Reviving an idled Craftsman riding mower. Scavenging to put another unloved mower back in service.

This one is a bit long. I actually cut it down, leaving a lot of tire valve replacement out. I ended up replacing all 4 valve stems. It seemed to take care of the air loss problem. This is most of a summary of what steps I took to get this one going and to convert the manual mower deck to an electric PTO operated one. Luckily it turns out, it's just some brackets and springs that are different. I am trying to break out each individual operation in shorter videos so that these will simply go over the steps, with the details covered in the subject specific videos. I am not a "professional" lawn mower mechanic so there are things I am learning as I go that I will do better the next time. I am a professional mechanic however, so even though it may seem that I am stumbling along, I do actually have a clue as to how to proceed and to maintain machinery in general. I often say, finding machines in poor condition to me is like finding a lost puppy or kitten to animal lovers. I just feel the need to help them. I hate wasting things that have more useful life left in them. "Long live the unwashed and rejected". At the end of the day, these old machines will long outlast the newer ones. It's just a sad truth of the "modern" era.
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