I love how the previous owner kept the box and all the paperwork to prove that he didn't read any of it or return the mower.

I have to say, this is by far the most relaxing channel to listen to. I have a dead silent office and having this playing is like hanging out in the shop working while he does his thing.

I worked at a small engine repair shop about 25 years ago. Even then the owner told me that his competition was a $99 mower from whatever big box stores were around. We had a $59 service special on your typical Briggs push mower which included changing the oil, pulling the blower housing, blowing the dust out, sharpening the blades, cleaning or replacing the air filter, carburetor diaphragm, spark plug, and head gasket. While the head was off, we decarboned it and lapped and adjusted the valves. Was about an hour and a half of labor and about $10 in parts at the time. After this treatment they would usually run like new. This was in the days before overhead valve engines, and breaker points were still around on older mowers we saw. We had a quick test to see if repairing an old mower was viable, we turned it over with the spark plug disconnected and spun it backwards. If the engine offered no resistance backing up the power stroke, or the crankshaft was bent, we told the customer not to bother. Other things that usually totalled old mowers were problems with the self propelled mechanism, and rusted out decks. In the day we also had to deal with the valve seats on the Briggs engines popping out. It was a warranty repair, and the official fix was to reinsert the valve seat, and use a center punch to punch divots around the edge of the seat to expand the metal. I learned a lot from him, even though I had been repairing mowers on my own since I was a kid.

Just wanted to give you a big THANK YOU. Yesterday I was rebuilding a carb from an old Yamaha AT bike. When I got it cleaned up and put back together I used the first trick I learned on your channel. First I used your test for the float valve Blow into fuel inlet, carb upright and then carb upside down. It wasn't sealing tightly. The second trick I learned from you was the Q-tip with polishing compound in the seat. Polished it a bit and problem solved. Thanks again Mustie1 Your channel is the best thing on KZfaq.

I am 60 now and back when I was about 12-14.....people would curb a mower that sheered the key and wouldn't start.That was really my first summer money making venture.....as my older friend showed me how to remove the fly wheel and insert a new key.Most of the mowers were Briggs powered.....but a few people marveled at me using their old mower cutting grass with something they threw out just hours before.The local mower shop sold me the keys and I started learning more repairs....sharpening blades....cleaning carbs.....so here I was about 12 years old ….going around and showing off my wallet with a couple hundred bucks in it.When other kids were lucky to have 50 cents in their pockets.I had even have a few friends just ask.....hey show me your wallet again.And even a few cute girls were starting to come around.Darren….these videos bring back so many great memories...thanks a lot for your time and tallents..!!

When I was a young guy (about 10 yrs old), my Dad would ask for assistance while repairing small engines. I wish he would've let me do more of it on my own. It may have kindled the spark earlier, that I now have. Problem is, he passed about 7 years later. I have the spark, but lost the mentor. Your videos help with the spark ... a lot. Ahhhh, but the mentor. The memories will have to do. Thanks Mustie! 😎👍🏼. PS: Cool VW Pickup too!

I was driving with my 16 year old son,we see a old snow thrower in the garbage so I said let’s bring it home , well we take it apart there was just a small gear was the problem,$1.99 for it, put it together, we sold it for $35.00 now he wants to bring everything home,lol

I have the identical mower. I changed the oil after the first season and it was glittery with metal. Then changed it again at the 3rd season, it was barely dark and had almost no metallic glitter. Briggs claims to have made some changes to the engine to lengthen the life of the oil (2800 vs 3600rpm, better air filtration to catch dirt, better oil cooling, tighter manufacturing tolerances) but I am still going to change the oil to get the debris out. I have no doubt it will die an earlier death with no oil changes, but I know plenty of neighbors who never change, check OR add oil, so it seems all the marketing in the world can't teach idiots to care for their stuff.

fixed my mates mower after watching how you fix mowers thanks

$30 for a Husky mower is a steal. Love your videos!

Did I just watch 28 minutes of lawn mower repair? And a keen sense of fashion too... Thank you, you are now the Bob Ross of small engine repair.

Never Change the Oil is another way of saying, "See you in couple of years because you have to buy a new mower".

Bought a briggs and stratton sidevalve poulan about a month ago, dead stop brake cable was siezed and broke, and missing top handle, removed brake, made a handle and fitted a kill switch and throttle cable, spent 3 hours mowing the field with it today, after sharpening blade and service runs perfect.

Just check and add......and then buy another lawn mower

It's amazing the amount of perfectly good lawn mowers i drag home on a yearly basis.

You keep my head in the right place. One of two things happens when I work on equipment. Either I can't get it running, or I do get it running but I'm not sure exactly what I did right-it just starts working again-so I never really learn from experience. If I obsess long enough though I can usually get it going. Watching your videos keeps my head in the game.

Thanks Mustie1. Even though I have been doing this for a while myself, I still enjoy seeing someone else doing the same thing. Blade on backwards, dirty carb, or my favorite... IT WAS OUT OF GAS 😁 One man's junk is another man's treasure.

I had a neighbor that had bought a new mower and the piston locked up. He asked me to look at it and I did. He had put a new blade on it and tilted the mower up so that the cylinder was facing downward. I removed the spark plug, pulled the cord and oil spurted out. The oil had drained into the cylinder. I drained out as much oil as possible, cleaned the plug, reinstalled the plug, refilled the oil and it started right up. It smoked, but that went away after the oil burned out. Then he tells me the reason for the new mower is that the old mower did the same thing after changing the blade. I fixed that one too. It's hard sometimes to find people that are mechanically inclined.

I used to be a repair center for a product that was in a plastic case. An old friend taught me this trick and I'll pass it on to you for your consideration. When you are returning a screw into a plastic there are threads already cut in the plastic. As plastic ages it becomes brittle, so if the screw tries to cut a new thread path, it can crack the plastic. To prevent this, turn the screw backwards with slight pressure on it until you hear or feel a click. This is when the threads on the screw are aligned with the threads in the plastic, now you can turn the screw to the right and the screw it will use the existing threads, no undue pressure on the plastic so no cracking. HTH. Good video.

The fashion Police are gonna take you in for those socks😀😀. Thanks for another great video Mr Mustie

Its really a sad sight when people don't know how to take care of their stuff ie basic maintenance, disposable society we live in. Good video as always!

I couldn't believe it the first time I saw a mower blade that was put on upside down. It looked like it was run that was for years. It seams like I see it at least once a year on customers mowers now.

Just the most perfect life. Fixing stuff and driving around in a splitty. What’s not to like. Excellent feed good videos as always keep em coming

I love your videos please don’t ever stop making these I learn a lot

Funny you say that about the well to do towns. When I worked on a garbage truck I was always finding lawnmowers in the richer neighborhoods they were just throwing away. Sometimes they were like new and nothing wrong with them, sometimes it was something simple to fix like cleaning the carb. I had close to a dozen mowers I got that way that I sold for cheap or gave to people who needed them. After all I didn't have a dime sunk into any of them.

At the Ace Hardware that I work at, we just got in a bunch of new Toro lawn mowers that have the no oil change feature! When I sell one to a customer, I tell them that I am not comfortable with never changing the oil and recommend that they change the oil once a year at least. Great video.

I am most amazed by your negotiation skills in acquiring these treasures for a pittance. Perhaps a yard sale negotiation video next?

Hey Mustie1! Just wanted to give you a quick shout-out for your awesome channel. admittedly, I am kind of late to the game, as I have just recently discovered you in the past couple of months, but I’m so glad that I did! I am not at all mechanically-inclined, but I find your videos incredibly interesting and fun to watch. Please keep up the excellent work(FYI, you inspired me to take on a repair of my personal lawnmower and I’m happy to report that I successfully replaced a broken pull cord on my 15-year-old Troybuilt- A HUGE accomplishment for a clueless sap like me.😊

I wonder if that guy watched this video and smacked his forehead when he saw the blade was on upside down. LOL

"of course the bolts are two differrent sizes...why wouldn't they be!?!!" I say that ALL the time about when that stuff happens..lol

I've had the same mower for around ten years and it's one of the best mowers I've owned, It just keeps going.

What an awesome video. Love the peacefulness and straight forwardness on what to check and how to do it!

always good to do oil changes. just did the oil on a skilsaw that was almost dry except for the varnish on all the gearing. now has everything lubed and after several flushes with fresh fluid, is nice and clean inside and out

Once agai you've made an interesting video never ever boring and looking at it we feel like we are helping you .

Watching Mustie helped me fix my mower in the spring runs well cuts well. Had crap in my float bowl. Thanks Mustie going to change oil next year maybe it will run even better cutting my postage stamp lawn.

I can't fathom not changing oil. I follow severe duty service schedules on everything I own just for piece of mind. It's insane people won't take a few minutes and do such a simple and cheap service like changing the oil.

"Two screws in the rear..." I got a funny picture inside my head now! ;)

When I was a teenager my mother brought home a lawnmower from a yard sale that didn't work. She said to me "here, I know you'll get it working". The blade was on upside down. The mower lasted until the deck rotted out. Now I wash the underside after I finish cutting. Funny part is the manual instructs the owner to NOT do that for some weird reason... Great vid as always - thanks!

Great mower for $30.00. Another great video! you always get the good deals. I got a free mower this spring, fixed it, mowed with it twice, and now it's puking oil out of the air cleaner.

It's nice to get a bargain when someone does not know what they're doing. A few years back I picked up a backpack blower. In the ad it said used for one season and now it will not start. When I made contact with the owner he explained that he would rather buy new one and he just wants $20 for it. I went straight over there and it looked exactly like in the picture. I pulled the cord all that scene fine so I gave him the money and then he gave me the brand new gas can that he bought for that. As soon as I returned home I went out to the garage and started checking things. That's when I noticed the on and off switch was in the off position. I hit the primer ball pulled the cord once and it started up immediately. I enjoyed your videos look forward to watching more.

You would think .. “ oh, another mower” but actually every case is different and as it is about the most common thing we deal we get to learn about all the possible ways it might have issues and how to fix them. So .... I like the mower vids and learn something every time. I especially enjoy predicting what Mustie’s next step will be. It really is like being there in the shop with him. Relevant, relaxing, fun. Thanks Mustie1.

Must be an Australian mower, blades upside down... (Hi from Aus)

I can see why you have a lot of hits. Your presentation, voice, etc cannot be copied. Your a natural ! Enjoy your videos.

I’d like to say you always do a great job. I enjoy watching you very much ,you’re a very intelligent guy .

When I was a kid in the late 70s early 80s, my dad had a briggs and straten and he didn't change the oil for 11 years. He just kept adding oil. It would still run but every time I had to use it, it filled the whole yard with smoke because the rings were shot. But it still ran. I always thought that was impressive. After he died, my mom sold it to the yard maintenance company she was hiring and they honed it and put a new set of rings and it ran great. It was one of the old 3.5 HP models with no safety stuff so you didn't have to hold anything on the handle to keep it running. I think it was Wards or Sears.

I have never changed the oil in my mower either. I simply add a little before running and when done I notice the engine has burned a slight amount. I am still using a mower I bought 15 years ago and it works fine.

It's good to watch all the old Videos, so I can thump up all of them I missed. I still feel that Musti1 'S Channel is worth more than 1mio subs for its outstanding Content.

I've been using the same two mowers for the past 23+ years and I have only changed their oil twice. 1st time after the initial break-in period and then again last winter -- the oil looked black but I didn't find any grit. I check the oil 2-3x a season and top off when needed. I learned this while in the Army. They only changed the oil in our trucks when an analysis showed it was needed.

Mows fine. *Installs new blade* Mows like crap. There's something wrong with this thing!

I enjooy watching your channel you possess an amazing amount of info. I am amazed by how many good finds near you.

It amazes me how little some people know about the most basic of all petrol-driven machines- the humble lawn mower. I was given a venerable Briggs 375 mower with identical blade to that here. The bloke who gave it to me said it just didn't want to run. I cleaned out the carb, made a new air filter out of some foam I had floating around the garage, put in nice clean oil, new spark plug and wow! The thing has run sweetly ever since, always starting on the second pull!

I had that mower, and loved it. It's a VERY good, light mower. I also changed the oil in it. While I don't actually remember if I found the procedure in the owners manual or online, I simply turned the mower on it's side and drained the oil out of it while I took care of other projects, come back a while later and fill it with new oil. I ended up selling it with a trailer, zero turn and a cheap weed eater and blower as a package.

What a cool old truck you have! Love your video's :-) I am forever picking up old mowers and other OPE in my truck at work that the rich and privileged chunk out. There's usually not much if anything wrong with it and what is messed up is usually an easy repair. I was finding so much of it that I took a course on small engine repair and started flipping it lol.

You had socks on I couldn’t tell it all blended in together😂😂😂

This dude is living the dream. Nice and peaceful enjoying the day. I love those Volkswagens. ✌

I just got one of these from a neighbor garage sale. 2018 model but looks like new. Tires in perfect shape. Fist thing I did was change the oil. Air filter needs changing, but it starts and runs perfect.

Hysterical...I just flipped the Troy Built version of this mower...the TB110...you basically had the carb off...just pull out and take off the governor and choke rods

My mower is over 20 years old, never changed the oil. Still running fine.

Great find and fix! Good to see your videos again!

I learn a lot of stuff watching your videos thank you brother

Mustie you should show people about reading the sticker on the side of the gas tank. It tells you how long the engine will perform according to emissions. They rate it for hours until it wears out. If you read these labels it will tell you how disposable it is. Each engine from Briggs will have its own rating. The longer it lasts before it is wore out is a good way to tell if it is worth spending more money on a different model. I was surprised to find how different the ratings were for different models of chain saws from the same manufacturer .

The company is probably hoping that not changing the oil would reduce the life of the mower and they sell more. Genius!

One thing I learned many years ago when working on mowers that had the blade information missing....if you don't know which way the blade goes just take out the spark plug, give the rope a slight tug and watch which way the engine shaft turns. Of course, that is only in extreme cases.

I picked up a stihl chainsaw at a garage sale for 5$ guy said it was the worst saw he ever used and didn't cut for crap but the saw looked almost new, soon as I got it home I noticed the chain was on backwards, great saw ms201 best garage sale pick up ever for me

It sounds and runs really nice, if you didn't already have one i would say 'That's a keeper'. i had to laugh at that, blade madness and an owner with more money than sense. I've always repaired my own machines/engines/electronics, can't afford not to.

Been seeing a lot of new mowers that you do not change the oil in now days. Its becoming a lazy person world, just buy new one and don't get dirty. Also a man who never put a blade upside down before has never serviced a mower. Love the videos, keep up the great work. Like new, a Mustie fix, just put back in box and sell as new LOL.

looks like you got a new shop. Good for you. you deserve it. great channel hard work should pay off.

That thing is running sweetly! Nice job!

I passed up a lawn mower being thrown out earlier this week, that looked like it was in good shape on outside, but because I already have 4 mowers, I left it. I did however think of your videos when I was looking at it, thinking one of them would teach me how to fix it. I went back by next morning and someone else had gotten it. Hope the didn't just scrap it.

I drive a roll-off truck for the county landfill and it's crazy how many mowers are thrown in the 20 and 40 yard metal cans at the convenience centers on a daily basis, I have seen around 12-15 lawn mowers in three cans at one particular center, some look as though the owners got their moneys worth out of them but many look less than a year old or practically new. Also thrown away are weed eaters,chain saws,generators,air compressors etc. Many look like they could start right up. (the majority probably just need a good carburetor cleaning) It's sad that we are such a throw away society,also sad is the fact that our landfill policy states once they go in the can they stay there, no scavenging, we haul them to the metal recycling company where they are scrapped.

Always nice to finish my day with your new uploads!

One thing I noticed, is I change the oil, went from straight 30 weight to synthetic 10W30 the first thing I noticed was I got more grass cut per tank of gas. Before, I would cut my front yard, and half my back yard and add gas. After I cut the front and all the back and still had gas left over. The change to synthetic was worth the change.

I've curb picked many a good mower- using a Toro now that I picked 20 plus years ago!

I'd like to say thank you!! since I've been watching your channel I have started to repair cheap/ free power equipment and reselling it. with the profit I get from that I put it in to a savings account for my 3 y/o daughter for a collage fund she now has almost $3,000 thanks to you for giving me the courage, knowledge and, idea to start this money making adventure. I would like to send you a thank you gift and I always hear of a fellow you tuber contacting you but I don't see any way of doing that

I found so many this year ...so many easy fixes ...I resold them....and made good money ...for a little hobby even had one blown motor ...found rod apart...found one in the street different design same motor same manufacturer did a swap...works awesome

Useful info. Just bought a wheeled string trimmer to get the stuff my mower has issues with and it is my first non electric piece of lawn equipment in a very long time.

I bought a brand new 22" Yard Machine 10 years ago and have never changed the oil. I check the level every so often and add some if I need to. Still starts on the first pull and runs perfect. The blade could probably use a sharpening or be replaced. But it still cuts good enough.

Mustie, I had the "never change oil" feature on my 2000 Tahoe. It had over 300,000 miles on the ole Vortec and all I had to do is add a quart a month and it was always fresh! 8^)

Thanks for your videos- I learn a lot from each one over here in Phoenix AZ

Nice... good to see you getting lucky with finding stuff !

Ah, a visit home and a once around the garden, (almost) I was beginning to miss the place.

People can't put the blade on correctly even when it's labeled, do you really think they can change the oil 🤤😂

I’ve never seen the inside of a micro truck before, I like the windshield vents! Great videos. You are probably just having fun in the garage, but.. I have been soaking it in. You have several really great tips!

Thanks. Great trouble shooting and instruction. It’s obvious you enjoy the mechanical challenges. Nice shop set up and cool VW and yard. Great yard sale prices !! 👌

Well bought, there's a very wide range in Husqvarna quality these days, not as consistent as it once was. During the time this mower came out, no oil changes was the marketing malarkey. I guess companies figured it would be out of warranty before the engine was shot, not a good business model for repeat customers.

Blade on backwards, wheels at different heights... He got a steal.

Another great video. I just cleaned up a craftsman with a Kohler engine that I bought for $20 and sold for $120. The before and after pictures are amazing

I've watched a few of your videos I have to say your very easy and satisfying to watch. Keeps me from tearing everything apart lol and knowledge on how to work on small engines thanks I really a appreciate your videos

Great way to end the night! Love from the Gold Coast of Australia Mustie1!

I remember you fixing up the 11hp power washer. Glad to see it being used still today. "The blade rightside up", you cant fix stupid.

I know this is an older video but in my search for doing my own lawnmower repair/servicing I came across your channel. I knew right away that I found the right one when I saw the deluxe and the single cab vw’s! You’re living my dream!! New subscriber now.

I love watching your videos. They're really interesting. I haven't a clue how to repair motors but its interesting regardless. Keep making more :D

"Change the oil every 25 hours" it says in the manual for this machine, Husqvarna LC121P. Personally I believe the box.

I just picked up a “Yard Machine” push mower on the side of the road. The motor is almost identical to that Husky. It took about an hour to clean out the carb and tank. The motor has quite a bit of power, it’s a 125cc .

You are the Man!! Keep them coming. 👍👍

I would disconnect the spark plug lead before putting my hand on the blade, some viewers might turn it and it might kick. Its always a pleasure to witness a mower starting first pull. A real pity the blade was installed up side down as I'm sure the packaging would have shown the correct orientation.

The only real "never change the oil" motor is a brush-less electric motor.

Woke up and heard the alert on my phone and I knew it was Mustie time

Great lawnmower fix,also love your old van :)

Great vids!! Too funny about Todd's. I grew up in NBPT and my Dad would take me to Todd's as kid soon after it started. Glad to see it's still hoppin'.