You did a helluva polish job on that turd, lol. It looked great. I am surprised it ran that well. It is actually a nice looking mower.

Great job bringing that mower back to life. That smooth running engine just needed the help of someone who knew what to do. Its impressive how quick you got the engine problems solved. I mb glad you decided to replace the deck instead of repair it. The old deck was just too sorry to repair.

Please don’t be too hard on yourself Alex, it may take you a while but you always figure it all out. I love the “murder mystery” aspect to your videos by eliminating the guiltless suspects. In the end “you always get your man” and solve the suspense mystery.

Spring time in western Illinois this mower would bring from 800-1000. Mowers are so high lately. I repair an sell used mowers and get good prices for them especially since store bought are so high lately. Cheapest new riding mower around here is $2000+

You weren't kidding Alex, that tractor needed some attention! Nice work!

Another great job Alex. Ones like these make you appreciate the easy ones. Thanks for making the video.

For the tire that doesn't hold air, try putting a little motor oil in it through the valve stem and let it sit for a little while. I've never heard of that trick before until watching Mustie1 last week and he tried it. And on part 2 of his video today, he said it's been 5 days and it's still holding air.

Those old AYP mowers were decent machines if people would take care of them (but they rarely did). Since they were once everywhere and sold under so many different brand, people saw them as more disposable then they really were. If taken care of, serviced, and repaired as necessary, there really isn’t a life expectancy to them plus they have about the best steering turning radius of any riding mower I have ever driven! Typically, the higher end versions had thicker steel in the decks, but they’d all rust especially when left outside in the rain all the time and neglected. Some of the Briggs engine models had compression release problems and would need a new cam, but some came with rebadged Kolhler Command engines that were just excellent. The manual transaxles were factory filled with bentonite which gets thick as it ages and wears; first turning into a grease then slowly into a tar like paste. As that happens, the shifter gets harder to move and the internal parts become “starved” for lubrication. I removed and split my transaxle case open, cleaned out all the old bentonite in it, drilled and tapped a drain plug in the bottom (they don’t have one), and refilled it with gear oil so that I can service it easier. Probably not worth all the effort to rehab for resell (unless you just enjoy the work), but definitely worth the effort to build yourself a machine! They were simple compared to the feature on high end riding machines built today, but for quality and durability, you’re far better off rebuilding one of these 15-25 year old machine for a fraction of the cost of a new high end rider if you want something that is cheap and easy to get parts and accessories for and that you can keep in good service yourself for a very long time.

i acquired the same "pile of surprises" mower , but w/craftsman name . after tons of repairs/cleaning it looks nice . couldn't get any bites at $350 this spring . only 1 person even looked at it , and i think possibly it being gear drive killed their interest .

Damn fine fix my friend. I love these types of videos of yours, you take complete crap and roach infested mowers and bring them back to almost new condition. I love the way you eliminate the problems and fix it. Awesome job as always. Hope ya have a fantastic Thanksgiving

Your videos are very enjoyable. I barely even know the basics, but I learn from what you’re doing. Keep ‘em coming, and have a good Thanksgiving.

Great job Alex! That one would definitely bring a premium for a used rider. In my area I would start at $1200 or so most likely. At first I thought just let it go lol but the end result was awesome! I know a lot of work went in to it. Video just doesn’t allow the reality of how much work it takes! Thanks for the video!

Great job repairing this mower. As for the price, I would pay up to 500-600 if I were in the market. However, I think 800 would probably be the most you can get.

Awesome job that turned out perfect Thank you for the video and a Happy Thanksgiving

My parents used to have this same mower but they got rid of it now we have a Husqvarna man you made this one transform into a really great one I'd rather have this mower than the Husqvarna lol

Very nice. Those cleanup great. Great job, brudda :)

Can just jb weld the magnets back on. Ive done it to flywheels and starters. Never had any come back off

Sweet job on a mower headed for the scrap yard.

A M A Z I N G

Those engines will go in just about anything. I definitely would have put the engine in something that was in better condition.

Great video.

Nice job on that airens..looking for a way to bypass all thecsafety switches on a 2010 cub cadet 2185..thanks

That mower came out great.

Great job! I know on that engine when you swapped over the state or from two wire to one wire I would have loved to have seen more detail on that part cuz I need to do that with mine.

You can glue the magnets back on

Where I live in Md that would be about an $800 machine.

Nice work brother. Was a nightmare but you got it squared away 🔧

This thing needed more work than my 1st marriage!

I think I would have power washed the tractor before bringing it inside. Those roaches are hard to get rid of once inside!!!!

Hey Alex, my name is Harry I live in California. I know you have a lot of parts mowers. I was wondering if you might have a fuel tank for a TDYT 4000 craftsman rider and if you do I would like to make arrangements to buy it from you or trade you I have mowers to.

Alex, thats one of the worst tractors you have ever started to revive. Everything that could go wrong went wrong on that machine. As usual you made it look and run like new. That being a Ariens I would want $650-$700 for it at least. Job well done my friend. I will be looking forward to your detailing video. I still dont see anything on your wish list. ✌🇺🇸

Alex, couldn’t you have cleaned up the old flywheel and magnets and reattached them?

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Nice job but man what a time burglar! I hate getting mowers that have literally everything wrong with them, makes you wonder what the owners did to break that much stuff. Hope you didn’t bring those cockroaches into the house with you!

cockroaches NO