90 YEAR OLD MOWER STILL WORKS

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motoforlyfe

12 жыл бұрын

Rare Ideal lawnmower built in 1923

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@motoforlyfe 7 жыл бұрын

We eventually got the reel hooked up to actually cut grass, check it out: goo.gl/xxMZL3

@aquaticgaming9098 5 жыл бұрын

motoforlyfe does it still work 6 years later

@heavymetalgaming7145 9 жыл бұрын

This is one of those moments where your grandfather says "they just don't make em' like they used to."

@dougiequick1 7 жыл бұрын

Wouldn't you just be SO PI$$ED if they still did and it was the only model available? ESPECIALLY keeping in mind that the example in this video has been MODIFIED by adding an electric starter motor! Man it must have been more than a bear to start for the owner to bastardize an original antique ...maybe it was that or not being able to prove it even runs? Or else it would be ungodly unsafe to start by hand? ...Sounds like you what? Had to grab a pulley and giver a spin?? lol....GLAD they don't build em like THAT anymore!!!

@workingcountry1776 7 жыл бұрын

Doug Chaney safety was using the gray matter between the ears. they start pretty easy when in good repair

@bobjones1131 7 жыл бұрын

+Doug Chaney They probably knew how to start it back then. Pull it forward two feet with a mule,car,tractor,etc. and it would probably start instantly. A rope wrapped around a pully works also, you just have to re-wrap each pull.

@floridaswampman7648 5 жыл бұрын

That thing will be running in another 100 years from now. Cool video.

@justinnicolas2347 7 жыл бұрын

Stuff back in the day was built to last

@dragonbutt 7 жыл бұрын

Super heavy, inefficient and expensive? Yer darn tootin.

@justinnicolas2347 7 жыл бұрын

Uhhh, what I said was they built things to LAST, As in holy shit its still running.

@dragonbutt 7 жыл бұрын

Justin Nicolas And its still running because its built like a rock.

@justinnicolas2347 7 жыл бұрын

Exactly 😂 that's my point.

@mikedow6302 7 жыл бұрын

and not built to break so you have to buy a new one in a year lol

@really2ugly 12 жыл бұрын

That was absolutely amazing! It sounded like it was barely turning fast enough to keep running, yet it accepted a load without missing a beat. That is some low end torque!

@SethLikesToEat 4 жыл бұрын

Surprisingly enough I can have my 1983 Lawn Boy 2-cycle running damn near that slow and it still cuts grass that hasn't gotten too wild perfectly. Up to speed it'll cut through the thickest lawns where other mowers wouldn't. I'd take an old Lawn Boy over a new 4-cycle any day.

@Evan2 8 жыл бұрын

My right ear feels left out

@widsquard 8 жыл бұрын

+WinXPwhiz I thought my professional headphones where broken when the video was only plaid in mono

@kostadimopoulos7791 5 жыл бұрын

Arc so true

@TheWolverine-rm2kr 5 жыл бұрын

Same!!!!!

@G56AG 8 жыл бұрын

Good thing its self propelled, can you imagine pushing that thing?

@WideOpenThrottleC6 8 жыл бұрын

+G56AG of course its self propelled. the whole contraption is basically just the normal push mower of the day with a motor attatched

@gavin0354 8 жыл бұрын

down hill no problem up hill here's the solution ok let's take it apart and bring it up piece by peice

@garyronan5568 8 жыл бұрын

Or harness it to the wife!!

@cameroncrane3770 7 жыл бұрын

+hashtag outdoors nah I'll use my dually to pull it,others will have a problem but I won't haha

@unknowncuyler5449 7 жыл бұрын

yeah they had push mowers back then. that would kind of ruin its purpose. its pretty simple logic.

@OneMansSanctuary 11 жыл бұрын

Nice to see and hear the old machines running! Thanks for showing.

@JostheRebel 12 жыл бұрын

Awesome machine ! I love the hit'n miss engines.

@BOHICA_ 8 жыл бұрын

Let's start up the red Vette next...

@flatlineheartbeat1851 8 жыл бұрын

+John Be Good Looked like a 67 Vette.I would love to own that Vette.

@c431inf 5 жыл бұрын

Still works because it was not made in China, it has a nice beat to lol

@motoforlyfe 5 жыл бұрын

Haha!

@wildewulf-9873 3 жыл бұрын

It was made to use not to sell.

@motoforlyfe 12 жыл бұрын

Thanks for checking it out man!

@XSB-en5bg 4 жыл бұрын

Don't you think you would be happier if you got yourself a new mower instead? Just kidding! That is a neat mower I have 9 old reel mowers with out motors. Couple made 1890'. Couple weeks ago I got ahold of a 1951 gambles reel mower with briggs 5S motor.an I have a 1959 YAZOO YR60 rider. That was a great showing!! Thank you for taking the time an bringing out to show. Mowers have come a long way. Thank-you!

@warejc6912 8 жыл бұрын

This unit was used to power many attachments not just mower reels. Often used by truck garden operations or grounds keepers.

@motoforlyfe 8 жыл бұрын

Yeah buddy! Thanks for the comment!

@MCatwar 6 жыл бұрын

ware jc yeah that's what I thought, judging by the towing ball on it. made me think it can also plow. pretty cool multi purpose machine!

@ianrutherford878 5 жыл бұрын

@@MCatwar Plow ground you've gone over with a heavy roller and no grip?It could maybe have pulled a cart with a seat for the operator.This is is for smooth flat grass work.

@brotangyoust9252 5 жыл бұрын

I could mow lawns all day listening to that thing chug away.

@lesgunzelling1430 7 жыл бұрын

That was amazing. 90 years old still runs well.

@fm1224 10 жыл бұрын

Most likely used on a golf course back in it's day....they STILL use these same style cutter heads on GANG mowers today. They group several of them together and PULL them around with a tractor.

@motoforlyfe 12 жыл бұрын

It is pretty amazing, I thought it was ready to conk out at the end but it kept going till we hit the kill switch!

@motoforlyfe 12 жыл бұрын

I don't think people will find it on their own and be interested but if you showed it to people I bet they'd like it!

@Bigjoedo66 11 жыл бұрын

Sweet!! There is an old ad on Harry's old engine site $375, back in the 1920's!!

@hotrodparker 8 жыл бұрын

So sweet!!! THANK YOU for posting this video!!

@CAESARbonds 10 жыл бұрын

Nice. And compared to a new mower it is so silent and will work for the next 90 years. rgds

@Whalermansteve84 7 жыл бұрын

Nice. Glad to see something that old still running

@motoforlyfe 11 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed the video. Hope to get this thing out some more and get the reel hooked up

@thra5herxb12s 7 жыл бұрын

I love these old IDEAL mowers. They sound so good.

@GG-ub4ej 6 жыл бұрын

Beautiful hit or miss engine sound. Love it.

@Baneslayer 8 жыл бұрын

Pretty cool lawnmower. I'd love to see it running with the blades

@leevans9693 7 жыл бұрын

We have come so far in technology, but I miss the good old days when things were built by hand. And made to last.

@MatHelm 11 жыл бұрын

No lawyers involved in that design....

@spencerdupuy3002 10 жыл бұрын

Awesome mower man and great vid :)

@blancaw6280 10 жыл бұрын

OMG I am really dating myself now but I totally remember these things. My Grandfather had an estate in Great Neck, NY and my Grandfather's gardener would mow the lawns with one of these. Thanks for posting. Really brought back memories.

@mikef8769 7 жыл бұрын

The safety features of this machine are awesome!! lol love it!!

@YR7A 5 жыл бұрын

my left ear enjoyed this video...

@SquirrelFromGradLife 10 жыл бұрын

nice... loving your work with old machinery

@user-Dr. Ай бұрын

Really cool stuff, that old red machine to your left at about 2:40 is an eye catcher too.

@davezysk4220 5 жыл бұрын

Absolutely Blown Away on these old school Motors studying them and realizing how they work

@michaelbullis2484 8 жыл бұрын

I had a similar unit as kid, Ideal Model R or Model S. The build date was stamped on a steel plug on the underside of the crankcase . Mine was from 1913. You can get some more speed out of the little bugger by tightening the spring on the governor. Nice add with the electric start.

@ACDC5968 12 жыл бұрын

i want that lawn mower now its so badass i would mowe my lawn that its so cool just to watch it run and actually function after 90 years

@frednot809 5 жыл бұрын

Hit AND miss lol, just couldn’t help myself, I love your channel, please keep them coming

@motoforlyfe 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Fred I'm glad you enjoyed!

@frednot809 5 жыл бұрын

motoforlyfe absolutely!! I love Watching the relationship you have with your dad, and being in the landscaping field myself it is nice to learn new things. You do a great job explaining what you are doing and the comedy is a good relief as well

@SpringDivers 6 жыл бұрын

Looks like something used on golf course greens. Thanks for the video, DB and DDB.

@MrKabDrivr 7 жыл бұрын

This is actually the best type... It cuts grace like a scissor instead of ripping it like the fixed staight blades ones...

@skiddy8619 12 жыл бұрын

Pretty neat looking old time mower, never seen anything like that before.

@robertcuthill8484 8 жыл бұрын

Loved that! John Deere colors to boot! "hit or miss" engine. that's a new one me. Thanks- very cool

@Schrasma 7 жыл бұрын

my left ear loves the sound of the motor...

@christopheralthouse6378 8 жыл бұрын

I always had thought that 'self-propelled' mowers were a relatively new thing... How neat it is to see that the concept is not as new as one would think.... :) lol

@ekop1778 8 жыл бұрын

+Christopher Althouse BUT A NEW ONE LIKE 900 DOLLARS- NEW RIDE AROUND 6000 DOLLARS

@smallengineguy7227 9 жыл бұрын

if your still having problems with low idle try tightening up the latch out spring or getting a new spring.

@johni4213 3 жыл бұрын

Impressive! Good job, guys!

@ChuckCoy 5 жыл бұрын

Belt gards? We don't need no stinkin belt gards.

@motoforlyfe 5 жыл бұрын

One time my dad got his finger caught in the cooling fan!

@liamoneill9793 5 жыл бұрын

That's how you knew it needed to be changed the old one would just snap and slap you in the face, people were tougher back then so they didn't mind lol

@raylouis 10 жыл бұрын

Hi I was at an Old Engine show one time and a guy showed me, that if a hit or miss engine gets a load on it, it will fire on every stroke. Jay Leno has a couple of these engines on his web site.

@SethLikesToEat 4 жыл бұрын

Yep, had to in order to keep the RPMs up

@motoforlyfe 12 жыл бұрын

It's amazing how I'm used to seeing it so I don't think twice about it but everyone else is fascinated!

@motoforlyfe 12 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed!

@barrettbarker8343 5 жыл бұрын

This was the original walk behind mower! So cool

@motoforlyfe 5 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it!

@motoforlyfe 12 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it yup most people probably never even think about what preceded the current day lawnmower!

@motoforlyfe 12 жыл бұрын

You'll have to come try it out sometime!

@111fishkiller 8 жыл бұрын

That's because it was never meant to be a "MOWER". It was designed to be a turf ROLLER.

@vicosdivicos 8 жыл бұрын

Yup!

@hihaveaniceday9386 7 жыл бұрын

Fishkiller 41 whats a turf roller

@simonrichard9873 7 жыл бұрын

It's a roller for turf

@phantommedia9964 7 жыл бұрын

use it to paint the turf green, will save you water ;)

@motoforlyfe 12 жыл бұрын

When I think about it, it is pretty darn cool for being 90 years old!

@sgdeluxedoc 10 жыл бұрын

love the timing on that sucker!

@not2fast4u2c 12 жыл бұрын

That is so NEAT !!!! I would hope I would work that good at 90

@spacebound67 12 жыл бұрын

Yea man you're rite I never thought about that.this is so kool,things like this get my intrest.hopefully others but I really like that,so awesome to see a lawnmower this old run

@Brandon_Jackson 5 жыл бұрын

This video was posted in 2012 and I just got it in my recommendations...

@hilham89 5 жыл бұрын

I like it! Nothing like a antique. You won't get that out if a new mower 90 years from now

@motoforlyfe 12 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it buddy!

@cashstore1 12 жыл бұрын

that was cool. I have never seen an old mower like that with a Hit and Miss

@motoforlyfe 12 жыл бұрын

They're pretty rare, we've only seen one or two others at the shows! Thanks for looking

@Ghosteriz 3 жыл бұрын

3 more years this engine will be a hundred years old!

@robertnussberger5869 7 жыл бұрын

the grand daddy of all lawnmowers

@Bandit-Darville 7 жыл бұрын

Very cool! Thanks for sharing!

@motoforlyfe 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for leaving a comment!

@motoforlyfe 11 жыл бұрын

I will look into this. Definitely want it to be running right

@shaunlionudakis8251 7 жыл бұрын

This video 2 minutes in made me hit sub I hope you have made this a working lawn mower awesome this is Makes you wonder that if only richer people had these back in the 20s

@motoforlyfe 7 жыл бұрын

+Shaun Lionudakis Thanks Shaun!

@motoforlyfe 12 жыл бұрын

My pop and I have thought about selling it now and then but it's just too neat, even if it does take up a ton of room!

@pauljohansson7697 5 жыл бұрын

Amazing that it still runs.

@motoforlyfe 11 жыл бұрын

Haven't been out there yet but would like to one of these years

@d.j.9961 4 жыл бұрын

Nice! She is a beauty! Nice & light huh. ..lol. I believe that to be an important antique to show how we got to modern lawnmowers so, when children complain about cutting the grass, you have them use that mower & then, they will never complain about using a modern lawnmower again.

@pauljohansson7697 5 жыл бұрын

I just subscribed to your channel and hello from New Hampshire.

@motoforlyfe 5 жыл бұрын

Hi Paul, thanks for the sub!

@lucyndavandenboogart705 10 жыл бұрын

Cool old lawn mower

@edzgarage 12 жыл бұрын

Very cool! I've never seen one of those mowers.

@ad356 9 жыл бұрын

jeeze i thought my 48 farmall cub was old. its amazing how much things changed from the time this thing was built until 1947 when the cub was introduced. i think the cub brought about a mowing revolution, mine still mows 2 acres a week. im not sure, but i dont think the cub had belly mounted mowers until later

@SRCVintageElectronics 9 жыл бұрын

That's in great condition for such an old age

@motoforlyfe 12 жыл бұрын

I'm going to be having some new neighbors across the street soon, I should mow my lawn with it and see what kind of loooks I get !

@barrettbarker8343 5 жыл бұрын

Cool mower!

@georgieippolito9924 4 жыл бұрын

if only all lawnmowers are this quiet! even the electric ones are louder then this!

@jiveturkey9993 5 жыл бұрын

I bet that thing cost a fortune when it was new. Only the elite of the elite could afford to equip their groundskeepers with that thing when it was new. It sure is cool.

@SethLikesToEat 4 жыл бұрын

That's beautiful

@gamebredduramax2577 8 жыл бұрын

old golf course roller,they still have them that look close to this,just updated motor and drive of course.

@timefink1 12 жыл бұрын

sweet,worth waiting for thanks!!!

@motoforlyfe 12 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jos

@nickelplatenerd6989 5 жыл бұрын

So this thing drives like a tiller, neat! Anyways I love antiques, this is a great video!

@SquirrelFromGradLife 10 жыл бұрын

So much better than the stuff we get today! The roller is actually for leveling the ground like they do with machines that cut professional golf greens or bowling greens...this thing will give you a close shave.. they should manufacture those again.. it will make your garden look like the greens at Augusta National

@spencers4121 6 жыл бұрын

To the people saying they don't make them to last now days....Still running my cheap push mower from Lowes going on 12 years now. Got a 18 year old riding mower, that I got 2nd/3rd hand. Shit doesn't last because people don't take care of it.

@SethLikesToEat 4 жыл бұрын

It being trash made in China doesn't help