Restoring the $100 Facebook Marketplace Mower. Part 2.

[@bigsonslawncare]

I love a clean Machine ✔️💯

[@lawrencecarroll2031]

It appears you are a very skilled mechanic. Only thing I'd question is I think I'd a put the fuel shut off before the fuel filter to ease the changing of it when necessary/???

[@Mechanical_Mind]

That's a good point but I like to filter the gas when I drain them out of the tanks. I often rotate my gas in my mowers, generators etc when in the off seasons. I normally drain the gas into a gas jug and will burn them in my vehicles before it goes bad. Here in Florida I don't like the gas to get over 3 months old. Not even the ethonal free gas.

[@Ant_carr]

This clean up was so satisfying to watch

[@boonskyler]

So relaxing watching your work, hope this will entice me start to look at my Yamaha been sitting for the past 5,6 years

[@jasonpond7866]

Awesome. I’m surprised the paint held up so well on the metal given the condition of the plastics etc. great job.

[@waderigsbee6923]

Good job looks great.

[@santaclause2875]

Great job, great presentation! Looks like you've got a 'keeper'. Another awesome general purpose industrial cleaner is Krud Kutter. It's pretty powerful, and needs to be promptly rinsed after application.

[@Mechanical_Mind]

Thanks Santaclause! And thanks for the positive support and comments. I'll need to try Krud Kutter. Maybe I should do a comparison on degreasers. Purple power is far from best but it's decent for bang for buck. The best degreasers I ever saw was when I worked at some car dealerships in my teens and 20s. Not sure if that stuff is even available to the public but it would melt the skin off your hands.

[@jonlambshead5115]

Awesome Job , Well Done

[@Mechanical_Mind]

Thank you very much!

[@simongonsalves5039]

Great job - lots of work, but better than new!

[@MikeBeam-mi8jo]

nice work...

[@robcole332]

That gray paint just made that mower pop. I wouldn’t be scared of that engine at all. Would be nice to know the service history

[@Mechanical_Mind]

I did a leakdown test on it the next day and it only had 3% leakage on cylinder #1 & 5% on #2. So I'm pretty happy with that. I need to check the valve clearances but it runs so good I bet they are in spec

[@mikespain8655]

Drive a self-tapping screw in each side of muffler shield after drilling a hole and it will stop the rattle. Mower looks good, but difficult to get some of this extra work back when selling it.

[@mr.courtney5703]

Looking forward to more like these. 👍👍

[@possumlips]

I would definitely buy a used mower from you after you went through it if I lived in your area. Great job!

[@oldkicker8958]

I like the flip videos even if you don’t make much it’s worth it for your channel. Your a great mechanic.

[@Mechanical_Mind]

I appreciate that!

[@darwindropmazda]

Really good series👍🏾

[@Bass.Player]

Mikuni Is a really good brand....

[@forrestmanueljr9196]

There's a product I found called Gone Mold, Mildew and Algae remover and it's amazing for removing the stuff you're dealing with.

[@colinreid7305]

Great presentation and useful info. Tractor looks very good due to all your hard work.

[@Mechanical_Mind]

I was not originally planning on going that far into it, but one thing led to another. Next thing I know, Im painting the plastic. I did a leakdown test on the engine. It is in surprisingly good condition for 460 hours.

[@edwardmorris2231]

That's next level detailing 👌

[@paulattanasio3061]

Unless I missed it, did you take the seat cover off? Curious what the seat looked like.

[@Mechanical_Mind]

I didn't take it off in the video. It looks like a train wreck that has been taped up with duct tape 🤣

[@paulattanasio3061]

@@Mechanical_Mind that’s what I was thinking 😂

[@jayjudd6518]

Ho Lee work load guy.

[@andybecker2693]

Although it’s great content for the channel, I’ve found that these don’t fetch very much money in my area. I had the exact same tractor that I got for free that had 300 garage kept hours and meticulously maintained. The deck was in excellent shape and the tractor looked excellent. I asked $500 to no avail. I sold it for $400 but only after a dozen people wasted my time. I don’t invest that much time in these anymore.

[@Mechanical_Mind]

Yeah it's definitely not a huge money maker unless you can get a great deal. I look for signs of one's that are clean but need a repair I can do that will cost others a large amount of $. Plus I get content for the channel so with out that added bonus I wouldn't mess with flipping mowers much.

[@montanawhite5699]

Great video. Do you think it’s worth it to buy a new deck for one of these mowers if it’s working fine with low hours? I live in Hawaii, I don’t know if it’s the salt, or our never ending grass season, but decks don’t last long here. Fb market place has more mowers for sale without decks than with decks.

[@Mechanical_Mind]

We have a similar issue here in Florida. I guess it depends on what you can get a deck for vs mower. With new mowers being so much more than just a few years ago I'd definitely look into just replacing the deck. Thanks for watching!

[@HipaStore]

Awesome mower restoring video. Lots of helpful repair video on your channel. Are you up for a collaboration? Hipa supplies parts for small engines and maybe we would work together to help more people in the community.

[@Mechanical_Mind]

Sounds good. Email me at [e-mail].

[@HipaStore]

@@Mechanical_Mind I did that.