Riding mower engine swap

I got a call to pick up a couple of free tractors, lets see if we can make one good one out of the two,

[@Ceyx1265]

cant wait for the cushman metermaid thing, we dont have them here in australia and i find it interesting

[@Ceyx1265]

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[@CoxMusicShowPodcast]

I wish we were neighbors, I'd probably be at your shop all the time....LOL I enjoy working on my own stuff and occasionally other people's. I've watched a lot of your videos and you are down to earth and I like your common sense approach to repairs. Thanks! -Allen (Big Al) Cox

[@sixtyfiveford]

I need a helper to do all the heavy lifting around the shop.

[@bigmotter001]

sixtyfiveford n

[@Ray-bd8vi]

i recently found this channel and i absolutely love it. I enjoy doing the things you post on this channel. keep up the good work. your videos are entertaining and informative. not many channels can pull off what you do here. you are a wealth of knowledge.

[@RobiSydney]

I learned a ton of stuff today! Good Show!

[@theshit1224]

Appreciate your videos man. Definitely an under rated channel

[@davidcollins1853]

Great channel, indeed!

[@NickAngel89]

Hey buddy. The 15 minute issue was probably the lid off the gravity fed fuel tank being faulty. When the vent in the lid no longer works properly, it stops the fuel from flowing down into the carb.

[@amphetamineblue4172]

Old wound guitar strings are good for reinforcing plastic welding, just chop into small stripes and press gently into the plastic with the end of the iron. Or pieces of metal mesh can also work well

[@zx8401ztv]

From death to 300+ bucks in no time at all :-D, someone will be very happy with that.

[@Boemel]

a rolling chassis is 200 in europe and a running mower like this is 600+. find anything from a know brand like honda or john deere its all +2k for a running one.

[@JeffreyStrader]

'THE HOARD'.......see it at a theater near you. Rated PG!

[@rubywarrior1]

for plastic welding, I use strips of milk carton and a spoon with a torch. heat the spoon and use the spoon for melting the plastics together... fixed many a fuel tank that way.

[@HUBBABUBBADOOPYDOOP]

You've now got (maybe already do) a nice 2-wire magneto/flywheel combo, fuel tank, shrouds, etc.for future bike or go-cart builds.

[@Drvanosdrand]

Why can't i have a neighbor like Mustie1

[@bucktoothbettysboyfriend11]

I HAVE NEIGHBORS BUT THEY ALL CRY ABOUT MY JUNK I HAVE SITTING AROUND BUT WHEN THEY NEED SOMETHING THEY COME TO ME FOR IT.

[@2jeffs1]

Very nice, another save in the books!

[@experiencingtechnicaldiffi5184]

Remember that when trying to climb a ramp the mower deck should be in the fully upright and locked position. If your soldering gun is too hot just use a lamp dimmer with it. Also welding a small plate to an old tip makes for smoother welds. They actually make one like that. Mike (o\!/o)

[@CoffeemanCC]

If I was local I'd buy it right now

[@jasonmacdonald5468]

"i get so busy" yardsale addiction is rough

[@wthomasw2]

Racing mower? With a go kart axle? Could be funny

[@1ton4god]

A musty there's black hot glue sticks that they use for pulling dents on cars on Amazon. They work amazing for glue and plastic like that and you can actually paint it

[@69Phuket]

Looks brilliant....Look even better with some cheap ebay decals etc..It'll put $20 more at least!

[@XPFTP]

who rememberz the lil spin guns with plasic 1 inch tips. as a kid. weld plastic models togther hahhahaha.. lasted all of 5 mins lol

[@805ROADKING]

Well done Bud!! We picked them up at the right price!!☺

[@RickP654]

Mustie1 you should do a teardown of the blown engine on camera to see exactly what happened to it. You may have spare parts enough to do another engine build with no extra money into it. Just a thought. Keep up the good work and have a nice day. Rick

[@gabbleredneck6318]

Eesti Pelajad really??

[@Reb10999]

@@estonianperson1112 Go for it.

[@Reb10999]

It is not worth it to rebuild a 16 horsepower engine. You would have a fortune in parts and labor. Just get another one and put it on it. It costs $800++ to replace the hydrostat transmission.

[@DAN1DD1]

very much like watching your channel, was wondering were i could see your tractors for sale, mine just blew the engine

[@dwarf365]

A wild VWNut appears! lol

[@vwnut1967]

definitely wild

[@RubyIsBored]

that troy bilt was actually made by toro, its the same thing as a bolens mower and that bolens mower was made by toro, so it kinda makes sense that the engine from the toro would fit in a lawn mower that toro made

[@El_Chompo]

"As long as the upward shaft is the same correctness."

[@johnweeks538]

Yea I noticed you fixed that one headlight that was out LOL

[@richardwarnock2789]

Thanks Mustie and Brian sure good hear the cushie man getting new lease on life that was definitely something I like too watch are you on Patron too.

[@cyberhornthedragon]

errrk the groaning of the hydro .. wish ya were closer id bring my pos to ya i just need another tractor

[@XLordLeamingtonX]

You coulda demonstrated some pilates for us LOL!

[@TedBishop1]

always good to see VWnut !

[@R.E.HILL_]

Nice one. What happened to the $200 f150? What a bargain that one was.

[@johnkramer7161]

he sold it years ago.

[@jamesgreene5342]

i need the deck on that old horse.mine was a 44"

[@skepticalbill2644]

Mustie....Love your wisdom and your videos...I do have a question about your squeeze gas bottles. Do you do them yourself or get somewhere? Gotta get me a couple of those ...!!!

[@rickroll5150]

use rattle can paint caps cut into strips for filler rods for plastic welding.

[@knighthawk86855]

I use the harbor fright... Lol.... Plastic welding tool along with cut up sections of gallon milk containers it melts the quickest with the least fumes... I use it on cracked fuel tanks on mowers.

[@esqueue]

At 23:24 when it starts there is one hell of an arc in the head lights area. I am curious at to the cause.

[@yuriismywaifu203]

Tell him not to lift with his back. He is asking for something bad to happen. And there is a way of fixing plastic bumpers called drift stitching. You take and drill holes and feed zip ties through them to essentially "stitch" the part back together. It works pretty damn well and it lasts quite a while.

[@mustie1]

l do it all the time but its ugly

[@RedfishInc]

never been able to work on a mower with busting a knuckle. Job's never done until I shed a little blood, a lot of sweat and a few tears... oh and a choice word or two.

[@niceguy2171]

Always, whenever you work on a rider especially, they have to extract a little blood, a bruise at least, before they are satisfied ;) Mustie1 Brain is such a good friend, hope you slip him some equipment he needs to keep that homestead of his going too!

[@Guillotines_For_Globalists]

We have delicate skin. I'm always bleeding.

[@jeremyseiler1559]

love the videos man u make me want to go buy an old lawn mower and bring it back to life

[@edwardweber6231]

I have a Toro, Wheelhorse, 16hp,38" deck, just like the one you swapped the motor out off. Would you be interested in selling me the headlight assembly, I'm trying to sell it but it has no eyes to see! Thanks for you videos.

[@dotty1549]

Wish my neighbour gave me things like that!

[@serenatyvfr]

Looking forward to seeing the Honda repair always wanted one when I was younger lol

[@davidcollins1853]

My mouth waters, when I see it. I want it bad.

[@kenord3437]

I have never seen plastic welding done, very interesting, I love your practical approach to your projects, oh mate I would love to have your workshop

[@IntegraDIY]

Nice one DOC

[@melchristian8592]

Nice job

[@brianp4425]

Ah, nothing like finding a vintage mustie i haven't seen.. not many left i'm sure....

[@gosportjamie]

Ah, the apprentice is back again...

[@RickP654]

You should call California and ask them if the fumes cause cancer.

[@bwagenberg]

Don't ever begin a video with "Hey guys." That's the opening ChrisFix uses.

[@Guillotines_For_Globalists]

Once again I am surprised by your values. This mower would easily be worth around $400-$500 in my area. I am also surprised by how nice this Troy-Bilt is. Electric PTO and three blades, plus a hydro-static transmission? Sign me up!

[@timeslick8167]

What would you do without brian and his back. Haha

[@63256325N]

Nice fix. I see you're going easy on your back, still having issues with it? If so that sucks. Thanks for the video.

[@MidnightMechanic]

Both of them most likely have fuel pumps, I didn't have to switch any fuel pump over, since the Briggs has its own proprietary pump on the carburetor, which works like a champ. Doesn't matter if the gas tank is in front or back, the fuel pump will draw fuel just as normally as it should. The only things I had to change was the wiring harness and muffler, which fit pretty much universally on all MTDs.

[@charliehyams7177]

Midnight Mech

[@chrisd8180]

Regardless if there was a bunch of small issues, you would never in a 1000 years see a riding lawn mower that will start up and run with a free sign on it around here (Elgin Ontario) lots of free stuff on the side of the road, but never a riding lawn mower, i wish :-) i love fixing engines

[@rindress]

Nice work. I've also heard that taking a paper clip, bending it in a zig zag, then heat it with a propane torch and sink it into the plastic will help re-enforce it. I have not tried it but it certainly makes sense.

[@amphetamineblue4172]

Yeah, there is a professional system similar for car bumpers that uses heated staples that press eithe side of the break. A paperclip would work though, although I have used metal mesh before

[@michaelfarm]

I use regular carpentry staples. I don't know if it makes it stronger but it gives me a little piece of mind... LOL

[@TheShadeTreeFixitMan]

Another good save and an upgrade in the process too!

[@davidschweikhart459]

For Plastic repairs, I like to use 3M Structural Adhesive. It works great! Just a thought.

[@richgallegos5807]

Don't be afraid to mix and match motors either! I took a 27HP Kohler off a Craftsman GT5000 that had a 1 1/8" shaft and replaced it with a 22HP Briggs and Stratton that only had a 1" shaft. $20 to Amazon and I got a sleeve with oversized key that converted the smaller shaft engine to the bigger. They also offer a 3/4" to 1" adapter as well.

[@eyesalooking]

That's good to know.

[@garybullwinkle6784]

I got a craftsman with a blown Kohler 15.5, and looked for a couple years for a similar engine eventually giving up. I found a good Briggs in a busted Well Built and swapped it in, but the electrical connection was different. It runs good but charges all the time; if I run it with the lights on, it charges at about a half amp continuously. Any recommendations?

[@bluesbend6656]

good morning, lets see what the mower whisperer is up to this morning

[@tomaskovacik]

in plastic welding tempreature is key

[@eds1994fatboy]

That tractor needs a Farnicastaff kit on it.....and will bring in an extra 100 bucks.......again great vids.....keep em coming.That one comment ....show what happened to the dead motor....and show why its unrepairable.

[@aceofpace1378]

I have a 2 mowers. One has a shot engine but uses a Lever to engage the blades. The other Mower has a good engine but the deck/body is wore out. It has an electric engage for the blades. Can I swap the motors?

[@jeffkilmer9491]

U need that higher output charging system with the electric pto..

[@compzac]

The only issue is that the troy built with the electric PTO was the mower with the one wire charging system, The toro with the dead trans had the 2 wire.

[@hene193]

I think you could have just stuck the black wire from the old charger to any ground point and used it as is. No need to swap things.

[@denzilritchie2806]

After nineteen spinal surgeries I need all the help I can get as well. I have a nice workshop with the motorcycle lift electric and gas welders etc.. But I also have two electric winches mounted of the rafters of my garage ceiling. I just mounted a full time 80 amp switching power supply in the attic to run these electric winches. I uses these cable winches all time since my tired ass can't lift much either these days. I use a few long nylon straps and several snatch blocks and I can move anything just about anywhere I want. I spend allot of time in a power chair and can't get into the attic since there is stairs to get there and I'm certainly no good on a ladder. I actually set up a harness with a seat so I can set my ass in it and use my snatch blocks and winches my half crippled ass right up into the attic. I can only do this in one or two areas of my attic, so I have to ask for help once in awhile myself. These electric winches at Harbor freight are pretty cheap and I have found this system very useful. Since I don't get out very much I don't really have allot of people available when I need them, so I try to set up my workshop to do as many things for myself as I can.

[@MitzvosGolem1]

Denzil Ritchie Nice I helped my buddy set up low benches so he could work from his wheelchair. Keep turning wrench's!!!

[@rogermcfarland8111]

Well done.

[@Thomas-ul3uy]

Sounds like the hydro trans was low on oil. I replaced axle seal on a transmission like this on a Cub Cadet changed fluid and it worked great. Depending on hydro trans, able to use Mobil One 5w50 or 15w50 depending on what the hydro trans takes.

[@bobbg9041]

Harbor freight has plastic welding rod's you use a soldering type iron that feeds the rod into your work, haven't tried it. Plan on doing it but Just don't want to buy one until I need it hope I don't. Heat welds with a soldering iron never seem to hold up and fiberglass won't stick to plastic. There are differnt types of plastic a wire tie might work might not same with coat hanger plastic. but the harbor freight kits comes with differnt types of rod to pick from If I remember correctly.

[@JoseOrtiz-im5wu]

Awesome

[@robertgabelucio6647]

OH MY GOD WHEN HE SMASHED HIS FINGER I WAS LIKE " THAT IS DEFINITELY ME" I ALWAYS DO THAT STUPID SHIT!!!!! I ALWAYS HAVE THE SAME REACTION TOO!!!!

[@zundappchef]

use some staple`s they heat up with the soldering iron so u can melt them in there way stronger

[@PapiDoesIt]

I never could understand why they use cheap plastic gears. Surely a metal gear isn't that much more expensive.

[@garyronan5568]

All They Found Was A Boot You'd be surprised! If you save a nickel per engine it adds up fast and if the gears last half as long you will make much more money, over time, selling replacement parts.

[@dogit1840]

Fiberglass matting won't work what might work is the epoxy that you use Believe it or not Corvettes have fenders and rare quarters you heat a Corvette fender up with a torch and shake it back and forth and it comes off same thing with 18-wheeler tractors

[@Pet747]

I'm hoping you can help me i have a 02 cub that has a koller 27 hp motor on it the cub is a super lt1554 i need the wiring plug that goes from body harness to motor harness it got ate by a dog and no longer charges this plug has got a loopback and a diode in it that makes it charge .. if you can help me find this plug or maybe you got one in your hoard lol I will pay for it and give you shipping info if you can help thanks

[@kentuckycowboy2]

Coke lids are good esp when working on something red just pull out the clear insert before using it.

[@bennyrlove]

after the build time for the swap - still make money?

[@billhenry7833]

Helper at first is classic. It takes 3X as long to tell people what you want done and how to do it, rather than just doing it yourself.

[@XPFTP]

when u been cooooppppeddddddddd uppp tooo long lol... u know everything he is doing as you do it self. yet fun to watch the 1st time. now after 20 times lol .. omg warm weather pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee......... hahaa

[@Lovinflyindrones2022]

Have u ever heard of TARYL FIXES ALL HERE ON YOU TUBE????? He reminds me of u in his knowledge of small engine repair

[@Joseph-l3v9s]

Nope the transmission is still good 👍 I been working on small engine for years and now been working on them going on 60 years now

[@whoolph]

Another one lives to cut again! Looks like you may have a few days of rain . . . :) Roger

[@dankeeton9599]

Probably just needed to replace the axle seal fill it up and would have been fine. Would have been less work.

[@kypitbull]

i would bet that the plastic gears are a failure point put on the engine on purpose. That way every couple years you have to get new parts from them, or it breaks and you say to hell with it and buy a new tractor.

[@graywolf2694]

I wish people would ask me to remove dead trackers from their yard around here, but instead they just curb em then the scrappers take them to scrap them for a few dollars.

[@Dougie1969]

Why did you change the charging coil??

[@SFSWales]

Who's watching in 2019

[@genejackson4261]

It's not a fucking tractor!!! It's a fucking riding lawn mower!!!!

[@billburkart9087]

Looking back at this old video I don't remember you having an assistant in the shop.

[@JUST_ONE_ID10T]

or you could buy some epoxy they sell a plastic weld kind. but i think the fiberglass bondo on the inside would be best. of course after you melt it in place as you dont want to see the fiberglass bondo from the outside.

[@MidnightMechanic]

Yep, I've had to do this before, Kohler just has some badly designed engines from the '90s, even the wiring harness is an embarrassment. So what if the Briggs I swapped in is slightly underpowered compared to the Kohler, it runs MUCH smoother, and the carb is well away from the heat!

[@mjmcomputers]

Looks like a nice score. Can't wait to see the bike videos coming up.

[@anthonydierlam2142]

hey mustie thougjt I say hi its hot hete 101 right now,like all ur videos,

[@AERVBlog]

I cut heavy duty paperclips to length and melt them into the plastic across the break in several places. Make sure they are covered with plastic. That seems to work pretty well.

[@HUBBABUBBADOOPYDOOP]

*Slather* on tire gel (Maguires purple) on the entire cowl, let soak couple hours, paper towel off excess. It will remove fade, shine, and UV-Ozone protect, make like new.

[@aaronsanchez123]

What are the motor mount bolts specs the size and thread type I’m doing the same thing but I lost the bolts to bolt down the motor mine is a 18.5 horse power Briggs and Stratton

[@justforfun280]

you should buy DELTA moped and maybe fix it

[@MitzvosGolem1]

Few people check or change oil in these motors until they knock...lazy lazy boom! 27hp less than one quart of oil. Why 27hp? 12hp was fine. So silly how mfgs put huge HP motors on these with whimpy transmission s.

[@Guillotines_For_Globalists]

Tractors of that age in my area are going for $600. And I wonder how many of the sellers are hiding something!

[@orbitalair2103]

$$$ plastic repair is stuff called Plastex. Plastex is easy to use and VERY strong I use it on motorcycle fairings. But cheaper is black ABS cement from home depot. MEK will also cement ABS together. The HF plastic welder thing is junk.