Vintage Mclane Reel Mower And Edger Resurrection Repair

[@Fredy5100]

It doesn't matter if it's a video about old TVs, radios or lawnmowers. There is always a plethora of useful information and knowledge in them... thank you for your time! :)

[@danmackintosh6325]

4:17 I'd swear you almost slipped up and were thinking "we could pull the Sams' on it to see where the spring goes" lol

[@kirbyyasha]

I absolutely love shango's delivery on making videos. I love the commentary, and the process of attempting to figure it out. Truly a 1 of a kind. I also love the no-nonsense method of making videos.

[@jrs0007]

Awesome video. As kids, we adapted the Briggs to power homemade go-carts. We raced them up and down the street and really pissed off some of the neighbor ladies. Mom wasn't too thrilled either, but dad even took a turn riding once in a while. Today, the cops would show up in an instant. I'm shocked that your pump diaphragm still worked! My early 2000s mower needs a new one about every 4 years. Thanks again for the memories.

[@zx8401ztv]

Shango you were right, it would have been a real shame to allow them to be dumped. I'm amazed how well they work, the mower is powerful.

[@lincbond442]

My dad had that exact same 1970's mower and edger. We used to go to the McLane factory and showroom in Paramount CA to get them serviced. We only lived about 4 miles away from there. I wish I still had them. I currently have an 80's McLane edger and a 90's mower and they both work great.

[@seanbryant2848]

With this video, I can see the head of every environmentalist bureaucrat explode... with the blue smoke, the black oil, the varnishy gas... the oil on the concrete... it's lovely... I loved every moment of this video... you're a man after my own heart...

[@mtcruse]

Especially in California!

[@qwertykeyboard5901]

It would probably be more polutive to create a new, efficient mower then to keep using the old one. Remember kids, manufacturing is intensive on the environment!

[@glenncerny8403]

Years ago I worked for a shop that repaired golf course machinery. The "mowers" golf courses use on the greens and fairways are the reel type and called turf equipment. The reels shear the grass leaving a clean edge and healthier grass compared to a rotary mower which flails the grass and leave a ragged edge. The blade should be sharpened (professionally) and back lapped with grinding compound for best performance. Truly a keeper grass cutter and exercise equipment. Nice find.

[@Oldbmwr100rs]

That's a pretty awesome mower, a real find. You should have a mower shop sharpen the blades and adjust it correctly, get it working like new. You'll probably never find another. Make your neighbors jealous when you mow your weeds down every early sunday morning, letting them hear the magnificence of that powerful motor, and allowing them to experience an old sound of early morning mowings gone by. You'll have the best looking mowed and edged yard on the block!

[@MoparStephen]

You simply cannot beat an old Briggs & Stratton engine!

[@brentwegher2014]

Congratulations on learning the fuel pump from the main tank into the small bowl. The small bowl maintains a constant level for the short pickup tube. The main mixture screw is usually 1 and 1/2 turns open to start. Heavy varnish in the metal tank can be cleaned with warm liquid drain cleaner (caustic) for about an hour. A handful of 1/4 inch steel nuts added and shaking around to provide abrasion/mixing.

[@danmurphy7713]

I love vintage mower items and vintage electronics. Stereos, amps and hifi items always interested me as young kid . Now at 60,I wish i would have taken classes to learn how to do what you do. Instead, I became a musician and a auto paint and body tech LOL . Keep up the great videos! LOLOL you have to run behind that bad boy

[@setharp]

I too am an old radio guy but a former small engine mechanic. These mowers are still made and cost a fortune. I worked on a LOT of this same vintage of Briggs and Stratton and IMHO they are the BEST small side shaft engine ever made: They will run forever, are stupid simple, easy to work on and parts are dirt-cheap.

[@MsCori76]

Hey, least you have a lawn to mow. In our state & country, we have nothing because of the drought. No rain for a long time & now our country, Australia is burning away with horrible bushfires everywhere. Love you shango xoxo

[@Barbarra63297]

That shot of both machines running, reminds me of that movie 'Dozer' lol I bet your neighbors love you!!!! Keep up the good work!

[@zundfolge1432]

That reel mower looks like it needs recapped and a new output tube lol

[@SteveReevesvlogs]

well there's only one cap in it and it's hidden under the flywheel.

[@KameraShy]

But the flyback looks to be in good shape.

[@zundfolge1432]

@@gotterfunken now now now quit yokin around lmao

I do believe that gentleman at the end with whom you were having a conversation with on the telephone made an implication that your relationship with your mother wasn't entirely platonic.

[@danmackintosh6325]

Oh wow, i was just about to comment that engines and Shango made for a great video & then i read that there's an incoming crank call at the end to top it off... oh my, i think i just clarkosnorfulated into my snoddergeebers...

[@steviebboy69]

@@danmackintosh6325 Now that was funny at the end sounds like Dutch, but it is fun if you speak to them with a made up language.

[@Kemalkesmez6936]

which language of that conversation

[@danmackintosh6325]

@@Kemalkesmez6936 Shangonese ;)

[@KC9UDX]

Someone please spell that last word.

[@olradguy]

Sounds like that telemarketer has talked to you before and was trying to give gibberish a try, laughing hard at that exchange between you both.

[@quantumleap359]

Looks like mid sixties Briggs engines. The alien language at the end had me laughing! The machines have been resurrected to cut and edge another day! Bravo!

[@rockymini625]

I completely and totally lost it at the very end. Epic funny! PS: nice TV cabinet work with the edger.

[@GrandsonofKong]

Last time I saw a lawn mower like this was in the movie "Lawn Mower Man"..classic!!!!

[@chuffpup]

Clogg-o-matic. Beautiful..... Briggs and Stratton goodness. They made em solid.

[@LakeNipissing]

Excellent, excellent video!! Great description of the operation of the fuel delivery and the speed general using the air vane. You are so fortunate to have lemons growing in your yard! And thanks for the great tip how excellent lemon juice is to clean fouled fuel system components. No lemon, avocado or palm trees here, just cold, ice and snow. :( "Our machines were designed with your children's safety being of paramount importance."

[@kareno8634]

Turned out to be a Great pair of Tazmanian environmental eaters. You Inspire me to continue working on the old stuff. Thanks!

[@BobbyS1981]

Hi Shango. Love your channel and never thought I’d see you tackle a piece of power equipment. Just a note regarding the carb gasket, kits are still available. I have a Briggs about the same vintage I’m going to rebuild with my son to teach him about engines. Just go to the B&S website to look up the parts catalog for the engine and then hit-up your local dealer or eBay. This is definitely worth the time and expense to restore.

[@LakeNipissing]

Just when you thought the exposed chain and open reel lawn mower was dangerous... Shango presents exhibit B, the edger! That was the best interaction ever between you and a telemarketer... he actually went along with your game, instead of just hanging up.

[@herbertsusmann986]

Shango is unsurpassed on repairing just about anything, 5U4 in it or not: he can get it running again...love it!

[@interlinkplus8236]

"How DARE you!?"has become one of the greatest jokes of all time. People say it and crack up a lot...I love it!

[@OlegKostoglatov]

The bigger jokes are all of the idiot adults that take a 16 year old girl seriously, and not just a normal teenage girl but an autistic one as well. You should have seen the garbage that her and her entourage left behind in their Tesla after their grand tour was finished.

[@heath7766]

I'm lovin these Thursday extra videos, please do more!

[@DavidScheiber]

overfilling those with oil(usually by having gas in the oil due to it being tipped) will cause oil smoke

[@qwertykeyboard5901]

Profile pic does NOT check out

[@SierraJohn]

Good one. Nice change from the TVs and radios.

[@majordisappointment8692]

They both clinco-twerculate well for as old and sitting that lone nice job a good and useful save from the Recycler. Thanks for the foray of small engine repair.

[@reacey]

22.05....thats that magic that I love about shango, that eureka moment, man you're a clever guy, the world will sincerely miss this type of mind , a dying breed for sure.

[@davepike6170]

Good job getting those vintage engines going! I had to know that the edger blade would be going into a TV cabinet, somewhere along the way, in this video! I'm still laughing!!😁😊 I see this device being used in a future EOL video!😊😉 Also cracked up listening to the solicitor call at the end!

[@jamesmdeluca]

Greetings: My dad got one of these after 1956. Post 1958 divorce I became lawnmower man all summer in New York. Our unit had a centrifugal clutch on engine output shaft to engage both the reel and drive wheels. I endorse your idea of using citric acid to clean the gas tank. I would add some loose hardware (nuts and bolts) as well as shake the hell out of the tank to help dislodge clumps of detritus from stuck surfaces. Clean exterior with simple green or similar cleanser. An ultrasonic (ie jewelery) cleaner is ideal for cleaning the carb. After disassembly, you should poke s stiff wire of appropriate dimensions through the various holes that allow fuel to flow through them to mix with air for combustion. I think that you are correct about the ball that provides a limited flow upwards. Later units had carburetors with float bowls. Scotch bite is good choice for manually cleaning dirt off those pickup tubes. Not sure if the second tube is for an air intake to make up for used fuel. Just a guess, but loosening the engine mount in bolts on the frame may allow the engine to move rearward tightening up the chain which has loosened due to wear.

[@deaucey]

damn man i really needed this video haha small engine is my forte im glad you saved those they run great i found new old stock parts for a 1960 model engine from a flea market

[@ghsgtnayhmd4792]

I used to have one from the 60's, very reliable and well built never failed to start on the first try.

[@robt5818]

Shango, that is a great find! I had one just like this, and they cut grass better than today's mowers. Hopefully Gruesome will "allow" us to water and mow our lawns...

[@danvanvoorst7329]

Cool old stuff! My grandpa had those!

[@jimmysegovia2688]

got one just like that I need to follow your procedure! thank you for sharing.

[@GNicola]

Last call was an environment officer from a far far away country 😀 Love your videos, to bad i can give inly one like.

[@irvingferginspud2070]

Thanks for the video. You helped solve my problem. I have a similar model engine but all the throttle and governor springs and rods were missing or in the wrong place. I was not sure what the proper configuration should be. The only difference is mine also has a rod that holds the choke closed if I pull the throttle all the way back.

[@darkwinter6028]

Finally! A REEL restoration video on this channel! 😜

[@BillyLapTop]

So glad you rescued these unique units.

[@docholliday3150]

Gas Tank is lower than carb! The diaphragm is the fuel pump and if the membrane is hard or cracked it will not pump. Put a chain in the gas tank and get the whole tank rotating or rocking. It will clean it up well. No need to replace it. That thing will run like a top if you get the fuel system functional. Also, check that oil level on level ground and let it drain to proper level if it is too full.

[@paulcargo4233]

That unit was typically used on golf course putting greens to maintain a 5/32 height, very nice.

[@stephenpeterson7479]

Interesting way to test the edger. I would have never thought of that.

[@alasdair4161]

I have a similar vintage reel mowers (Victa) which also makes me run to keep up with it. They must have had less free time back then so they made them mow as fast as possible.

[@jeffscomp]

the phone conversation was the best part of the video but the mower is awesome too.

[@K1ZEK]

A multi funny video, your the only guy who can make a mower and phone call funny. Tks 73 Leo

[@bigmotter001]

OK Mustie1 just announced an EOL for a TV coming soon. Stay tuned! Thanks for the entertainment and take care.

[@Flexin010]

Roll swapping 🤩🤣

[@HowToHydroponics]

More entertaining than I thought. I enjoyed the trouble shooting process.

[@Wildman9]

Take some random nuts and bolts drop em down the gas tank and swish it around a few times,add carb cleaner and roll it around some more and it should loosen most of that crap.If I was local I'd get that thing running for ya.Some of those tanks have to have the cap on .Hahaha Good luck.👍Also dump half of that oil in the crankcase or till it barely comes out of the motor.You got way to much. 👍

[@tomstevens7452]

My dad had that exact mower and edger when I was growing up. Early 70's is correct

[@1995voyagerES]

Thanks for two videos in one week

[@wesleymartin4959]

That square rubber diaphram is the fuel pump. Those go out frequently and need replaced. They aren't expensive and you should be able to pick one up at any small engine shop, or I think NAPA sells them. 😎

[@jamesmdeluca]

Need replacing. You sound like XrayTony.

[@waltschannel7465]

Incredible you got that mower to fire at all with no maintenance!

[@mbuller5832]

Both the mower and edger are great working beasts. Don't use the mower on anything but St. Augustine. Only thing it's good for. Kills the sod type grasses. The edger is just phenomenal. I had that front bucket here for sale for months. Ended up tossing it. I miss the mower and that type grass.

[@beechwood619]

Check the serial number, it has the year in the sequence. I have the same engine on a old MWards log splitter, it's a 1980. Runs Great

[@reginaldlawrence412]

Great job. Those will great for TV EOL and for Crosley cruiser EOL too.

[@davidarnette327]

I want one! Love the open front with spinning blade, just let the neighbor's dog run in my yard now!

[@MVVblog]

Finally you got the lawnmower !

[@KC9UDX]

I love those few companies that still make parts for machines they sold decades ago.

[@rickycollins4633]

Reel type mowers are pretty high maintenance but man they cut so nice.

[@hestheMaster]

An epic dual garden power tool resurrection! Way to go . This is how your neighbors make a little dinero!

[@theannoyedmrfloyd3998]

I bet that old guy who owned these yard work jewels is happy to see these working again and doing what they were designed to do.

[@jamesmdeluca]

Greetings: From where? No god or heaven when dead.

[@DavidScheiber]

btw those stp oil additives have loads of zinc in them and cost way less than a zinc additive, add two for a flat tappet cam engine that takes 5 quarts, I think its the ones in the grey bottle, not sure its necessary for those old Briggs and Stratton engines tho

[@ronalddaub5049]

I love the r e e l lawn mowers if you have a sharp blade you're okay they used to have a really complex machine that sharpened those blades

[@MICKEYISLOWD]

This sure beats my plastic Flymo from the 80s which stopped working after about 5-6 yrs. The blade hit a piece of metal and the plastic canopy exploded. I would love to fully restore one of these with paint and then modify with a collection bag or box if possible.

[@charlesmurphy1510]

what you call the pcv is the vacuum line from the intake valve which draws the fuel up from the tank to the carb.

[@andrewestrada6967]

I have exactly the same edger. I bought it at a estate sale too. It’s missing the pull cord housing. I restored the edger and painted it John Deere color scheme.

[@chipbush0111]

First Mustie1 was fixing an old radio, now Shango is fixing old lawnmowers. The world is topsy-turvy I tell ya!

[@Masterkill45588]

The other thing is I remove the 7/16 nut the mixture screw threads into so I dont have to re adjust the mix and I take a bread twist tie and peel the paper off and use that to poke through the small metering jet behind the mixture screw. First carb I ever rebuilt was like that

[@allthegearnoidea6752]

I wonder if Mustie1 is going to start doing Television repairs?

[@americanstreet8704]

AllTheGearNoIdea lol

[@RustyShackleford45801]

Beat me to it!

[@ronaldspencer547]

Yikes! I remember those from the sixties when I was a child, especially the traction wheel in the back of the mower that you drop with the lever to make it go forwards.

[@beechwood619]

The long spout pumps gas into the chamber then the short spout sucks the gas out of the chamber and feeds the engine. The diaphram is the pump that pulls the gas thru the long tube.

[@ercando11]

Imagine what would happen if you twisted your ankle while mowing and it got away from you.. 😂

[@burntoutelectronics]

Devin Calder I’d just hope his cat wouldn’t get in the way of it haha

[@BlueSkyScholar]

You ever see lawnmower man?

[@samuelfellows6923]

Hmmm... in normal operation he would not be holding a camera in one hand - and be able to hold the handles with both hands and control it 🙄

[@basiliohernandez5111]

Nice, I got a great deal on a McLane mower and a different brand tiller. Not gonna lie, I wish it would have been an edger like that!

[@BlankBrain]

You can clean rust out of a steel tank by putting sharp gravel and a little new gas in the tank. Shake the heck out of it. Empty everything out. Rinse with new gas. You can strain the gas through a coffee filter to re-use it for other cleaning projects.

[@murdoch3396]

You really clunkotwunkulated these rototweebulators Shango!

[@mjg263]

Look at the code number stamped on the side of the blower housing, it tells you the month and the year the engine was built.

[@dannyboy366]

Yeah, I agree, those bearings and chain need to be twerkle turbulated. The way it's sitting is making the reel twirlcubrating off by a few degrees.

[@mountain177]

What I've always done with tanks like that is a bunch of nuts and bolts water and dry laundry soap and shake it around for 5-10 minutes. That typically gets most if not all of the crap out of the tank. As for gaskets, they're still fairly easy to get. Just an old trick that I've used many a time on old metal tanks.

[@mywickedness]

I acquired a lawnmower and edger similar in age to yours. I started off with the edger to clean up. I pulled the spark plug, cleaned it up, the ground wire was loose to i soldered it to its contact point. The Choke was stuck, so I sprayed it with carb cleaner, and then sprayed starting fluid in the carb and pulled to start it. On the 3rd yank, it started and died. I spayed again, same thing, start and die. I then took the tank off and the pick up is clogged. Mine is not plastic, it looks like brass, and it is in there good. I tried to blow through it and nothing. How can I remove it or get it unclogged? The bottom screen doesnt come off like the one in your mower.

[@livesteamfan1]

Stamped on the shroud somewhere is the model, serial, and code. First two digits of the code are the year it was built. Usually stamped on the top or the side without the carb and exhaust.

[@newrad2007]

Slap a new belt and blade on that edger and you will be cutting through BPC TV's in no time. Nice job Shango!

[@stephensafraniii3396]

Clean everything from top to bottom . Disassemble and clean.

[@braveheart5280]

THOSE OLD MOWERS WERE SUPER DEADLY TO OPERATE.

[@wireworks616]

Must be nice living in a place where all you cleaning solvents grow on trees.

[@aristocrat_000G]

I did the filter assembly for briggs and stratton in 1989~ top level drafter to ansi-Y-14.5

[@robotcantina8957]

Is that the proper way to trim a TV? I have never seen it done like that before.

[@andydude76]

@shango066 Thanks for the bonus diversionary Thursday video! I loved the estate video you released on Monday. What an interesting guy he was.

[@bogywankenobi3959]

Loved the television biopsy. What about using the reel mower for a full fillet?

[@not2leight]

Great video Shango! Are the air filters for theses models available? Thank you

[@DEW409]

Diaphragm on the side is a pump. It pumps fuel into the well where the small pickup is from the long tube. The well has a hole near the top to allow excess fuel to dump back in the tank. This maintains a constant fuel level . Well you figured it out anyway!

[@RICHIECOQUI]

Great job!! are you going to sharpen those blades?

[@keithbrandaw7229]

Technical genius, great video !

[@Masterkill45588]

All those gaskets all those diaphrams and the pick up tubes are all readily available anywhere they sell Briggs and Stratton parts. That's called a vaccu jet carburetor and was used well into the 80s.

[@sonsofthunder915]

I'd say those are approx 50's-60's equipment judging by the carb set-up and the colors.

[@Barbarra63297]

I cannot believe that mower started up that easily! How cool is that?