Ancient Antique Lawnboy Edger - Let's Get It Running

[@pdgray3]

Ray’s lawn mower shop was on cook road in Alief which is a suburb of Houston Texas. I lived there for 36 years and have been to Ray’s. No longer in business. Now there’s your dinner!

[@ItsMrAssholeToYou]

Shut-down back in '88. As cranky as Ray was, a feller up the road name of Ed was just a little bit crankier, so everyone went to him instead.

[@jaketapeworm5266]

My grandma loved lawnboy lawnmowers. She has been gone 14yrs now. Watching this brought me back to when I helped her cut grass. Great memories!

[@stclairstclair]

My grandfather was a WW2 mechanic and so his sons and me also became dealer mechanics, I remember my grandfather showing off one of these and he loved the two cycle, I liked it too

[@tarstarkusz]

Pretty soon guys like Taryl will be in very high demand again. You won't be able to buy lawn care stuff new. Question is, will there be any parts?

[@jonnysnipes3123]

@@tarstarkusz there’s Always parts. They are just aftermarket. I have an old 1977 lawnboy model f engine that I just slapped a new after market piston and rings into along with after marker crank seals

[@tarstarkusz]

@@jonnysnipes3123 All the parts come from China or countries right around China. When the war starts with China, all trade with that part of the world will stop. With JIT delivery, the supply chain will be empty within a few weeks.

[@TragicEngineer2024]

Cook Road in Alief is Houston Texas!

[@chubbyjohnson5480]

Taryl, guys like us are a dying breed. I've enjoyed tinkering with small engines. It helped me through a bad time in my life. I appreciate your videos.

[@MrsSunshine75]

@chubby I’m goin thru a bad time and found tinkering with small engines helps pass the time. Hope your doing well now!

[@jhinote1]

😆😆😆 The skit is hilarious! Love it 👍 The Oscar goes to Jr - I mean Ed. 😉

[@jeffclark2725]

I think he is getting type cast as a lawn boy shop

[@justsaying4195]

I was already aggravated for you just with the handle flopping around like some kind of fish. They weren't kidding when they say patience is a virtue.

[@billyoungberg3207]

Taryl. Love your videos and your skits. Appreciate your knowledge as well. Just a few things I noticed. The 1015 edgers from 1970 to 1974 said 16:1 on the shroud starting instructions but they have the 2 ring piston and needle bearings on the small end of the rod so they could be run at 32:1. The small hole in the filter housing base is a weep hole to allow extra prime fuel to run out without getting the paper filter wet. There would originally been a piece of filter material held in with a clip. Obviously missing now. The engine on the edgers was a single speed and the only governor spring was on the crankshaft under the governor assembly. The secondary spring on the back of the governor lever was only used on the 2 speed machines to make 3200 RPM as the primary spring on the 2 speed models was for the low speed of 2600 RPM. Those edgers take a 9 x2 blade. You can use the Oregon blades. The one you were working on looked badly bent, more like it had curved ends. Also there is only one correct way to install the belt on the edger because you have to be able to rotate the blade from vertical for edging to horizontal for trimming. The way you have the belt installed you would not be able to rotate the blade to the horizontal position or the belt would be twisted 180 degrees. The correct way to install them is to turn the blade horizontal so both pulleys are in the same plane. Install the belt with no twist. When you rotate the blade vertically the belt will have a 1/4 twist. The blade runs backwards on these throwing the edged material forward. I have two of these edgers. One is restored and the other is repainted and gets used. Hope this additional information is helpful to your viewers. Keep up the good work. Bill

[@ronster6656]

Ed is an absolute beauty! We need to see more of that cat! The words “Lawn-Boy” and “junk” are incompatible.

[@charlesangell_bulmtl]

His cheap ass customer needs to let it be rebuilt...

[@markrunyon5524]

I think you mean their "equivalent"

[@ronster6656]

@@markrunyon5524 Think again!

[@JeffreyStrader]

Lawn-Boy correctly spelled is GARBAGE!

[@christophercastor6666]

Thank big T! You are a hell of a Mechanic, tremendous teacher, and an awesome actor. Appreciateya!

[@traymuse]

A minute-and-a-half in, and comedy gold. God, I love you guys.

[@mcarroll598]

I worked in a lawnmower shop as a teenager in the mid 90’s. We use to get a ton of older Lawnboys in for service. Those recoils were tricky, but remember doing many of that type.

[@999thenewman]

Mower season is big this year. Hope you can still turn a few wrenches on curbside finds. I enjoy giving them a second chance at life. That is, if it doesn't need too much work. People throw out good stuff!

[@mcarroll598]

@@999thenewman yeah I still tinker at times, but got into the electrical trade right out of highschool. But never forget how to work on this equipment.

[@lennonroberts1823]

Have not seen one of these in years, keep up the great work.

[@15Muleskinner]

Excellent performance Junior

[@christopherwest5840]

You're a genius with those starter springs sir

[@rdaw33]

Poor Ed needs more than his trimmer fixed!!!!..........pure gold!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@danielprivate7442]

The Lawn Boy King IS BACK!

[@deutzmans1]

Had a cream coloured mower in 1975 ,those things would run even if falling apart thanks for the memories

[@donmoore7785]

Many many years ago, we had a mower with the same pull-starter setup. I couldn't figure out how to put it together correctly. If I had a time machine, I could go back and get er done. That arrangement is what my dad called a "Chinese auction". Nice to see this vintage machine get some loving - always liked the Lawn Boy brand - especially when it was running right. Seeing you wrestle with the carb brought back bad memories - lol.

[@chatrkat]

That’s excellent! I have one just like it tucked away at my sister’s house. Now I’m tempted to pull it out. My dad bought it new back in the day.

[@NY411Info]

I think it runs well for being tired. Nice!

[@lennonroberts1823]

Putting back in that recoil is a lot of stress, but you make it look easy, WOW you are good.

[@jamesadams2333]

Wow. It’s amazing what stuff you can find if ya look well enough. What a piece of history this edger is. Well done on the video!

[@weirdbeard226]

This was the first video i ever watched. I actually watched this a long time ago and then re-discovered it and now im a huge fan. You have inspired me to work on small engines. Thank you for all of your amazing work!! ❤️

[@derrasenmaher9730]

Those two strokes are awesome. Powerful and light. Sad that they dont make them like this anymore.

[@StevenStadel]

Got to love Taryl!

[@mshort7087]

I’ve met a few “Ed’s” in my journey with AA.😂. I even see a little of myself in the poor guy. Thanks Taryl

[@sgnt9337]

That double seal trick was a stroke of genius. I'll remember that. As far as using edgers up in your part of the US, you guys also probably have blade-type grasses which, unlike Bermuda, does not spread via runners into flower beds and over sidewalks.

[@jcnpresser]

You my sir are a genius, the little skits crack me up, and you have to wait til the end to see the rest of the story, lol.

[@ralphwatten2426]

Thanks for taking us through these old Lawnboys. There's probably a lot of them still around and runable. I've got a 60's Lawnboy mower and a mid 90's Snapper and I'd rather mow with the Lawnboy any day. I love when Ed noses his Everclear, very classy!

[@Mcfeo4]

I've enjoyed your videos for many years and only seem to get better! But most importantly, thanks for the knowledge!!!

[@lottiecooper609]

It just goes to show you how hard the small business man had it. They could not copy the big company designs because of copy rights and so forth, so they had to reinvent the wheel so to speak!! Talk about real men doing whatever they had to just to make a living, and feed the family!! God bless the old timers!! Thanks for sharing Dr. Taryl!!

[@OcotilloTom]

I'm 76 and made my spending money in the summer cutting lawns, and in the winter hunting rabbits and squirrels (I had a market hunters license at 15 in Louisiana). I made my own lawnmowers from several, usually Clintons which were popular in the South. I remember the Lawn Boy commercials on TV in the early 60's but never owned one.

[@garyfahs6422]

Slippers , that cracks me up man, keep on keeping on buddy, very entertaining, thank you

[@simonmusicka5552]

Finally a good video to watch on a Sunday night

[@joehutchinson3134]

You are awesome!! You've help me out a lot. I work on small engines but mainly my own lawn equipment. The only thing I don't like about the videos is the adds. But your well worth it. One video got me hooked. Now I'm watching all your videos. Also your entertaining. 🤣

[@rumplestiltskin9718]

gotta get me some Taryl apparel next. Thank you for another great lesson.

[@710pappy]

What an engineering nightmare Bless you techs that have the patience to work on them 👍🏻

[@michaelglynn2638]

🤣 What a great show! Ed sure made a mess of Slippers edger! Lots of faults on it, but just the type of things we come across so good to see this. Thanks gang👍

[@oldskool4580]

I found a 1982 21" mower sitting beside a dumpster in Leclaire IA not to long ago, I had just enuf magnesium rod to TIG the deck, sharpened the blade, cleaned the big square plastic carb, fired it up, fired it up, fired it up lol and it mowed perfect this morning. I've lived here about 30 miles from Galesburg IL my entire life and never knew that's where lawn boy started until I seen the tag on this one.

[@tristanmcnabb2741]

Allsome work 🌟 from cruzermans inventions 😁 🎉👌

[@andyhamilton8940]

I had a Bicentennial Lawn Boy mower way back. It had stars and stripes instead of Lawn Boy green paint.

[@fixit4182]

Wow, what a contraption, I had a mower with one of those engines. I sure glad it worked good.

[@JamesBrown-cx3xf]

I dont think ED should be operating that ED - GER ha ha ha ha man that guy Is pretty hammered

[@markl871]

watch start to finish and I'm still looking for more. 😜

[@scott6499]

Great video Taryl, this one is the kind that got me interested in you, thankyou. I thought you were gonna have a fail but you fixed it, Taryl fixes all.

[@TecumsehRulesbcserk]

Lawn Boys have some of the strangest engines

[@jeffpiatt3879]

I like that Taryl shows his mistakes. Fixing old stuff is always something of a trial and error. I owned a commercial landscape company back in the early ninetees. We use a bunch of the last year model 2 stroke Lawnboys and the 2 stroke Toro (who bought out Lawnboy) on the steep slopes of commercial projects. We had the Motorola campus in Oak Hill TX. and used the Lawn boy and Toro a lot to give a nice cut that normally only a weedeater would be able to access. Good times!!! Never used an edger in 15 years in the lawn business. Just turned the weedeater up on it's side and taught my staff to do the same.

[@57Banjoman]

In Lawn Boy school, we were taught to lean the mixture, then back it out until the engine "4 cycled" intermittently.

[@dr.detroit1514]

Good stuff. I found a '67 model 1013 a few years ago at an estate sale. I'm not able to work on it for a while, but with a squirt of starter fluid that has oil, it runs. Green and beige color, with blue controls. Only thing it's missing is one of the blade washers.

[@57Banjoman]

I'm a "swear by" guy-I worked at a Lawn Boy dealer for 4 yrs-they were the best you could buy back in the day-sadly, the quality went down over the years-thanks for the laugh, Ed. I had an Uncle Ed as well-had the same hat!

[@tonyweisel3891]

Great 👍🏻 job teryl, when I try those springy thinks they like to explode and then I throw them across the garage 🙄. 🤣😂😂🤣🤣😂🤣🤣😂😂 ahhh the patience you have!!

[@Nudnik1]

Try a 40 hp Evinrude outboard spring.. Destroys shop when it explodes..

[@larryreynolds8580]

Thank you for another one Taryl. Even with it's short comings you can still make them work 🙌

[@larrycroft470]

Mr Dactyl please find some crank bearings & rebuild that 2 stroke Lawn Boy classic!!

[@ItsMrAssholeToYou]

He had some, but decided the landfill was a better home for them. True story.

[@michaelparker5640]

The best intro ever 🤣🤣🤣

[@brianadams1318]

Your skits are better than SNL. Love the wigs

[@mjlawnmowerservicing.2957]

Great video taryl and the gang brilliant work and information alway a great channel to watch on a Sunday 👍

[@Icantremember01]

😂 laughing my ass off whilst gaining knowledge! Couldn't ask for anything more.

[@303y03]

I just went through a recoil like this with a busted spring end. After breaking bits off the end of the spring trying to replicate the curl, I replaced it with a wave shaped bend. Wound spring in by hand before attaching pulley. Preloaded and clamped gently with a small vice grip at the 6 o'clock position. Installed at that point and removed the vice grip. Never thought of winding it in through the groove in the pulley case. Next time -

[@electroncraz91]

Did some research on Ray's Lawn Mower. It was a shop in Houston, TX and the building is still there! That thing stumbled all the way to podunk!

[@gregorypiercesr.794]

Great video! I didn't have any luck with units like this one back in the day, it's all yours brother!🤣🤣🤣👍

[@thomastoth1993]

back in the day. good job . i remember good

[@fixit4182]

You are a very knowledgeable fella

[@tdogj2084]

That ending! 🤣

[@mikemorgan5015]

Evidently Ray's Lawn Mower is long gone. The only Alief I found is a Houston TX suburb. The old Boy has had a journey, it seems.

[@redmondjp]

Formerly owned by a Ray T. Burton. In 2023, the address in Houston is still there and the buildings in back look like they could well have been used as a business location.

[@flyifri]

You all just made my Sunday and for that I thank you.! Thumbs up and best regards.!

[@henrybroussard8363]

Ray's Lawn Mower... I grew up the Houston area. Alief is a suburb. There is an address at 8302 Cook Rd. Might be the former location of Ray's Lawn Mower??? Thanks for all the videos Taryl! Funny and informative.

[@stevieworley8823]

I love watching your show and please keep up the good work bro very educational and funny stuff going on and all yer cast r funny to throw me a text back ser

[@scrappy7571]

WE need more ED vids!!! this was great!

[@AudiophileTommy]

It’s pulling to the right a little there Taryl 🤣😂🤣😂

[@ritchiesokol1061]

We had a similar lawnmower back in the day. Kudos!

[@ritchiesokol1061]

Late 60 fifty's 70fifty's

[@larrycroft470]

I love Lawn Boy's Mr Dactyl. I also look forward to Sunday cause i love going to church & then getting to watch one of the most talented families in America!!!

[@DAS-Videos]

That was a small miracle you got it running. It works great. It wouldn't make a mess if the ground wasn't all wet.

[@rshutterbug47]

That Was Pretty Darn Good 👍

[@NCMOUNTAINMAN]

My great uncle had a Lawnboy mower. Quietest mower I ever heard. Thought the front wheel sticking ahead of the other one was weird. Long time ago.

[@scootertuningfl2174]

those are very resilient motors ive noticed alot of those lawnboys when they sit the gas evaporates and you get straight oil in the bowl and tank and it keeps them from rusting or corroding alot of the time you can just put gas in and put a little down the intake and theyll go as long as they have spark great fix taryl!

[@gregmaggielipscomb9246]

Nice vid, the hole in the breather base plate is for an over-prime drain Taryl.

[@thunderroad7289]

You got to love those intros lol

[@fixit4182]

Ur a wizard. Nice work

[@DeanCharles123]

Excellent observation, plugging the hole in the bottom of the air cleaner mount; too bad it's too late to really save the motor. I guess you can only do what you can do!!

[@mcburcke]

Taryl the miracle worker! What were the odds?....

[@davef.2811]

I remember when these edgers were new back when I was a kid, and how they always asphyxiated the operators.

[@ericschulze5641]

You were mixing the gas wrong, they shouldn't smoke

[@gilreynolds9282]

Do you mix 32/1 ?

[@honklerton732]

"People used to get mad at these back in the day - would start STOMP'in on em'." I laughed my butt off at that - you're probably 100% correct there Taryl HAHAHA - I could totally see that happening. Maybe some of that was from "Slippers Neighbor" haha.

[@brentsmith5647]

Brilliant video thank u 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍😀

[@stripersniper1531]

I was just thinking.Who uses a edger anymore?Goddern city folks that’s who …lol Thanks for the lesson Terrell !!

[@HyperFoxTails]

Did you adjust the Carburetor It's on the top of the Carburetor housing.

[@andrewnorris1514]

This is the best video

[@MJorgy5]

That gas valve might look similar to an old JD 2 stage snowblower. Mine's leaky, might have to see about it. As far as the edger: The hook on the blade leaves quite a groove. Looks like a parts bin special when it was new.

[@andybecker2693]

Had 2 Lawn Boy mowers growing up. The first looked kind of like this except it had a blue primer and an “OMC” logo on the side. It was bought by my grandma in 1961. My dad bought a new 1979 F-series Lawn Boy. It lasted until about 2015. I mowed lawns for 2 summers with it also. The only thing that killed the 1961 was when my dipshit brother-in-law borrowed it and straight gassed it.

[@NY411Info]

sorry to hear that. That sux.

[@gilreynolds9282]

I liked the F better than the D

[@mikespain8655]

Edgers are a tool of the past. String trimmers work great. My Dad had an edgers when I was young. It was difficult to start.

[@seanmckay3392]

Hey Taryl you should start a video off with Ed's rehab class that would be funny

[@samtate1260]

Good old two stroke engine love those two strokes but outbords I love being on the water 👍

[@jerryschneider145]

Alief, Houston TX

[@StevenStadel]

Have a lawn boy mower. Surges when its running axcept under load. Got to be the governor. Maybe need to fine tune the carbatrator. I will get it next spring.

[@LJJKD1947]

Hey I just noticed you have a set of Hirsh collapsable sawhorses just like I've got,I bet I've had mine at least 30 years! and theyve been though a lot .

[@DAVE43072]

I believe that Ray’s Lawnmower is from Alief, Texas, a suburb of Houston. They are probably not in business anymore. Did a little research on the “inner screens”.👍😂👌🤣

[@MJB516]

That thing is cool 😎

[@dougminnis192]

good job. I thought i was only one with soup sandwich jobs!

[@billmalec]

Love Slipper-Ed-Ron.

[@redcloud1023]

Taryl Spanks Grass!!!

[@gillgetter3004]

Ed found my dads jacket and hat, that might be his flask too!!!!!