Customer Says Lawnmower Kicks Back & Makes A Weird Noise! Let's Fix It!

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11 ай бұрын

Customer Says Lawnmower Kicks Back & Makes A Weird Noise! Let's Fix It!
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@donyboy73 11 ай бұрын

🔻WATCH NEXT🔻 ➡Fix a lawnmower with auto-choke problems here; kzfaq.info/get/bejne/brikqrOoyZjRh6s.html

@larryfine4498 11 ай бұрын

Thanks Donny. I'm semi retired, keeping busy fixing yard equipment for all the neighbors. I've run in to this issue with non existent parts on these no-name mowers. Thanks for providing a solution.

@tannerc900 11 ай бұрын

Nobody talks about how scary it is at first sight when Don is fixing almost an exact replica of your own lawn mower at home 😂

@henerker Ай бұрын

Wow! That MTD adapter is nice. Strong! So once again, Don shows us how to do it ourselves. Easy and simple, especially given the part number. We can save money fixing it ourselves. That “air cleaner in the upright position” is also an important tip. 😊

@billsmith1770 11 ай бұрын

great idea for the conversion swap . i love eliminating oddball proprietary junk . makes me feel like i've accomplished something .

@georgebenevides 11 ай бұрын

I love the conversion. Donny knows customer wont pay an arm and a leg for a cheap machine. Donny does the conversion, customer is happy to have a working lawnmower, Donny is happy making a customer happy.

@carolscott6644 11 ай бұрын

Not mentioned here, It's a good idea to check for a bent crankshaft before buying new blade and adapter.

@chisel83 11 ай бұрын

👍👍 I like that conversion

@gmctech 11 ай бұрын

Man, sharing your trade secrets is a class act! I tend to keep mine locked up tighter than the KFC or Heinz Ketchup recipes! LoL

@jamesc9327 11 ай бұрын

Another awesome video by Dony, thank you sir for making and sharing these helpful videos. Loved the way you switched it over to and MTD blade and holder, I'm sure that saved the customer the extra cost of shipping the Yardworkes parts. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

@100vg 11 ай бұрын

New push mowers, self-propelled or not, are considered throwaway items since the last 5-10 years. That was never the case before. Expensive push mowers are made shoddy these days, so imagine what kind of garbage a YARDWORKS is. That MTD part is probably much better than what came on it. MTD makes products from manufacturer submitted specs, so the part you bought is probably much better. Nice find and easy fix, Don. Way to go.

@davidquinn6161 11 ай бұрын

YARDWORKS is one of many brands sold by MTD. YARDMAN, Troy-Bilt and Cub Cadet are others.

@elcheapo5302 11 ай бұрын

Another benefit of this conversion is the key is cast as part of the blade adapter itself, of relatively soft metal, adding a bit of a "fuse" per se to the crankshaft in the event the blade suddenly stops again.

@davidquinn6161 11 ай бұрын

Those two little "bumps" that engage the two holes in the blade are designed to perform the same function as a "key" does. I prefer an actual key. They cheap to replace.

@jdgibs3446 11 ай бұрын

Enjoyed your video. Quick, honest sincere integrity for the customer. Appreciate your experience. Been watching for years. Keep the videos coming. Praying for your safety, strength, health, wisdom and success. ☝️🙏🙌💪🎯

@trcass1 11 ай бұрын

great segment. easy fix and replacement. thanks for sharing.

@kennethromeo7711 11 ай бұрын

Great Job!!!! You Make Things Look Easy!!!!

@andrewdickson9964 11 ай бұрын

Another handy video. Thank you 😊🛠

@Southernshaker 11 ай бұрын

Was very helpful, thanks sir.

@scottmclagan4276 11 ай бұрын

Fantastic advice. Thanks Dony.

@liljoeii6091 11 ай бұрын

Very helpful thank you for the video

@robalexander7348 11 ай бұрын

That was a nice easy repair job, Thank you 👍 Au

@russellgirvin9181 2 күн бұрын

Very good job. I've been looking for this information. Good job explaining everything and for the adapter number and name. Thanks

@Mike-ig2zq 11 ай бұрын

"Banging stuff" also known as " Hit fixing" is usually my first option.

@tacocin 11 ай бұрын

malletized 👍

@don7406 11 ай бұрын

Percussion maintenance

@trumpzilla4193 11 ай бұрын

Had to figure this one out myself for my honda mower...I think I am absorbing knowledge from DonyBoy!

@rightlanehog3151 11 ай бұрын

Watch out for those big rocks when you are cutting the grass. 😉

@philliphall5198 11 ай бұрын

Thank You for parts numbers

@wayneberry8703 11 ай бұрын

Great find and fix, Donny.

@deanmoore420 11 ай бұрын

Nice job customers. Lucky he didn’t been the crankshaft. Great video as usual.👍

@raymondhellberg3600 10 ай бұрын

Nice tips as always, thanks!

@mikeremski2102 11 ай бұрын

"Don't forget to reinstall the spark plug boot" Raise your hand if you've forgotten? :)

@frankward423 11 ай бұрын

Hand raised.😂

@donyboy73 11 ай бұрын

Hand raised!

@77Mowers 11 ай бұрын

Both my hands are raised. LOL!!!

@1oldteck 11 ай бұрын

✋✋

@gillgetter3004 11 ай бұрын

👋

@bpg4725 11 ай бұрын

You just saved the life of two mowers for me. Thanks!

@robertwilliams3983 11 ай бұрын

I once bought a mower that wouldn't start & it also had no blade or adapter. I cleaned the carburetor, I was anxious to see it run. Without the blade & adapter it would kick back hard. Now it's one of the best mowers I've ever had.

@gadasavideos8564 11 ай бұрын

Normally you would shear the flywheel key with the kick back.

@robertwilliams3983 11 ай бұрын

@@gadasavideos8564 true, but putting the new blade & adapter on fixed mine. This is the second season I've used it with no problem. Apparently the blade spinning when you pull the starter rope keeps it from kicking back too. It's one of the best mowers I've ever had. The high lift blade throws the grass out with a good bit of force, which keeps the deck clean & unclogged.

@rk22cc 11 ай бұрын

Another great video, thanks

@paulthompson1216 11 ай бұрын

Just had that exact problem yesterday. My blade adapter looks almost as bad. Lucky to get by with tightening it with an impact.

@tacocin 11 ай бұрын

Nice repair!

@kencurtis228 11 ай бұрын

TY for Sharing

@luuk-out-below9804 11 ай бұрын

Easy fix, luckily the the crank was not bent!

@GertrudeFilthbasket 11 ай бұрын

just the fix i'm looking for. thanks don

@fleetwin1 9 ай бұрын

Cool! I remember this symptom from many years ago....

@mv_biker1450 Ай бұрын

Tnanks for sharing

@deltazulu40 11 ай бұрын

I love the phrase " ....sometimes banging stuff does work....". This is the universal first step to fixing any machinery (mechanical, electrical, digital, etc). The well known cowboy firm of Bodgit and Leggit have made this modus operandi their trademark. 😁😁😁

@PatHiggins-Mayo 11 ай бұрын

Nice fix, Dony

@williamwilliams7706 11 ай бұрын

Nice work.

@tomfillmore9710 11 ай бұрын

Good video thanks

@peanutsmith1462 11 ай бұрын

Love your videos Danny I have watched your videos for years I’m from south east Alabama in the USA it breaks my pride man to hear someone say it’s a cheap made we use to take pride in our products they sure don’t make stuff like they used to thanks for sharing

@kevingroulx9205 11 ай бұрын

Thanks I didn’t know that adapter was that easy to change

@donvoll2580 11 ай бұрын

Good day Don Thanks for video. Seem like a easier one.

@danobrien5070 11 ай бұрын

Awesome work db73

@TuRBiNeSaNdK9s 11 ай бұрын

Woooow looooong time no see man from a long time subscriber! I’m glad you’re still up, running and doing well !! I used to watch every video you made just about. You hadn’t popped in my feed though until now ! Greetings from Virginia USA and I’ll be watching again it’s relaxing to watch home stuff get fixed 😂

@donyboy73 11 ай бұрын

Welcome back!

@jebsails2837 11 ай бұрын

How fortuitous. I've spent a lot of time today wondering, hammering etc. on the same problem. I'm sure I have the fix in my spares. Thanks. Narragansett Bay

@Pete.Ty1 11 ай бұрын

👍👍👍.Thank you

@waynestefinashen239 11 ай бұрын

Great video showing how cheaply made the new mowers are today. All kinds of problems with getting cables when they break not to speak of the time spent on the phone trying to get parts diagrams for part numbers to place orders. It is almost not worth working on some of these mowers give me an MTD anyday

@edwinmcguire6040 11 ай бұрын

Yeah, My first guess was flywheel key. GJ, Thank you.

@ericclark8258 11 ай бұрын

My parents would be proud Donny..make use of what you have!!

@mjg263 11 ай бұрын

Wow, can’t believe the shaft wasn’t bent! Those little B&S engine crankshafts bend so easily.

@TheOtherBill 11 ай бұрын

You know it's a real cheapie when MTD parts are an upgrade.

@mrclaus859 11 ай бұрын

Thanks Dony

@st7650 2 ай бұрын

Hey Don I have a question maybe you can help. I have a question. I have a Honda walk behind mower i shut the fuel switch off and when I tip it up I notice oil coming out around the air filter now. I have done this before anytime I pressure wash the bottom of the deck to inspect and sharpen the blades. It never done this before so I went back changed the air filter back out with a new OEM filter it runs fine. It did smoke a bit when I first started it. How is this happening love the channel thanks for any help you can provide on solving this issue. Love the channel thanks for all you do

@ryszard999 11 ай бұрын

Nice 👍

@evanchapmanfanman 11 ай бұрын

I was just working on a mower with the same symptom but the blade adapter key was sheared.

@BrucesShop 11 ай бұрын

Great video Don. Like me the price of imports are crazy. I am even cheaaper. I would take the adaptor and the blade out of my small horde. Thanks for the fun.

@walterbordett2023 11 ай бұрын

Hitting stuff is now inflated to percussive maintenance. I'm amazed that the flywheel key was not sheared. Maybe the engine did not stall when the incident happened? Thanks for the video Dony.

@steveriggenbach90 11 ай бұрын

Great tips. Why do you think it bent?

@pimpinpenz 10 ай бұрын

Hey Don at 3:45 there is a leaf blower sold on amazon in the background in front of the red mastercraft tool chest. Do you have a video on this machine?

@TheLawnmowerLady 11 ай бұрын

Makes me wonder how the original blade adapter got bent upwards towards the deck on both sides... Thanks for the video!

@glennlurman3514 11 ай бұрын

Cheap blades will under load flex while operating which over time bends the blade driver . He could have placed driver over a vice and bashed the middle which would have straightened driver up which would have been my go to seeing as though the locating / Shear lugs on driver were still intact.

@TheLawnmowerLady 11 ай бұрын

@@glennlurman3514 That makes total sense. Thanks!

@rverro8478 11 ай бұрын

It makes me wonder. Is this "accident" affect the recoil or, it is a separate problem ?

@1dirtovalracer 11 ай бұрын

Was the blade bent too when you replaced the adapter?

@rayburnett3066 11 ай бұрын

Even I have changed out the blades before,and will do it again to

@ianpendlebury3704 11 ай бұрын

Interesting video...... but I don't understand how this caused and fixed the kicking back issue? But then what do I know? Regardless, I love to watch your diagnosis and fixing videos - most folks would not share this knowledge.

@luuk-out-below9804 11 ай бұрын

I'm guessing it was messing up the initial inertia/turning of the engine as the blade is part of the fly wheel mass as far as the engine is concerned.

@KC_justme 11 ай бұрын

Yes! The blade was still tight enough on the collar to also rotate, but because the collar was bent & the collar pins did not lock the blade - the blade would constantly shift, in jerking motions. And the blade would actually be lagging behind that locked collar rotation - this jerking in a backward motion. Bucking the engine so to speak. And because it bucked the engine rotation the recoil was also being affected. Possibly jamming those recoil latches. Hope this helped in understanding why that motor ran/made noise as it did.

@CLPRPSD 7 ай бұрын

When I saw the bent adapter I assumed the kickback was due to a mis-timed engine due to a sheared flywheel key

@BM-od7kb 11 ай бұрын

Not in this particular case but if you hit something really hard and it stopped the motor like that. Could that cause the valve clearances to change?

@alfredlyman2628 11 ай бұрын

If you would not mind, could I ask you a question I am in the process of looking for a pto belt for an ariens zero turn edge it calls for a deck belt of 1/2 x 143 .60 my question is what does the .60 mean and could I use a 1/2 by 143 inch belt please any advice will help and I am sure you heard this a million times before I think you are a fantastic technician keep up the good work

@donyboy73 11 ай бұрын

it means .60 of an inch, so just under 3/4". Sometimes a belt that is 143" will work.

@barbeonline351 11 ай бұрын

I was expecting a flywheel key. I wish there had been some explanation of how the damage underneath could cause the pull rope kickback (and even the non-start problems we saw at the beginning). Just imbalance conveyed back through the crankshaft? And that must have been a replacement blade that came in on the mower, correct? With the damage to the spindle, the old blade must have been like a piece of abstract art?

@KC_justme 11 ай бұрын

@georgepruitt637 11 ай бұрын

Since the blade is a substitute flywheel, having it loose messes with the inertia needed to follow thru the combustion cycle.

@cabman86 11 ай бұрын

I have one like this with almost the exact engine. The bracket that the starter bolts onto is rusted through and broken. Starting that thing is a chore. I cannot find the parts anywhere.

@jakeschisler7525 11 ай бұрын

Why is it that the 2 channels I watch on KZfaq live so cotton picking far from me. Now that was a cool fix. Thanks Don!

@bluehawk7342 9 ай бұрын

I've never seen a mower that color before.

@johnmilner7603 11 ай бұрын

I like an easy fix.

@gadasavideos8564 11 ай бұрын

Rather than tipping push mowers I have adapter rails for my riding mower front wheel lift. I raise it level to about waist height and then lift front end of push deck eith sn electric hoist mounted to shop ceiling. Sometimes have to put strap ftom ceiling to push handle do it doesn't flip back

@37yearsofanythingisenough39 11 ай бұрын

Had he remembered, Donny would have also put anti-seize on the bolt threads that hold everything to the crankshaft pto end. These are usually fine threads for maximum strength and are very susceptible to rusting in place always operating in grass moisture.

@MichaelHagberg 11 ай бұрын

What about pulling cord to put cylinder in compression to prevent oil leaking when you tip the unit on it's side?

@chrisadrian5404 Ай бұрын

From the scrape on the blade, it looks as though the mower hit something BIG. Anyone missing any livestock?

@gregtarasinski5516 11 ай бұрын

Blade adds momentum like a flywheel

@steamboatwillie935 11 ай бұрын

When you said it was kicking back, I was thinking sheared flywheel key.

@carlsmallmotors1114 11 ай бұрын

Love the videos

@JustAnAverageBrad 11 ай бұрын

i understand it fixed the noise but i cant see how the adapter or loose blade was preventing the recoil from working properly

@jimbrewer2893 11 ай бұрын

Good info. In my opinion, FWIW, the MTD adaptor is much better. Looking at that B&S motor, I have a Bolens in the shop with a broken starter clutch. I had to order the new assembly on line since no one around here had the part. The serial number break makes it even harder to find. Another good video.

@skater4life31683 11 ай бұрын

Did you look into why the pull rope wasn't working for a few pulls?

@TheCaptainSlappy 11 ай бұрын

The radiator bearings had failed. My actual guess is that when they bent the adapter and the blade flopped around, it misaligned the very cheap recoil starter there (vibration). So once out of every 5 times with the blade flopping around in there, it would misalign because...it could. I don't know if that one has the single metal arm, the double metal arms, or the double plastic arms, but I do know they are not exactly designed for a great fit or longevity...just cheapness. That is one of the plastic carbs...so yeah...not exactly "quality assured". I miss the old plastic carb on the metal tank with the built in primer bulb. Worst case scenario, you just replaced the spring and the rubber diaphragm. With the all-plastic ones...not much you can do. They tend to suck air when they get hot or old. Or both.

@albertgoner70 11 ай бұрын

@@TheCaptainSlappy Radiator bearings? I think it's air cooled, no radiator. But you may be talking about the recoil pull starting pawls, which are typically plain bushings, no 'bearings.'

@80SWoods 11 ай бұрын

I was going to say it was the muffler bearings. The radiator bearings rarely go bad on these machines.

@TheCaptainSlappy 11 ай бұрын

@@80SWoods I was wondering why Dony didn't check the blade on his blade stretcher to make sure it was stretched out fully.

@shanesquire1 11 ай бұрын

HI , I HAVE THE SAME B&S PETROL GAS ENGINE LIKE ON THE MOWER . 161cc .WHAT IS IT IN HORSE POWER HP PLEASE ?

@charleseddy9903 11 ай бұрын

So what do you think caused the adaptor to bend like that?

@donyboy73 11 ай бұрын

They hit something.

@robertknight4672 11 ай бұрын

I've never seen a lawnmower blade where the holes on either side of the bolt-hole are different. Good thing the MTD is a more conventional and common design.

@steveharleyfan 11 ай бұрын

I think the holes are like that to prevent the blade from being installed upside down. The D-shaped key and hole won't fit together.

@robertknight4672 11 ай бұрын

@@steveharleyfan that makes sense.

@TecumsehRulesbcserk 11 ай бұрын

Why is the exhaust tip like that? I’ve never seen it bent upwards on this engine

@georgesimpson3113 11 ай бұрын

Son-of-a! - How did I get anti seize on me just watching this...?!?

@robertmailhos8159 11 ай бұрын

. the color of this mower is a off the chain of color Bent blade and blade adapter 😮😮

@miketruckermike292 11 ай бұрын

Hi Donnie, is there anyway you could do a video of the fuel control levers and springs on A Kohler 19 HP on Exmark Pioneer S Seies? I cant figure it out

@aian9597 11 ай бұрын

Think about buying a cheap lawnmower that you won’t even find easily the replacement parts for your blade and blade adapter.

@fletteric1040 11 ай бұрын

I didn't see you replace the flywheel key, it looked good the second I saw it, was there a built in key on the new blade adapter? Also thanks for your awesome videos.

@ve3yjt 11 ай бұрын

Adapter has the “key” cast into it.

@donyboy73 11 ай бұрын

Yes you can see it at 4:00

@canoetipper019 11 ай бұрын

"Adapt and overcome" in real life. ;-)

@philliphall5198 9 ай бұрын

I would have removed and replaced key anyway just in case it got damaged 😊

@glennlurman3514 11 ай бұрын

One last thing the most painful thing you can do is when drwing pullcord across torso for the big pull having it kick out of your hands go screaming past ya nipple as it heads home. Id take a kick in the nuds any day.

@stevemlejnek7073 3 ай бұрын

I think that plastic recoil is about shot.

@tempusveritas8901 11 ай бұрын

Donny I have same mower. I think I have a mouse nest in mine. I removed the two torx. But it is still stuck. Is there another hiding under the sticker ? I am afraid if I horse it off I will Snap something.