Thanks Zip for the great video. I'm new and also love motoring and I enjoyed your thoroughness

Hey Zippo, Great video. I run a small engine shop in Port Dover Ontario Canada. Can't believe all the videos on your channel. Looking forward to learning some important information. Keep up the great work.

Fun video zip. Good lessons on blade sharpening. Man that baby was clean under the blower housing

Fixing things correctly is the most important which you do. Also doing the details of a little cleaning put a smile on the customers face. Good job. Yep the audio is a bit wonkie. I know nothing about the video stuff so have no advice on that issue.

Great job Zippo, don't tell Bruce Pender that you took out those plugs for new ones or he will want you to send them to him: Ha Ha. Thanks for the excellent video's.

Great full service on that JD Sean. Also a small engine mechanic always needs his "Bibles" to get the job done right. Good score on those. It crazy hot also here in Columbus, Ohio. I might need to make a swamp cooler for the shop to work in this heat.

Sean, Yes the audio isn't very good now. I have to almost max out the volume setting on my laptop to hear you unless you're right up close to the camera / mic. Hopefully you can address the issue w/o too much effort or additional cost ? Don't you love our "maintenance free society mentality" of today. Most people don't own or know what a grease gun or oil can is, let alone want to get their dainty little fingers & hands dirty / take the initiative to do a Proper Regular lubrication of machinery these days. As to cleaning, I usually either completely blow the machines off with compressed air (outdoors), pressure wash them or both prior to begin work on them. Makes it much neater, easier & cleaner to work on them, not to mention avoiding the risk of dirt getting into where it Shouldn't be when disassembling. Plus then it looks (to the customer) like it's really been worked on & that the mechanic takes pride in his work. Something I learned when I worked for John Deere back in the mid 90's. Removing the blower cover, checking & cleaning the cooling fin area should be standard PM when servicing small air cooled engines. Don't you love it when customers bring you equipment w/o fuel in them "Not my job !". ;) Yes, it's Too _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Hot to be working on this stuff unless you either have A/C or a fan blowing directly on you in your shop. Don't get yourself overheated or suffer a heat stroke. Great video ! Lot's of good pointers for beginners & those with bad service habits. Thanks for the video, your time, effort & for sharing !!

Hey Zippo, nice overview of a full service. You do have the fuel filter on backwards. The fuel inlet side of the fuel filter from the tank should always put the fuel over the outside of the paper element inside the filter so you can see how dirty the filter is. The way you installed the fuel filter, the fuel inlet from the tank is flowing to the inside of the fuel filter, so you will not be able to directly see how dirty the fuel filter is. The heat must be getting to you. ;o) Also if you look back to time stamp 13:26 in this video, you can see how the previous fuel filter is installed how I described. In reality, the filter should work the same either way, the paper will still filter the fuel, just one way you can see when the filter is dirty, and the other way you can't see because you are only ever seeing the filtered fuel. Cheers Sean

Thanks, all good advice.

I saw a video a while back that showed that those spindle bearings are sealed and the grease does not even get in them. You can remove the bearings and remove the inside seal and reinstall them. I THINK it was a JD riding lawn mower deck that he showed. But I'm not sure.

I need a new camera but i am afraid to make the move. Good lesson on blades. I find books quicker sometimes than looking it up eh!!!!

So helpful! What kind of oil should I use on the cotter pins? Will WD-40 work okay for that?

Good one Zippo, I Blow them off and wipe them down just makes for a better job, would like a blade sharping machine also, hope ya get one and make a video of it, thanks Zippo

well done.

Do you happen to know why mine would have gas coming out of the carburetor? I just put a rebuild kit on it. Mainly just gaskets, a new float and a part to close the hole on the float. Looks like a bullet. The mower is a z445 with a Kawasaki engine. 20+ HP.

Kowasucky. Gota love those Plastic Cam gears and plastic cam lobes. Hey gimme that Vanguard manual. lol Hording all the good stuff eh?

Use the mower height pin to adjust the levers

Thanks for the excellent video. I do all my own maintenance and consider myself as detailed as you. I picked up many tips from your video, so thanks. My purpose of watching this was to observe the seat pivot points. For whatever reason, my Z445 seat will not raise. It is stuck in the down position and will not raise at all. Something is catching or something, not sure. Meanwhile I can't get to my battery! I'm bummed out, any ideas?

I enjoyed it my brother keep them coming also tell miss zippo i said hellow . Later your brother joe

Why don't people Blow off their Lawn Mowers when through mowing especially the Deck around spindle area--very easy to do with leaf blower, your spindle bearings will appreciate it....

Are you still using that tiny A/C to cool the shop? I recently saw several 5000 btu units at Kmart for $159/each. I thought seriously about buying one for my 24x24 garage, but didn't know if it was enough.

have you ever tried Fluid Film as lubricant? Seems to work better than grease on deck pivot points haven't tried oil as my oiler leaks after each use🤔

Zippo I have a z445 and it dies every time I release the parking brake. I've replaced the pto switch and the seat switch. Any other ideas for me?

hi Zippo Varga what's the best ride on lawn mower to buy if a person going to buy a new one or what's the best zero-turn to buy

Ads were a bit ridiculous

I think a DSLR and a wireless lavalier mic would not only improve your video quality, it would be much less aggravating for you and possibly save time in editing. Downside is the cost :(

Say i have z425 itll crank but not fire.bought used.i did when first got it clean out fuel line to filter and new filter was real bad think some gotten past filter.think carb clogged? Not know much about this mower thks

I am a newbie....what kind of Hydraulic fluid is to be used?

dug up some more parts I don't need so need to talk mail should I email you or talk in comments? have a coil for Bendix style 13-16hp engines also have a 3 pole coil looks to be from 5hp briggs and an intake pipe for 3 hp flow jet carb. Like to trade for older coil to fit my Starter Generator briggs engines is all Also have a cast iron 3 speed small frame trans that needs a good home if you know anyone looking for one north east Pennsylvania found it outside for free with oil water mix in it, drained it out and stuck it into my shed.

Got a z445 wheels off the ground while running move levers over and wheels slowly turn in reverse. Any ideas? No manual at home.

How much oil did you put in

Please re-title this vid: Lack of General Maintenance

What's the trophy for

My z425 doesn't seem to steer properly very out of control and the seem to be working independently of each other instead of together smoothly does any one know what I should do?

Where are you located

If you are going to get an actual professional blade grinder, then get a proper Magna-Mactic to go with it; IMO. Those tee-pee balancers are not that good.

Don’t care about the camera.