CAN WE REPAIR AND FLIP A £100 TRACTOR MOWER FOR A PROFIT?

Can we flip a £100 lawn tractor mower for a decent profit?
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[@3sparewashers-lg3gf]

3:18 “happy little clutch”

[@eddiebear8370]

I have discovered that you can grease the pulley bearings as well as the sealed deck bearings that are loud, but not wobbly, using a needle fitting on a grease gun. As long as they are not rusted on the inside, it works great and I get an amazing amount more life out of them. All it cost is a few squirts of grease. Just be careful not to damage the plastic seals. In fact, I grease them about every other year and have not had one go bad since starting it about 7 or 8 years ago. I'm not saying you shouldn't have replaced them. I'm just saying that it's an option. Not all bearings can be saved.

[@WindyJAMiller]

I've been forced to bring back to life frozen bearings in the past. Even rusted and pitted bearings can be made to "work" again if they are disassemble, cleaned with petrol, greased and reassembled.

[@eddiebear8370]

@@WindyJAMiller I grew up very poor and we had to rig a lot of things. I am a little better off nowadays but still like to save what I can. As far as bearings go, some bearings are not as crucial as others so I say run them till they fly apart on certain things. Not on things that I buy to fix and flip, of course. Lol.

[@M.TTT.]

@@eddiebear8370 you can take the seal off carefully and pack the bearings too, I usually try to do that, but a needle would be alright also, just a bit tedious with the ones I have.

[@eddiebear8370]

@@M.TTT. Yes, I have taken the seals out before, especially if they need further attention, but I do prefer the needle on bearings that only need grease. I use very thin needles but have bent a few. Lol.

[@geebsterswats]

I can’t believe how relatively rust-free that mower deck was after 31 years

[@geebsterswats]

Glad you’re back with a new video! I love this channel. Other channels remove a part and don’t bother to clean it, which would only take a few minutes. That really triggers me for some reason lol. You already have it apart, just clean it!

[@Floris_VI]

Yeah, seriously!!

[@4acrehome168]

Why do people leave their mowers outside. Ugh. Breaks my heart

[@BradyBegeman]

I mean you can if you have a cover for it.

[@lv_woodturner3899]

Yes,, I have a brand new zero turn mower and presently no room in the garage, so it has to sit outside, but as soon as I got the mower I purchased a cover. For the winter I have to find a solution to store the mower inside. In the warm spring/summer/fall weather the cover does the job to keep the rain off the mower. The company from which I purchased the mower had this outside from some period before I bought the machine. That seems to be commonplace.

[@ronweaver9296]

Garage full o crap is why

[@EATSLEEPDRIVE2002]

That's why the clutch is depressed!😂

[@TheMachinegunkelly10]

I'm sorry, you right, let me bring my lawnmower into my living room

[@6btcummins805]

This is identical to a White LT165 lawn mower. Even has the stallion in the front headlight. Both were made by MTD

[@robertmailhos8159]

That is definitely a cool looking mower that you are fixing up😊

[@MRDAN-wv3om]

I like the way you are listing costs and profit. Very good

[@lewiswaddell6564]

You should do more like this Daggerwin maybe even like a challenge where you have a budget of say £1000 to buy the item and repair it with out going over the budget and any profit made gets added to the budget for the next item till you reach the price of a new workshop

[@TheDarkPreacher65]

My grandpa had the basic Briggs and Stratton version of this mower. Didn't have the hood vents, the indicator lights on the wheel, or the Lawnflite badges, but it had the same engine. Seems that this one was just the fancy export version of the same 1992 mower. Just seeing this mower brought back memories of childhood summers spent either riding the mower with grandpa when I was small, or having grandpa watch as I mowed the yard myself. I miss that mower, it was dependable.

[@johnmcenaney1814]

Glad you were able to make a nice little profit. :). Great video Daggerwin.

[@karnerkreativ]

Amazing how much the grass has grown in 25 Minutes! 😁

[@angeldawnmorningstar]

Hellooooooo McFlyyyyyyy ! ! The dashboard reminds me of the gauge cluster on '84-'88 Toyota Hilux and 4runners (grid pattern)..strong 80's "Back To The Future" kinda vibe to it 😇❤

[@NowInAus]

You seem so much happier and back to your old self. Great video and even better to see you back. Best wishes

[@HillbillySailor]

It's amazing how many parts are common amongst the different brands of MTD mowers.

[@Tropingenie]

Really like this style, where you give us a cost/profit breakdown at the end! I've always wondered how much you make on some of these and would love to see it in future videos.

[@gerwinwentink2294]

It looks very much like an white lawnmower. It even has the horse in the headlight lens😮. The bonnet is exactly the same too

[@jesterr7133]

Good job on that flip. I had a pretty good one recently as well. I had a Craftsman R1000 mower that I recently sold. It was given to me as a parts machine. The steering was out and one of the tires was off the rim, and the rim was damaged. I replaced the steering gear, tire and rim, and serviced it. My total cost was around $70, and I sold it for $500. It is so much fun flipping them when you made good money doing it. Your profit was phenomenal when considering the amount of work you had to do to this one. Mine was in near mint condition, besides the aforementioned issues. The previous owner just thought the issue was a much larger problem than it was.

[@Llandari]

So nice watching and learning from these videos. I bought a house last year that came with a ride-on mower which was not in a really good shape, but it ran. Watching your videos has given me enough insight in what to do for various problems, and I've managed to get it a bit better. Not replaced any parts yet though, but I suspect it needs new blades as it cuts quite uneven. Also had the joy of finding out what happens if an engine is overfilled with oil. (The dipstick was impossible to read, seemed to be almost empty when it actually was about 50% overfilled)

[@Vandal_Savage]

I think i would like to see how many hours work listed. I'm not interested in the hourly wage, different people charge different amouts - but just to see how much of an investment in time it was. Nice clean up job and a tidy little profit too. Thanks for the upload.

[@billgeorge7804]

Excellent work young sir. I always look forward to your videos. I might go back and rewatch a couple 👍

[@kylepaluzzi4176]

That looks almost identical to a old lawn tractor in states here white outdoor products

[@barrywaddington3195]

Great to see cost breakdown and sale. More like this please. Thanks for a great vid.

[@AndrewHCann]

Excellent video Machinery Restoration :) also super nice Lawn Mower Tractor and fix up to plus sold too ! Hopefully in future have bigger buildings work in too agree and all small engine stuff I have inside warm also installation garage to house ! Also nice profit got from selling Mower for did good 👍!

[@jacobanderson1891]

Oddly satisfying video. It feels great to service mowers (and all machines, for that matter). Great job!

[@vinceianni4026]

Beautiful restoration mister beautifully restored good job well done

[@jesterr7133]

I have a Troy Bilt mower with a balky spindle bearing that needs to be replaced, and I am debating whether to do it or not. This machine was given to me several years ago in non running condition. It is a very low hours machine, but was stored outdoors most of it's life and doesn't look great cosmetically. It runs great though. I need to just stop procrastinating and do it. The bearing is not loud, but it is causing a delay when you engage the PTO. It takes about a second before the blades start turning, and another second or so for them to get up to speed. It gets better temporarily if I hit it with some penetrating oil, so that is giving me an excuse to procrastinate, lol.

[@rustymaxwell1725]

Those are some if the best engines briggs ever made.

[@M.TTT.]

yup, only issue is the sump gasket eventually goes, but thats not a huge deal

[@GrinchyDan]

Love this kind of episode! definitely do more of these in the future, a proper fix up and sell on. Keep them coming!

[@johncasalinuovo3352]

This person sounds like a farming simulator KZbinr I think I know

[@MayonnaiseOnATable]

Noooo it can't be

[@n0diggityn0doubt81]

quiet spin of the blades after install, so nice.

[@craigmoore7521]

Amazing job!! Always a pleasure watching your videos!!! Thanks!!

[@xFlow150]

Lovely video. Definitely something I want to start doing in the future, restoring all kinds of equipment.

[@crystal_music_official]

Just some small fixes, replaces and the machine is ready to work. It's fascinating.

[@MarkMeadows90]

That's a nifty lawnmower. Glad it was able to run just fine after a little maintenance.

[@kahutochishisumi9056]

Always a great day when you upload a video. Watching from Nagaland, India

[@andrewgrace4410]

Great find and troubleshooting 😊

[@charliejustice8804]

Awesome job lad!! I always enjoy your video tutorials.

[@EATSLEEPDRIVE2002]

Awesome video man! Always glad when you upload a new one. I'm glad the clutch is not depressed😂😂

[@AZVIDS]

Another excellent video. That was quite a “high end” optioned little tractor👍

[@zzota]

Great job, nicely done.

[@Left4Coragem]

Nice work on that machine.

[@philipgunderman7292]

Looks like a really nice mower. Wish I could find something like that here in the States.

[@matthewgraham470]

In the beginning of the video lifting up the mower, I thought you were actually using a telehandler. I was like "how does every other British man have a telehandler at their disposal, EXCEPT me?" But then I saw it was just a quadbike

[@plumbr13]

Suggest you do lots more flips like this so you can afford a bigger work area, a better sand blaster etc. Great video.

[@evan__kumar]

These tires are the exact same style as my lawnmower in my country! 🇺🇸

[@georgemartinezjr]

Good time to invest in a Cordless impact wrench

[@FlushCut]

Do you know what invest means?

[@aaronobrien7649]

@@FlushCutinvestment isn’t just a term relating to monetary gains, an investment can take many different forms in this instance the cordless impact wrench can be seen as a time saving investment

[@toddosterhout9866]

He’s had that corded impact for years and been fine. I personally have a battery operated one but he can do what he wants

[@paulosborne6517]

You did well flipping this! Must be one of the few times you haven't had to even do a carburetor service, let alone replace the cylinder rings on a mower! My only thought though was - as much as I dislike Hammerite paint, because it is usually used by bodgers to cover up bad workmanship - I can't help feeling that in this case throwing some Hammerite silver on the upper side of the deck would have been an apppropriate low-effort / low cost way to hide the faults as well as protect it and add minor cosmetic / financial value to the finished machine.

[@davidcorless5581]

DON'T FORGET TO CLEAN THE BULBS .

[@LoftechUK]

Well done 👍🏼

[@alansmith4734]

Just like Wheeler Dealers! You are a combination of Elvis & Mike Brewer!

[@2_Spanners]

1:38 health and safety man won’t be happy with that

[@lucasosborne5334]

Love this channel as well as your other channel

[@TheOriginal_BigMac]

What's the other channel called?

[@kirk464646]

@@TheOriginal_BigMac www.youtube.com/@Daggerwin

[@Gogsnik]

7:22 The shape of that tank made me think of something that really *cracked* me up :P :D

[@patjohnson3100]

33 years later, that is still a good high quality mower. Previous owner may have become tired of taking care of it.

[@BrianRutherford-o7i]

Very cool to see this one.very nice you made a profit on the sale

[@TheOriginal_BigMac]

Would love to see a trade-up series. Start with £100 and make it up to something like a Kubota in 6 months

[@benb5426]

Kubota Loves Their Parts. They must for as much as they cost.

[@trevorpearson1832]

Great job. Thanks for the video.👍

[@alpharaptor7510]

I like the Wheeler Dealers ending 😂

[@RichardSutton-tt2zq]

Love your videos.Keep them coming.

[@tiredagain6722]

Seems like a well built machine!

[@Maximus43968]

Very nice little machine

[@nineteenandfortyone]

Good work! I guess a job well done wasn't it's only reward. That'll do the new owner for a good long time.

[@ChrisLynch-d9r]

Great stuff bub but you really need a bigger workshop

[@larrykelly2838]

Someone has a great mower, nice restoration.

[@tomaszczekaj7868]

New film. Super. I'm fan yours projects.

[@jameshedrick605]

I need to get my pressure washer running again. Haven't had the time to do it since we had a second F1 tornado come through southern Ohio again with in a month

[@M.TTT.]

Love the 80s theme its got going on with the dash.

[@Bluelagoon737]

I really love this video

[@kirk464646]

it would have been a good idea to list the hours you spent on the mower in your price breakdown.

[@Cody_1217]

Good job

[@jonlambshead5115]

Good Video I Would Have Cleaned The Rust OFF The Top Of The Deck And Painted It, It Would Have Looked Better & I Would Have Felt Better Knowing I Done It Properly

[@MachineryRestorer]

All or nothing is my approach

[@tinkeringtaylor3053]

Superb job done, 👍

[@robertbiggs4934]

Nice little project. Hard to believe that someone would take the time and effort to weld tabs on the blades. Maybe money was a big consideration. That will make someone a nice rider!

[@paulf2529]

I know a neighbour like that who will literally spend hours bodging something ultimately to save pennies and usually with a poor result. Some of his plumbing attempts would even have cost him more in extra needless fittings!!

[@seanobrien7169]

I'm to the point where I don't even bother sharpening the blades. I just buy a new set of mulch blades every season.

[@eric_seguin]

Thought you had croaked on us. Thanks for the video.

[@Kosiarkafunny23]

BE CAREFUL OF THAT TRANSMISSION. I have the exact same mower and the transmission shear bolts have snapped twice and one time broke someone’s ribs

[@sideburns2009]

Those hubcaps look like 1999 Chevrolet Suburban wheels lol

[@General-Eclectic]

Did I miss the part where you adjusted the valve lash?

[@warrenvalentino5763]

Great video! Awesome project! :)

[@jimtom8273]

Nice to see mowers are just as shitty as here in the us👍

[@Demer..]

FR

[@FlushCut]

They are made to a price point. You want better... you pay more. .

[@philipgunderman7292]

Well done!

[@nigelbarker9278]

Excellent work, pity you don't have an apprentice you could pass your skills onto

[@PurplePikachizard]

Rust is machinery’s number 1 problem.

[@paulf2529]

Followed closely by stale petrol!!

[@nicolaschampagne8988]

nice detailed list of costs. how much time did you work on the machine ? a $/h would be nice to see :)

[@liljoeii6091]

Thank you for the video

[@Rdrake1413]

Nice repair

[@haroldhodge7770]

That’s a good little mower

[@geremipineault308]

These wheels look really good

[@raffaelebarlotti9017]

I forgot, the engine is a 13HP Briggs & Stratton.

[@terouotila1425]

What happened to the ATV you started to restore way back when? I'd like to see more on that

[@scottdenham848]

Did you get the PTO and clutch working? Great videos always.

[@MachineryRestorer]

All working but the lights don't work and didn't want to damage the decal trying to get to the bulbs

[@TheHobbyKid1]

when is the next video on the quad or diesel conversion?

[@MrTheBigNoze]

$100 running mower with full tires is a miracle in itself

[@malikdigger4544]

Good Old Briggs and Stratton Power Landscaping Never Disappoint If Maintain Well Last Life Time.

[@jonathonbrown4058]

How did I just find out daggerwin has this Channel

[@bobuncle6962]

Excellent video. Maybe add the hours you spent as well?

[@MachineryRestorer]

thank you so much! I’m not sure how long it took but probably around 15hrs

[@bobuncle6962]

@@MachineryRestorer 25 pounds and hour. You are worth more but it may have had a fun factor with it as well

[@TheGingerKid2017]

I’d love to know how many hours it took to do the work so there’s a per hour amount to be calculated

[@fredrickvoncold]

I have been waiting for a new video , thanks.

[@dietznutz1]

Can you do a Atco Standard restoration?

[@raffaelebarlotti9017]

Hi, what type of engine oil did you use in the video? Is SAE30 also good in Italy where the temperature always remains above zero, or should I use a synthetic 10/30? Thank you.