Left for DEAD: Troy-Bilt walkbehind mower

[@gregorypierce6703]

Great video! Here is a tip for bearing installing: keep the new bearings wrapped and put them in the freezer the night before install and they slide right in because the freezer shrinks them up and they r easy too install, give it a try and u will be happily pleased they drop in usually.

[@Rein_Ciarfella]

Great haul! You might think about getting a pounding block to make some operations easier. Just a tree stump waist high outside the door of your shop would work. The work bench and shed floor don’t really provide enough resistance when you really need to wale on something. I have the base of a cedar tree inside that I use for punching holes in things, setting snaps, grommets, whatever, but it’s only about 14 inches in diameter. Outside I have a locust stump that is much larger. Good to mount an anvil on or railroad track or just a piece of flat steel. Good for flattening bent up steel pieces with a 3lb sledge.

[@Kylebythecreek]

Just working with what I have! I try to improve the work space when I can

[@darrelldubree9658]

It amazes me how many manufactures put in greasable fittings and the inner seals are still in the bearings, they will get some grease, but not as well if the inner seal is removed :)

[@TheGuitologist]

Thanks for filming. I just pulled one off the curb and this helps me know what to expect.

[@Kylebythecreek]

Sure thing! I hope it does help you out

[@shoptalkwithbrett6572]

Very nice video, Kyle. The toro Timemaster is also a timed deck like this machine. Absolutely love your channel and looking forward to future content. Have a great day and God bless you.

[@Kylebythecreek]

Wow! Thanks so much for the compliment. I’m working on new projects all the time. Hopefully a new video will be ready by the end of the week!

[@freedommowers420]

Looks like you got a great deal on that haul and plenty of goodies. Excellent job on the walk behind repair. Should be a grey unit for years to come. Thanks for the upload 😎🇺🇸

[@michaelrickman3161]

I'm purchasing a John Deere lawn tractor the seller states the frame is bent, so it's a parts mower. Poor people have poor ways, so I'm going to use my 20 ton bottle jack to try to straighten the frame. :) Good luck with your projects. I enjoy your ingenuity.

[@Kylebythecreek]

Thank you very much. And good luck to you straightening out the frame! How bad could it be though? What in the world happened to a lawn tractor that would bend its frame?!

[@michaelrickman3161]

I have no idea, the machine is a couple of hours away, but I'm going to pick it up Saturday after noon.

[@Rein_Ciarfella]

The same guy who drove over his chainsaw probably backed up into that tractor, or possibly rolled it on a hillside. 😂

[@billclayton8127]

🤪@@Rein_Ciarfella

[@darrelldubree9658]

A small pic works well and you can drill and tap the side of housing and install a grease fitting. I do all my recondition projects with greasable spindles :) Great job those walk and ride behinds are supper popular these days :)

[@Kylebythecreek]

Thanks!

[@robertmailhos8159]

That Troy bulit mower is a 33 wide cut 5 speed. I had one of those mowers back in the day it had 8.5 I/.c Briggs and Stratton engine the timing belt is a easy to get out of time when you hit a rock or three Root

[@Cory-qq2mf]

Next time you do that put the sealed bearings in take the inside seal out that will allow the grease to get to the bank but will not hurt anything all the time

[@gregorypierce6703]

Your camera works is great as is your mechanical thought & application

[@Kylebythecreek]

Thank you!

[@jimcatanzaro7808]

Great video

[@Kylebythecreek]

Thank you!

[@timmieclark9976]

Us your bench vise as a press, or a "C" clamp.

[@Bluegrassguitarman23]

The best way to get the pulley off you use the hook 🪝 end to pry up and using an air chisel with a flat end will help getting the pulley off

[@Turningwrenches85]

Nice work on that troy bilt and nice haul and especially selling that Husqvarna mower paid for what u got in the lot . Look forward to watching some more just trying to catch up on my end with everyone 🔧

[@Kylebythecreek]

Thanks John!

[@Turningwrenches85]

@@Kylebythecreek your welcome :)

[@milliethedonut7880]

Use a steel drift to remove the bearings

[@toddosterhout9866]

Kyle get you one of those 20 ton shop presses from Harbor Freight they are great. I bolted some casters to the bottom of mine and it saves you alot of time and money

[@Kylebythecreek]

I’d like to, you’re right

[@DavidMitchell-zw7br]

Next time freeze the bearing and heat the housing. Freezing it will shrink the bearing and heating up the housing will make it expand making it easier to put them together

[@Kylebythecreek]

Good tip!

[@bobkernahan6340]

this is a little late and wont help this time but maybe next, put the bearings in the freezer for a little bit and they will shrink from the cold and go in easier thanks for your videos

[@Kylebythecreek]

Thanks for the tip. I’ll definitely try that next time!

[@M.TTT.]

The decks are weak, hit something too big and they bend easy, blades hit eachother, etc. I fixed one for a neighbor, hopefully they stop hitting large branches or what not lol

[@Maximus43968]

I am in Ohio sold that same nower for $275 it went quick l.should have shot for $300 lol nice machine.

[@Kylebythecreek]

Very nice!

[@scottshawn70]

I just got one of these from the curb and put on new belts.. runs great now but even after letting go of the drive clutch it still stays in drive (altho slower). I have to to shut the idle down to kill it/stop it. Im not sure if this is a linkage or transmission problem. Any ideas?

[@tonybuxton5154]

...those appear to be shielded bearings, not sealed bearings...

[@darrelldubree9658]

Take out that inner seal, so the grease gets to the ball bearings :)

[@Kylebythecreek]

I know I could install them, but the spindles didn’t have grease fittings. So I installed as directed

[@darrelldubree9658]

Copy that :) What i have found out also. The new bearings that are sealed, when you open them up by removing that inner seal, there is very small amount of not high quality grease installed in the sealed bearing. That is why they wont last. I have a drill bit and tap setup, can drill tap and grease spindle in about 5-10 minutes. Spindle will then outlast the rest of the machine. Most homeowners will never grease them anyways :) Lol Thanks again for sharing, keep up the great work. Have a blessed day :) @@Kylebythecreek

[@Kylebythecreek]

@@darrelldubree9658 great tip! Thank you

[@Bluegrassguitarman23]

And you really need to get some kree oil you will be surprised how well it penetrates

[@autoshotty]

Use your old bearing to drive the new one in. You wasted your grease the bearing are sealed.

[@Kylebythecreek]

Just added protection. I know the bearings were sealed

[@ronniehall1520]

Why would you grease sealed bearings they cannot receive it

[@Kylebythecreek]

I didn’t grease the sealed bearings, I filled the dead space between the bearings with grease to keep water out

[@juliandoxford3042]

Great video. I have now subscribed. Hope to see more of the same soon. Julian. (Uk)

[@Kylebythecreek]

Thanks so much. Yes, I have several more videos like this already up on my channel. I’m working on a new one too! Enjoy

[@JechtAruon]

Don’t you have a dead blow hammer? Should never use a metal hammer on bearings. it’s a nice mower and shows the repair shop shouldn’t be in business. 4 bearings and done.

[@Kylebythecreek]

I don’t have a dead blow hammer. I’ll look into it

[@Bluegrassguitarman23]

Work smart not hard