Resurrection 1950s TORO SPORTLAWN Lawnmower Power Reel Mower

[@TheBananaPlug]

Its Shango066 meets Mustie1, awesome!

[@woox2k]

I actually thought it was video from Mustie1 when i saw it on my feed, what a surprise! Now lets hope Mustie surprises us the same way and resurrects an old tube tv from a free pile on the side of the road!

[@TheBananaPlug]

@@woox2k He did find an old tube radio a few months back, so you never know.

[@ratoalado8850]

@@woox2k so do i....lol

[@MattExzy]

Mustie has an ultrasonic cleaner - Shango has a lemon tree. Game set match.

[@stephenbraddy9925]

@@woox2k same!

[@erikthie2253]

that was awesome. you remind me of the old days of fixing everything and never throwing anything away.

[@sonsofthunder915]

Whoever pitched that in the trash obviously doesn't know the value of a dollar. That reel mower is worth some real cash.

[@KameraShy]

Worth a lot more running.

[@tailsdblack463]

Probably a karen or young teen pitched it.

[@alasdair4161]

Our scrap recycler frequently has a reel mower set apart from all the junk mowers and they are usually priced over a hundred and fifty bucks in really poor condition. They don't hang around, so people must want them.

[@rogercamp6071]

Love it that you saved this great old mower, built in the days when quality ruled and no cheapo parts to last a year or two before being junked.

[@ralphhoskins2115]

I can’t believe it runs that well ,, even though you didn’t change out a single capacitor.

[@lawrencewheeler8868]

And didn't get it up to 88mph (almost,lol)

[@111000100101001]

It does have a mighty “condenser” under the flying wheel next to the points. Probably should replace it with and audiophile quality one for best sparkage

[@TheGuitologist]

+2 for the propane setup. I called every Calinazi organization I could find and reported this video for judicious salvage of a useful small machine. You should get some kind of environmental award for this one.

[@danytoob]

Brad! Fancy meeting you here. I watch your channel often, and we've had some back and forth (some nice ... some not so much), but I love how YT makes the world so small (I'm in shango's neck of the woods - L.A.area), and how connected we all are (whether we know it or not ...lol). Between you, shango, Mr. Carlson, others etc. I might someday actually know/learn electronics to resurrect my old Bandmaster. (ahh, that's a stretch)..but I've got a LONG way to go. Don't really even know the basics. Ya never know.

[@gamera1962]

This would look great with a full restoration.

[@RoughJustice2k18]

Shango doesn't do restorations.

[@jonathaneastwood2927]

Not gonna happen..

[@glenncerny8403]

Wow, nice find. I have an affection for old reel type mowers.

[@lawrencewheeler8868]

They've made a come back tho!

[@gerardcarriera7052]

The reason why you could get this running again: Made in USA!! Need I say more? Great video, no surprise that you got it going.

[@1marcelfilms]

Wait a second this isnt mustie1 channel

[@stevexray6253]

That's a fine old specimen of American pride and craftsmanship. Even when it was broke down and rusted up it's better than the cheap Chinese dung sold in big box bargain hunter havens. It's a beautiful thing that you got it running and cut some grass with it. 😁👍🇺🇸

[@Rev22-21]

And it still can drag shango's ass all over the place....lol

[@paulstubbs7678]

Now imaging getting one of these 'modern' mowers in the same condition (left in a shed for 60 years) I bet it will never run. Same goes for electronics, you can fairly easily resurrect the first TV's, try that in fifty years with an LCD - no way.

[@assassinlexx1993]

Give it a coat of Briggs and Stratton red paint.

[@galaxyflyer1]

Great fun video. Thanks Shango. I always look forward to your videos. You put a smile on a shitty day for me.

[@stephenpeterson7479]

Well done. You have a really wide range of skills.

[@azariayehezkel9064]

i also think that

[@5roundsrapid263]

Working on old machinery isn’t much different from old electronics. I’m pretty good with both.

[@jeffreyboarman4032]

Briggs & Stratton came over on the ark

[@veb6814]

That is a very neat machine a real testament to quality.

[@JohnSmith-eo5sp]

It was made in the 1950's when people cared about quality

[@GoldSrc_]

Survivorship bias, look it up.

[@veb6814]

@@GoldSrc_ that's assuming that this machine outperformed others of that Era.

[@MrAeronca100]

We got one about 1955 I was seven at the time and mowed the lawn every other day! honestly the best mover I have ever used, today's Safety mowers have nothing on that beauty, of course back then even a 7 year old had more common sense then todays adult!

[@MrChief101]

Indeed, a fascinating look into the past. Not all that distant and perfectly preserved... old gas and all!

[@davecarlson3414]

My grandfather mowed his small Minneapolis lawn once a week with this same mower for years until he passed in 1973.. thanks for the memories

[@bigmotter001]

Nice Shango! Very entertaining and historical. Take care!

[@kennethiman2691]

I'm sure California loves that old motor! Such a fun video. Luckily you can get zinc additive for modern oil.

[@andrewstewart8704]

Awesome find and great work shango!

[@iroll]

That thing is friggin awesome, especially the autopilot mode.

[@roberttreadwell3252]

i am 73 years and use to run one of these at 10 years old.. I was told what to do to start and run. No injuries because I and was careful and used COMMON SENSE. Thanks for the great memories

[@ChrisEbbrsen]

Nice save! Beautiful ol mower! Envious!❤ Toro good stuff! Dont ever sell it! Its an antique! Wow!❤❤❤❤❤

[@Megabyte4747]

No safety guards or anything safe about it. When they made stuff like that in the day, people had enough common sense to use it without loosing a hand or toes ! Now days, they have to put a warning label to keep idiots from drinking the battery acid ! I do like some of the safety features on modern lawnmowers like the seat switch on a riding mower. If you fall off or get knocked off by a tree limb by accident, the engine dies. What I find annoying as hell is the reverse safety switch that kills the engine if you back up with the mower deck running. I disabled the stupid thing on my lawnmower. In my opinion, if you are stupid enough to mow your yard with your small children playing outside, you should NOT be allowed to operate a freaking can opener !

[@ralphhoskins2115]

The men that used that mower stormed the sea at Normandy,,, no pussys in that generation....

[@markanderson350]

My mower says caution spinning blade on the deck. Like duh!!

[@leftitbythecurb8350]

In that case the absence of safeties were a safety feature in itself, it was meant to interrupt the lineage .

[@dougbrowning82]

My neighbor once had the 1968 version of this mower. It had guards over the moving parts, and recoil start. Ran until it threw a connecting rod after 20 years.

[@williamjackson5942]

I worked with a guy whos mother mowed his arm off when he was a child! SAFTEY FEATURES ARE SO TERRIBLE,

[@missyd0g2]

We had one like that from 1960s. My dad and I made a mini bike out of it. Had an old Briggs engine. Had to replace the magnet and McGiver a better pull start. In 1980 they young kid down the street took it. The frame needed welding. He and his dad made some upgrades and enjoyed it. Brought back great memories of my dad. Thank you.

[@rolfsinkgraven]

Great job Mr Lawn mower man.

[@Staradaj]

So you are not only on TV, but also on motors! Cool!

[@teacfan1080]

Amazing that thing runs again. But that's the way those things were built. Still works after nearly 70 years. Your talent on fixing things is top notch! There were even no capacitors you had to change!

[@whitechrist2965]

"Found it in the alley" That's the same thing car thieves tell the cops

[@Megabyte4747]

lol

[@69kaveman]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@williamralph5442]

When I was young we had an old Sears reel mower. Always did a nice cut.

[@FirstLast-vr7es]

There were less idiots back then because of stuff like this. Evolution was allowed to do its thing and weed them out.

[@feraluniverse]

Nature's way of thinning the herd.

[@paulstubbs7678]

Too much safety crap these days, how are the kids ever going to learn.

[@assassinlexx1993]

The survival idiots became politicians.

[@WS-ij4ey]

Used one of these as a kid back in the sixtys.It was a bear to operate but did a great job.

[@michaelbill123]

That mower will probably run until Jesus comes back.

[@petepeterson4540]

Amen

[@TickenLifters]

Actually not that far away

[@radiotvphononut]

Yet another testament to the quality of old USA-made stuff.

[@Rev22-21]

Another Great Way To wake up on a Saturday morning watching Shango tackle something and bringing it back to life....and let's not forget the patented airplane noise the background. Reminds me of the old Sky king show in the early 60's Saturday morning. Perfect...absolutely perfect.

[@miata1492]

. . . and his "niece," Penny.

[@mycomment474]

Ahhh, the good ol days before feminism. We had our wives bring us a beer and a cigarette as we were sitting in our metal clamshell lawn chair on the patio when our 7 children were gone who knows where with the neighborhood children running behind the barrel of a DDT mosquito spray nozzle . Primetime Ozzie and Harriot. Before we had the thrill of victory, the agony of defeat of ABC wide world of sports clogging up the airwaves. Of course, the signature Gleason, "To the moon, Alice"!

[@DanafoxyVixen]

Good old "mothers little helpers" were in full effect to deal with it all

[@mycomment474]

@@DanafoxyVixen What a drag it is getting old.

[@chezsnailez]

Just remember that those wives had likely been working the line at some factory during the war. Our fathersnail's mum was a 'Rosie the Riveter' in Buffalo during The War...

[@mycomment474]

@@chezsnailez Not in the fifties. Their generation was called, "the lost generation. (born approx in the 30's) You're talking about their parents, "the greatest generation". When did "Rosie the riveter" burn her bra in defiance of men ?

[@chezsnailez]

@@mycomment474 ~ the housewives of the Fifties _were_ of the 'Greatest Generation' (1901/1927) - with the 'Silent Generation' (1928/1945) joining them in the latter half. The 'Lost Generation' was born around the late 1883/1900. BTW Betty Friedan (author of The Feminine Mystique and considered the founder of modern feminism) was born in 1921.

[@glasstronic]

My wooden go-cart used that model engine. 2 H.P. No clutch, no brakes; just throttle. Push to start, then jump aboard. ;-)

[@PhaQ2]

Cheap diesel oil will have the dinosaur guts that this mower needs.

[@petepeterson4540]

Right you are

[@petepeterson4540]

also Lucas oil it will stick to the bearings increase compression.

[@PhaQ2]

@@petepeterson4540 I would even suggest using some engine restore, to fill in scratches on the cylinder walls.

[@GrandsonofKong]

I use to push a Toro like that back in the 60's under my Dad's guidance. Got left in upstate New York after Dad died and took us back to California (still sane back then.........

[@rustymotor]

Lovely bit of vintage machinery, looks like it cuts that grass very well, thanks for sharing the ressurection of a cool piece of technology!

[@fsb1284]

Grew up in 90s with 1962 Toro Power handle and SnoHound, front drive Rotary Mower attachment

[@shackwishprice6924]

Nice one.great job

[@Masterkill45588]

As a former mechanic and radio enthusiast I do enjoy your mechanical videos and electronics videos. Cool old mower would be a good resto candidate

[@SDS-1]

Yup its well oiled now.☺☺ hell yes!!! Love the vid

[@qwertykeyboard5901]

Beautiful machine.

[@johnwinden8511]

We had one exactly like that lonnng ago when I was a kid. I remember the rope start.

[@draftwood]

Those were made when you had to have awareness and respect for "spinny" things. I grew up in that era, got bit a time or two and learned. Love your sarcasm , keep it up.

[@jeffadams5510]

Had a similar one back in the 80's I got running. It was in way better shape and cut grass like no tomorrow :)

[@SHOINOFF]

I love those oil bath air cleaner engines. They are great on fuel and they last forever.

[@martinda7446]

I was saying to myself, 'there is no chance in hell he will get a spark out of that''... How did those points keep their surface I dunno. Great idea with the propane too. I am hoping this video goes well. Shango deserves some big returns.

[@RoughJustice2k18]

Although this is not an electronics video I did not hit the dislike because I figured "why not do something a bit different". Shango definitely needs more subs.

[@wayneessar7489]

Tungsten points.

[@martinda7446]

@@wayneessar7489 Is that so?

[@wayneessar7489]

@@martinda7446 I believe they were because you needed an extra hard file to dress them.

[@martinda7446]

@@wayneessar7489 Thanks Wayne that is pretty cool to know...Could have done with a few sets back in the day..

[@markpirateuk]

Cool old mower, I still run a 1930's Atco mower, 15-1 two stroke mix! Has not even needed a new spark plug since the 1960's, my neighbours have gone through loads of cheopo Chinese mowers since I have owned this ;)

[@johndonlon1611]

Boy, does this bring back memories from the early 1950s! My dad had one and he was always lubing it and cleaning the spark plug. It started with a rope that had a wooden knob at the end. It did a yeoman's job for many many years. Later, engines from these mowers ended up in mini-bikes and go-karts when rotary lawn mowers became the mower of choice and these reel mowers were either junked, or like yours, pushed to the back of the garage and forgotten. I'm glad to see it still run. Good job and terrific video! Don't forget to lube the drive chains.

[@alphabeets]

So cool getting old stuff working again. Nice job Shangoman.

[@gillgetter3004]

I used that type of mower in late sixties. Ran it through, or under fence once. My dad purchased a rotary mower then.

[@brianbelfast3679]

Hi. Greetings from Antrim, Northern Ireland. What a great video. Such a change from your normal content. (Which I absolutely love). Such fun to see you bring this old engine back to life. A long time ago, I remember my Dad saving a partially seized car engine that had overheated, using similar technique. He reckoned some the piston rings were seized to the pistons. He put some oil down each spark plug hole and turned the engine over and over. With a bit of patience the compression finally returned. That car ran well enough for years after. A very entertaining video. Keep en coming. I check KZbin every day to see if you've posted anything.

[@jvercellino]

Outstanding! It looked like you were really enjoying getting that beast running again. Very impressive!

[@margaqrt]

Nice thumbnail. It was fun to see it fixed up, and self propelling in run away. They don't make em like they used to.

[@andarthome142]

When i read the title i thought yes another mustie1 video😉👍

[@lawrencewheeler8868]

Or Taryl!!

[@kirbyyasha]

What a nice mower, glad to see you were able to resurrect it.

[@cantstandya112]

Cool video, nice change up.

[@luloian]

Nice Job!!!!!!!!!!! WOWHHOOAAA!

[@Antony_Jenner]

Mike From Smallenginemechanic would be proud.

[@Gramps83]

"The whole thing is just unsafe" Made me laugh for some reason.

[@shaunsiz.itsbetterbytube2858]

Ha ha if Jordan Pier had found them first a drawing and then full restoration. That's why I realy enjoy watching.both shango66.and Jordan's Channels .Then there's radio tv phono nut ranting on about ups and the post office. Three very very intelligent clever guys .

[@quantumleap359]

@Edgar Miller Yes he did, and it surprised me, the amount of wear on that old Briggs was really bad. But they keep on kicking, 70 years on!

[@calvarybuilders5689]

Okay that's enough for me, sticking a screwdriver between the valve in the valve seat and prying and then the vice grip!!!! 😂😂😂😂

[@apachepaul]

I physically cringed and yelled at the screen!

[@DavenHiskey]

1955 just like Back to the Future Marty!

[@monadking2761]

Heat the tires in hot to boiling water and stretch them over the old wheels after you restore them. Nice find! I had one like that in the early 60s. Fill the oil to bottom of the filler plug. That air filter you have might be wire mesh which you can clean with some gas of cleaner then put oil in the bottom of the cup to the fill line.

[@russellhltn1396]

Wow, that was a trip down memory lane. Our family had a mower very much like that one. No, there's nothing missing from the shaft. It's just an open hole to oil it.

[@macgvrs]

I used to push a reel type mower to do the lawn. That is a work out. Reel type mowers don't like it when the lawn gets too high. Much harder to push and doesn't cut as well. Very nice little mower. Amazing it still works as well as it does.

[@mikeanderson8722]

Brigg's and Stratton went chinese too, what a shame.

[@cpmaverick]

Depends on the engine. They still have a plant in Auburn, AL and recently announced plans to expand it.

[@patrickjones5518]

Why do think they worked hard to get Trump out and put in Chinese loving Biden

[@cpmaverick]

@@patrickjones5518 hahaha. Yeah and after Biden was inaugurated Briggs announced a multi million expansion to their US plant. Trump talked tough on China.. Did very little except hurt American Farm exports. Congratulations on making this about politics when it isn't, great job.

[@dr.detroit1514]

American made : "Briggs and Stratton". China made: "Breaks and Scrap-iron"

[@dougbrowning82]

@@cpmaverick The engines are assembled in America, from Chinese parts.

[@robt5818]

I love this video! While old radios are cool, once you fix them you're stuck w/ today's inferior programs. These mowers bring back memories and, of course, grass still grows!

[@dennistowne457]

Wow! My dad had that mower when I was a kid back in the 60’s. I mowed our lawn many times with it. It’s funny that it calls out for Mobil gas. The gas station around the corner from our house was a Mobil station. We could fill up our gallon gas can for less than a quarter. Those were the days.

[@pepperpepperpepper]

This is like a MacGyver/MadMax prequel. I was riveted the whole time! I thought you just turn potentiometer knobs...

[@mre9789]

Propane in to the carburetor. I never thought of that. Impressive!

[@radracer2033]

I'd have been more surprised if that old Briggs didn't run!

[@stephensafraniii3396]

Back when this mower was made ,people had sense enough to not put hands or feet into moving parts or spinning blades.

[@andrewmantle7627]

Or not.

[@diecastdungeon8970]

I was born in 1950 and remember these types of mowers. I actually cut the grass with an electric (long cord) reel mower in the early to mid 60's. It was a safety poster waiting to be made.

[@russellhltn1396]

Safety is relative. This model won't shoot rocks the speed of bullets, nor is it likely to cut off your toes if you should lose footing have have it run over it. That's why my dad replaced a conventional mower with this model.

[@quantumleap359]

And this type of mower is still all they use to cut golf greens. Gives a fine cut that rotary mowers cannot give. Better for the grass blades too, this mower shears them like a pair of scissors rather that whacking the blades of grass which injures the tips and turns them brown.

[@waltschannel7465]

"The whole thing is just unsafe". Epic quote! It was designed and built by World War II GI's, like my father, who laughed in the face of danger. That said, some fingers, toes, hands, and feet were lost to machines like this.

[@dcformee123]

My cousin lost the pinky finger just like that when he was a little boy back in the 60s they sewed it back on but it's crooked

[@iroll]

That's funny, because my granddad was a WWII vet and a hell of a machinist and mechanic, and he taught me a LOT about safety... because besides being grossly inconvenient (hospital bills and inability to do your job), losing a limb because you took the guard off a belt or loaded a tractor the wrong way is just damned foolish.

[@5roundsrapid263]

@@iroll My grandfather was a WWII vet, who was 34 when drafted. He was already an orphan, so they kept him stateside as a drill sergeant. He was the parts manager for a mower plant for 20+ years after he came home.

[@dvv45]

My dad used to have one like it!

[@travis4798]

These mowers are great for finish work. Btw those little oil flaps have wicks in them, if oil runs out immediately they need new wicks. I learned that the hard way with a 1950's electric motor. The governor should be looked at I bet it's bent or missing a section, engine sounds like it's running pretty fast. They do make reel mowers still but for commercial applications.

[@davids8449]

The old Briggs and Stratton engine's are first class and beats any Chinese engine you can buy today my lawn mower is 40 years old and starts year after year it even runs on older petrol (Briggs) engine

[@KameraShy]

My mower is 25. So far only the plastic carb. fell apart. After replacing it, still runs great.

[@paulstubbs7678]

I got sick of my 'modern' motor gumming up in the off season, chucked it away and fitted a 1 horse induction (electric) motor. Yeah the cord can be a pain, but it just runs, no last minute dash to the petrol station, and no more fumes - cut grass without gas fumes is SO much better.

[@FlynBrian]

I've replaced the tires on this type of mower before. I boiled the new tires in hot water which made them nice and soft. Then they could be worked over the hubs with a bit of elbow grease!

[@JWimpy]

That's the thing about permanent magnets, there're not permanent.

[@paulmontagner6360]

Thats cool you got it running so well i used to use a real mower on my lawn in Australia it was like a bowling green lawn !

[@martinda7446]

@33:55 'What still needs to be done', My lawn. What time can I expect you?

[@comput3rman77]

Haven't seen a can of oil since the 80's. I think I still have a couple of pour spouts in my garage. Along with one of those mowers that was given to me by a neighbor back in the early 90's.

[@mjg263]

Ha ha, I forgot all about those pour spouts. They always leaked at the seal to the can!

[@ShadowsOnTheScreen]

I think I finally pitched my old can oil spout. Don’t miss those at all!

[@RussellFlowers]

"Just found this in the alley" - shango066's KZbin channel motto

[@martinhightower9801]

Damn best of both worlds. Mustango066. Saturday Shango. Sunday Mustie!!! Now if Mustie1 did radios and TVs. We would be cooking with gas! Throw RadioTVPhononut into repairing classic cars and we would have a perfect world!! Who needs anything else!!

[@sureshkumarc.k6534]

haha i was lookin for a shoutout for mustie

[@TheDevice9]

Wow that brings back some memories. I spent so much time with one of these as a kid that I've vowed never to have a lawn at all as an adult, which I've stuck to for the last 35 years. We used to make go-carts out of those engines.

[@theannoyedmrfloyd3998]

So you paved over your lawn..

[@HEHE-dx9og]

These engines are great, I have several of these. clean the carb, adjust the points do a valve job and change the oil. Your ready to go.

[@TheEPROM9]

I would love to get hold of a little engin to restore. Would be fun.

[@williamralph5442]

This video brought back good memories. Ours had the same engine, except you lift the handle to engage the clutch. It had big tires and a wooden handle, and solid metal roller. Dad replaced the muffler many times. You had to run behind. Your commentary is priceless. Thanks for posting.

[@bandiras2]

As a dude from Eastern Urop, that's a Tom and Jerry mower.

[@waynebastianelli8391]

That was the first thing I ever fixed got me hooked gear head flashback

[@madthewirdo4236]

My grandma had one of those when I was a kid, cut lots of grass with it. Dangerous but fun, it would launch a green pine cone a good fifty yards if you hit it right. Manufacturers have lawyered up machines so much now and most if not all are chinese junk meant to give an engineered service life and go in a landfill. Definitely use a zinc additive on those flat tappet engines.

[@gdawg3292]

Looks like the same Briggs engine I had on a 50s vintage Kooper Klipper mower that was my first one. Used it for yrs till the engine was so tired it wouldn't run anymore...

[@n2n8sda]

Great video! Used many a similar mower. Those old cast iron Briggs were made to be serviced and rebuilt unlike the "disposable" crap we see today. Loved the old oil in a can too, been a while since I've used one of those. Be stopping by your local airfield from some 100LL for that authentic leaded experience.