CAN YOU PUT A PRESSURE POWER WASHER ENGINE TO WORK ON A PUSH LAWN MOWER?BRAKE FLYWHEEL BLADE ADAPTER

[@brianking1138]

Good job on the conversion. I had a guy buy one of those washer frames. He uses them to haul around a propane tank for a weed burning torch.

[@mikespain8655]

That was cool. I knew most pressure washer engine crankshafts were too short for a mower. Never thought about the blade adapter trick, plus you have to have a brake safety kill switch. Good job man. In a pinch, you can weld a stripped flywheel nut, I have done it on an old mower before. I have 6 dead pressure washer pumps with good engines. So I know there are options by thinking out of the box like you did. Got two self-propelled mowers with bent crankshafts in the last week.

[@darwingortiz7013]

First thing you've got to do when heading a little project like this is to wear closed shoes. The lawn mower with 3 threads stripped? A solution would be a 1/4 washer to pull the nut to the upper threads that i see still capable to hold 45ft/lb of pressure. Just my little observations.

[@martinburgess4814]

Excellent engineering Henry.All the best to you all

[@victorg2803]

Nice going Henry! I’ve done a few of these conversions. Amazon sells crankshaft adaptors that can extend the length and or change the diameter.

[@MowersNBlowers]

Good info Victor! Thx buddy

[@louisbrule46]

I love the re and re and recycling ...conversion putting it to a good use !!!!😊

[@MowersNBlowers]

Yeah man, keeping them out of the landfill. Hope you’re subscribed

[@daveshostack4950]

DEAR HENRY: I HAVE A 6.0 HP BRIGGS ENGINE THAT CAME OFF A TORO SUPER RECYCLER WHICH I CHANGED BRAKE CABLES AND THE PROBLEM I RAN INTO WAS GETTING THE TOP COVER CONTAINING THE PULL ROPE TO LINE UP CORRECTLY WITH THE CREW HOLES IN FRONT AND BACK. DID YOUR SCREW HOLES LINE UP CORRECTLY WITH THE COVER? THE PROBLEM WITH MINE WAS THE BRAKE STOPPER THAT SITS ON THE FLY WHEEL HAD A PART OF IT THAT INTERFERED WITH THE COVER. I HAD TO USE A DIFFERENT COVER FROM ANOTHER BRIGGS WITH A 6.5 HP.

[@MowersNBlowers]

Yeah of course! Not all covers universally fit every engine. You’ll need to use the toro cover for that engine and paint it to match your new mower

[@erichines2781]

Those push mower bolt are self tapping bolts so it will make the threads in the sump cover to put it on the mower deck

[@MowersNBlowers]

Yup, I could have drove it in with an impact, but the original mounting bolts were sitting right there. No risk of a mess up.

[@jr-pl9kj]

you can also swap the manual choke carburetor assembly with the other removed engine carb assembly which appears to have a primer bulb. same thing can be done with an auto choke equipped mower you have to swap the muffler though due to the needed thermostat for the auto choke, just something to keep in mind.

[@MowersNBlowers]

I’ve done it all those ways many times.

[@cherokeefiddler]

Nice job, Henry! I'm going to try this.

[@MowersNBlowers]

Rock on bro! Hope you’re subscribed

[@mikea3552]

Job well done! Who would have thought? There is nothing you can't fix :)

[@MowersNBlowers]

Thanks bro!

[@mikepelzek6243]

Henry, the mad scientist LOL great job.

[@MowersNBlowers]

Thanks Mike! I’m sure you’ve had a mad scientist moment yourself.

[@mikepelzek6243]

@@MowersNBlowers Yes I have , but with a snowblower LOL

[@Turningwrenches85]

Nice swap bro . I have done that a couple of times before

[@EyeSeeDeadPeople44]

This is awesome cause i have the same exact mower and pressure washer!Thanks for the video bro 🤘🏼

[@MowersNBlowers]

Right on!

[@MowersNBlowers]

Hope you subscribed

[@mjg263]

Very nice but what about the manual choke on the pressure washer engine? Can you fit this engine with the auto-choke mechanism and carb from the other? It’s kind of hard to work the manual choke with one hand on the bail lever, no?

[@MowersNBlowers]

Yes good point! As you saw, I just leaned over and took the choke off, but good point, I don’t think adding the air cane would work because the carb has the clicking spring that holds tension on the choke lever, I guess you can remove the clicky spring out and add the air cane, but the carb is t made for it, unless you changed the carb to an auto choke version.

[@mjg263]

@@MowersNBlowers yeah that’s what I was thinking, take all that crap off the other engine and mount it on this one (if all the holes are there). It’s great to know there are blade adapters that can lower a short shaft engine to a useable height, I had no idea they were out there. Also pretty cool that Briggs taps the crank no matter what the engine is on, unfortunately Honda doesn’t.

[@soundknight]

I have the opposite problem, spate lawn mower engine converting to a pressure washer... Got to figure out out. You know any resources? Honda gcv160 on a victa mustang base

[@MowersNBlowers]

The only thing different is the choke linkage to carburetor setup and also may have crankshaft to water pump issue. Just find a pressure washer engine to replace it with

[@dclawnmaintenanceandsnowre4099]

It's probably too late now but did you try using the tap and die set that I got you for the crankshaft

[@MowersNBlowers]

Dan, no because the bolt and nuts work just fine. I am looking forward to an opportunity to use it though.

[@kenwheelock1534]

Good conversation

[@malcolm4200]

Can this be done the other way about, lawn mower engine onto a pressure washer ?

[@MowersNBlowers]

Yes but how you going to adapt bail handle cable onto power washer?

[@malcolm4200]

@@MowersNBlowers I was thinking maybe the bail handle and engine brake could perhaps be eliminated, after all that is just a safety feature found on lawn mowers due to them having a blade, so not needed on a pressure washer ?

[@MowersNBlowers]

@@malcolm4200 you would need a manual choke lever and kill mechanism. Just swap old engine parts to the running one

[@foydaniels9113]

Need to know what adapter you use on it.

[@MowersNBlowers]

A long one, I don’t know from where. It was double the length

[@daveshostack4950]

How were you able to use the narrower bolts on this without the engine moving around on the deck? I am assuming the power washer bolts were narrower than the lawnmower bolts. If there were no threads how were you able to mount the engine to the lawnmower deck?

[@MowersNBlowers]

Tighten the nut on the bolt, there’s 3 holes so very tight. The same 3 bolts hold onto a pressure washer stand, same thing

[@daveshostack4950]

@@MowersNBlowers I have same Craftsman lawnmower with 6.5 hp engine and high back wheels. I can email you a photo if you send me your email address. My question is will the blade adaptor on my existing craftsman with 6.4 hp blade adaptor fit on the pressure washer engine? If not I also have a 6.0 briggs craftsman mower but the crank shaft is also too short since its on a toro deck. I wanted to put it on the higher deck but a lawnmower shop warned me that if I put a long blade adaptor on there the blade could fall off. I am assuming he thought there would be an allen key holding the adaptor on. The question will my existing blade adaptor fit on the briggs 6.0 hp engine? What is the part number for the blade adaptor that you used.

[@MowersNBlowers]

@daveshostack4950 didn’t you watch the video? The blade adapters are different! Try it out yourself

[@reeseheathcoe6852]

Done this today was able to use the same blade adapter just doesn’t cut as low as I want anybody know where I can order a longer one?

[@MowersNBlowers]

Ebay

[@rogermcdonald1607]

Nice Job Henry! I think you could use a Kohler spacer thats inside the blade adapter and it would give you about 3/8 of an inch lower on the adapter. That mower looks good and should be a nice push mower for someone and you still can sell parts from the other engine! 💲💰👍🇺🇸Roger

[@MowersNBlowers]

Thanks buddy, great tip

[@daveshostack4950]

I meant the Briggs shroud from the 6.5 would fit on the 6.0 hp only if you used the brake cable assembly or mechanism from the 6,5 hp engine meaning I used the shroud from the bigger engine on the 6.0 briggs

[@MowersNBlowers]

Whatever you gotta do

[@jwayne777]

Nice!!🎉

[@87ricer]

I miss buying cheap mowers fixing & selling

[@MowersNBlowers]

If you find one on the street, do you pick it up?

[@87ricer]

@@MowersNBlowers not since been driving truck

[@MowersNBlowers]

@@87ricer but is t it easier to pick it up with a truck?

[@87ricer]

@@MowersNBlowers I mean OTR trucking

[@daveshostack4950]

I also saw the model engine you talk about on FB he wants $25. I think that's too much given what you paid on cg

[@MowersNBlowers]

I don’t pay for anything

[@evansgarage627]

You should take an engine from a push mower and put it on a lawn tractor

[@MowersNBlowers]

Yes but you’d need to adapt the pulleys to accommodate the narrower crankshaft, plus it may not be enough horsepower to power the blades.

[@knighthawk86855]

Awesome bro, I'm trying to figure out why the pressure washer engine has a toothed flywheel.

[@MowersNBlowers]

For an electric starter of course even though I’ve never seen one like that

[@knighthawk86855]

@@MowersNBlowers exactly that's the point, like briggs ran out of regular flywheels and slapped a toothed flywheel on.... Just found it weird.

[@Turningwrenches85]

Nice swap bro . I have done that a couple of times before