Just got a Craftsman LT2000 for $60 because the guy said when he would engage the blades the engine would quit. It has no rust and looks to be in very good shape so I bought it. My plan was to keep it around for parts as I already own 2 working craftsmans and they're newer. However, I started to tinker with this one and upon trying to start it the motor would crank but not start. I removed and cleaned the carburetor which solved the starting issue then I checked the safety switch connection under the seat....of course it was unplugged. I connected it and now I've got a mower that runs perfectly for $60 and about an hour of my time. Great vid!

A man always develops a special bond with his riding mower 😁. Especially if it was free👍. I love the sound of the Briggs and Stratton engines.

I know this video is a year old but that spring that broke when you removed the carb isn't the governor return spring. Its purpose is to maintain the slack in the throttle linkage in one direction. If it's allowed to have play in the linkage you get the surging. Just saying. Good video.

We’ll, it’s 315am and I’m finally sitting down with a cold beer beside the wood stove in the garage. I think I’ve watched your vid about 3x now. Have a 1999 John Deere Sabre 15.538 gear. Came with the house we bought this fall. Mower sat for about 4 years, last owner said they couldn’t get it running. It was going to be my winter project, so I drained the oil. It was all fuel. Put in about 2 gallons of oil flushing the gas out over the last week and a half. Bloody float was stuck and gravity did the rest. New fuel filter and installed an inline fuel shut off. As I was making my way to the carb I realized it was hydrolocked. Broke everything down. Cleaned the carb. New oil. New fuel. Once I broke it loose she fired up first try. I am mechanically illiterate, can’t tell you how much I appreciate the video. The motor and carb are near identical to yours. Made for easy going. Cheers.

Thanks for the update and the way you explain things thanks once again for the efforts appreciate the great job and your great teacher 👍🇩🇰🙏

V strong fellow moving the lawn tractor w the dolly. 😊

Beautiful....super informative...will watch other videos if posted!!!

Hey man great video just letting you know when your disconnecting those throttle linkages and govern spring always try to take the whole carb off first then take those off it just makes it a whole lot easier.

That's a Great motor if maintained properly. Had one for years then sold it still running good. Thanks for the Vid! 🚜

Awesome video. Very thorough inspection for anyone needing to get their lawn mower running

As a "computer guy" who never took the time when I was younger to learn from my uncles and cousins.... this is not only invaluable, but so cool. I see how you troubleshoot and go about it, but the real lessons are probably in what's not in the video. Lol this was so cool and I really wish I could do this... I keep paying people to fix my shit and it sucks.

@Max AC It was so nice to see one of those running as dad had one and back when he bought it brand new it was his pride and joy to be able to cut the acres around the house. Hours and hours days and days he would keep the grass looking so good. We lost dad 4 yrs ago now and recently I looked to kind of restore his old tractor and found the deck beyond repair….yours was excellent by comparison. I’m so hoping to find one for it. Till then I want to get it running well so mom has something to pull her little trailer with all her flowers for planting and taking away the weeds and old plants that have expired. It’s something of dad’s to help keep those memories alive throughout those summer days. His was almost identical except for the 5 speed….his was hydromatic and that function still works. Thanks for this repair video that brings back so many memories. 🥺😌🙂

Seeing your lawn in back, unless ya'll put sod in ya'll won't be needing her. Good work on your project and will mow for someone for a while. Good job.

Good job on mower restoration and making this entertaining video !

Great job. The only thing that I owuld have done was paint the dash and the panel between your legs. That rust looked bad alongside all the nice work you did polishing everything else.

Spark plug's almost never a problem. No need to waste time looking at at.

sears / craftsman grinder for the craftsman ride mower , AND got the surging to stop . Excellent job brother !

Thanks 👍 you made a good mower out of it.i have one that surges.and I heard u say it's a gov spring.thanks for vedio.👍

Good video on bringing that mower back to life:-) I am in the process of doing the same thing with a JD Sx85 rider that sat outside for at least 6yrs anyway. Paid $50 for it and having to put close to $350 into with a newish seat being $85 of that but it’s all in good fun and personal entertainment in bringing these neglected old machines back to life:-)

Great job, great content best of luck from England.

I have an OHV repair shop on place I work out of, seems like I do as much small powered equipment as motorcycles and atvs this time of year.

Good video I learned a lot,THINK YOU!!

😊 Bubba, I hope by this time you have bought yourself an impact.. I could’ve had them blades off in about 30 seconds. Lol.😊

I can pull the coil ground on my kholer and it bypasses all the switches..Got a runner..❤

I'd try replacing the valve stem in that original left front riding lawn mower tire you took off of it for A spare. It's most likely the valve is broken.,or weather crack from setting up so long in the yard. They call that weather checked .,weathered checked. Secret to you wheel wet.& Aromor all tire spray.

Good job man.

New to your channel , and enjoying th content , in UK that mower would sell for £500 even as spares and repairs. So dear over here for anything

Great Job for free? Like brand New 👍

Semper Fi brother. Great video.

That Corinthian leather deserves only the finest Saskatchewan Sealskin bindings! Thanks for the information, my neighbor just hauled an identical looking tractor out to the curb for scrap which I grabbed, only mine is a Craftsman Kohler Command 15hp but it seems to be the same B&S engine only a different top cover.

Not a bad video sounds like it needs new bearing's have a great day

you may want to adjust the mixture jet to fix the surging and replace the bearings in the deck good video

Next project.... Laying sod, watering lawn...:)

That surging at the end of the video is probably the idle jet. You mentioned it as “stop” for the throttle earlier in the video while you were cleaning the carb. The idle jet if clogged or dirty will cause that surging at idle speeds.

Awesome build

Those are major money.& Game saver for to. And saves you gas in the long run to.

Great video

I’m new to your channel I already like your video Love your vid

Love it!

pretty ingenious way of moving that mower!! good video thank you !!

thankyou for your severice

Good job

Good Job!

Just A quick fee tip truck to ya on that part of it all. I'd try it out to see for yourself on that part of it all to. You half to get all of the ethanol &water out of the container though for it to work right for sure. That's we're alot of people mess up when trying to do that process of separation of the the ethanol &water from the gasoline fuels to.

NICE JOB

Your as obsessed with making everything back to original as I am (gas guage). Even though we can just look at the side of the tank or remove the cap to see the gas level we still like to see if we can fix the fuel guage.🤣😂

unbolt the carb then tip so the linkage can be disconnected with out bending it.

Keep up the good 👍 work to

Check the rim bead seal around the tire to it could've came loose from away from the the rim cause of bad Leaking weather checked valve stem is all. Over the years of usage. Then he couldn't get it to move due to that. So it just sat there instead.

two suggestions, get yourself a ultrasonic cleaner for cleaning the carbs and also a dremel tool with a brass wire brush for cleaning electronic contacts on the ignition switches.

Need to adjust your carburetor a bit but it’s kinda choppy open up your air fuel mixture in a little bit there, so it smooth out back it out till it almost dies and then ride it again

If it's the top end and the piston is froze up try using Marvel mystery oil, read the directions, carefully!!it's loosened up heads on my Briggs and Stratton go cart engines and worked on my HONDA 110 ATC engine and other motors also,,mostly small engine repair!!

A very good video with lots of content. I love your methodical approach of inspecting and testing before you tried to fire it up. That takes a lot of patience. Just to nit-pick a bit, I think you should have replaced the seat for the carb needle. That said, it sure ran well when you were finished. Good work!

The ethanol free gasoline burns slower.& Cleaner witch lasts longer to than the regular ethanol gasoline does due to less consumption of need for massive amounts and times.

good job

good video

Check the oil for water or fuel along with the oil level

When the neighbor sees it for sale in the next yard sell he gonna be like can I have my old mower back I found a guy to fix it 😅😅😅

nice toy...I have a 33 year old LT1000

Jocelyn, how you don’t really need if you’ve got one of those bolts from a push mower with the hole in it sometimes they sell them to you with the bullshit but that’s Illinois. You don’t have to use event that you can always cut the end off of it if it goes out

New brgings and paint deck will look good and sale better 😊😊😊

Tubes in the back tires as much cheaper than new tire and it’ll hold longer than a new

Just a small suggestion for the next time possibly if it matters but when sharpening your blades make sure to keep quenching it with water to not ruin the heat treating of the blade potentially making it softer or more brittle. Also you might want to take a close look at your paste wax applicator before using it on your truck or just replace it at this point to prevent anything scratching your clear coat. Just something to think about otherwise great video on the process of restoring that lawnmower.

How are you can tell if he’s got the red metal shroud and there’s another one so I’m gonna blackmail shroud, but there really are the most durable into the rings are made their industrial commercial. That means they have a steel cylinder sleeve which means they’ll hold it for more hours by longshot. I’ve got one in in

JB Weld IT FIXES ANYTHING 🤣

They have a ROD between the back wheels at the back that shifts it to neutral.....

I don't know about that brand but on my John deer there is a lever on the back you can pull out to put it in free wheel mode so you can just push it

It could be the fuses Honda riding mower check your Fusion before you do anything or the starter

55 seconds in and i'm going to say it's the exhaust valve out of adjustment.

You can take the blades off and the bearings out and fill the housings all the grease

It's the seat switch.

Bet the cable is frozen up to, because leaving them in weather will do it

Little info for you ppl, if a small engine is locked up (not like this one that was not locked) take out spark plug,squirt some engine flush in the hole, let it sat 5 mins then try to start with spark plug out, keep turning it till it blows all the motor flush out the plug hole, put plug back in and fire it up, yr good to go, works everytime,enjoy.

If it's completely dead, the charger won't see it. Jump battery with a drill battery for a few seconds. It'll see it then. Good luck, I actually have that mower and a spare like it that i got from an old farmer nearby. Mines a beast, but that one's a pile of crap Motor runs now, but rear end is shredded and brakes safety switch is shot. Mine has a V twin in it. 20hp, the old one has a 21hp in it. Great vid! Have fun.....

Cause it's burning up the ethanol.& Watery moisture out of the fuel witch makes fuel consumption increase to.

Those deck blade pulleys have grease sert for them.,or should have that is anyways. If not. I'd put some on the the top by predrilling .& Tapping threads for grease sert then.

I'll tell you how you can DIY your own ethanol free gasoline at home to o really cheap for your lawn equipment.&boat motors to if you have A boat to. Id buy one of those 10 gallon kerosene containers put in Bottom bleeder valve from the hardware store sealed up good with thread sealer the yellow.,or blue type. Then buy your fuel as gasoline from the store.& Octane booster to put back in to the fuel afterwards you'll need it to. Fill that kerosene container up with gasoline fuel. Next add A 1/2 of cup of water tighten the cap back on it good. Shake it up really good.& Rock it then let set for at 45 minutes. The ethanol will separate from the gas to the bottom of the container. I recommend overnight.,or 2 days for full time process best results outcome. Drain out the water& ethanol out until you see fuel only from the top off of the water ethanol mixtures that has separated itself. Then all you do is add the octane booster shake it up we'll.& Can add in sea foam for more added protection.& Longer shelve life time span to.

You are so lucky to have lichens, they won’t grow where there is air pollution.

You need to drive belt Also I see you pull the pedal back with your foot A new spring on that would help to

Nicely done! How much did you end up selling it for?

Why don't you just remove the carb, then twist it to remove the connecting rods - so much easier!

U need to clean the rust off the magneto and flywheel if u want it to run to properly.

Also see if the transmission brake is locked up

Tractors got the best in Briggs ever made a single cylinder a lot better than his new ones in the end tag motors they’re called

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you may want to clean that carb again.

You know how to do it

I like your shoes, what kind are they?

Have you a French about having to wait on the mowers? Doing all is steering but by someone who can't start the. Gears can still do it you still put the gear in backup and forge that's all

Im doing the same thing ur doing nice mower looks good

Or they don't premix their 2 cycle/2stroke oil& gasoline fuels right either due to not using A measuring container for that purpose.

It’s Hunting you need to adjust the carburetor and the gas

whatever happened to the lawnmowers that just had mow and go for high speed? simple belt design, engine that didn't have a compression relieve inside the engine that was designed to fail? wish i never got rid of my DynoMax

The one person who disliked this is the original owner who thought he gave you a free piece of scrap.

Sounds like the previous owner was scammed

motor seems to have some corrosion are you near salt water?

The Stihl 2 cycle oil/2 stroke oil is not A very good brand to use. Although people have to their own opinions. On that part of it all to. Each to their own on that aswell to. Hopefully & maybe this can help you out with saving fuel.& Money 💰 to possibly aswell.

Just saw video on "Mopar Ranch Tour" the satellite on the opening shot is it for sale?

I have the same mower and problem I’m not that handy to fix it though

I have LT2000 with hydrastatic trans (automatic). wont roll or start. Is it because in gear possibly