How To Speed Up A Petrol Lawnmower (and self drive)

[@themowerman]

Woo hoop a video from the main man himself..

[@dougied4827]

What an absolute treat on a Monday. Great video Paul. More videos please mate !

[@MowerMan]

I'll do some now and again!

[@davros1283]

Thank you for all those mower fix videos. I'm sure many of us who have had mower faults and managed to rectify them after viewing your vids have had that superb feeling of euphoria after a successful fix. Thank you again.

[@MowerMan]

Thanks!

[@ronniebarker79]

Nice to see you back on the tube mower man

[@themowerman]

As always a video packed with information and tips and tricks

[@rayh72]

Tried this on my old McCulloch, just bent the flange that the small governor spring is attached to (only a few mm) and it has made the world of difference. The cut is better and the cuttings are thrown to the back of the grass box... thank you for the knowledge.

[@ProjectMan]

Nice straight to the point Paul 👍🏻

[@mk1productions546]

Another great video all good advice. Also when the blade isn't sharp or it's damaged instead of cutting the grass it will just rip it and that damages the roots as the blades tear instead of cutting that in turn causes the grass to go brown and unsightly. Its amazing how many people would never even think of sharpening the blades they think it's all done by magic and wonder why their lawn looks a mess.

[@alansaville2211]

Nice to see you back Paul

[@upthereds4939]

Wow great to see you back buddy 👍🏻👍🏻

[@joezaia7776]

So fantastic to see you back I enjoy your videos

[@MowerMan]

Thanks Joe!

[@adamgc73]

I thought you went into retirement ....good to see you back again

[@nigelbarrett4936]

Thanks for your videos. I recently followed your advice to refurb the fuel system on my mower. It's the type with driven wheels and it was hard to start and running so slow I was almost having to push it along, and it was dropping clumps of grass. After cleaning and replacing some parts and sharpening the blades, its much faster, in fact had to slow it down as I was having to run to keep up! For reference here are the parts I changed: Spark plug, air filter, oil, primer bulb, fuel cap, diaphragm, governor springs. Also cleaned the carb, fuel tank and filter housing.

[@VintageEngineRepairs]

Great to see another video :) thanks!

[@ikabod6908]

Thanks for the info. Good to see you again.

[@ergomedasa1362]

Great video, keep up the excellent work! I once pushed my old Briggs and Stratton 4hp lawnmower to somewhere between 7000-7500rpm with a high lift blade installed and without the grass collector bag installed. Lets just say that observing a lawnmower propell itself forward purely from the thrust it generates out from the "grass ejection port" was a mildly terrifying experience. As this is my "experimental" lawnmower it has been modified several times and is now outfitted with with a more open exhaust (i basicly made the holes in the muffler larger and then drilled some aditional holes) and a "dirtbike/mc type sports air filter", in addition i also fitted a ventilated high flow type (due to the engine having only one cylinder) "Oil catch can" to the engine which now sits between the crank case ventilation and carburettor to test if this will have any effect on carbon buildup inside of the cylinder and valves.

[@JM-dt9oo]

oh its yer man, good to see you back for a few vids.

[@ricksmowers5094]

Nice one Mower Man 👍🏻

[@biggaspirit1]

Nice surprise, some unexpected words of wisdom this morning. Enjoyed the video thanks Paul.

[@courtneyroy270]

Absolutely love your show, your great man

[@MowerMan]

haha thanks!

[@anthonyrichardson7517]

Good to see you back.your advice and videos are very informative and enjoyable to watch.

[@jeffcartwright7270]

He is back !. What a nice surprise to see you back, hopefully we will see you more often again now Paul !. Mick & Paul - Great content lad's !.

[@bobbowring1702]

Great vlog nice to see you on here again.

[@stephenshippam9374]

Hi good to see another great video and really helpful and informative. Best wishes to you

[@Jordan.E]

Brilliant tips... Great to see you back!

[@RICHARDT193]

Always excellent value and entertainment Paul, hasn’t your no1 cameraman not taken it up then? All the best Paul.

[@MowerMan]

Not at the minute!

[@steveuk9162]

Just couldn’t stay away 😂 we always knew you’d be back 🍺

[@johnhampson7]

A very useful little video. Many thanks my friend for taking the time to share your knowledge with us.

[@11bayrat]

Wow Grate to see a new video!! Thanks for sharing

[@losclavelas]

Hi mower man I just want to thank you for all the little tips that u give us It must be very difficult to reply to so many 😢

[@MowerMan]

Thanks very much I appreciate that!

[@butler386]

Excellent explanation about increasing the speed of these lawn mowers. How can I get my wife to mow the lawn faster? Thanks for the videos.

[@jimallan9631]

Stamp returned, nice to see you back

[@kevsmowers]

nice to see you Paul 👍

[@justinbarnett103]

Thankyou, everything i needed to know in one handy vid!

[@davidbryant8584]

Really enjoy your videos mate and you managed to help me after a lot tinkering about get my qualcast xss41d push mower finally going by suggesting it needed a new carburettor as it uses one those cheap plastic types and I believe there quite prone to problems and you was spot on its now running like a dream or as well as it probably should do! 👍

[@adriangibbons1973]

Brilliant video & explanation as per. Ive got a second hand mower with one of these engines on. Governer springs all in place & moving freely. Changed all the obvious (carb & diaphragm, primer bulb, air filter, spark plug) but still seems a bit spluttery. I did notice the retaining plastic ring that keeps the o-ring in place on the fuel inlet pipe that joins the carb is missing. Would this contribute towards the problem? Thanks.

[@terrym6458]

Good to see you are posting vids again! I've been trying to find one of your DVD's but can't find any anywhere..

[@MowerMan]

I don't sell them now. Honestly it's all covered on the channel now anyway

[@iansier3724]

The Briggs king Missed you,hope your other enterprises are going well.

[@jamesbest2983]

Yes- keep up the good work- never pay any attention to the smart asses!!

[@ikabod6908]

I'd never noticed it till he said!

[@MowerMan]

Never have and never will!

[@DeadManInBlack]

The man, the legend. Awesome video as always. Just done some maintenance on a champion with a classic 35. My dad used to do all that stuff so just been learning as I go. Mower does seem a lot faster running to the point where it seems too fast so this video was great for that and I'll give it a go tomorrow. This was after a new diaphragm kit, oil change, spark plug and filter. Any suggestions for a tough to pull, clunky sounding recoil/flywheel? Cord moves easily when the recoil and enclosure is removed from the mower. Almost sounds like something is hitting as it's cranked.

[@grumpygruntx]

Thank's for showing how to do this.

[@MowerMan]

welcome!

[@arthurwilkinson7318]

VERY GOOD JOB

[@markharrison-x2c]

mountfeild h45 rs100 hunting after cleaning carb as you showed .pls help .new petrole .new oil .thanks

[@kasperoff1]

Top man. Nice vid.

[@johnhicks9529]

There is A tab where the spring connects to slightly bent it out straight pass the tab inline with the open notch. Yes it's right where he said. It's actually 8n the front.

[@juliebrooks5599]

My throttle cable is bent do you have a link for it plz? Mine won't start even though I used it 3 weeks ago?

[@paulwalsh3372]

Hi Paul, I have a lawnmower with the same engine as this but it starts and revs up real high and dies instantly any suggestions what it might be

[@losclavelas]

Hi Paul or is it Phil Most of the comments are on your successful attempts I picked up a xc35 cheep , but never noticed the alum alloy boss had sheared and would like you to see a photo of the boss. Bought a new one for £18 followed the fitting instructions ie the woodruff key , the casting looked a bit suspect . Started it again and the boss fractured exactly at the point to original one did if I had your email add I could send you photoes, wrote to supplier who offered another at reduced price now wasn’t that nice of him Bob

[@hariowen3840]

Mine, which I've had since new, has only got the big spring, it doesn't have the small spring that you're adjusting.

[@MowerMan]

I'm it's running alright then leave it

[@hariowen3840]

@@MowerMan I've had that Mountfield push-mower for around 25 years, changed the oil once, it's had one new plug (NGK BR2-LM - although there was no real problem with the old Champion one.) and I've renewed the carburettor diaphragm once. I was mowing near our pretty big coniferous hedge the other week and all of a sudden the revs dropped dramatically. (I think a thick twig / trimmed branch in the bush hit something at the front of the mower.) Took the air-filter off to investigate and after a bit of tinkering and head-scratching I noticed that the tab where the big spring is attached to looked a bit more bent than I membered it was, I carefully straightened it back to what I thought it should be with a pair of pointed nose pliers and it's sorted, revs back to near normal. Which is why I then went on youtube to see if I could find an image of how the spring tab was really meant to look like, and came across your video.

[@johnmckinlay3407]

Why does my self propelled mower not drive until it's warmed up, approximately 5 minutes then self propel works ok.

[@benturnbull4253]

Would you be happy to help me with my classic 35? I have a few issues. Ben

[@SueDundas]

Bought ferrex self propelled mower but it goes too fast for me 76 year old. No knob to adjust. No clutch UK

[@shaunclancy89]

i own the champion briggs Sv150 engine how 2 speed up and down etc ???

[@MowerMan]

I'll try do a vid. If you find the governor spring you can shorten or lengthen

[@russcaldecott3947]

Can the drive speed be reduced without the rpms being reduced?

[@MowerMan]

No

[@Pete.Ty1]

👍👍👍

[@malcallen695]

Hi can you let me know if you sell the wheels complete for a 470, if not could you let me know where to go. Thanks Malc.

[@MowerMan]

Pretty rare nowadays ebay I guess. Sorry i can't be of more help

[@MowerMan]

ebay 294976836681

[@cubstig]

Are you back Paul? :)

[@MowerMan]

Briefly!

[@cubstig]

@@MowerMan hang around. You're missed!