Crushed Under a Barn, Free Busted Log Splitter

a subscriber contacted me on some machines that he was cleaning out after the barn they were in rotted out and fell down on top of them, then left outside for years, so let's see what we have and can it still be saved?

[@jasondk5127]

Watching sports is like watching paint dry, watching Mustie clean an old Briggs carb and engine for an hour gets my engine reved every time!! Thanks Mustie!

[@basicguy1961]

glad to see someone beside me thinks sports on TV are way overrated. and overpaid for playing games.

[@miketeeveedub5779]

That carb looked like it lived on the Titanic for the past 100 years. Amazing it cleaned up and worked as well as it did! Great save!

[@Greg_Watchorn]

Ahhh my happy place. A quiet Sunday afternoon and Mustie tinkering with something mechanical 😅

[@deebee3901]

Loved it! Mustie you are the epitome of the circular economy - anything that can be fixed and reused is put back into service!

[@bumboclat]

ironically that only works because several 100k watch and make it economically feasible.

[@kthwkr]

Making old stuff operable is maximum green. Many recommend(Scotty K.) that the greenest car is an older Toyota gasoline car that you keep on the road for several hundred thousand more miles. Many of the newer things that are supposed to be green have failure rates so high that they wear out very quickly. There is pollution for building the device in the first place. If it doesn't last then you have to build another one. If the so called green device does not last long enough to save enough energy to "pay back" the cost of having to build and install it's replacement then it ain't green. warrantee three times in the last 5 years. I'm not sure what I will do when it hits 5 years.

[@somedudeRyan]

Mustie's combination of knowledge and 'junk' collection is too rare in the world today.

[@IR-nq4qv]

I would say some what.., but not exactly true. There are a lot of us DIY guys on this channel and I would venture to guess, most of (us) them live in suburban areas. You are either a city man or your not. We are talking two entirely different species, one guy owns casual and dress clothes while the other owns t-shirts and jeans. One guy uses two thumbs to make a living while the other uses both hands. One guy has a garage full of Christmas decorations, boxes of used casual clothes and golf bags while the other got tools, gadgets and random stuff.

[@Hjerte_Verke]

It's largely because the products are disposable and when something doesn't run, it gets kicked to the curb. Back in the day men fixed more things because they were designed to be serviceable. He's an analog man living in a digital world. Mustie is a rare species but not an extinct species.

[@IR-nq4qv]

@@Hjerte_Verke 90% of everything that Mustie repairs is from being left outside and no maintenance.

[@willhughes2196]

Takes a lifetime to accumulate a working shop like that. Not to mention the knowledge base.

[@IR-nq4qv]

@@willhughes2196 Probably for me or you but not necessarily for him. I would think since Mustie has gained such a large YT following over the past 8 or 9 years he's been inundated with emails, phone calls with offers of limitless free stuff that we don't hear about. Mustie is a junk magnet, junk finds him. At one point I would say it was how he made a living, by now its most likely a hobby, a side line from YT revenue and its the kind of distraction that he obviously enjoys. I think there was an episode where he talked about building his own motorized bicycles as a kid and showed all the ones he currently has so yes, I totally agee, he's been around a lot of small engines for a long time. Its definitely FUBAR if Mustie can't fix it.

[@waitaminute-vw9hf]

It's amazing what Mustie1 can pull out of his stash piles. It's also amazing how he keeps track of where to look.

[@dont-want-no-wrench]

ikr, it's one thing having a crapload of stuff, and another to be able to find something

[@pinwizz69]

I was the same with pinball and arcade games parts. I had several dozen coin doors and drawers full of coin door parts I collected over decades as a professional game tech. You name the game and I most likely had parts for them. Most from games to damaged to save that I stripped for parts. In Florida it's termites, water , vandals damaged and gorillas moving equipment that caused the most damage. I worked on them 40 years. I remember unboxing new Ms. Pac Man games

[@craighansen7594]

Yes, keeping track of your stash of used "inventory".

[@somedudeRyan]

This comment and the replies are totally getting it right on. The combination of used stuff and ability to use the stuff is one of the things that makes our internet friend Darren so seemingly rare and interesting to watch.

[@henrikjorgensen1614]

Better have a system in the junk than have junk in your system

[@realfreshfood4575]

Good Morning, Mustonians! 10 minutes in and it's already good.

[@foxtrot1494]

Nothing like a hot cup of joe ,sitting on the porch , birds singing and watchin Mustie on a Sunday mornin. !! 😊

[@billkurek5576]

I think “piss and snot” should be the drinking words. Thanks for taking us along. Always enjoyable…

[@ManxAndy]

Good afternoon Mustie fans…..😉👌🇮🇲

[@ohioyodertoter6827]

Morning

[@josephphillipadam8011]

Good afternoon

[@danshaw6759]

It’s 10:00 am.

[@ManxAndy]

@@danshaw6759 midday in the U.K. 👍👌🇮🇲

[@barrymcbride]

Good Afternoon from Niagara Falls Ontario Canada

[@brianelliot2719]

Sunday Morning, nice sunshine, mug of hot tea and watching Mustie1. Life doesn’t get much better than this. 👍

[@Ajaxaxxess]

Overcast here but hot cup of coffee and a few smokes and enjoying :)

[@kittty2005]

How about a 1 quart cup of Folgers black silk coffee black, YUM. lol

[@markbrown6236]

Weather doesn't matter, Sunday morning with Musti1 and a cup of coffee is a tradition at my house.

[@jasgoon]

nice job Mustie. this is why i look forward to Sunday.😀

[@MrGattor33]

Absolutely love this. Great way of seeing the difference that cheap ram fluid is vs the real stuff. Absolutely love how he explains the way the carb has issues with the water in the fuel and that turns the thing into a surging engine as the thing is trying to suck up the water but then dies off just enough to get the right amount of fuel to run again. Just absolutely love these videos!!

[@kingfornjot]

Chilling out on a Sunday watching my favourite mustie1

[@Leroys_Stuff]

Good morning Mustie family. Thank you to the sub that gave us this quality entertainment.

[@PlayscBricks]

Mustie1, not your typical youtuber. 90 minute video not broken into 5 parts to maximize revenue. Sure it takes me three days to get through it, but it's worth it.

[@harveywalker1560]

Thanks for the video's, it is 100 now in Waco today and i am 76 so I must stay inside and I really enjoy your channel. Keep them coming. Hope you did not get flooded out last month.

[@peregrine1970]

Excellent job! I really was amazed that carb came back as well as it did.

[@markbrown6236]

That carb looked very doubtful. But no problem for the carb whisperer.

[@Hjerte_Verke]

A lesson for us all to "make do with what you have" and to remember "this isn't the Space Shuttle" (A Taryl-ism) requiring perfection in every small part.

[@DancerOfClouds]

What’s it worth? Around $200. When I was a kid on the farm and chopping wood - Priceless. Awesome restoration Darren. Thoroughly enjoyable.

[@Philc231]

I never used a splitter , we had a maul and a wedge .

[@Leroys_Stuff]

You had a wedge your parents cared lol

[@Philc231]

Heated with wood for 25 years , never used a power splitter . Armstronged every cord of wood .

[@thedevilinthecircuit1414]

Value when considering my old, broken, and repaired spine: priceless!

[@tin2001]

The handful of times I've split fire wood, I found the majority of the discomfort came from moving the heavier unsplit pieces around... Which you still have to do with these anyway. Probably varies from person to person based on body shape and general fitness of different muscle groups, but for me, it was always moving the wood that sucked.

[@Zepphd2]

Really dig watching your videos! Not many will do a full hour and actually keep it interesting enough to keep you around. Thanks, Mustie! Have a great one!

[@pinwizz69]

It's actually 2 hours plus by minutes. That's even better. No such thing as a to long Mustie1 episode. We can always pause it, get lunch and pee break then hit play. It's what I did about 56 minutes in.

[@dre2992]

Best things about Sunday, the site of musty in the morning😂

[@5150mxVW]

Just add it to my list, powerful little machine! Another machine back in service 👍

[@Chr.U.Cas2216]

Dear Jason 5150mxVW 👍👌👏 Always nice to meet you here. 2) Yes, you are right, it's powerful enough. If a cross shaped splitting wedge would be added, it could really be a very usable device. With this single wedge, splitting wood is simply too time and fuel consuming. Hope that you are fully recovered from that extremely exhausting rescue mission. Best regards, luck and health in particular.

[@Hjerte_Verke]

@@Chr.U.Cas2216 Well this is a homeowner series machine, meant for casual "splitting one tree per use" and not an industrial type machine meant to run all day so that's why it it only has one wedge. Adding a cross probably means upping the size of the machine and the horsepower rating (up to 8 HP). Too bad people just don't have any time anymore, eh? Make time and quit complaining about the small things.

[@Chr.U.Cas2216]

@@Hjerte_Verke Now look at that! What do we have here? Doesn't it suspiciously look like a camouflaged, little but nevertheless typical internet troll/hater? Someone showing in public that he wouldn't upgrade (easily done by the way) a device to save time, money and, most important fuel! So less fuel consumption = less environmental pollution and noise reduction (also very important nowadays!) means nothing to him!? He would rather bother his neighbours and environment than using his mind!? 2) The over 6hp strong engine is already an upgrade and therefore more than capable to be used in combination with a cross splitting wedge. Best regards, luck, health and wisdom in particular.

[@jeffjankiewicz5100]

Sunday morning, got my coffee and a Mustie1 vid. SCORE! Log splitter works well, just needed a little love.

[@barthanes1]

Mmmm, coffee and troubleshooting with Mustie. My favorite Sunday ritual.

[@BrassMtn]

I’m impressed you got that carp to function again! Hats off!

[@todmatthew5824]

I saw it was a Yard Machines splitter and was expecting it to be shot or complete garbage. I am impressed not only by this little machine but once again by Mustie’s abilities

[@marciajones7783]

Lol I'm so tickled at the attention. Can't wait for the Lord to bless us. Once we receive it. We can help others become at peace also. It's obvious now. Continue to serve I'm going to sit up mustie and wait for the Lord plan. That your reward for the hidden cameras 🥰😘

[@ackack1]

If you ever lose or need to replace a float hinge pin, a nearly same diameter replacement is the stem that breaks off after inserting a pop rivet.

[@the1spyderryder]

The hing pins for a flote that i have seen are closer to the size of a small paper clip.

[@richardthomas1743]

Hey ! Good morning everybody!

[@melchristian8876]

Good morning

[@robertwynn7686]

A cup of coffee and log splitting, a perfect Sunday morning

[@JD-zm4eh]

That question has been asked for many many moons, How do you polish the hole without taking out your rubber? That's funny. I remeber these splitters advertised on TV decades ago. You found a survivor. Another great Mustie video, thanks.

[@bobmoe9221]

Its been a long week. Thanks for the escape Mustie1!

[@richardwarnock2789]

Mustie found some Crustie!!! ❤

[@thedevilinthecircuit1414]

One way to clean the walls of a small orifice or channel like that needle bore is to cut a 1/4" deep slot in the end of a small wooden dowel, and stick a short 1/4" wide strip of fine emery paper in the slot. Orient the strip of paper so when it's wound around the dowel the abrasive end is exposed. You can adjust the length of the strip to match the I.D. of the bore. Spin it in your fingers or a drill motor. Works extremely well.

[@peglegtoo]

or a finish nail instead of wooden dowel, cut slot etc.

[@Rorschach1024]

Another idea is since he has a drill bit that is just a little small, he could slather a bit of lapping compound on the smooth shaft and spin it by hand to polish the i.d.

[@smarthome2660]

I was going to reply this exact thing till I saw yours.

[@bennyt.christensen3970]

That "Yiieeehaaaa" at the end told it all, i presume that your face was one big smile there. 😁

[@andyseamaster]

Bubba J looks for gas in the tank with a lighted match! LOL. Nice job, as always

[@MrButtonpresser]

Good old fashioned hard work, fault finding and ingenuity.

[@karlkovach8647]

Sure beats my old Chopper 2 axe. Great jos as always.

[@cjack121]

Nice light duty splitter and nice save on that carb. One thing, you never want to spray carb cleaner on the Viton needle seat. Viton reacts by swelling and that’s the reason the float wasn’t level. In this application it may not be a problem but a steady load like a pressure washer or a mower would starve for fuel.

[@paulcooper2897]

41:50 ... I've had decent luck putting a vertical score on the butt end of the drill bit to act as a debris path and using lots of valve lapping compound to "re-bore" and hone those crusty needle passages. Thanks for sharing 🇨🇦

[@Harpy-Mark-Tomlinson]

I love the way that he laughs when he breaks stuff .

[@davidbabin387]

It definitely pays to keep parts from other projects, as many parts as you can. Like here, that little small part, you found a match. I can't help but get pissed when one manufacturer uses all these different parts for the same use! Guess it's a marketing thing! Do you think that oll has ever been changed??? Changing that hydro fluid definitely changed the amount of pressure that cylinder was putting out. The other fluid wouldn't even dent the 2x4 earlier. Got to say, watching your videos for some 4 years I always learn something about small engines of all types. Thanks for the knowledgeable, and entertaining videos you put out. Be Safe, and God Bless!!! Looks like you got yourself a winner. Split that log flawlessly!!!

[@michaelcschmitt]

Nice another weekend video. Keep them coming..

[@stevelittle7390]

Wow! When you started, I said to myself “junk!” What a great job Mustie1!

[@quantumleap359]

You can find a set of torch tip cleaners at Harbor Freight, very inexpensive, very handy for clearing tiny passages in carbs. Great video, Darren takes junk and turns it back into a useable, saleable machine.

[@staceygandy2009]

Im jealous of the bolt bin setup! Id get a chair and drink a six pack of beer pondering and checking it out. Possible same next day!

[@walterplummer3808]

Amazing that you saved the carb.I have had good luck holding small parts like the jet in a drill chuck or maybe your lathe chuck.

[@mikehopkins4546]

The mustie drinking game should include a shot of whiskey everytime mustie says piss out lol. Great content, cant wait to get back to the bobcat.

[@621ELECTRONICS]

First time I seen a log splitter years ago I had no idea what it was 😅. Aside from that, I trash picked a Harbor Freight electric one maybe 5 years ago (5 ton model), sat outside and the electric motor had water in it causing it to seize. I took it apart, cleaned up the shaft, oiled it and it worked, you’d have to pulse the power button quickly a couple times to start it to get it to spin, or leave the shroud off and spin the fan blade with a stick on first startup, but never failed to split wood.

[@pinwizz69]

If it's not running and it was left outdoors it's a rare day when Mustie1 Darren can't get it running. He's definitely the Carb wisperer. That one I surely thoght was destined for the scrap pile and I have a 2 year high school small engine vocational school diploma. It's always a pleasure when a 2 hour plus Mustie1 episode pops up on a Sunday. There are modern spark plus glass bead machines that use high pressure air to clean out the beads from the insulator cavity. A buddy of mine has one. You can use sand in it but the instructions recommend glass beads. Sand is to abrasive and will cut the lifespan of the unit.

[@thegarage5919]

Mustie, As many carbs as you work on I have found that a Dremel with a small brass wire wheel works great for those small areas. You can get the brass wheels in all the popular configurations pretty cheap and they do a great job. Oh and isopropyl alcohol helps evaporate water in those tanks as well.. No more axe splitting for Mustie!

[@sonovoxx]

10:18 Schrödinger's Carb: neither clean nor dirty until you open it. 😂😂😂

[@user-hf9gn8vc6y]

Splitters are life savers if you burn wood. Great video D. Years ago I had to split wood with a axe, hammer, and wedges. My Dad felt sorry for me and bought a splitter. It was awesome! Thanks for another great video!! Darren

[@greatergood3706]

Worth $200 easily. You got the video 📹 for future trouble shooting

[@spacehonky6315]

Combination of both for me. I don't think this model is capable of vertical splits, so wrasslin' huge rounds up to the splitting deck is a giant pain in the....back.😉. Plus, as long as i ain't too whooped yet, a good splitting maul is waaay faster on (what looks like) maple he's splittin'. I'd probably still try a maul to get halves or quarters on huge rounds before hurting myself lifting. This little splitter is short so that helps

[@kenshores9900]

Mustie: You are such a Goober. Great video.

[@willmorrow375]

Surprised you failed to mention that corrosion on the carb was done by ethanol ... excellent content as always!

[@mikenonameneeded3485]

When you pulled that snapper mower out it brought back memories. I bought a new snapper mower in 2000. Finally the engine failed and I replaced it with a $125 predator engine. Runs like a champ. I am sure that frome will outlast that engine. I paid about $450 for the mower when new. Its been a great investment. And believe me, i dont treat it very nice. Lol

[@davidhaag9116]

Hey good morning Mustie enjoy your program with corroded carburetors like you have I find a glass bead cabinet works wonders and other folks I know use baking soda in the glass bead cabinet does a great job

[@melchristian8876]

Good morning after noon to you

[@oldschool1993]

Your buddy hooked you up with all those surplus inch bolts, because nowadays everything is metric. I can remember the days when you would go to a hardware store looking for a metric fastener and the selection was only 1 drawer with a few sizes. Now if you go to Home Depot, there are 10 drawers full of metric and maybe 1 drawer of inch sizes. Those lower bolts should be just tight enough for spacers to roll along the bottom of the track.

[@oldschoolriverrat]

Looks like an older Briggs Quantum style engine...the carb, filter, and throttle/choke lever setups (with no primer bulb) are just like the one I have on one of my mowers. Keep 'em in oil, keep the needle/seat clear, and fresh gas - one pull starts every time. I LOVE those engines. So simple and pretty much bulletproof.

[@Hjerte_Verke]

I was surprised to see it was a flathead. The blower shroud styling says "early 2000s" when Briggs was supposed to have stopped making flatheads (about 10 years before) because of the evil EPA. But it's probably much older.

[@haneyoakie14]

@@Hjerte_VerkeI think they made Quantum until about 2013. It would have to be a pressure washer engine, not a lawnmower because the lawnmower blade is the flywheel.

[@sonovoxx]

If someone catalogued every sentence AFTER each time Mustie1 says "A lot of times..." ...you'd end up with a manual to fix every engine known to man. 😂💪

[@papachis9535]

Nice little beast. If it runs for a couple of seasons then $200 is a steal. Good job Mustie.

[@davidflamee]

After that hydraulic fluid change, that power really came up, and, a faster action. Great video, brilliant repair.

[@troutie7726]

I love that you repair Everyman equipment... no half a million dollar motor yachts or super cars

[@sarahmathias9463]

I wanna say Mustie, your channel has inspired me to take on a project bike, a '83 Honda VF750 V45 Magna I got in a trade for a '96 Honda Odyssey. Can't wait to hear it running.

[@zippo1009]

You got me there at 8.00 when you asked; Are we good over there? I replied loud and clear: Yep 😂

[@rydplrs71]

Thanks for your weekly Sunday morning entertainment. I have jet cleaners. For about $3 you can get one. They have various wire sizes with textured sides which makes them slightly more effective for cleaning then a strand of wire brush. For clearing water, dry gas or seafoam work good. They mix with the water and make a fluid that can pass through jets and be digested by engines.

[@manolisgledsodakis873]

"...then a strand of wire brush." ?

[@blueribb99]

@@manolisgledsodakis873 typo for "than"

[@Hjerte_Verke]

@@manolisgledsodakis873 Or a strand of multi-stranded electrical wiring? No need for "special tools" when a strand of soft copper or brass wire will do the job and also give you less risk of changing the metering hole size by overzealous use of abrasive torch tip cleaners. I think Mustie has a set but he is showing us how to fix engines with common everyday items.

[@FreedomRock44]

Good one Mustie.........Old school Fun one!!!!

[@mischef18]

Good bit of wrench'n and a great result bro. Safe travels. Ken.

[@Big_John_C]

Good score, and it's small enough to fit through a service door (to keep it from sticky fingered people)

[@colinvargo3418]

Torch tip cleaner rods work great for small carb passages, and they have mild filing edges. Great for things that run a hair lean or breaking the crud off the sides.

[@Hjerte_Verke]

I think torch tip cleaners are what he meant when he said people were sending him pipe cleaners. Pipe cleaners are way too large for carburetor orifices. I think Mustie has a set of torch tip cleaners but he was showing us how to get by with common means.

[@colinvargo3418]

@@Hjerte_Verke I thought that too, but he said they weren’t small enough. The ones I have are easily as small or smaller than a bristle from a metal brush.

[@Watchyn_Yarwood]

👍

[@kevinfergusson8239]

Great video. A little tip to help with small amounts of water in the fuel tank, is to add some methylated spirits. That mixes with water and will go through the system.

[@Tekwyzard]

I was shouting that at my laptop screen as he was trying to 'wash it through with gas'! Yeah, the meths trick helps to get water out of float bowls too, if you can find a hole to get the stuff in there. It doesn't take a lot to do it either, and the end result mixes with the gas and goes through the jets just fine. Been there done that with a few different automotive carbs.

[@n2n8sda]

isopropyl alcohol also works to bind the water

[@ianallen2]

I would say there is a pin missing from above the ram. There are two holes above the ram and I would think a pin goes in ti hold the ram down on the bed. Works without it though. Well done for saving another piece of machinery.

[@markstone6368]

I was about to make the same comment. Pays to check the comments first! Probably had a sleeve like the other two did. MJ

[@billyb351]

I find that the carb cleaner makes the seat swell some so the float sits proud. Sometimes you can let it sit for a day and the seat will shrink some so the float will be more level. Depends on how beat the seat is whether it will shrink back over time.

[@zappa2456]

Those Briggs 6.0 and 6.5 engines are great and last a long time. Not surprised it ran well. I finally wore one out after many, many hours and am on the second one for my Wood Splitter.

[@lawrencetaylor5481]

It's crazy how good it runs. I thought for sure the carb was done for. Pretty impressed with this little machine.

[@llamudos9809]

This the kinda guy you need in your village. The Mr fix it (not jimmy) who has a bag of bits better than sport billy. Great Vid

[@kittty2005]

My Dad used bar and chain oil on the top of the slide bar for lube and as you split wood you will be replacing that lube regularly, because the wood soaks it up.

[@jackmundo4043]

Excellent lesson in the difference oil thickness makes. Thank you.

[@kevin9c1]

Yeah, or a lack of water.

[@billyhaddock5540]

Congrats Mustie1, on fixing ur Log Splitter. looks like u could put-it on ur truck bed, or put-it on a table. that way u wouldn't have to bind down.

[@slickmuck4312]

I wish I could be half as organized and clean Great job Cheers from Manitoba

[@litltoosee]

Mustie: I've been a follower and fan of yours for years now, and you have afforded me with hours of entertaining commentary, mechanical skill, intuitive machine know-how, and clever, subtle comedy, The way you set your camera to make sure your viewers visually stay with you step by step indicates to me that you not only wish to entertain, but also reveal the physics and engineering involved. You have the gift of making complex equations on applied physics as easy as pie. In another dimension, I'm sure you are an admired and respected teacher, as you are in our dimension. I can not thank you enough for what you do. I promote your channel to all my associates and friends, and I always get positive feedback from them concerning your channel. This is just a thought,, but perhaps, with the growing awareness of EV's and renewable energy applications, you might include a video or two on solar panels, biofuels vs petro, even nuclear applications. God speed Mustie, we need innovators like you desperately.. Most Respectfully, Thomas

[@kevinshea4776]

I usually pop the needle seal out by putting a shop rag over the carb and catch it when blasting with air. Yes, I have missed it occasionally and surprisingly find it in the shop!

[@jmccullough7755]

I wouldn’t take less than $500 for it if it was mine. You got it working great and those cost nearly $1000 or more new, depending on the size and hydraulic power output.

[@ianvicedomini2648]

You're a legend mustie. Never a failure 👍🏼👌

[@toby1kenobi493]

Saved another one from the scrap pile! Nice work. Thought for sure that carb was DONE!

[@johnruff9703]

It is a double acting cylinder -- it is always full of oil. Both sides are approximately the same volume, the active pressure direction can be either in or out depending on what it is used on. To get all of the oil out, open the valve and move the piston shaft in and out by hand.

[@SunnySunny-jz8kg]

the rod side has less volume the bigger dia. of the rod the less volume.

[@DconBlueZ]

AT one point you mentioned the dangers of blowing a part across teh room and never seeing it again. Done it too many times myself. Something I've thought of but not actually done is make a 4 sided partial cube of window screen with an open front for those kinds of operations. 24" sides, top and back, sitting on the bench.

[@derek763]

A small piece of very fine sandpaper rolled up will clean out the tube for the needle , it also wont damage the seal at the bottom

[@im-that-guy-pal]

Thank god he split the two bigger pieces at the end of the video. I would of been thinking about those for days!

[@johnobiro5202]

Mustie is just Amazing. I learn something new every week. Brilliant. 🔧👍🇬🇧

[@kevin9c1]

As an avid avoider of GM vehicles, Mustie apparently didn't notice the label that clearly said DEXRON III. Nothing wrong with his theory (on a worn pump) but it was at least designed for ATF.

[@thedevilinthecircuit1414]

ATF *is* hydraulic fluid 🙂

[@kevin9c1]

@@thedevilinthecircuit1414 Yes but he was saying ATF is too thin. That's what it called for.

[@jaycowen11]

The fluid was more pink than red, so it had water/ condensation in it. You really notice it when it happens in garden tractors that use it for the hydrostatic/hydros. They'll barely even lift the cylinders if it's bad enough.

[@djmips]

My Toyota van uses Dextron III in the power steering pump.

[@MRrwmac]

Mustie1, That carb coming back was a BIG surprise! Glad you changed out the Hyd oil to Hyd oil…haha! I want it. Thanks fo the video!

[@MrFHLH]

A gutsy splitter, Congratulations on a job well done. Only down side to me, it's a bit low to the ground, but perhaps that's a good thing .

[@mrmawson2438]

I'm amazed how you can turn crap that gets duped into full working order nice one Mustie1

[@GeorgiaRidgerunner]

24:05 hey mustie bread ties work really well for cleaning carbs and theyre considerably longer than your brush device you just have to burn the plastic off of them

[@whitesapphire5865]

Well, I slept like a log last night, and woke up to a splitting headache!

[@TheFurriestOne]

I once had a carburetor that was that bad, had it sandblasted, man was it a pain to get the sand out! XD Worked-ish for a time, before I stole one off a different mower to replace it. Still have it somewhere. Another one saved from from the scrap-heap! Nicely refurbished.

[@thedevilinthecircuit1414]

S M A S H T H A T L I K E ! ! ! One of the funniest things you've ever said: regarding fixing the fuel metering needle, "possibly...bend that top half without breaking it off...[chuckle]." Your confidence level is slipping 😀

[@wyndam71]

You worked some legit magic on that carb.

[@tomhath8413]

Splitter is nice if you get a log with a lot of twisted/knotty grain. But for fastest splitting stack a couple of old tires, pack the unsplit sections of wood inside them and whack them with a splitting maul. The tires hold them from tipping over/shooting out at your shins until they're all split.