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[@jeffjankiewicz5100]

The old days are gone. I`m 67, when I was 13 in 1970 I started repairing mowers when my Dads stopped running. Parts were readily available. He gave me the mower and bought a new one. I fixed it and surprised him. I mowed lawns for 4 summers for pocket change. Neighbors called when theirs would not start. Had a nice cash business for awhile mowing lawns and repairing equipment. Kept my own stuff running for decades.

[@raygarafano3633]

Yup, at 1 time u could go to the town dump and grab mowers for parts. Carbs, magneto coils breaker points etc. NO more! What a shame. Can't buy parts at times as they are on back order. They don't care if u need the item fixed today . They don't give a damn at all.

[@JefferyAshmore]

I was same way needed extra money towards few yards that summer.

[@DavidPotter-k1d]

My next door neighbor gave me his push mower in 1969, I had to put an exhaust valve in it because he wouldn't buy a muffler and it ate up the valve stem. He bought a new one for $28 at a local store. I didn't have a 7/16 socket, so to get the oil pan off to put some different rings in it, I ground down an open end wrench so I could get that one bolt out.

[@LifeAsItWeKnow]

Taryl When I stumbled onto your site I first thought wtf is this crap but I stayed with it, now I see, you are super knowledgeable at your craft, adding all this humor makes it extremely entertaining, I have learned so many things i didn't have a clue about before, I butcher up words all the time too, best KZbinr ever, thanks man.. Martin

[@bobjonson3634]

I Agree ! At 1st...I was the same. Same attitude. Now I'm hooked.

[@craigbraswell4269]

I'm an hvac tech and I can tell you that what taryl is saying, is 100% true. This is standard industry practice for EVERYTHING with electronics, motors and engines. They are designed to last a limited time, then break. When this stuff breaks and you cannot get a $5 part that is necessarily for operation, you buy new equipment. They make MUCH more $$ that way.

[@tsl7881]

Hey its been workin' for harbor freight for years and people keep coming back for more.

[@mechanicallycreative9788]

That's why we would always recommend 80 percenters. One part breaks on your 97 percent effecient furnace and buy buy to your savings. We mostly did commercial though, thank god.

[@RollinMyOwn]

Yup it's our industry definitely... sad but I tell customers to hold on to what they have as long as I can keep it running

[@Browardcarpetcare]

Like the non-repairable micro Coils

[@twt000]

I have a hunch the American economy would be the same or better if we made strong right to repair laws. Push back.

[@kknows3512]

The big problem is soon there won't be anyone left that knows how to fix old stuff or that cares about wasting mountains of products that could be easily repaired.

[@connorneuse2448]

A couple years ago, my mother in law bought a battery powered ride on tractor for my son. A couple months later, the pedal switch that makes it go stopped working. As luck would have it, my mother in law bought a warranty on it. She called them, and they did not have any replacement switch. They shipped a BRAND NEW tractor to my house all for free. They didnt want the old one back. I managed to fix the old one and had 2 tractors for the price of one. A very rare win for myself!

[@edwardlincoln5680]

A week ago, I got a troy-bilt horse tiller running for a friend. It sat almost 40 years in his garage, never had ethanol gas in it. 8hp Kohler engine, electric start, spun the engine a couple of minutes to get oil flung around. I pulled the plug out of the bottom of the carb, looked like new. put some gas in it at it started like it had never took a 40 year nap.

[@JeromeHawkins-d8o]

Can't beat old steel.9

[@mitchellplatin5580]

Ethanol-free gas.

[@angieshaw8877]

Ha, ha, whaza "horse tiller"...most horses dunt live that long...🤔 @LDShaw: "Mister Angela" hubby😎

[@aaronsmith8335]

This video summed up in six words: "Forget it Grass Rats... It's Chinatown!!!" Thanks for all you do Taryl & Crew!

[@eugenepolan1750]

I remember, back when I still had ma teef, my dad's '74 Pontiac Grand Safari wagon had a problem with the alternator. I was able to disassemble it, purchase a replacement rectum-fryer / voltage regulator from the local auto parts store, install it, put the alternator back together and install it on the car. We were back in bidness for less than $10. There was a local shop that rebuilt starters, alternators, and batteries, too. TVs were repairable...tubes and circuit boards were replaceable. It wasn't such a throw-away world back then.

[@marcellucassen8033]

I remember when you bought a tv the schematics came with it, when you took of the back there was a paper schematic inside so you could measure and repair broken parts, my uncle bought one of the first CD-players, it came with a service CD that when played put out a specific signal so you could tune the laser inside with an oscilloscope! I still have the CD-player and it works fine, I cleaned it once when it didn't work like it's supposed to, now it works just fine.

[@JefferyAshmore]

I rebuilt lots of Delco alternators, take 10 minutes at most. 1983.

[@Lon-up8bq]

I could be watching the WNBA or I could be watching the NFL but noooooo, I'm watching Taryl fixes all cause he is the BEST!

[@michaelriffey1268]

This is lot better anyway

[@JeremyKelly-co6yp]

Me too😂

[@craigbraswell4269]

@michaelriffey1268 definitely

[@silent1967]

They suc though.

[@akdenyer]

That’s what I tell all my customers. Keep the old stuff going. We can make a lot of parts if simple. Forget cost because the new stuff is junk including vehicles.

[@scottmoodysr9449]

The old days are gone unfortunately. Mechanics are slipping away and parts replacers are taking over..... when I bought a car in the 80s the manual told you how to fix and adjust just about anything, now the manual tells yuppies not to drink fluid in the battery 😂 it's sad 😔

[@RollinMyOwn]

I was taught to be the definition of a mechanic as my dad referred to us. Not as you said a parts changer. Everyone who knows me knows if I tell you that you need a new part it's because it can not be repaired at all

[@Willy12927]

Just like the old Troy-blt. The manual went into great detail on how to fix your tiller.

[@frankwrogg2515]

😂😂😂❤❤

[@shrillcarder]

Couldn’t agree more my friend!

[@dannylinc6247]

If there's no recourse on repair, even though repair may be the fix, the use of new parts gets a recourse established in the paperwork. Parts replacers are a creation of being customer driven, and bean counters agree. If you helped make the situation, maybe you didn't notice, but you're the reason grandpa handed his tools down, or sold them off. They may even have been stolen. Now people try to guess what they're for.

[@crossthreading8157]

Lot of inspiration for a Sunday morning as I look at my 1953 Red E tractor and 1974 Gilson. Old is gold!

[@RM.....]

GREED is destroying everything .I work in the garbage business and you name it it gets thrown away . It's crazy

[@RJ1999x]

It's not greed, it's the mentality of today, wanting to be paid big money, but wanting to buy everything for nothing. Do you want to pay $899 for an edger that lasts your life, or $135?

[@RJ1999x]

@@AdamA-pm3yn greed on the buyer, not the seller

[@RJ1999x]

@@AdamA-pm3yn not every seller is a corporation, most businesses in the US are small businesses, and obviously you've never put anything in the market, if you believe what you're saying

[@ronwilgenbusch1961]

Another stupid thing happened to me. I live less than 3 miles from Oscar Wilson’s big parts distro house in Missouri. They used to have a walk up window for local guys to come buy,order or pickup parts. One day I go there, and they closed the walk up permanently and in order to get parts they were saying you had to open an account to order, and have the parts sent out through mail. I stopped going there, I don’t want to pay all this postage for every time I need a part, that I can pickup in person while out running around taking care of business.

[@tsl7881]

I'm sure they miss walk ups.

[@garyalford9394]

@@tsl7881 Yea alot of times postage is more,much more than the part!

[@bertgrau3934]

​@@tsl7881 If they did, they would open it up. I bet they buy it from someone in China then have it sent to the customer, that's why they closed the walk up window. Just a guess on my part.

[@dkoliver609]

I live 15 minutes from Jacks Small Engine. They have a store with a parts counter. They have some parts at the store but if you need a part that is in there warehouse a mile or two down the road you have to wait till the next day or order it online and pay the shipping. You can’t pay at the counter and drive to there warehouse to pick it up. No “will call” at the warehouse. They said they don’t have the staff to have a person at warehouse for customers. That’s what minimum wage laws do to the consumer. Here in MD is $15.50 and rising.

[@paulwillard5924]

These situations are why I look for the older stuff that can be fixed, fix it, and sell it for a few more bucks… when I can!

[@randyhall2135]

As a small kid in the 60s I remember the tv and washing machine repairmen coming to house and repairing stuff

[@MrTheHillfolk]

Had the fridge guy out about 5yrs ago because it was under warranty and quit working. Yes of course it was a Samsung with all the bells and whistles that's why it failed. Dude tried a circuit board ,that didn't work so he had a heck of a time condemning it with the factory. Ended up being a leaking defroster loop around the fridge. So after 4-5mo they sent a new fridge. They had a heck of a time finding one because they were beginning to end production on that model of course. So I have the new one for about 3yrs now ,and I'm still afraid to take most of the shipping plastic off. Haha ,I know when I do it'll fail again.

[@garyhouse4432]

did you call him uncle?

[@kennylavay8492]

I can remember doctors making house calls any time of the day or night, (no more)

[@3beltwesty]

The 1960s washing machine repair guy would rebuild the water pump during the service call. On westinghouse frontloaders..ie remove the pump and separate the two halves..they swap out the 4 bladed star rubber impeller..then replace the seal too.

[@cobra-mn745]

now it costs more for the repairman to come out and look at it than it does to just go out and buy a new one

[@k9fe]

I love fixing old equipment. For years I could get every part. You are right on the money with the re-branding Chinese made equipment. I can still get parts for a 1986 snow blower, but not a 3 year old unit. It really SUCKS!

[@MrTheHillfolk]

Yep ive got a late 90s seats snowblower with a tecumseh engine. I've been using it for 6-7yrs now with a blown governor, and it's tricky to manipulate the throttle for the load. I got it for some work trade , and I figured let's see what's finally going on. I figured worst case, just go get a predator engine and slap it on. Big surprise when I took the belt cover off and saw a PTO on the cam. Got a little nervous when I started looking up parts ,as a standard piston is NLA. Found all the governor parts though and the gaskets and whatnot , so hopefully this week sometime it'll be running again. Haven't had much snow here in the last few years so I'd wager I haven't put 5 hours on it in like 3 years. Maybe 2x I used it last year for like 30mins each time. It'll be nice to not have to scramble to adjust the throttle all the time. Pretty impressive on how far it'll shoot snow in it revs to like 5000rpms though 😂😂😂

[@ecaparts]

When my dishwasher stopped working, I asked for a divorce! 😭😭

[@calholli]

Checks out.. Smart move.. Base your relationship success on the reliability of immoral companies planned obsolescent manufacturing practices. What could go wrong

[@TractorWrangler01]

I had a 36 year old diswasher that stopped working, so I split the task evenly between two 18 year olds.

[@ecaparts]

@@TractorWrangler01 😂

[@leerusch7392]

​@@TractorWrangler01 🤣🤣🤣

[@garyhouse4432]

@@TractorWrangler01 yep, mine still works good and it self loads.

[@michaelstrange8165]

Our fridge is about 35 years old. Works great! Had a repair guy in for the washing machine. We started talking about appliances. He stated that our washer was a “throwaway” at about six years old. Nice looking but junk. He looked at our old Amana and said, “That, you fix!” I hate buying crap, but it’s tough to know just what to buy. And that’s why I love you! You talk about this and that, and it gives me a fighting chance on yard equipment! Can’t thank you enough for that!

[@jmc5341]

I gotta get that new ez wurkz shirt. The older I get the more I like older or antique equipment and pretty much everything. I have an early 90's snowblower that some guy backed into with his car and bent the housing when it was brand new. He put it in his heated garage and left it there for over 30 years. Brought it to the dump and I got it and bent it back and it works great. You cant even tell it was ever damaged. The cool thing is it had an absolutely brand new I think 13hp tecumseh. Might be a 12hp.

[@oxyfee6486]

😂 Everything I own is old, I drive a eighty GMC short box, I drive a 67 Camaro in the summer. I still use my two 1973 and 74 Sears ST sixteen garden tractors to plow snow. I love that I can fix all of it without going broke.😂

[@twiz8789]

I am very aware of this disposable culture we are in. As a HVAC/plumber for 38yrs . 15yrs ago bought a old Kenmore series 80 washer n dryer Easy to fix and parts a readily available. Got a smokin deal on a 1995 F150 300 6cyl with a 5spd manual for $300!!!! 81k on the ticker just had some easily fixable rust. I also have a 1996 Buick Roadmaster with 100k on the ticker. Got it for $1400 and in great shape. Unless something terrible happens(God forbid) these items should last me for a little while. Both very reliable and easy to repair. I dont want any vehicles newer than 07. They do the throw away thing in HVAC too and I explain to customers that I would just repair what ya have and stay away from this new stuff. Any small savings on your heating fuel will be quickly eat up any savings with service calls because its not if its when it breaks usually within 5 yrs tops. Taryl is tellin no lies here!!

[@motomaxsandiego]

I come here for the valuable wisdom...the humor makes it ez to watch, Taryl.

[@kevinfrench1889]

I started watching Taryl after local mechanics wouldn't rebuild the engine on my 1983 snapper mower because they "probably won't find parts". I found the parts and did it myself. They also said "Don't buy a new one because they don't make them like that anymore" Nowadays it's my leaf vacuum more than anything. Thanks Taryl! I'm glad I listened to you and not the old lady, "get rid of that old piece of junk and buy a new one".

[@johnk8825]

My youngest daughter (mid 30's) fixes her own much of the time. She has a knack for finding parts. After a couple times of being told, the part is not available, she learned to dig. It's a personal challenge when she gets 'not available or back ordered' initially and usually finds what she needs.

[@BillNye-bj5vi]

not very hard, this taryl dude is lazy

[@edwinlockwood514]

You hit the nail on the head Taryl. If it breaks now days it's a throw away and buy a new one.That way it keeps the money rolling in.Not to mention that everything you had mentioned from dish washers...ect just aren't built to last at all. So again it comes right down to dollars and cents for them.not us.Good job by they way for breaking it all down for those who haven't a clue on all this.Honesty,integrity and quality meant something to our generations,but we surly are a dying breed.Sad but very true.

[@johnharrison6745]

30:57 : 😂 Look at that *OLD* Hamm's beer can he's holding! See that opening for the *OLD* style PULL-RING on it? 😁

[@santaclause2875]

That thing's ;worth a small FORTUNE !!!!

[@RelicToWreck]

The idea of Junior playing puppets is really funny

[@DugatDizzyLizzys]

Hi Taryll. Only a 86 day turn around for work that comes in! Is that because it takes 84 days to get the parts in after diagnosing the problem when it came in that day? 😥 Back order means "when we have enough orders, we'll make it".

[@chubbyjohnson5480]

This was the best skit I've seen in a while. You guys really outdid yourselves. Thank you

[@mikemaccracken3112]

I had an issue with getting a piston for an older Briggs. Part did not show as discontinued but it was on back order. I ordered it and got the run around. I called Briggs directly and they said their product was slowed due to Covid. The tractor is a 1972 Simplecity 3410 H which I got for free and it was worth saving. I got pissed and bought a drive shaft to engine adapter and repowered it with a 14 hp Predator. Everyone makes aftermarket parts for the Predator (Honda clone) so I figured it was the best route to keep the tractor running.

[@MrTheHillfolk]

Ive had some luck with stuff like that on eBay. I almost went through this recently with a Tecumseh snowblower engine, the standard piston is no longer available but luckily mine was okay. I did find one on ebay,nos, but I didn't need it.

[@mikemaccracken3112]

@@MrTheHillfolk someone rebuilt this engine and stuck a standard bore piston in it and it actually needed a 0.10 piston. Could not find one anywhere and being a parts and service director for 30 years I scoured the earth😂

[@anthonyelectric6045]

Gezz talk about a rabbit hole. I bet you can spend more time researching parts and stuff than the actual repair time. Thanks btw 👍on the new shirts

[@MrJonah30]

Lads keep the old stuff going ,I only buy second hand lawn equipment 100% the creeper was brilliant best drunk award goes to taryl😂😂😂😂

[@santaclause2875]

Taryl was fricken HILARIOUS !!!!! Junior was funny as hell, too. Ronnie was good, also, until he got choked out.

[@edhardt1198]

I just wanted to say thank you for all the entertainment and information.

[@hawkinseric]

Good for Toro for honoring their warranty. If they're allowing their name on the junk they should.

[@davidgreene2263]

I bought a Toro Super Recycler model 21564 last year, stored it for the winter in the stow and go configuration. This spring, I went to change the oil and started the engine. It ran for about 30 seconds and then started running fast. Now it appears to be seized. I took it to the dealership I bought it from. They took one look at the oil, it had some metal flakes in it. They said they couldn’t do anything about it (not covered under warranty), except sell me a new mower at their cost. Just a reminder this mower is one of those never change oil just add. I am going to call around to other dealers to see what they say. It has less than 10 hrs on it.

[@Jeffrey-t8g]

I agree with you Taryl, All we are is Grass Rats...In the Wind 🎶.

[@richardstone5241]

In the wind? Or, CUTTING WIND?..............LOL

[@scott4269]

Or as corporate America’s lyrics for us is “all we are is ass hats in the wind”.

[@jefferywalters1485]

You said it Taryl, that is a rotten dinner for sure good sir. If my late Grandfather was still around I can hear him now, he would be saying, " Rotten, rotten, Rotten!" As he would shake his head in disbeleaf. I find myself saying the same thing in this throw away world for about say 50 - 75ish percent of a lot of the new stuff out there and especially the parts shortages! There thankfully still are some high quality machines available that are mainly commercial grade and the companies won't play games with their parts such as Echo. Those "other" corporations, some of them are just plain wicked and love to wring us for money rather than giving us the part we need to do our practical repairs that a lot of times can be so simple. I really appreciate you taking the time and bringing to our attention this particular situation and many more just like it that you've addressed before! With your advice and the advice from our other honest hard working friends we will do our best to continue to keep repairs going and do our best to present this practical wisdom to future generations brother!! You guys nailed it on that skit, that was quite clever and humorous as usual!! Super good episode, ya'll kept me in suspense on the edge of my seat the whole time. Absolutely enjoyed this one, will be sharing more with friends and FAM and keep up and commenting also. On a side note, do you think that you might do some more Q and A series episodes again, I miss those, they are awesome and fun too. You guys are absolutely the best, hope you all had a great weekend, by the looks of this bid, I'll say it was Hamtastic lol!! Keep up the great work and stay safe and thirsty my friends! Sincere regards, Jeffscapes out.

[@calholli]

This is why I stick with the local mower salvages.. These guys keep acres of old mowers laying around.. I go and hang around there for a day and talk to the guys and see what mowers they have an abundance of.. and Then I'll find a used one somewhere; that way, if I ever need parts. It's just a call away. Support your local gold mines/ I mean-- mower salvages

[@Rein_Ciarfella]

Absolutely! 👍🔧

[@larrycroft6819]

Knowledge with humor. Don't need an edger, but the knowledge will stay with me, and I will pass it on when opportunity presents itself. Spank U.

[@Bailey-y9b]

We had a similar situation with the generic predator chipper, six plus hours, crank snapped at the cutter, they said throw it out, new one is onthe way, northern tool

[@Randall-mt7jk]

Problem is ,the replacement is the same junk !

[@harveybc]

Not just lawn equipment. Had a broken band on a Seiko wrist watch. It was a special band for that watch and no longer available. Heck, just finding a person to fix it was a trick. He is located in a little town near San Antonio TX and said he gets jobs from hundreds of miles away. I just stumbled on his shop cutting through town streets to avoid the traffic on the main drag. BTW: It was broke in a way that couldn't be fixed but he was able to find a band on ebay. Also have a recall due to broken welds in the doors of our 2022 Escape. Haven't been able to get a dealer to fix it yet. I guess cars are now becoming throwaway also.

[@Mcfeo4]

I sure do love his willingness/courage to consistently speak truth to power. So glad you guys are doing this much needed work! Thanks again for another great, informative video.

[@natebiller2987]

This here is the reason I love old vintage stuff. It is simple, reliable, and easy to work on. Made by companies that at the time cared more about quality and the customer than money. I drive an old 1992 Ford Ranger pick with a stick shift and simple OHV V6. Easiest thing to work on ever. Pulled the transmission out in one day to replace the clutch and rear main seal. I also ride an old 1975 Honda CB360T motorcycle, and have a few other vintage Hondas, and I love how easy it is to work on them and the robustness and durability of those things. Things are just not made like that anymore. Thats why I'll only drive old vehicles I can actually fix, and whenever possible I'll be buying up used motors and parts to have on and for the future.

[@somasmith]

"What's up Cleveland!" Get after it, Jr. 😁😁😁

[@oxyfee6486]

He’s actually a awesome drummer, and guitar player, same a Ronny.😂

[@Bill-bz1vv]

You make the best videos and I'm so glad I found your videos years ago. You have helped me fix so many of my projects. Keep up the good work.

[@danielclapp636]

Howdy Taryl, I am old enough to remember when things were fixable. My uncle was really handy on mechanical stuff. No body in our family ever had to buy new mowers, chainsaws, or farm equipment. My uncle would go to the dump and pick up stuff and fix it or have the knowledge to keep the farm equipment running. He always had a bunch of old mowers that he picked up at dump or people gave him in his shed that he would sell to people for a couple bucks. Kinda miss the old days.

[@BillNye-bj5vi]

get better soon

[@billmalec]

Oh no, poor Ronnie! Uh, what am I saying? 🤣 Were you thinking of Argent? Hold your head up...

[@jburdman7]

Homelite in the early 80s was owned by Textron, the helicopter people. I have a 1984 "string trimmer" from them that I still use."Weed eater" is a trade mark of Husqvarna AB. It's like "bandaid"...I mean "adhesive bandage". George C Ballas started weed eater in 1971. His company was eventually bought by Emerson Electric and merged with Poulan. Poulan/Weed Eater was later purchased by Electrolux, which spun off the outdoors division as Husqvarna AB in 2006... they hold the trademark on "Weed Eater"

[@jeffpiatt3879]

Finding a part number nowdays is 90 percent of the work in fixing something. Half the time the part number has been changed at least once or worse yet-discontinued. I ended up having to make my own custom bent fuel line by putting a spring inside to stop if from collapsing becasue the original is no longer available on a machine that is just 5 years old.

[@BillNye-bj5vi]

cant find it make it. oh quit bitching, mechanics today are parts changes,never fix anything

[@engineer2001]

It's funny you said that about buying a car somewhere else and getting service... my dad was a Toyota service dept. manager for 30+ years before he retired in 2013. They got in trouble for warranty repairs "being too high", and the dealership owner told him to do exactly what you described with Toro dealers and put any Toyota not bought from them at the back of the line. If the car was still there when they got time to work on it, they would. The owner said if a customer who bought it there's car came in while they were working on one that wasn't, they were supposed to push the one not bought there into the parking lot and work on the one that was bought there.

[@BillNye-bj5vi]

you would be mental to ever take anything to a horrible dealer like that.

[@ShelbyBunton]

Taryl, you are absolutely right about companies such as Jack's Small Engines listing parts but don't have them in stock. I've had that problem. That's why I have them on speed dial to check on the availability. Thanks for making other Grassrats of that fact.

[@steadyeddie7453]

My last part I purchased from Jacks (a flywheel for a Hitachi leaf blower) showed on their website that it was in stock and would ship in 2-10 days. It took 61 days to receive it. Woman I spoke to at Jacks said that sometimes they have to get the part from the manufacturer. To which I asked for her to define the term "in stock". That ended our conversation. Turns out they appeared to stock very little. Now their websites shows " in stock soon."

[@robertduncan2742]

You are so correct on the greeds bigs that don't give a rats crab.

[@wwbit]

This is why we need Right to Repair legislation created. It's one of the issues my congresswoman (Marie Glusenkamp-Perez) supports. Her family runs a car repair business too so it's personal for her.

[@jmc5341]

@@wwbit we still have the right to repair. Thats not the issue. These companies are using shit Chinese engines that you can't get parts for

[@mikewerner3797]

Completely agree. All we are doing is building crap to fill up the landfills. It’s really disgusting and heartbreaking . All in the name of profit.

[@tsl7881]

I think they get out supplying replacement parts because they don't have any even for their own use.

[@bobbygetsbanned6049]

The market will handle it, no need for daddy government to save you.

[@powrguy1696]

@@bobbygetsbanned6049 The "market" is controlled by the politicians PAID by investors, to do their bidding. NOTHING in government produces anything (but job numbers), and they are their to feed their corporate "Donors", PERIOD.

[@JoeBilello1969]

I just fixed 4 machines my brother had laying in the shed for years, apparently he's not the most mechanically inclined, so whenever a machine stopped working he'd just throw it in the corner and buy a new one......pretty ridiculous right? So now we have 3 weed whackers, 2 snow blowers a hedge trimmer, a leaf blower and they all look and run like brand new. Restoring the vintage hedge trimmer was my shining moment and it came out beautifully. It's an old John Deere 172 with a carburetor with no primer-bulb, so it was next to impossible to get going, so i replaced the carb with an exact replacement with a primer-bulb, i still had problems keeping it running and it turned out to be a bad "STOP" switch, so i busted out the Dremel and fitted a square "STOP" switch i had in my parts bin into the handle, i soldered it up and now it starts on the first pull and runs like a raped Ape😊

[@SunriseLAW]

EBay Automotive Slogan: "The Packaging Is Real. The Part Inside is a Cheap Knockoff."

[@kevwills858]

Packaging and Postage "worth more than item" 9 out of 10

[@calholli]

I've had good luck buy^ng used stuff.. but yeah, if it says it's "new in box" and yet it's cheaper than the used junk, there's something wrong here.

[@SunriseLAW]

@@calholli I needed a fuel pump for my Focus. Found a Bosch for $35 (!) Vendor swore it was authentic, showed the package and the pump (which did not look like the actual thing). I called Bosch to confirm it was NOT BOSCH but the package sure looked real.

[@jmc5341]

@@SunriseLAW I find knock off parts for almost everything. Especially appliances. Your kinda forced to get parts from a reputable dealer unless you want to do 2 hours or research on a $5 washing machine part

[@SunriseLAW]

@@jmc5341 My go-to is "Parts Authority". That is where local auto repair shops buy parts, they sell to the public and many folks don't know that. Their prices on genuine parts is not much more than internet garbage. The fuel pump was a good example because the cheap ones (with a 1 year warranty) tend to fail within a year and replacing them can be a PITA. Re: appliances... when those break I usually replace them. :):)

[@beng.akacaptainmothball9462]

Glad to see TORO stand behind their product regardless of who made it.

[@seagull6931]

😢😮I have a Dixie Chopper Silver Eagle 2760 that broke the Throttle cable.......and like you said, "No longer Available from Manufacturer or anywhere in the world"! I contacted Dixie Chopper, several Dealers, several Dixie Chopper authorized repair shops....zilch, none available! Finally, I was able to reroute the cable and just barely was able to get Throttle to work about 90-95% of full capacity. My Dixie Chopper was manufactured in 2011, I believe. (?)

[@JohnSmith-pl2bk]

You can buy throttle cable (outside= reinforced spiral wound steel with a plastic cover; inside wire either stranded spiral wound or straight metal rod... and but it by the yard... and chop to length.

[@seagull6931]

@JohnSmith-pl2bk yes, but I haven't found any with the adjustment screw and nuts made on one end.

[@JohnSmith-pl2bk]

@@seagull6931 That end you may have to DIY or cut off the original and solder/braze it onto the new cable?

[@BillNye-bj5vi]

@@JohnSmith-pl2bk you gotter do actual repair, not just change parts

[@JohnSmith-pl2bk]

@@BillNye-bj5vi That's why I suggested that the unique end needs to be attached to the new length of cable....

[@gator9912]

I had a similar issue with a Toro edger. 2 yrs old, but it wouldn't start very weĺl because they never added a choke to the airfilter housing from the factory. The new version they just released had a choke so I bought a new version with cash and switched out the housing and returned the new one saying it wouldn't start.

[@loveydovey4u]

Fleabay is the best! Rebuilt my dryer with parts from Fleabay!❤ There's your dinner!

[@johnharrison6745]

I was able to replace a broken plastic part on my dishwasher with a CABLE TIE. I was able to fix another broken plastic part on my dishwasher with a RUBBER BAND [though I DO have to REPLACE that rubber-band once in a while] 😁

[@garyalford9394]

@@johnharrison6745 We bought a new whirlpool fridge from LOWES last Oct. it was so noisy it kept us awake at night, they sent a repair guy out who stuck a waded piece of cardboard in it to quiet it down !

[@chesterbuck1841]

I took a course on small engine repair and was forever glad i did, have had to cobble alot of equipment to keep it running, bought alot of scrap mowers to get the parts i needed for my own stuff, it is too bad that industry is wasting so much resources all in the name of money, someday this will all come tumbling down when we start to run out of resources...

[@jamesspash5561]

I had a push mower this summer. A Lowes special from the year 2000 x ? who knows. Needed a float. There was not a single identifying number anywhere on the mower or engine. I'm sure I could have eventually found a float somewhere. However when I said $50 to fix the customer declined. Instead they took it to another shop, who told them we can't find any numbers on this thing anywhere. Buy a new one. Then they come back to me. I said buy a new one.

[@joshmanis9860]

Sometimes it’s just a sticker that either falls off, or gets picked off

[@BillNye-bj5vi]

you have to be smarter than the mower!

[@bentullett6068]

Also note to a previous Taryl Fixes All episode, the prices of lawn and garden equipment is also a factor. Sadly the cheap end items you can purchase are not repairable due to repair company costs. Sadly they have to pay bills and staff wages and something that looks a bargain whether its a lawnmower, garden tractor or handheld equipment is non repairable to most repair shops. Battery is also another avenue I can see becoming disposable as most of the chinese made items tend to have parts rapidly become obsolete after a few years or some parts like motors or electronic pcb boards tend to be of a price it completely writes a tool off.

[@jshkskansas897]

Most warranties are not worth the paper they are written on. It’s a feel good thing, it’s all in the writing. Bought a fairly new used truck some years back. GF talked me into the extended warranty, I read all the fine print, but it didn’t register at the time. Replacement parts were of equal or better, get this. That means used parts can be installed.

[@BillNye-bj5vi]

no shit where have you been? warranty in fact can and is good used parts

[@MrMoonpie001]

I got 20 year old lawn mower and a 30 year old freezer! Both work very well!!!! I thaw the freezer about four times a year, change gaskets every two years and my mower I baby the crap out of it!!! I talked to my lawn mower repair friend about getting a new one, I asked for advice, he said I would be nuts to get rid of the mower I had compared to what they sell today!!! Enjoy your Diner!!!! Moonpie

[@treytaylor7553]

Great video fellas! With all of this throw away equipment they have for us consumers these days…..I think I’m just gonna invest in some goats. Have a great week you guys!

[@powrguy1696]

Re-purpose the ones you're dating.......LOL /sarc

[@kwmiked]

The old yellow 250g and 350g weed wackers were awesome. Heavy, but had good power. And ran forever. Still have a 1986 250g

[@460V8]

Yes! A new skit. 😁🎊

[@toyota4.3]

Our refrigerater went out. The repairman who we've known for decades said it's shot. FIVE years old. My Mother won a refrigerater in the 30's at a raffle when R.E.A (Rural Electrification Act) had just came through Todd County Minnesota. We moved ten times when I was a kid and dragged it along. I eventually sold it to someone in the 90's. Probably still running.

[@KarlPersson-pb2zj]

I bought a John Deere D110 rider from a Deere dealer, my neighbor bought the same from Lowes...two very different machines.

[@JohnSmith-fy1nh]

Not true all d series are all the same and made by John Deere, the select series x machines are different but all built by John Deere in two different plants

[@KarlPersson-pb2zj]

The Lowes machine didn't have the hydrostatic trans..He didn't even get 1 mowing season out of it. MTD makes the low end Deere store brands.@@JohnSmith-fy1nh

[@TheAncientOneYT]

MTD, Murray, Crapsman, etc.. not a big surprise, also I have both the John Deere and Homelite version of that trimmer. Most of the companies don't make anything other than the shell that houses the engine really. I have an old Homelite ST-175G - back when they still made excellent trimmers. Still runs like a champ, been using that for what seems like forever.

[@EdKeen-sr5xs]

Emit on Andy of Mayberry had a repair shop even fixed toasters

[@gingertimelord5]

Taryl, I just got my first "new" mower Years on my 1968 sears suburban ... I got a tuff torq trans 26hp craftsman ...it was a roadside free machine that needed the spare fuse put in lol I still like my old 6 speed torque horse more and dang that old machine will pull a LOT of weight for work in the garden ... new machine is for mowing lol

[@bser3973]

Theirs so much crap going on with getting parts I can't remember it all. NOBODY can. Thanks Taryl

[@edwardiannarelli4678]

The struggle is real! So much product deception going on, as the status quo now it seems, that it's just frustrating as hell.

[@travissnyder8277]

Waking up hungover from an all nighter with 2 hours of sleep, currently sitting on toilet and a new Taryl video pops up? Life is fucking amazing.

[@MrTheHillfolk]

Lol don't even talk to me on a weekend morning before 9am,its such an ungodly hour.

[@jdh395]

was you drinking Hamm's 🤣

[@Dean-to7bk]

4 hours ago? It’s 4:00pm here. Good luck bro.😂

[@fairviewles]

The only one who cares about us is Taryl! Thanks for all you do and for the information classes to understand the A$$e$ (otherwise known as the internet sales). 😃

[@peezyplayz2498]

the electric 2x4 is next level

[@curtreed8210]

Even 2x4's are getting smaller😂

[@larryjones6049]

I’ve been doing this for 55 years. You’re right. It’s getting worse by the day. We used to put on a lot of short blocks. Not so much now.

[@dadmezz4024]

Needed a laugh today. Thx.

[@baratono]

Shoot, I just ordered some drivetrain parts for my '92 Ariens snowblower. As near as I can tell, everything is still available right down to the bolts & nuts. No private-labelling there...

[@martinlabbe9322]

Time to start building our own mowers.

[@BillNye-bj5vi]

haha most cant change a spark plug

[@pnz4aufsh]

13:50 yes its was sometime in the 90s deere must have bought them. Probably mid 90s. I just bought 2 shop packs of homelite saw parts made in Charlotte NC by homelite but the bags also have john deere on them. One is August of 98 the other june or July i think. Thank you for the great educational videos taryl. Grateful to have learned about shop packs and thats my din din 🍽 🥗

[@johnwacht152]

The JD Chainsaws were made by EFCO (Italian Company) not Echo. EFCO used to be Olympyk or Oleo Mac.

[@jeffclark2725]

I had a JD saw one time,traced it back to the Remington company

[@johnwacht152]

@@jeffclark2725 Might have been the older ones were by Remington, I think the EFCO is more recent, I have a JD CS52 in the garage, same as the EFCO 152. Even says made in Italy.

[@jeffclark2725]

@johnwacht152 agreed,that Remington was an older one

[@kevwills858]

Italy used to have a competitive, quality manufacturing industry .. Proud people make pride products..

[@nothanks9050]

Check out JD 66SV it's the echo twin cylinder.

[@pinecone01]

In one breath they go "hurrdurr green this, green that," while they push a disposable society on us.

[@polishsharpshooter2876]

All true. I do commercial HVAC and everything he says is true. One little part can take down a huge machine and then the hunt is on to find something that will work.

[@JefferyAshmore]

Being a parts man for 45 years on all crafts I know what you mean. I have taught young parts people that books and specs will find something that will work.

[@crisprtalk6963]

Rod Argent was great in the Zombies and solo! I had no idea he was selling part snow. Nice !

[@imdmusic2012]

Wow that dinner was sad and depressing

[@calholli]

Finish your plate.. or you're not getting up from the table

[@imdmusic2012]

@@calholli oh I hate you, Mommy

[@jovangrbic97]

Parts wise that looks like a dime a dozen chinatown honda gx 160/ 180 clone aka predator engine and should take the standard parts from the honda gx series right?

[@DAS-Videos]

One of the biggest mysteries in our time is, what happens to snow shovels. Every time the weatherman predicts snow, there is a run on snow shovels at the box stores. And the crowd buying them is always the same people. So do they shovel the snow and put the snow shovel in the garbage can? Someone should get to the bottom of this mystery.

[@scottyellis3442]

You got that 100% right, all corporations care about is $$. Even these big companies we work for, they don't care about no one, only MONEY. How to make it & how to save it.

[@dbaargosy4062]

golf costs to play

[@michaelriffey1268]

I try to keep the old stuff running

[@larrywisener1375]

I purchased an expensive refrigerator from one of the top home improvement stores. It stopped cooling in less than a year. It would run, just would not cool. The warranty was still valid, so I called the store to get it repaired. They explained that they had no way of repairing refrigerators and offered to settle the claim by refunding the full purchase price plus a little bonus if I would dispose of the unit for them. They did happen to mention that they had refrigerators on sale right now. Figuring that I couldn't harm a broken unit, I did what Taryl would do. The refrigerator has been cooling ever since along with the cash to replace when it inevitably gives up the ghost

[@PaulZiegler-p5p]

I run onto this kind of shit daily when ordering parts from jacobsen...worst golf turf equipment company on earth...

[@alfredocuomo1546]

We live in the throw-A-Way society, this is planned obsolescence making things as cheaply & unrepairable as possible. This doesn't only apply to small engines but to everything that we buy, imagine fixing electronics you need a Microscope & a Hot air rework station or a $500+ scan tool to fix your car & the list goes on & on. Luckily there's still old timers like Taryl & myself that just won't let it go, Thank God. Lol

[@garyalford9394]

Yes the New Green Deal ! what a bunch of B.S !!!

[@meegstomtom]

Things have been thrown away for a long time. Hard to justify repairing some things when the replacement cost would be similar or cheaper. Old tvs where more expensive. Now they are cheap as heck for small and decent size ones. But people will drive an extra mile to save a dollar and just end up buying cheap disposable junk. But the average home owner doesn't want to drop 500 on a new string trimmer. Even those those are worth repairing. This edger was what 400 or so bucks. Way cheaper then a high end one. A little wonder brand I think is around 1500 but also has a real Honda engine on it.

[@draymond5067]

Hats off to Taryl

[@93sundance]

Jr, beard no beard, then like magic it reappeared.

[@ramongonzalez2909]

Hey Taryl, I have swapped a motor in a mower and the mower has 2 wires going to the stator and the motor has only one wire coming out of the voltage regulator. How do I go about wiring it up? Thank you!

[@johnhowell224]

millions of people just stop buying junk. it might stop.

[@BillNye-bj5vi]

get buy the expensive junk like a harley davidson lol

[@johnhowell224]

yeah you can, I'm sure Ronnie will be waiting for you! I'll keep what I got running. 🙃

[@billpittman7673]

It's in the auto industry also, about 10 years ago I was work at a local parts store and was delivering to the local chevy dealership and they had an avao and the motors are sealed units that had to be sent back to the factory because they assembled them with special tools that even the dealerships couldn't get

[@markbaker1843]

again this is typical GM behavior, unfortunately the disease has spread to most other companies. John Deere, and others, I'm talking about you. Need right to repair, and also right to manufacture and sell proprietary tools.

[@no1be4me2]

How do you make holy water you boil the hell out of it...

[@kennethboldt5893]

have the same problem getting parts from briggs &stratton ordered but half of it had to be back ordered but wasnt told that till after recieving parts could have got parts from amazon may have to do that yet to finish fixing