RARE 1960 Hand Crank Mower Sitting 40 Years! Can It Be Saved?

In "Garage Window", Taryl goes over this 1960 Dille & McGuire lawn mower with a unique Briggs hand crank starter known as a "Shock Free Windup Starter". You wind it up and turn the knob and it starts the engine! This thing sure is plagued with problems and Taryl's gonna do all that he can to resurrect it from the dead again! Can he do it? Watch it all here and find out.
Before and After the long lesson, Slippers' drunken neighbor, Ed, finds the S-Man to be acting strangely and carrying an ax out to his shed. He suspects the worst and goes over to investigate. After find his way inside he becomes trapped and Slippers is coming after him with the ax! Can he escape? What will happen when Kerwin (Slippers) finds him hiding in his garage? Check it out here for the full suspenseful story.
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[@TarylFixesAll]

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[@johnchadwicktilton]

I have a question for Taryl and the Grass Rats : Question : Does anyone make a Rev limiter that is compatible with a lawn mower style ignition coil with just a grounding tab ?

[@Hjerte_Verke]

You can STILL be a fan of Breaks & Scrap 'Em, just be a retro fan of the old stuff.

[@markshuput5228]

My dad had one of those. I barely remember it and I'm 66 years old. I thought the name of it was " that sonofabitch" because he always said that when he tried to start it. Thanks for the memories!!

[@RockymountainRobert]

The Briggs and scrap em engines from the 90s and earlier were so easy to work on,and very dependable.

[@airplanegeorge]

sears and row back outboards, can't beat them..

[@jeffpiatt3879]

I'll take a B&S over a Honda, any day. The B&S carbs are very forgiving of bad fuel, whereas Honda is a pre-madonna. Leave it alone for a week, and the carb is clogged up and runs like crap.

[@frankbill9172]

@@airplanegeorge You mean craftsman

[@newsnowriversidesgtrock]

@@frankbill9172 No, Crapsman!

[@frankbill9172]

@@newsnowriversidesgtrock YEP! Right there

[@danielesilvaggi]

What would I do without your entertainment Taryl? I hope you never stop you are the best. Also the rest of the grassrats that are with you.🍻

[@dilwyn1]

Loves these vids Taryl ... Nothing better than dragging an piece of Briggs and Scrap-on into the man cave for a fiddle!! Keeps the wife guessing LOL!!

[@davidcoudriet8439]

Those oil minders are great. Period correct too.

[@shoptalkwithbrett6572]

That is American craftsmanship at its finest, Taryl. Thanks for our Sunday dinner. By the way, I have an old 1968 lawn boy I’d like you to have to do a video on but it would have to be a pickup because I can’t drive. I’m in Ohio.

[@Myself-yh9rr]

He has a lot of things that are rare and interesting.

[@covishen]

I love that crank start. The 60's were a really innovative time.

[@MaxNafeHorsemanship]

I remember seeing a few of those.

[@TiredOldMann]

As a 10 year old I hated them . Took at least 10 tries to start it .

[@12yearssober]

​@TiredOldMann Oh the memories. Once I told my dad that the mower wouldn't start and that's why I didn't cut the grass. That was the last time I said that to him. I learned how to make it start no matter what.

[@alanbranch851]

Brings back memories when I was a child lawnmower mechanic in the 60’s. Got to to work on a Briggs with a crank like this one. The aluminum frame mower reminds me of dads old 50’s craftsman. Love the vintage deck color and Briggs stamped metal and classic decals 🙌

[@thomascorbey7612]

Loved working on the old Briggs and Scranton engines. When I was a kid.

[@mikebarriball]

CAST ALUMINUM, THEY DON'T MAKE THEM ANYMORE, USALY YOU SEE THE 2 STROKES ON THE ALUMINUM DECKS. I HAVE AN OLD JOHN DARE WITH A ALUMINUM DECK, I THINK IT'S A 4-STROKE BUT NOT POSITIVE. TARYL I'VE ONLY BEEN WATCHING FOR A FEW MONTHS, YOU GOT MY ATTENTION. YOU GUYS ARE FUNNY, I LOVE IT ALL, BOTH CH. WHEN I WAS ABOUT 13 YEARS OLD I USED TO DRIVE MY SIT-DOWN LAWN MOWER WITH A TRAILER MY OLD MAN MADE WITH PLYWOOD TO THE TOWN DUMP. I WOULD BRING HOME OLD LAWNMOWERS CLEAN OUT THE CARBS, GET THEM RUNNING THEN SELL THEM IN FRONT OF THE HOUSE. I ALSO SOLD SCRAP METAL, AND BOUGHT MY FIRST WELDER WHEN I WAS 15. YOUR CH BRINGS BACK MEMORIES.'' THANK YOU TARYL 🙋‍♂✌

[@mikejerrett7354]

That's one of the coolest lawn mower s ever, good job 👏

[@themowerman]

Ohhh this is right up my street... Love vintage mowers

[@77gmcnut]

Cool project. Amazing it survived this long. Fun skit with the rest of the boys. I worked for NAPA for 25 years and I've seen a lot of old mower parts sitting in dusty old parts boxes waiting to be discovered.

[@phillipparker8947]

Taryl the technician I love these videos of you getting these old vintage engines running. Keep up the good work and excellent videos

[@danielluber209]

I'm 58 now and that is the style my DAD had, when I had to cut his grass in the 70's..I was just wondering the other day if you were going to have one of those type lawn mowers.. Your videos are outstanding plus the skits before and some after. Your team is extremely creative..GREAT GREAT JOB!!

[@larryjones6049]

Thanks. I’ve been doing this work for 55 years. This takes me back .

[@josephkelly9532]

Excellent job very Good video. Thanks Taryl

[@barrypettit3668]

Excellent job and another awesome skit. Pretty cool getting that old engine to run again.

[@thyubernoob]

I'd like to throw a shout out to the company that prints Taryls shirts, quality is top notch, bought my shirts at your shop over a year ago and after many washes the print still looks brand new!👍👍

[@midnightrunner684]

That's how I remember my Grandpas mower ..you could wind that thing up until your arm fell off ..it only started when it felt like running

[@geyser3445]

No plastic parts on that beauty.

[@mikefisc9989]

That is one cool mower. The 1950's and 60's had some really neat artistic characteristics in the the design of just about everything. Great video. Thanks Taryl and crew.

[@davidaldrich3488]

you, Farmcraft 101 and Mustie 1 are just great DIY.....watch all of you regularly....your common traits are calm deliberate solutions with a touch of humor....TY

[@stevebrueggen800]

Hey. “You are not supposed to be sanding the points. It leaves sanding grit in there and it makes them wear out” 😂. They must have not heard of brake clean and compressed air. As a dealer you want to sell parts, but sanding works. Love my Sunday mornings with my coffee, robe and ascot, watching your skits and adventures into the mechanics life. I’ve been doing it (repairing) for 50 year and still love it ❤. Thanks for what you do. Sb

[@MaxNafeHorsemanship]

My mower and my car still have points. Never heard of the grit wearing things. I guess it could. Personally, the problem I had was if you don't clean up after your clean up, the grit could hold the points apart and prevent contact and spark. I've seen lots of KZbinrs buy new points after sanding. They couldn't figure out why they didn't work. Wasted a lot of money just in gas driving to the parts store. Sanding works great if you understand the risks.

[@majorpayne5289]

👍Outstanding video! I miss these types of “movie shorts” within the working video. Keep up the great work guys. 👍

[@nunyabusiness4651]

60yrs old cuts better than most new mowers! Proof that if it ain't broke don't fix it! And easier to adjust the height than most $500 dollar mowers!

[@whip-its_dad4239]

Great job of saving another moldy oldie ! great job by the Lawnmower Police too !

[@jimmyguy428]

Great video as always, Taryl! I love these old machine videos because they take me back to my youth. By the way, the trigger positions on Weller soldering guns are the opposite of what you would think. The first position is high, and the second position is the low setting. Just an FYI.

[@MaxNafeHorsemanship]

Not true. I have two. Got my first one in 72. Still have it. First click is low, second it high on both of them made 30 yrs apart. If yours isn't like that, maybe it's been apart and someone switched the wires around. I got both mine brand new.

[@jimmyguy428]

@@MaxNafeHorsemanship It is you that's mistaken. Google the manual. I have both the professional (260/200 watt), and the universal (140/100 watt) guns. They both they are high on first click, and low on the second click.

[@mrsmrth322]

Oh boy. I just watched a 1.5-hour preparation for the annual winter lawn mowing, and I liked it.

[@thomasfx3190]

What a great project! I learn so much when I watch your stuff Taryl. It’s really interesting to see these old mowers, neat old stuff.

[@arnoldschmidt2753]

Well Taryl ,you are the the only one who takes on the most forgotten projects I have ever seen. I learn so much from you when you tackle these forsaken pieces of history. I am scared to even think about buying anything new but your knowledge base is incredible. I wish you would tell us in a video of what you recommend to look for in this El cheapo Grande world of small equipment manufacturers. I know that you have pointed out over your videos of what is good and what is just junk . So as a start ,could you do a video on how you would build an engine or what were the goodies that were reliable, dependable and durable. Honda's were great until they were out of patent, but what is a great engine built today?

[@patjohnson3100]

I really enjoy these videos of vintage equipment repair. You can learn alot, including the need to be creative, as illustrated by the carb bowl gasket modification. TD's advice about muriatic acid is very good. Muriatic acid is a form of hydrochloric acid and can be nasty stuff if you're not careful. Use gloves. It can be a skin irritant even if the residue on its container appears to be dried out. Great educational video.

[@pyrog.c.c89]

I used to cut grass with one of those I'm talking about mid sixties early seventies. Thanks taryl you just show me what tools you use and what tools to buy god bless buddy.

[@jeffpiatt3879]

Dang! That flywheel has an amazing number of fins in the "fan" that cools the engine. Have'nt seen anything like that in a long time. Very cool work, Taryl. ❤

[@ridervfr2798]

I enjoy watching your vids, We use Formula 88, it dissolves everything and anything, its not toxic either, used in to de-tarnish the inside of my coffee pot.

[@waffalobill]

When I was a kid my uncle had a small engine shop and I did most the repairs. I worked on alot of these mowers. Believe it or not alot of the ppl wanted the crank starters taken off. We had some old parts laying around and we changed out a few. He closed down after a while , sold everything off to a guy. Lots of parts and old/new stock that's priceless now. Carb kits for those mowers, he had alot of them. He had boxes of carb parts he got from a shop went out of business in the 70s. I remember sorting and stocking gaskets and glass sediment bowls for engines. This was around 46 or 47 years ago. 1976 or 77. I never seen one of those oil minders. That's pretty cool.

[@jimbrewer2893]

That green deck reminds me of the old Kee mowers. My neighbor had two of them. I got one running. The other was a donor. It went to the scrap yard. The oil monitor reminded me. Several years ago, a friend called me to go through her late fathers shop. He was a contracted Sears repairman. I was able to get two new in the box full block 8 HP engines. Two rebuilt engines, I believe both were 5HP, and a short block 8HP. A bunch of new old B&S parts, Tecumish parts. New and used gas tanks, and other stuff. Most all is gone now. Nice job on the mower. Like you said, patience!

[@billrook6165]

Nice shoes, TARYL!!! They look comfy.

[@anthonycade9034]

when im puttin parts back on, like the valve cover I just match the dirt up on the paint...theres your dinner. I love your channel man.

[@midnightrunner684]

My Grandpa had one of those back in the early 1970's .I used to cut the grass with when I was a kid

[@robertrichter6936]

Tarryl when I was younger my family had a mower shop 1960-1986 sold a fair amount of Hahn/Eclipse mowers made in Evansville,Indiana .probably close to Podunk ,Ind.most were cast deck good design. That mower brings back memories thanks.

[@thetwostrokerebuilder]

You guys are great actors 😃😃🏁🏁 Ed is my favorite I know guys like him 😂😂

[@jeffsandler3339]

Nice to see Mick came up for a visit !!

[@NotHarry-er3wg]

I remember this type form when I was young . That's how old I am. My dad had one for a while. Really cool. Thanks man.that is really appreciated martial

[@27neverlose]

Taryl Fixes All, is absolutely incredible at working on these types of engines and machine's. His knowledge is literally 2nd to NONE. The way he's willing to take the time to explain every step with very few cuts in the video is impressive. This make's it so much easier to learn how it's really done. Thanks TFA, your the best channel

[@DAS-Videos]

That spring starter reminds me of the old Cox .049 motors that had the spring to wind the propeller to start them.

[@mikeroutledge6929]

Loving the Charged GBH painted on the stairs, my fave band

[@dannyg402012]

Good old Engines. When they actually had power. Don't know why but them old 3.5 Horse motors would not Bog down under load for nothing. My Honda 5.5 Horse mower will bog down under any slightly heavy load cutting grass. Governor works, but these newer motors don't seem to have the "Torque" or something.

[@dusty1498]

They are Adjusted and leaned out for Emissions thats why they have no real power

[@65bug519]

that is a proper mower, sounds good, cuts good

[@mikeboschert4905]

Had one of those when I was a kid. didn't even think about it till I saw this video man, the memories. Very cool. Thanks Taryl.

[@terryedge3423]

Grandpa had a push mower with the same briggs recoil system and a Rugg riding mower . Love your videos and seeing classic mowers etc .

[@glenpeters2260]

i have been watching taryl for about 1 yr. he can REALY FIX ALL !!!!!!!!

[@tomdeville5292]

Taryl, you, your howtos and your crazy maschines are best tech-commedy ever, even here in Austria.

[@davidstansbury3204]

Man that brings back memories. We had that engine on a different frame, the wheels laid out like a figure 8 car and rubbed. I was 12. I hated that mower. Thank you for your time and knowledge.

[@albertcassler8763]

Yeah Tarl, I had a mower like that for cutting grass around the neighborhood. Then I'd go to the public swimming pool and with my little brother, we'd enjoy our summer 😁. Many fun memories, so thanks 👍

[@Sludge73]

The Briggs I rebuilt in Small Engines class in high school in 89 had the crank starter. Nice to see one in action again. Thanks for sharing.

[@dennisthomas4766]

Years ago my neighbor who has passed was Dale Weller and he was a accountant for his brother Roy who invented the Weller Soldering Gun

[@tomtheplummer7322]

🤔🧐I thought it was Carl..🤨🤓🤷‍♂️

[@gillgetter3004]

Great gun!! I’ve got my dads from the sixties still works, replaced tips many times. Needs a cord

[@JohnR9965]

@@gillgetter3004 same here. Got my dads to from that time too. Works perfect.

[@mikea5923]

Roy Weller did not invent the soldering iron.

[@jasonlin9805]

@@mikea5923the soldering gun not the iron

[@jmaxim80]

Pretty cool old piece of b&s history, and a solid old lawn mower. Nice work bringing her back to her glory Taryl

[@andersforrad]

I just love these antique stuff - what a cracking mower. 👍

[@jeffclark2725]

These are fun Sunday projects see if it can run again

[@randolphnakamura7357]

I love all of you videos. The skits are funny.

[@IFIXCASTLES]

Coil crack can be repaired with liquid electric tape. Sounds great and looks terrific!

[@scottbryant2235]

I really like this video! Tip for Taryl: Cleaning the tank: Put your stuff in there and duct tape it to the rear wheel of a vehicle - jacked up, and then let her idle for 20 minutes.

[@martinbenton742]

Back in the late 60's, my grandparents had a "coast to coast" mower that had a Briggs with the same wind up starter system. It made it easy for me to start an mow their yard at the farm.

[@chatrkat]

Another fun project Taryl, God bless Uncle Pat. I always like working on the old B&S. I’m surprised to see a plastic governor air vane on a 1959 vintage engine, I expected to see metal. No oil smoke either. 👍🏻

[@chubbyjohnson5480]

Excellent video guys! Love the old mowers and great skit

[@M10000]

Delightful! Keep the Briggs & Stratton flatheads coming!

[@vhm14u2c]

I seen a neighbor or relative that had a mower with similar starting mechanism back in 60s or 70s. I never seen it run, or prepped to start. Totally forgot about it. Thanks for sharing this cool piece of history!

[@johnperez93640]

Compress-ion. It hurts from laughing soo hard. Me and my son are crying laughing. Stomach muscles are hurting! Compress-ion!

[@JohnT248]

Faryl gave great advice on the Weller Solder iron. I have one it is superior to the others I have. It works also amazing as a plastic welder and you can get a flat tip for it to finish the plastic welds.

[@deanmoore420]

Great job getting the old mower going another well done job 👍

[@antoniomarc7174]

WoW I’m glad that never made it to the grace yard definitely a cool mower thanks for sharing. Would love to see it restored…👍👍

[@dirtybird2202]

Weller is one of the best in that type of soldering gun, been using them for over 50 years. Still have one of the old ones that still performs great. It just works.

[@USMC-Sniper-0137]

YES IT CAN BE, My Brother!!!!!!!! Annnnnnnnd where's my dinner????????

[@joejohnson7097]

I remember cutting grass with mower with that crank style love watching you restore old lawn equipment

[@gillgetter3004]

Saw a KZbinr from Great Briton clamp an auto gas tank to a cement mixer, and spun it with nuts in tank to clean it. He moved it a couple times and spun it and it cleaned pretty good!

[@ronsbeerreviewstools4361]

A great video, the best very educational and entertaining, cheers to you guys.

[@MissouriOldTimer]

50:01 back in the 50's and later they called it grinding the valves , I guess because not many actual machine shops around to do a real complete valve grinding job.

[@wg4405]

Dam it Taryl it's gonna be hard for Briggs and Strappen to stamp that on the new engines with all that plastic on their engines these days .

[@billburkart9087]

Back in my younger years when we still had ESSO gas stations we would use the striker of of a book of matches to clean points. It was like a 1000 grit sand paper.

[@greglarson1982]

I have a old 1940,s Era power products 2 cycle, my 84 year old father mowed grass with, my 12 year old now uses to mow our yard with. same style deck, I love those old mowers

[@1unaffiliated1]

I think I remember one of my old neighbors had one of those when I was tiny Grass Rat...

[@airplanegeorge]

Mr. Briggs asked me too thank you for your constructive criticism and said he is looking into reinstating the old brakes and scrappum stamp.

[@mshort7087]

To clean motorcycles tanks, I toss in some short sheet rock screws and lacquer thinner or vinegar. I stick the tank in my old electric cement mixer and cram in some old blankets or inflate some old inner tubes to keep it from tumbling around in the mixer. Works like a champ

[@mc2whls]

Old Briggs & Scrapum engines were the best.

[@whitesapphire5865]

I've never seen that type of starter before! I'd like to see a current day mower that lasts sixty three years, but that would make me one hundred and twenty eight years old! Whilst watching, I was mindful of a film I saw, many years ago "Flight Of The Phoenix" - "You are wasting cartridges, Mr. Townes. Even you must understand that when there no cartridges left, the Kaufman starter is useless to us!" I wonder if they'd filed the end off a screw, the film might have been a bit less melodramatic?!

[@Indiskret1]

That Oil Minder came as standard with our 1974-ish Swedish Klippo Kommun with a Briggs engine, quite like the one you just breathed life into. Also solid aluminium deck and very good large ball bearing wheels. Klippo was also very early with a one lever/4-wheel height adjustment, which this one also had. Sits on the side and very dependable mechanism. Never had one break or seize up. I still have a 1977 variant, but the previous owner converted it (sadly) to a dip stick instead. Loved the video, thanks!

[@tomdale1313]

you shine bright on these redos, tanks for sharing...

[@johnkollar7103]

Thank you, I have the same mower but with a pull start, needs a governor spring. No model numbers that I can see all rusted over . I will use your model number and try to find a spring on the inter screen. Thanks for the video it was a big help.

[@weschaffin]

Well worth the watch...MAny tips and tricks in this video...

[@nathanbrown4859]

It always fun watching the shows he puts on

[@Daddyrabbit_2]

I have the same exact Weller that was my late Dad's. Its around the same age as that mower because I'm 59 yo and it's always been in Dad's toolbox

[@corrugateddesigner]

Love it. Only tip: Make new fuel line, using the old fittings. Could even use a single flare here.

[@johnlease2369]

Very cool old mower. I remember digging them out of the trash back in the day and loved the crank start.

[@joshvandruff1790]

Really interesting crank start on that. I like it. Love seeing these older mowers and stuff. 🤘🏻

[@JohnnyDont]

@TarylFixesAll I don't care if people bemoan sanding points or anything like that. I for one appreciate it. Not all of us grew up with a father or grandfather that taught us this old school stuff and now that we're looking at becoming fathers and grandfathers it would be nice to know how to hand down this information so that we don't end up living in a completely throw away society. Thank you for these videos.

[@dustcommander100]

My family had a mower with a wind-up starter on it, but the spring was released when you folded the starter back down into the storage position. I think that one was a Tecumish. Amazing that the spring on that one is still good.

[@tempusveritas8901]

Nice Project LOL I remember those mainspring mowers.

[@jerryrash1775]

I'm 70 now and still work on small engines and the old ones are my favorite to fix

[@goose15401]

you are so explict in your detail, it is amazing. your knowledge is greatly appreciated.

[@edwardsmith9049]

Taryl great content. I always enjoy watching your videos. Keep up the great work. I look forward to seeing your next videos. Again a nother relic saved by you. And you are amazing finding out how to get the machine back running.

[@hcox1111]

I was born in 1960 it has to be a great mower.