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[@TarylFixesAll]

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[@terryharris2493]

Taryl the switch on the snow blower was in stalled long ways . That's the wrong way it's supposed to install up down position where it ground to frame take a look you'll see . Love your videos been watching for years.. keep em coming 🤪

[@jberry1982]

I always use those prefilled tubes with that tire slime or I add tire slime to all small equipment tires and wheel barrows to it's a life saver on lil things that normally give u flats

[@john6218att]

I have one from the early 70's that is a tan/ with white handles with a 6 HP Briggs

[@johnchadwicktilton]

Taryl. Where did you get that tire machine at?? I know Harbor Freight makes some, but they don't accept small tires like that ??? Meaning that they are designed to accept bolt through hubs ..I s it a Custom Creation, or possibly no longer available ?? ??

[@m.cigledy6769]

Had this exact same snowblower at my parent's house when I was growing up. My father slipped while he was clearing the sidewalk, and managed to break his foot. He had the safety switches bypassed and a weight on a rope that he would sling over the drive lever so he could walk next to it. The thing took off up the street by itself and ran into the neighbor's flower garden. I found out that day that snowblowers have a deep-seated hatred of roses. The destruction was impressive.

[@m.cigledy6769]

@FourDollaRacing Yea. . . Most of the people his generation are gone, surprisingly many from old age. If you can, talk to someone who is in their 80s or 90s and ask them what they thought about bicycle helmets or putting seatbelts in cars (not even mandatory laws, just installing them in the first place). If you want a real eye opener, take a look at what manufacturers were advertising you could do with a radial arm saw back in the '50s.

[@josephsteffen2378]

Great story.

[@wrenchboostboi8994]

Unbelievable lol imagine walking beside your blower shovelling snow in front of it while it just rolls along on auto pilot…

[@johnready630]

LOL 😂

[@gcarson19]

​@@FourDollaRacingWay to call the OP's father stupid. You're a classy individual...

[@guyina4x499]

Good old slippers, always willing to take one for the team!

[@alasdair4161]

He took two this time... lol

[@BackyardAquatics-o2m]

...and there's your supper

[@martincraig2013]

One trick I learned when I worked as a motorcycle mechanic is to add a little bit of baby powder to the tube. It's an effective dry lube that also helps to prevent pinch flats.

[@Willy12927]

Really like watching you work with these older pieces of equipment.

[@dr.detroit1514]

It looks like it was kept inside out of the elements, a real benefit.

[@flape85]

I bought my first snow thrower this winter, they are not so common in here southern Finland. Snow scoop is usually used option. I looked for some tips to modify my thrower and found this Taryls channel. Best entertaiment for a long time. Keep up the good work Taryl and team! :)

[@ScottLeonard-ms6vn]

Slippers got snow sprayed such a trooper 🤟

[@rogerstlaurent8704]

That was Flipping funny

[@Hotdaddy536]

​@@rogerstlaurent8704 almost as good as being thrown over the fence..lol.🤪🤪

[@crisprtalk6963]

MOntgomery Ward was such a cool store to go to.

[@MazichMusic]

I worked at a Wards from 1974-77 and was mostly based in the garden shop. Such a great experience for a college student to learn lifetime skills. Gilson products had stock numbers beginning with GIL and the MTD products began with TMO. We sold a 2-cycle MTD blower, but most mowers and lawn tractors were MTD. We offered a large garden tractor for about $2 grand, and to my knowledge, I was the only one that sold one. We were 4 miles north of Detroit.

[@josephsteffen2378]

Thanks Taryl and crew. I'm sure that there are a lot of guys like me: just twiddling our thumbs on these winter days with nothing to do looking forward to another episode of TFA. A lot of colds going around. Gota cup of cocoa , oatmeal, coffee or whatever and Tarly on the set. Life couldn't be better. Thanks again.

[@petecowart272]

We always put baby powder in our tires so the tubes can move around inside the tire if needed.

[@subzjc]

and probably used more of a greasy lube just on the beads instead of "soapy water" that stays in there and causes rust..

[@danielleclare2938]

It is a snowblower that operates in the rust belt. It won't make a difference. @@subzjc

[@marcelaudette8290]

I love working on those old machines.

[@AndrewsGMC]

Faryl Dactyl is KILLING IT. Amazing he has that much business! How many techs work there?

[@sportmom2222]

That’s what I’d like to know. I know his shop is in Chicago, so that explains why he has so much business. Lotta snow in Chicago. Grew up there. Don’t miss it a bit! And that is all the way from Wilmington, NC. Still, gotta love Teryl’s show, and Teryl too! I’m definitely a fan of the show and it’s stars! Keep up the good work, y’all!

[@LukeUrso]

I didn’t know he had a brother

[@sportmom2222]

Yes, Feryl is his brudder, and Teryl used to work for or with his brother before he started his own shop…their mechanical inclinations run in the family. They know how to get answers to the tough questions!

[@philfalz01]

thank the camera man for a great job..and thank slippers for the tires

[@andrewchristiansen8311]

Two old snowblower videos in a row?! It's my lucky day out here in Detroit. Thanks for bringin the good stuff taryl.

[@MazichMusic]

A Gilson snowblower. Sold those at MW in the mid-70’s. They made nice blowers and tillers for Wards!

[@rverro8478]

I didn't know that. Thanks for the info.

[@m9ovich785]

Yup. I recognized that too. I still have My Gilson 826 bought new in 1976. I just picked up a twin to it for $50. but with Electric start. and in better condition than Mine.

[@Hamers-House]

Also had a 1976 8 HP Gilson it had a larger axle shaft and was always hard on friction wheels. Come to find out in reverse it hit the axle So I ground the axle down 1/8 inch no more problem and there's your dinner. 👍

[@m9ovich785]

@@Hamers-House Mine did that, I just adjusted the Slide mechanism. I'm on My 3rd Drive disk just from use LOL...

[@geraldhuddleston1464]

I like the skid shoes with the rollers.

[@budtackett8347]

Tarryl the cameraman hasnt missed a thing,good job on tillson thrower .

[@ralphwatten2426]

I guess that snowblower works pretty good, accurate too.

[@Earthling418]

My favorite round file is the Rat Tail Bastard file, just because it has a cool name.

[@francvig1570]

Very nice piece of history you got there. We had a lawn-boy snowblower at home the best machine on the market at that time. My dad did not have to ask me to clean the snow and we had a lot of snow north of Montreal. I like you video i practice my english and my mecanic and slowly become a grassrat.

[@jeffcard3623]

A quality piece of outdoor power equipment made to last out of METAL! As it should be.

[@bobbundus4593]

My 1978 Wards is Still in use 45 years old, same machine, made by MTD. TLC keeps it going, never a failure.

[@lonhoschar1943]

Those old machines are still the best. Nice job on the "fix up" Taryl!!

[@iamburl2667]

Tyral you sir do awesome work, I love how you talk about faryl and his knowledge, you sir have much respect for him, also we have respect for you tayral, thanks for taking the time in filming so we can enjoy your knowledge and family, thank you

[@DKR977]

I've got a 1962 Snowbird 26" snow blower that is an absolute beast. It's will toss snow in a 40' arch clear across the street into my neighbor's yard. It's powered by 6 hp Briggs. Starts in two pulls no matter how long it sits (always stored with no gas and points closed so they don't pit). Too bad I don't live near you or I'd bring it by for a video.

[@alasdair4161]

Love thy neighbour (especially when he takes all your snow...)

[@Velodynamic]

Poor Slippers reminds me of my old dad when I run my Toro Snowmax he was amazed how far it throws the snow and totally forgot that he was standing in the middle of its direction. 😄

[@lanniehodges4507]

I love the older machines that were built with Briggs and scrap’em. I grew up with lawn mowers, portable compressors, concrete troweling machines, log splitter s and the best thing for kids tote goats and go carts. It’s a pleasure seeing you repair them and get them running. I’ve been restoring a 1977 Troy built 5hp horse model. Your snow thrower looks better built than the new plastic Chineesium stuff of today! Keep up the great work! Love the skits!

[@PhilFry-gj6xq]

I acquired one like this not long ago for free from family friends. Wouldn't start they gave up on it. Did carb rebuild, spark plug and a new muffkin. Tires were like new and had chains too! Ran it two years and sold it for $350. Good, strong, clean machine, easy to work on.

[@stevekehr6768]

Great minds think alike. I repaired the skid shoes on an old 8-26 Jacobson the same way and used it for years. It now needs some other work but don’t need the machine anymore. I should fix it and sell it. What a tank.

[@mike.4277]

I had that same one with a 8hp. I still have the engine. Great video 💯💯

[@donaldboley771]

That broil is the best stuff I've ever used on rusty bolts and nuts..

[@tsherbs1309]

C'est la vie..."That's life".... ;) I thought those bolts on the scraper bar were going to contact the ground...seemed awful close...

[@672egalaxie6]

I really enjoy your videos; I find them both incredibly informative and entertaining.

[@davidstalliongs6613]

Hey Taryl, there is a song " C'est La Vie" by Robbie Nevil. Also, when Sears owned David Bradley, they, in fact, did manufacture their own lawn equipment.

[@patjohnson3100]

Great job. I always like it when good vintage equipment is given a new lease on life and not wasted. The previous owner gets extra points for taking good care of this MW snowblower. Those small tires are alot of work to deal with.

[@waiting4aliens]

My friend has the same machine. That machine was well loved and cared for. Lubed every year before being put away. He probably checked the gear case oil level and auger bushings yearly. . There were very narrow metal wheels that mounted where skid shoes went on some old blowers. There really isn't a blower made today that has cast iron gear cases and brass bushings for the augers, as can be seen in your last video. It represents a real value to it's next owner, and may outlast the other machines on the lot. Rods rather than cables that always rust up. Neato daddyo shirt in the style of Ed "Big Daddy Roth"'s Rat Fink. Poppin my fingers and digging the groove gettin down can you dig it. ah wooo. Thanks.

[@TheOzthewiz]

My 40yr old Honda HS55 will go you one better on those brass bushings with actual BEARINGS at all points in the auger assembly. As far as I know those bearings are the ORIGINAL (made in Japan) parts. Btw, there is NO plastic in this machine! There is a reason why Honda equipment prices were MUCH higher than the competition!

[@AntonioClaudioMichael]

Good video

[@johnstancato8785]

Slippers the snowman😂👍👍

[@Rein_Ciarfella]

Taryl’s a meanie! Poor Slipper, getting cheated out of any compensation for a new set of snow tires, and then to add insult to injury, getting blown with snow!❄️ 😂

[@LukesMovies]

Funniest part was i saw it coming and still laughed 😂

[@powrguy1696]

That snow blower is in amazing shape, for a 1980 model. Even more amazing, was that it started, and was functional, too. Those bronze flanged bushings were a great find, for an NLA part, too.

[@M10000]

Pepe' Le Pew says c'est la vie also. A nice old Briggs & Stratton flathead! I love them! Keep them coming, please.

[@secaII]

TD and Mustie working on free snowblowers in the same week, life is good!

[@donparker8246]

My neighbor, when I lived in Illinois, had one just like this. It would charge through just about any amount of snow you wanted . Good old equipment.

[@LukesMovies]

Taryl, your videos are really good, I also love it when you make long videos, I’ve been learning a lot from you and your skits are funny so keep em coming.

[@sportmom2222]

C’est la vie! Means… That’s the life! Literal translation. Et, c’est bon! Means… 👉And, that’s good! Et voilà votre dîner!👉 Love your show, Teryl & Co.

[@jeffpiatt3879]

Using a center punch to raise the metal and create a tighter fit is genius. I have a few spring loaded punches, including a fancy one made by Starret.

[@Richard-or2km]

I see you have an old Makita chop saw with a limp bag like I do. Heavy old thing, I remember having to hump it up and down ladders or hoist it up with ropes when my dad and I were doing deck and roof jobs back in the day. Still works fine today, and still has the original brushes believe it or not.

[@alasdair4161]

I've still got a 4" Makita angle grinder I bought as my first power tool in 1981, I set brushes in the same way I did with my RC cars back then and it's still on the bench today getting very regular use with a flap disk and it too on its original brushes. I can't imagine many new tools getting to 43 years old with weekly use.. lol

[@Richard-or2km]

A friend of mine had a Delta miter saw, I had to change the brushes on it, twice, well before it was ten years old😀and it was a garage queen that was hardly used. My Makita is probably 45+ years old as well (my dad's estate) I'm only two years older, it will probably outlive me.😁@@alasdair4161

[@adamwenz8761]

Nice work once again, Taryl! An oldie but a goody of a snowblower! Perfect for a narrow sidewalk and such.

[@pgmurray76]

25:12 I always love how tiny tires are marked as 'Not for Highway Use' !

[@PMSVCS1]

Love You Guys! The highlight of my Sunday, behind church and way ahead of NFL. Reason for commenting: PLEASE WEAR SAFETY GLASSES. I'm already down to one eye, not from grinding or industrial accident. But you don't want this. Trust me. For your sake and the sake of all of the old and young Grass Rats that watch and look up to you. PLEASE WEAR SAFETY GLASSES.

[@thomasgersitz338]

Why people would not wear safety glasses or a shield, is beyond me. It only takes a minute to protect your eyes. I had a friend who passed recently who only used eye protection sometimes. When I was around when he was working without glasses, I would ask him why he did not use them. He said they fogged up. I told him , at least he could wipe them off. But when you lose an eye, there is no wiping anything off. All I could say to him was weer glasses, but he was stubborn.

[@m9ovich785]

Thanks Taryl. I still have My Gilson 826 bought new in 1976. I just picked up a twin to it for $50. but with Electric start. and in better condition than Mine. With a good coat of Silicone, that thing throws Snow like no tomorrow especially to the right working with the Flow of Snow off the impeller..

[@garymallard4699]

You need tire iron/spoons that have a fatter thicker end that won't cut the tube ...and i add air to slightly inflate the tube ( not too much but enough that it is more visible )..this makes it easier to see as you work your spoons/irons ..also baby powder can help on your tube ...and put soap on bead of rim and on both sides of the bead area of tire too. . on stubborn stiff tires this can help alot. . and clean up the bead area too as any roughness can make it a battle 🇨🇦🤓🤙

[@mattdudley3789]

Taryl, I’ve changed hundreds of tires by hand. What I found is that doing the small ones on a manual machine is harder than on the ground by hand.. spoon the tire into the rim., with the rim being on top of the tire. So much easier. My family had a few Gilson Monkey wards snowblowers when I was a kid. They were all 8/26 tho. A couple different models that were slightly different from each other. But I had 2 identical. They never blew snow great, but they always worked good enough to get the job done.

[@m9ovich785]

I still have My Gilson 826 bought new in 1976. I just picked up a twin to it for $50. but with Electric start. and in better condition than Mine.

[@davidsprocket5141]

I find that if I put small tires in front of a furnace heater output or in the hot sun in the summer to warm up that the tires are more flexible to work with. Love your channel. Thank you

[@LeonardMagnusson]

westport wa.state here oldman and young sirs. and all the her's sure am glad to have my rain back. you people down your way can keep that cold and snow. good metal roof and my wood stove. oh yea. stay warm all of you and god bless.

[@tbonky]

C’est la vie, means “that’s life”! Thanks for a sweet video!

[@HE-pu3nt]

Whoopee! Upgrade. I'd go for alloys, a nice pearlescent paint job, and a hell of a lot nitrous oxide.

[@deanmoore420]

Nice job. Awesome video.👍

[@andyhamilton8940]

Gilson makes some cool guitars too🎸

[@matthewtaylor2185]

Gilson...good stuff for the most part. I got a free craigslist 8hp Gilson tiller in my barn. I had it running, it ran good but it smoked horribly. I have a newer 8hp briggs for it one day, but i see why you see so few of them around. Gonna be a ton of machining new parts. It has a variable speed pulley drive for the wheel speed and friction reverse. All obsolete proprietary parts. Monkey wards also sold the identical tiller under their name. Not sure why i love that thing so much? I dunno, never been a big troy bilt fan i guess.

[@mr1pearl]

Cool little machine glad those wheels worked for ya !!!

[@shartne]

LOL spraying Slippers with the snow blower that was funny. Monkeywards I remember my mom use to buy stuff for us there. And JCPennys too. Those were some good memories from the 70s and 80s

[@ClickinChicken]

Tight as two coats of paint with Slippers! LOL You didn't change the Green lantern leaded gasoline! haha, good times Taryl. Thanks.

[@antoniomarc7174]

That was a great little repair video…👍👍👍

[@bradleymcclintock7771]

Good job old boy.

[@bigroybr69]

Kroil is the best stuff we've ever used on the farm

[@chrislaccitiello5535]

Hi Taryl. You could use a bushing reducer for an engine. 3/4 to 5/8. their about 4 inches long.

[@1pcfred]

He could have just wrapped some sheet metal around the axle. Job done. A beer can could have done it. If you drink the manly beer that comes in steel cans. There's your dinner!

[@danielson101]

i like that choke remote!

[@robertsmith7580]

Awesome video

[@Ron-uk3no]

had one like it not a bad blower for its day, if it only had larger wheels. GREAT CHANNEL !!

[@jamesratliff1097]

Good old Monkey Wards. We had on in Munster Indiana growing up. I would go with my great grandmother every weekend and eat at the corner cafe for lunch. Man I miss the good old days!!

[@sendit1158]

TARYL THANKS FOR ALL YOUR TIPS, IVE LEARNED SO MUCH FROM YOUR CHANNEL, WE NEED MORE VIDEOS WITH JARTL JACK IN THEM, HES A FUNNT F,ER

[@santaclause2875]

Great show, Taryl! Thank you. And about those tires Slippers gave ya.....what goes around, comes around. Slippers is gonna get ya back some day !!!!!!

[@joeyjustin6895]

Thanks For A Exellent Quality Video. We all Love You And Your Videos. Very Much Thanks And Very Muchly Appreciated

[@elsdp-4560]

Thank you for sharing.👍

[@AvaPxiaO]

In the 60s maybe 70s too they sold Benelli and Ducati little bikes under their name, and those companies had won GP races for decades already. But people bought them as Wards or Sears bikes, they knew those names better :) I had a Ducati 63 125 Bronco wards bike. I remember I was so excited getting out of a barn, taking it home after hours of a trip, and get it started before I even had coffee, got so excited it started I took off, both brakes were frozen solid, I ended up downhill crashing into the neighbors yard so I don't end up in his living room through the window :) Ever since then, 30+ y after, first thing I work on a bike is brakes :)

[@timwikblad6119]

im happy that i found aluminium split rims in that size for my small snow blower. The big snow blower has a lot bigger and easier tires to change

[@ClickinChicken]

I'm going to change my oil, when temp goes to 35F Wednesday. Thanks for giving us our bearings... bushings.. Taryl. 😀

[@kd5byb]

Nice video - lovely snow blower. I missed the subtitle of "Shop Pest" when Slippers was introduced. :)

[@dougthornton6884]

Folks we bought the house from in 1988 left me a huge Ariens sno-blower. Every time I went to use it it had a problem. I fully serviced it and it still was a maintenance nightmare. I ended up , in frustration, sending it down into the gully. Bought a Honda track HS128 and never looked back. Taryl, get some reamers, instead of butchering stuff with files. My dad (aircraft jig shop foreman) told me to "dull" a drill bit when drilling brass or bronze. And Kerosene works great for drilling non-ferrous materials....(or tapping) Nice rebuild, and Bless your patience with those tires. I would have burned them in a barrel......

[@billsmith5904]

Great job Terrell thanks

[@Wheel_Horse]

@TarylFixesAll What's going to stop those outer bushings from popping out when running?

[@sgnt9337]

Glad to know the spoon problem related to inner tubes. I've had similar experiences (with those smaller wheels anyway) with punctured inner tubes and never realized what I was doing wrong.

[@eddymumford4086]

i wanted to see that thing in action in some deep snow

[@JerryWick]

Heck yeah, a Gilson 24in Unitrol! Great units. My good friend has one that i refirbed for him and its still going strong nealry 5 winter later

[@aliasfred]

I had one of those. Sold it while still running. Had it since 1971. One pull start.

[@Maik1968]

Hello and greetings from Germany! Taryl, what do you think of the idea to mount some kind of wheels instead of these metal gliders? We have a yard with gravel on it and therefore I cannot use this kind of snow blowers. I think if you would be at least be able to lift up the front a bit more in order to avoid creating a stone blower by it could be useful. Thanks for your comment and I wish you a nice evening and onward week ❄️☃️👍🍀💪

[@JefferyAshmore]

Thank you taryl on checking on my mongomery ward snowblower tank. Just like one in video. Doing your tire upgrade and getting it going. Used your video on alot of stuff thank you!! Jeff

[@JefferyAshmore]

Bought your z bender and plan on ordering more, wish I lived closer, Ashmore Illinois is a bit far from you.

[@rockystelone21]

Had the exact same one when i lived in Flint Michigan. Montgomery ward was located in downtown where my dad pick this blower up at. Had a funky shape key to use to start it.

[@troy3052]

I am flint too!!!!!

[@rockystelone21]

​@@troy3052The district court is where Montgomery Ward used to be.

[@rogerstlaurent8704]

I had the same snowblower works great in South Miami LOL Great Video Mr Tray love the long videos

[@robertcoons8037]

You are the god of snowblower repair.

[@ueoalf]

thanks for the info i have one looks new got it from brother thanks

[@ghettsumm7949]

You totally screwed Slippers,........I love it! Hilarious! 🤣

[@jeanaspinall9671]

My husband said he was taught something years ago. Put tube in the tire put some air in the tire and let it sit for overnight. It opens it up

[@computersshot]

Thing is just as old as me, :) cool machine.

[@darrelldubree9658]

Taryl, that is a cool center punch your using :)

[@SaintCronch]

I have a gilson one with that motor, the choke linkage is lost to time so you just pull it from where you fill gas. But it just runs and runs. Awesome machine!

[@n8BDetroit]

I was pointing at the rims on the table when slippers was walking out 😀

[@ronaldclemons5520]

Nice job. Keep the video’s coming🙂