Trashed Engine Powered Wagon. Let's Fix It.

a friend found this DR powerwagon at an estate sale for $50, then contacted me, its in real sad shape, looks like it crashed down a hill at some point then parked outside. lets see if we can fix it back up.

[@bigmikesnydet000666]

Great little wagon, I have the exact same one we use it on a tree service hauling logs out of residential backyards I swear the thing has no limit. It also comes with a seat that you can hook up to the little hitch and pull yourself around with it as well. Definitely the lazy man wagon LOL cool find love the vids

[@ecclesmilligan8712]

Just what I was thinking Mike S. Like you see on those Chinese Tiller tractor things. Apparently DR call it a sulky and from looking at some images it's something Mustie could knock up in an hour or three. As always an interesting project Mustie.

[@timclarkson9606]

…….or maybe make up a stand on 2 wheel trolly and attach it to the plate with the hole on the back?

[@1fatcat65]

I can’t get over how many projects he takes on and completes! Amazes me! 😮

[@tin2001]

Yeah. Completing them is the bit I get stuck on 😂 Current one is braking system on a car trailer. I hope to complete that soon though, because me will likely need to move some cars in the coming 6 months or so.

[@billhenry7833]

He doesn’t work

[@joshwelch8288]

I am absolutley blown away, kids have such great imaginations. Those sculptures were so cool. Thanks for sharing

[@mid-niteryders5523]

Cool vehicle, definitely more stable than a wheelbarrow and way easier to move around.

[@SMKreitzer1968]

Thanks for the shop time Mustie1! Awesome rescue!

[@bobwalton4879]

Great video, I see that some comments state that there is a hole for a stand on platform, I just don't remember what they are called! sometimes on Craigs list I see those two wheel stand on's for sale. Lastly, I have seen on KZbin some vid's of putting black, or any color wire ties into a hot glue gun, to melt plastic to fix as per gas tanks and such, haven't tried this, for I have a NEW Ryobi hot glue gun, and can't find my old corded one for such an experiment

[@alan6832]

If you spray lube the trans through the hole, especially with silicone graphite, that trans might get some real work done before kicking off, even with the hole and bent axle. Same goes for CV joints with torn boots.

[@handyhippie6548]

hell, the engine is worth 50 bucks. a trans axle from a junk riding mower and bob's yer uncle, no more wheel barrow pushing. a 12v linear actuator from the surplus center and it's got a power dump bed as well. what a bargain!

[@garretts91]

Cool machine, bad exhaust routing! Also, surprised you didn't use some jerry rigged runout gauge to get that axel straight!

[@lutheduck]

This needs a 2 wheel operator stand behind it - and then one can run it all day long 😂

[@raouliii]

I would guess the extra bin is a tool tray.

[@kaylajason8917]

We have one for moving manure around barn. I bet it got flipped a few times like ours have to bend axle and rim like that. I eventually gave it and added a skid plate to bottom with 2 50 lbs weights under axle to help. Im not sure if it helped since it hasnt flipped or the people got smarter driving it lol

[@Leroys_Stuff]

Good morning Mustie Family this is a cool one

[@garymalone8253]

Great machine all it needs is a riding cart behind it

[@MakinSumthinFromNuthin]

Would fiberglass cloth & resin adhere to aluminum if the surface was roughed up enough?. It doesnt hold any pressure....

[@patlilburn5251]

I always enjoy your videos but you were on fire here, I got caught laughing 3 or 4 times. Really wonder how fast or how loaded that thing would have to have been to take that damage…

[@ronaldbollinger950]

You can use zip ties as filler material for welding plastic!

[@RedfishInc]

Plastic zip ties as solder for plastic soldering. Kinda surprised that you didn't know that.

[@danssmokintreasures]

That looks just like the hrydostatic trans that I had on my Scotts/John Deer garden tractor.

[@iancampbell7359]

Needs a wheeled platform/step attached at the rear to stand on

[@joejuska5390]

Maybe add driver step to drag along.

[@colinrawlins3286]

finishing touch would be a seat.

[@johnapel2856]

Another Mustie1 success. Yay! Thanks for taking us along for the ride.

[@Joe_HamRadioGuy]

I'm sure your wife will be happy with it. Plastic welding fun fun use a stained glass soldering iron next time and some zip ties as the filler. It works great. 👍🏻

[@joegfjh]

+1 on the zip ties, works for small bumper cracks too 👍

[@qfdforme]

Mustie, I love your persistence. Clutch spring mixing? No problem, just make one.

[@nghermit4922]

Mustie is like “Saturday” morning cartoons for scrappers/tinkerers! Always a treat.

[@Indiana_Hillbilly]

Couldn't have said it better!! ;-]

[@houseofsteinert]

Your selection of unique vehicles makes me your channel my favourite gasoline engine channel. 💟

[@davkilldav211]

Unusual and great machine built for a specific purpose. I'm glad you brought it back to life and didn't have to invest much into it at all! Watching you work is a thrill and I'm grateful for you sharing these videos with the world. Thank you Mustie1 and I hope your wife enjoys her new powered wheelbarrow!

[@johnmayer158]

Nice job bringing it back Mustie! I'm sure your wife will enjoy it. Fyi, a trick that can use is plastic zip ties can be melted to patch holes...an old electric glue gun can work... Also, you can consider using some aluminum welding rod..and a piece of aluminum patch. You'd just have to disassemble the transmission and clean the part...but it could maybe help. Mapp gas on a propane torch head. Hope these ideas help. Good luck, sir!

[@NewForestRunner]

Top tip - use zip ties as filler rods when plastic welding with a soldering iron 👍

[@clifflewis-yq3lw]

Great idea!

[@lowellstewart335]

I've had good success with JB weld on plastic gas tanks

[@seanmckay3392]

honestly plastic welding is weak jb weld is best

[@allthings2allmen]

A little piece of metal screen melted in to plastic helps sometimes too especially with HDPE plastic. Helps the bond and acts as reinforcement. The screen melts right in when you heat it with the iron then ya just add a bit on top and smooth it out....Anyway, great vid as usual Mustie! Always good to hang out and watch over your shoulder...forever learning!😉💥💢💥👌👍👊💪🤙

[@Adam_Lynn]

I'd replace that snap ring on the top of the clutch if I was you Mustie. It is obviously malfuntioning as it didn't perform a trans-dimensional warp jump when it flew off.

[@danielparsons3995]

Morning mustie fans

[@blazmang3194]

Morning

[@majormojo]

That carb is a fascinating exercise in cost cutting. Plastic bowl/float/seat and the body looks like a simple extrusion with cross drilled passages vs a complex cast part.

[@999benhonda]

Plastic bowls also cut down on carb corrosion/clogs. The modern push mowers that say "mow n stow" on them have all plastic body carbs, and they don't clog until dirty fuel goes through them...and when that happens, they are easy/fast to clean as you only need to blow out the jets.

[@animefreak5757]

a good perk to a plastic carb is that they don't corrode (they tend to get less plugged up). I'm still not sure i prefer them per say, but it's a definite silver lining.

[@bobstacey9311]

That aluminium extrusion would help as a heat sink to avoid vapour lock

[@BarlowBrigade]

Great drop Mustie1...my pop's had one of these..they are great machine's...I would like to ask the Mustie1 nation to keep Brent at HALF-ASS KUSTOMS in their prayer's...he lost his entire shop to fire last week!!! He has 20+ years of badass hot rod build's from this shop...🙏🙏🙏😜✔️👀👍😎⭐💯

[@eric_seguin]

Thanks for that Jim. I forgot.

[@charliemansonUK]

You need a Dickie seat like on the old lawnmowers to attach to the rear bracket above the single wheel so you can tootle along in fourth gear 👍🇬🇧

[@Farm_fab]

Darren, if you cut strips from sn oil bottle, you can melt that into the holes on the tank with a soldering iron or soldering gun. Its the same plastic (HDPE). I recently did this on a generator gas tank that got a saw cut when, apparently, they used it for a saw horse.

[@kenstrayhorn5923]

Dang that's a good tip - thanks for the info!

[@billyhaddock5540]

Congrats Mustie1 on getting the Dr Power Wagon running and working good. Wife will love-it..

[@privateer0561]

What's amazing about this item is that someone would pay $500 for it with no proof it was running/working.

[@mrc3584]

I'd have paid that for it, only cause I know how to fix them. They're very handy!

[@michaelreynolds1904]

They are $1900 minimum new so $500 is pretty reasonable even needing repairs.

[@whitesapphire5865]

Auction fever!

[@earlwheelock7844]

Hell even if it did not even HAVE any engine at all with Musties skill installing a $150 Harbor Freight engine on it would be a SNAP!!!😊😊

[@Wil_Liam1]

Not many would,but like someone once said, "there's a sucker born every minute"

[@Mad-Duk_Machine_Werkes]

800 lbs is only ten bags of concrete? Those trans are DEAD EASY to disassemble and work on - you can just take out a dozen or fifteen bolts and the top half splits from the bottom - I woulda cleaned it all out from water & rocks sand and dirt inside with the parts washer and mineral spirits, heated and pressed that shaft as close to perfect as I could get with the arbor press or regular hyd press and re- greased all the gears dude- was maybe an extra hours work to make sure it was good to go- PLUS with it all apart and CLEAN you coulda done a better job with your hole patch.........

[@jonathaningram4672]

That was an impressive nest, you do get some weird but wonderful contraptions. I guess if there is a need for something like that some one would build it.

[@1pcfred]

Power buggies are common machines on construction jobs. But this really isn't the popular model you usually see.

[@charlesroberts6965]

Awesome fix.. always amazed how you find solutions and fixes to whatever you come across.. always learning by watching.. appreciate you sharing your day with us 😊🔧🇺🇸🛠️👍

[@davebarrowcliffe1289]

Brilliant episode. Classic Mustie! Thanks! 😃 👍

[@tarstakars]

Actually I did that to a lawn mower several years ago and I just drilled tapped 6 10/32 holes around the hole and made a rubber Gasket and screwed a piece of steel plate over it and it never leaked again. You don't wanna make the patch too Big. Just big enough to cover the whole.

[@billhancox253]

Great video. Plastic zip ties work well for welding the polythene tanks with a Weller soldering gun . managed it several times and looks neat.

[@reubencohen7097]

You are absolutely correct. I think he needed to be just a little bit hotter. The electric soldering iron with a small spade attachment that would work well. I don’t know very much, but I have seen others do it quite effectively.

[@billhancox253]

@@reubencohen7097 yes the plastic weld as such usually looks like a mig weld and very neat. The added advantage is that you can use different coloured zip ties to match whatever you are polythene welding.

[@brianbrown4323]

Good morning motor wrenchin’ friends! Sunday morning with Mustie!!!!

[@jankro1]

That wheel alignment looks like tire tilt on young guy's BMW😂

[@j.w.3345]

Nice find, great fix! Looks like a useful back saver.

[@jsimm4587]

this channel is awesome best stuff I’ve watched ever wish I had this 40 years ago to grow up watching !

[@mjpbase1]

Mustie1, if the transmission leaks, you might consider fiberglass/resin and maybe the metal sheet as a skid plate.

[@hkfan4596]

Great project and video, as always. You, andrew camrata, and Eric O are my fav channels. Never change!

[@ArtDeth]

Love your enthusiasm and your gas powered soul, Brother!

[@PaulMack1249]

You need to add a seat in the back with a couple more wheels for support and stability. Then it would be very cool.

[@robertmorin6495]

Nah, less is more

[@jwfinley7808]

YEAH

[@larrywillis9589]

Build rickshaw to hook to rear out of bicycle wheels

[@MostlyInteresting]

You could use 00 corn head grease in that gearbox. It does not flow when its not being stirred.

[@jacksomb1]

I wonder if a sit-down modification (a 2 wheeled ' back end of a trike' frame that's hinged on the plate above the single wheel) might make for an interesting 'Part 2' to this?

[@evan7795]

I was thinking a stand on platform that trails behind.

[@luuk-out-below9804]

Did it leak on the bent axel? Crazy how you were able to mostly true that up, I would have pulled it out but what you did seemed to work out.

[@stoptheirlies]

Hi Mustie, good job mate, did you remember to do up the set screws on the axle bearing? Bob. UK

[@keeperofthegood]

LOL ok did someone do the DOM? 6045 would be Feb 14, build in 1996 or '6s older, and not 2006 or newer as 2004 they went to a 5 digit DOM. Amazing that almost mostly about around all the parts for the Tecumseh VLV60-502018B are also still available. OH and, Dr Power still produces and sells this yard machine, around the 2000 dollar mark.

[@pyrojason]

Just got back from the night job. Good morning Musties!

[@davidcolesr.8628]

Enjoy Your Sunday

[@stevieworley1216]

my name is Junior I live in Blount county Alabama and I have a question ❓⁉️ do you have a long black plastic wheel 🛞🎡 that goes on the front of a 42 " craftsman riding mower deck it will keep it from touching the ground while cutting it it goes on the front of the deck or do you know of anyone that might have one please let me hear from you sir keep doing this beautiful work bro that you do ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤😂🎉😢😮😅😊 love watching your videos amazing good work

[@richardclifton4120]

With the bent axle, it looked like it could be used to mix paint the way the bed moved.

[@pookatim]

It seems to me that damage to the axle, the bracket and the hole in the trans case looks like it was dropped while trying to run up a ramp or something, probably with a heavy load in it.

[@elmelmon]

If you take a small hot glue gun and insert zip ties instead of the glue sticks it melts nicely to weld plastics especially if you heat the area that needs fixing. Thought it may be helpful. I enjoy your vids! 👍

[@ElTelBaby]

@ 1:04:54 ROFL... When I saw the 1st time patch attempt... I thinking it is way 2 BIG... A smaller patch & 2 part resin & really scratch both surfaces...

[@dougtravins9624]

I bought that machine over 20+ years ago with electric start. I use it mostly for hauling large log rounds out of my woods. I ended up building a removable boom with a small Harbor Freight 12 v winch on it so I can load the logs easily, or snake a log out of the brush using a snatch-block setup. It works great and saves my back every day. I put tall stake sides on the box so I can stack several rows, depending on the log sizes. Of course, I have to be careful that I don't make it too top heavy so it doesn't tip over, but all in all, when used right it gets the job done every time. It's used for everything around the property.

[@George-dx9nc]

Funny how ya almost heard me......"Put a pipe on it" "put a wet rag on it n heat it" hey.....he heard me!

[@Wil_Liam1]

That's one of those vices that sell for 5 bux at auctions due to their outer jaw stays put while the shell or rear jaw part moves backwards.. You can't open the jaws up 2-4 " and set anything vertically in it as it hits the tables edge,only horizontally .. Guy I know bought 2 of em in NH auction and other than for small stuff they're pretty much useless when compared to the usual front jaw opens away from the fixed rear jaw and vices ease of usability.. Cool DR wagon though..

[@philbartoli2011]

Another great save nice machine!! Curious was the pre filter replaced?

[@mcscheck2000]

Hey Mustie1 , Those Transmissions don't use any fluid, they use the grey Peerless Bentonite Grease ... You can actually see some of it oozing out around that gap... Also doesn't look like there is much or any in that lower area at that hole... I think I have about 4 of that same transmission if you need one I'd send it to you (just cover shipping) or deliver... In CT here...

[@gigantor56]

Great video! As usual you do a great job describing how things work for those of us that are not mechanics! Thanks!

[@larstell]

Starts to look like Andrew Camarata....... 😮😢 a platform with 2 wheels and you don't have to run..

[@SwarthyPlinker]

Neat machine. I enjoyed watching the repairs.

[@sewing1243]

I'd call a $2000 (cost new) piece of equipment for $50.00 and probably about 4 to 6 hours labor and some misc parts to be more than a win.

[@johngarnich3653]

You should add a skid plate to it to make sure it doesn’t bottom out. I am sure that’s how the initial hole developed in the first place. Love the videos!!

[@RollinMyOwn]

Have you ever used that alumiweld? It would do that with easy and it would hold if you keep it clean with a s.s. brush before brazing it. Idk just my 2 cents.

[@whitesapphire5865]

One accessory that you don't have, but would be nice - That machine can tow a ride on seat. It already has a tongue hitch, all you need is a trailed unit with a seat on it, or even just a low platform so the operator can stand on it. Either way, it would make those higher gears more worthwhile. I have a similar setup at home, and really can save your legs as you get older. 👍

[@oambrosia]

That would explain why 4th gear is so "quick"

[@Hjerte_Verke]

Ah that "towed seat" might be referred to as a sulky. Many of the industrial walk behind mowers have such a contraption.

[@notajp]

DR had an optional seat sulky for it. Ours has one.

[@AZVIDS]

Nice one…are you sure that is a Tecumseh as it starts and runs pretty well?😉

[@mrc3584]

These things are amazing! I had a newer version with hydraulic dump. Paid $500 for it and used it for three years and then sold it for $800 during covid.

[@dustinh4175]

Gotta love a profit.

[@navvet4518]

That is a very cool piece! I didn’t think you were gonna get away with straightening the axle without snapping the case. Another great rebuild man. We all appreciate your videos. I was given a 25 year old snapper rider that I’m just getting into. Carb rebuild done, now it runs. I just have to sort out the rear differential.

[@adamknopp6631]

Great for a building site with poor access to the rear of a property. You could carry cement bags in it for example. You could also modify it by putting a small platform on wheels by the handle bar making it proper transport 😊

[@gammaxi1275]

exactly, I was thinking it needs a platform you can stand on.

[@ElTelBaby]

Um Great repair... Now all it needs is Seat or a Platform 2 stand on... ROFL... Save U running when U put it in top gear...

[@georgec7199]

I was just waiting for Darren to do his usual victory lap through the sand pit with the cart at the end of the video which would have been something. Being from Danvers I noted the Danvers Ford tee shirt. This was a nice video with not too many problems to shift through. Once again Darren's dialog as he works makes his videos so superior and enjoyable to others. Sunday morning's with Mustie1 has to be a must for all his followers.

[@Hjerte_Verke]

I am not looking around for similar channels for that very reason. Darren's dialog, style and approach is superior and he gets right to it and doesn't feel the need to do the talking head routine (his face in front of the camera) like so many others. Other channels are often just intolerable with music and an intro scheme, etc., etc.

[@georgec7199]

@@Hjerte_Verke Boy.....you and I are on the same page here. I'm a retired industrial mechanic and while every day I worked on more problems that I could count I don't think I could ever explain to someone every move I was doing. Darren has a special gift in captivating an audience. I gave him a Homelite generator and power washer a year or so ago and I even watched with great interest to those. His is the only repair site that I've watched but on the few sites that I do on other subjects the dead air sometimes can drive you nuts.

[@Wil_Liam1]

Install separate cutting brakes on drives,attach a sulkie below the handles and ride along behind it and have 5 or 6 forwards speeds to choose from...why walk,work smarter not harder 😂

[@jz8276]

Thanks Mustie, great video! I learned some repair tricks from watching this one. I hope KZbin's algorithym will let these great video's continue.

[@timothyabraham2228]

Darren just HAD to do a burn out !! Grown men are still little boys..... sometimes !! (we have our moments !! lol) 🤪 🤣 😁

[@reubencohen7097]

Great morning with Mustie!

[@wizerd5150]

mr. mustie1 i love you Econoline truck . its all i ever think about . could you plz work on it next PLZ PLZ PLZ !

[@raimoe4512]

Pretty clutch little thing. I like how you find these unusual things. Thanks for sharing.

[@jmptaz]

How cool would it be to make a trolley to stand on behind it so you can just drive it all around the property

[@edwardsullivan6149]

You need some Taryl putty for that tank! There’s your dinner👉!!! Lol!!

[@macpatten9249]

Bending that axle makes my knees hurt. Not saying I haven't done similar fixes, but Christ it makes me nervous.

[@MRrwmac]

Mustie1, Good find and great work (as usual) getting it running, clutch fixed, holes filled and expecially the axle straightened! Paint it whatever color the wife wants and you have a free “get out of doghouse” card for awhile!

[@robertopenheimer1451]

He needs to put the wife in it and ride her around the yard while he records it.

[@silentdeath9237]

You should get some tire sealer called tireject it is rubber and Kevlar based compound with the consistency of milk but it works on holes up to 1/4 inch

[@generaldisarray]

You should put a platform on the back of it to stand on. I think the tab sticking out over the castor wheel is where the OE one attaches. Then you wouldn't even have to walk behind it.

[@wvbassassassin]

They have a sulky as an option, I have one.

[@davedickinson822]

Steering might be an issue…

[@generaldisarray]

@@davedickinson822 true but on the straight away you could cane it in top gear 🤣

[@pierremartel3552]

@@davedickinson822 When you have a seat it is linked to the free wheel in the back to do the steering.

[@kthwkr]

I was convinced your crude spring for that clutch was not going to work. But then you cranked it up and it worked perfectly first try. YOU are the man. You are the Mustie1.

[@steventiry8701]

Those were designed to have a trailing seat. You sat down to drive it. That is why it has the holes above the trailing wheel. The seat had two wheels under it and that part was detachable..

[@douglaschalou5112]

Darrin, part two...add / build a sulky for that contraption! Also maybe a single leaf spring adapter to create two wheel trailing castors. (by then Mrs. Mustie will want electric start option too!)

[@richardmarcelino238]

Rough up around the whole on your tank next super glue and baking soda together apply over the whole baking soda will make the super glue harder than nails it's good on plastic

[@josephcormier5974]

That's a very handy machine for your wife and relative easy to fix this was a very informative video thank you for sharing this six stars brother

[@gearheadgregwi]

The cleanest Peerless transaxle Ive seen. Usually stored at the bottom of a swamp. Hopefully it's newer and doesn't take that awful Benonite grease.

[@drewski6843]

Should put like a skid plate with two wheels to pull. Instead of walking, you can ride around your property. Great repair video as always!

[@andystokes8702]

How would you steer it?