin2826]

I’d love to do this but where I live people think their junk mowers are worth a fortune.

[@freedommowers420]

It’s like that here too, but I got a lot of them in the off season. I still find some around here but they are few and far apart. They sell very fast also.

[@joseguadarrama255]

Nicely done!, Questions, 1: will a mower NOT start if seat is up? 2: where i can i pick up a new carb like the 3rd one you used. I just picked one up on a trade for some sofas and it would start only on choke, once put into high or low it will die.took out carb and it was disgusting, cleaned it up best i could and now it wilil not start at all, guessing i losened up more junk and clogged up jet even more (FYI seat was up due to dead battery thats why the first question) I want to do a new carb and new plug as well. its a poulandpro PP11G30 with a LONCIN 350cc Engine(never heard of this brand) . Any help will bre greatly appreciated. Thank you for the videos

[@freedommowers420]

As long as the brake pedal is in the locked position the mower should start without being on the seat. You can find inexpensive carbs on amazing. The engine you have is a Chinese made for a lot of the newer riding mowers. Look around on the engine or type in the name and hp or size of the engine and see if you can find one on Amazon. Usually around $15-20. I hope this helps.

[@joseguadarrama255]

Thank you Sr. I will look into a similar CC engine carb comparison. Take Care.@@freedommowers420

[@joeleal4191]

What do you use to make them shiny again?

[@freedommowers420]

I use a buffer and rubbing compound. When I get done with that I give them a wipe down with automatic transmission fluid.

[@saladinekinder8161]

it needs some new blades

[@benmichael1494]

Have you ever seen orange gasinthem

[@gordbaker896]

Sometimes there is a very fine Screen under that plastic 90° elbow in the fuel line. Try and make the vids 20 min.

[@freedommowers420]

I’m trying to keep the videos shorter but sometimes they end up longer to keep all the repairs in there. Thank you for the tip on that screen.

[@Rein_Ciarfella]

I also really appreciate your clean shop. It’s obvious how you’re so productive. 🔧🪛👍

[@Rein_Ciarfella]

About your screwdriver removing that bowl - I just purchased a set of JIS driver bits and a couple of JIS screwdrivers. So far it looks like I’ll be able to retire most of my Phillips screwdrivers and associated problems. These JIS tools exceeded everything I’d heard about them. I finally broke down and bought these when I started to work on my first Japanese OPE, an Echo leaf blower. What a pleasure to use the correct tools! 🪛👍

[@freedommowers420]

Yes I certainly need to pick up a set as well. I know they make the world of difference using the correct driver for the screws. Thank you as always for coming by and showing support

[@douglasforsythe5853]

I always use my cordless drill and bit. Just ease into it and don't go full throttle and it will come right out.

[@Rein_Ciarfella]

@@freedommowers420 I give credit to Stella from “The Lawnmower Lady” for turning me on to them. Happy to provide links to what I purchased.

[@mr1pearl]

Sure is pretty should fetch some good coin 🪙 👍

[@freedommowers420]

Thank you. I’m hoping so come spring time! I really appreciate your support.