It may undo the nut on the crankshaft, it may spin the drill, generate power going into the powertool battery, it may break your wrist, it may cause milk to turn to butter...who knows...just live a little....
Oi! I took your tip and added a little 12 volt motor i run off of a battery bank with a generator made by harbor freight of the same design. I use the generator to charge the battery bank made from old laptop batteries (about 6 killiwatts worth of energy) when they get low on charge. Just have to depress the momentary switch until i hear it turn over and boom! Powah! Modded the tank for a ten gallon tank so i only have to fill it once every 5 days instead of every day and hooked up the controls to be manipulated remotely via robotics. All bragging aside, it was this video you made that solved the problem of actually starting it remotely. Everything else fell into place after that. So thankee kindly!
Brilliant. Subscribed. I like when I see a video and right off the bat…. It’s obvious that I’m watching a smart guy. I’m so tired of dumbed down people.
hey bridgeboy, i came up with the same idea 7 years ago with my little 900 watt gen set. drilled the cover out too. you'll do it til eventually the socket pulls off the extension bar and tears up your flywheel fins. so I came up with something better. a crankshaft extension and works great.
I can show you. Your cover needs to be drilled out with a step drill to about 1 1/2 inch a little bigger than what you have now. remove the 14mm nut from the crankshaft. find a piece of 3 inch long CR Steel bar stock and drill/tap both ends to about 1 inch inward. thread the bar stock on the crankshaft. the other end will have a 10mm Allen or 3/8 Allen threaded in. That's it. Your drill will be an Allen turning the crank
a 10mm or 3/8 allen will be way to small. It might work a few times but eventually the torque forces you apple (whether manual or drill power) will easily break those little allen bits
I use a 15/16 socket to start my 13 H.P. generator. I put the socket on a break bar ratchet to eliminate backlash. I got the break bar ratchet on Ebay. Also, you will need an 18 volt cordless drill to provide enough torque. It works perfectly.
I have one of these generators parked on top of mountain near the 49th parallel and the recoil starter spring broke during a particularly cold snap as I was trying to start it up. Note that the crappy crescent wrenches that come in the toolkit for the chinese atv slip on these bolts so it takes sockets to remove the recoil starter. I couldn't fix the recoil starter so i pulled the spring out, manually wound the string around the pulley with my finger on the arm, and just pressfit the starter to the wheel with my knee and pull.. it takes a few tries but works. Don't touch the spinny thing with remaining fingers! Hand spinning the flywheel also primes it, I can almost start it just by spinning the wheel with my hand. The point being, you don't need that superdrill to start it, it needs only a couple cranks to start. What I'm super interested in is how to start it electrically via an arduino! Also any tips on fitting a larger fuel tank would be helpful.
Thank you so much for this tip...was going to throw my little genny out as i cnt start it anymore (my arms are weak as im getting old now 😂) this video is a huge help..thank you .
This reminded me of when i had one of the Big Huge sattelite dishes "those of you who remember them. The motor that turned the dish burnt up. And a new motor cost over $200 for one. So, i had an old reversible electric drill that i hooked to the dish. And i took the power & f/r switch & ran it into the house. That drill actually worked Better than the original motor. Several people told me "There's No Way you can do that & make it work"? 2 were licensced electricians. But, the Laugh was on them. All it takes is just a Little bit of Common sense. Anyhow, just thought i'd throw that in. But, the guy with this drill starting the generator reminded me of that!! Lol..
When you do this.... ALWAYS put your machine to the LOWEST SETTING AS POSSIBLE.... So that way when your " Motor " starts... It's NOT on High RPM.... Once you get the Motor going and still spinning, you can adjust the " Speed ", LOL.
Knew that socket was gonna come off, before you even started it the first time. Was gonna suggest you epoxy that socket on there, but waited to see if you figured that out. That was funny!
I did this to my crappy 4 stroke chinese generator that got about 50 pulls before breaking the plastic pull cord. I used tape to keep the socket from coming off , it worked well but the nut on the flywheel tightened and cracked the flywheel. i took the bolt off and used threadlocker and it still works but if you have enough thread to add another nut and then use threadlocker , that might be a better option . another option would be to weld the nut on the engine so it wont turn
I think i know what generator you speak of lol. I may have one. Ill do that because i don't think mine'll last long enough to be worth fixing if it does break. worth
That's a great idea!!! There's another youtuber (jdhunter) trying to sell the same type of invention. I like yours...fast and easy...down and dirty. It would seem when it starts it would try to kick back???? Thanks again...love it.
That was a fun little video. I have that unit but it's under the "Power Fist" brand out of Princess Auto here in Canada. Not a bad tip if mine craps out.
seems like you can break your wrist, fingers, or drill if you don't pull out the drill fast enough after the engine starts and the socket stays engaged.
Well that works good on a small generator. I have a 5000 watt. I'm going to try this. I use my sockets a lot. I found that a little electric tape around the socket and extension works well. It keeps sockets from falling off.
My generator is 7000 watt and I have to use a minimum of an 18 volt drill. Also before I used the break bar ratchet, it would sometimes kickback which is not good. Now it works perfectly. I start my generator every month to make sure it is ready if the power goes out.
LOL some People..... When you do this.... ALWAYS put your machine to the LOWEST SETTING AS POSSIBLE.... So that way when your " Motor " starts... It's NOT on High RPM.... Once you get the Motor going and still spinning, you can adjust the " Speed ", LOL.
Probably already been warned but had you attached the drill to that plastic piece that throws the arms out the reason that's like that is so when the motor starts it doesn't catch the device and keep spinning the same way a starter in a car once you let go the key at Yanks backwards and it has a clutch inside of the starter had you put that on it would have been safer in that jerked your socket off
And yes - I DO live in Alaska. I would just have fixed the RECOIL STARTER (that's the real name) and nott cut off a socket wrench extension. Using a deep-set socket is really ingenious for an emergency fix, but finding the REAL socket size for your Chinese generator would have done you better. Have you snapped off the threaded, weak Chinese steel shaft yet?? THEN you'll be "Up the Creek ..." for sure. I would just have found a simple rebuild kit and fixed it right. That's how we do things in Alaska when we're 4 to 10 hours (round trip) from the nearest hardware store. Now, if you were in Alaska you would have bought two identical gensets and always had cheap, instant backup to water your stuff. Then again, there's always a simple, cheap, solar charger for a 12 Volt pump, too.
I like this idea. I bought one of those new 4300 watt generators that operate off of gas and propane they work great but now that it's getting cold it's a b**** to start . It takes almost 100 pulls, doesn't matter if the chokes off or on a little she doesn't kick over until she starts to warm up.
If you're dumb like my sister and hold on, you'll need rotator cuff of TJ or wrist surgeries, but even if you let go quickly, the drill can still fly off and whip you in the head, or strangle you with the cord
So you're gonna want to add the compound adjective "small-engine" (describing "generator") between "any" and "generator," right (since there are many generators that would be much too big for this)?
3:00 time. perhaps, grind that nut down, on the reverse side of the drills' starting torque,......so, when generator motor starts, it will kick out your socket/drill.....the nut should look more like a sawtooth, with the leading edge biting the drills' torque...
Yeah yeah, like what if half of the world broke off away and your only cordless drill was on the other half? Then what'll you do?? Ha, bet ya didn't think of that!
that's way to dangerous, you COULD weld it to the crankshaft nut, but simply welding it to your bar if it gets stuck in there again your gonna have a big mess of metal flying around in there, it'll grind the inside to pieces
When you say the nut came off, do you mean the stud snapped off with the nut? I was thinking about doing this but if the stud snaps off I probably won't.. kinda wondering though if you had it in reverse and just loosened the nut? Let me know thanks.
We have used the ruclips.net/user/postUgkxOTeIs0vv4_9B5hsmnLsk9r930uDQLu_Y for probably 30 hours with our camper and it’s been great! The noise level is really only noticeable when running the AC and other appliances like the microwave, hair dryer, or coffee pot. It’s not huge like other ones and it has wheels so even at 90lbs, I can move it!
I knew that drill bit would get stuck in the cover, this is what happens when you try to make it look nice and neat should have left the cover off and tie our hair back when leaning over it. lol
When you do this.... ALWAYS put your machine to the LOWEST SETTING AS POSSIBLE.... So that way when your " Motor " starts... It's NOT on High RPM.... Once you get the Motor going and still spinning, you can adjust the " Speed ", LOL.
Generators run a constant 3600 rpm. There is no speed adjustment. The governor sets the speed and keeps it there during power surges or load to keep the voltage constant.
Like others said, that's really not safe. You could still use the general idea. Make the throwout gear in metal of some sort. When the motor starts, it'll disengage the drill, and you can safely remove it. I found this video, searching for how others did theirs. During our hurricane evacuation, I hurt my back, and now can't pull the damned cords. I converted one properly to electric start with the right starter motor and geared flywheel. I think I'll do the others with something like yours, powering the start with a drill on the stock throwout gear. I'd rather not kill myself with a 10 minute fix.
As soon as I saw the grommet go in I started yelling at my laptop: "Its gonna get hung up on the way back out, use a deep well socket!" Sadly, only my dog heard me in time. (But he did bring me a random deep well socket.) :-|
Not to rain on your parade but you do this enough YOU WILL SNAP that nut inside the crank shaft.How do I know this,well it happened to me several years ago on my 6.5 gen.Great idea until it snaps.Good luck with yours and I liked the video.Have a great day bud.
Troybuilt and Craftsman started making gas lawn tools that had a “port” for assisted starting, with a drill. I thought it was great idea. Wonder if that is why they don’t sell them anymore.
The official fix for the problem you described is to buy the HF Drillmaster brand drill for use with this method. The drill will break long before the nut does :D
adam trowse Nah, the recoil is threaded for a clockwise rotation when mounted to the engine. You can see it at 45 seconds to 50 seconds in the video. So the engine will only start if rotated clockwise. If you attempt to start it in reverse it will not turn over because the order of the process of internal combustion (fuel/air intake, compression, spark, exhaust), would be reversed.
I did this to mine! Weld that socket onto the extension shaft, other wise when it is withdrawn after if starts the socket can come off as it did with mine and intern smashed all the fan blades! I then had to grind all the original fan fins flat so I could fit a new sheet metal fined fan by drilling and tapping the flywheel. I use a 300 watt drill to start it and works fantastically. The following link is also a good idea to include into our design for those moments we don't have a drill. I say that because I use my gen set as alternative energy for my electric bike. ruclips.net/video/-RjYZgqLHNk/видео.html Enjoy.
I'm definitely doing this 😀
If you don't pull the drill away quickly once it starts will it spin the drill outta my hands?
If you don't pull the drill away quickly it may take the socket off. Or NOT.
It may undo the nut on the crankshaft, it may spin the drill, generate power going into the powertool battery, it may break your wrist, it may cause milk to turn to butter...who knows...just live a little....
Add racket adapter in between so this doesn’t happen
man, its 6 year later, nov 2020, and your video is STILL VALID !!
Oi! I took your tip and added a little 12 volt motor i run off of a battery bank with a generator made by harbor freight of the same design. I use the generator to charge the battery bank made from old laptop batteries (about 6 killiwatts worth of energy) when they get low on charge. Just have to depress the momentary switch until i hear it turn over and boom! Powah! Modded the tank for a ten gallon tank so i only have to fill it once every 5 days instead of every day and hooked up the controls to be manipulated remotely via robotics.
All bragging aside, it was this video you made that solved the problem of actually starting it remotely. Everything else fell into place after that. So thankee kindly!
Brilliant. Subscribed. I like when I see a video and right off the bat…. It’s obvious that I’m watching a smart guy. I’m so tired of dumbed down people.
This is wonderful! I have a black cloud that follows me everywhere and can never get a pull start to work.. TY!
hey bridgeboy, i came up with the same idea 7 years ago with my little 900 watt gen set. drilled the cover out too. you'll do it til eventually the socket pulls off the extension bar and tears up your flywheel fins. so I came up with something better. a crankshaft extension and works great.
HK DEE can i see your system please?
I can show you. Your cover needs to be drilled out with a step drill to about 1 1/2 inch a little bigger than what you have now. remove the 14mm nut from the crankshaft. find a piece of 3 inch long CR Steel bar stock and drill/tap both ends to about 1 inch inward. thread the bar stock on the crankshaft. the other end will have a 10mm Allen or 3/8 Allen threaded in. That's it. Your drill will be an Allen turning the crank
a 10mm or 3/8 allen will be way to small. It might work a few times but eventually the torque forces you apple (whether manual or drill power) will easily break those little allen bits
I use a 15/16 socket to start my 13 H.P. generator. I put the socket on a break bar ratchet to eliminate backlash. I got the break bar ratchet on Ebay. Also, you will need an 18 volt cordless drill to provide enough torque. It works perfectly.
How long to the breaker bar has to be to eliminate the backlash.
Hahaha, I just knew that socket was coming off but you got er fixed. Good idea.
I have one of these generators parked on top of mountain near the 49th parallel and the recoil starter spring broke during a particularly cold snap as I was trying to start it up. Note that the crappy crescent wrenches that come in the toolkit for the chinese atv slip on these bolts so it takes sockets to remove the recoil starter. I couldn't fix the recoil starter so i pulled the spring out, manually wound the string around the pulley with my finger on the arm, and just pressfit the starter to the wheel with my knee and pull.. it takes a few tries but works. Don't touch the spinny thing with remaining fingers!
Hand spinning the flywheel also primes it, I can almost start it just by spinning the wheel with my hand. The point being, you don't need that superdrill to start it, it needs only a couple cranks to start. What I'm super interested in is how to start it electrically via an arduino! Also any tips on fitting a larger fuel tank would be helpful.
Thank you so much for this tip...was going to throw my little genny out as i cnt start it anymore (my arms are weak as im getting old now 😂) this video is a huge help..thank you
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Life saver, haven't tried yet but I will.
Brilliant - That's gonna help me a lot - many thanks....all the way from London !
This reminded me of when i had one of the Big Huge sattelite dishes "those of you who remember them. The motor that turned the dish burnt up. And a new motor cost over $200 for one. So, i had an old reversible electric drill that i hooked to the dish. And i took the power & f/r switch & ran it into the house. That drill actually worked Better than the original motor. Several people told me "There's No Way you can do that & make it work"? 2 were licensced electricians. But, the Laugh was on them. All it takes is just a Little bit of Common sense. Anyhow, just thought i'd throw that in. But, the guy with this drill starting the generator reminded me of that!! Lol..
You can do this with a small generator. I wouldn't recommend for larger ones. Arm twist fractures are really painful.
When you do this.... ALWAYS put your machine to the LOWEST SETTING AS POSSIBLE.... So that way when your " Motor " starts... It's NOT on High RPM.... Once you get the Motor going and still spinning, you can adjust the " Speed ", LOL.
Knew that socket was gonna come off, before you even started it the first time. Was gonna suggest you epoxy that socket on there, but waited to see if you figured that out. That was funny!
Stewart Perthou I
electricians tape.
Weld it on ..
Dig your theme bro. Going to convert one for my pressure washer AND lawn equip. Thanks for the tip!
Can this be done on a WEN 2350 watt inverter generator?
I did this to my crappy 4 stroke chinese generator that got about 50 pulls before breaking the plastic pull cord. I used tape to keep the socket from coming off , it worked well but the nut on the flywheel tightened and cracked the flywheel. i took the bolt off and used threadlocker and it still works but if you have enough thread to add another nut and then use threadlocker , that might be a better option . another option would be to weld the nut on the engine so it wont turn
I think i know what generator you speak of lol. I may have one. Ill do that because i don't think mine'll last long enough to be worth fixing if it does break. worth
That's a great idea!!! There's another youtuber (jdhunter) trying to sell the same type of invention. I like yours...fast and easy...down and dirty. It would seem when it starts it would try to kick back???? Thanks again...love it.
I like the way you think mate and your vid made me chuckle. ATB Aidy
That was a fun little video. I have that unit but it's under the "Power Fist" brand out of Princess Auto here in Canada. Not a bad tip if mine craps out.
Lol i'm 39 and i did this when i was 14 to start my lawnmower engined go-kart, back then it was an old mains powered Black N Decker!
Brilliant! I am doing mine too! I have air tools so that should work!
Love it. Gonna take my 10HP generator apart and try tis.
Did the socket damage the cooling fins?
Nope
@@bridgeboy513 Great video...
@@stoneyvill Thanks I hope you come back 4 more.
seems like you can break your wrist, fingers, or drill if you don't pull out the drill fast enough after the engine starts and the socket stays engaged.
Well that works good on a small generator. I have a 5000 watt. I'm going to try this. I use my sockets a lot. I found that a little electric tape around the socket and extension works well. It keeps sockets from falling off.
My generator is 7000 watt and I have to use a minimum of an 18 volt drill. Also before I used the break bar ratchet, it would sometimes kickback which is not good. Now it works perfectly. I start my generator every month to make sure it is ready if the power goes out.
Put some JB weld on the socket and leave it on the nut. So when it starts, the socket stay on and you just pull the extension smoothly out
yes yes, and some grease between the extension and welded socket, so your arm doesn't get torn off occasionaly
LOL some People..... When you do this.... ALWAYS put your machine to the LOWEST SETTING AS POSSIBLE.... So that way when your " Motor " starts... It's NOT on High RPM.... Once you get the Motor going and still spinning, you can adjust the " Speed ", LOL.
make more bunker videos, would love to see any progress since the last video
Probably already been warned but had you attached the drill to that plastic piece that throws the arms out the reason that's like that is so when the motor starts it doesn't catch the device and keep spinning the same way a starter in a car once you let go the key at Yanks backwards and it has a clutch inside of the starter had you put that on it would have been safer in that jerked your socket off
You're speaking my language MacGyver!
And yes - I DO live in Alaska.
I would just have fixed the RECOIL STARTER (that's the real name) and nott cut off a socket wrench extension.
Using a deep-set socket is really ingenious for an emergency fix, but finding the REAL socket size for your Chinese generator would have done you better.
Have you snapped off the threaded, weak Chinese steel shaft yet?? THEN you'll be "Up the Creek ..." for sure.
I would just have found a simple rebuild kit and fixed it right. That's how we do things in Alaska when we're 4 to 10 hours (round trip) from the nearest hardware store.
Now, if you were in Alaska you would have bought two identical gensets and always had cheap, instant backup to water your stuff. Then again, there's always a simple, cheap, solar charger for a 12 Volt pump, too.
I like this idea. I bought one of those new 4300 watt generators that operate off of gas and propane they work great but now that it's getting cold it's a b**** to start . It takes almost 100 pulls, doesn't matter if the chokes off or on a little she doesn't kick over until she starts to warm up.
Hello, what are the chances of getting hurt if you're not quick enough to remove the socket out?
If you're dumb like my sister and hold on, you'll need rotator cuff of TJ or wrist surgeries, but even if you let go quickly, the drill can still fly off and whip you in the head, or strangle you with the cord
LOL
Much better to have a one way bearing or breakaway extension bar.
Awesome idea when the recoil goes! Thanx! 👍
Or just take the recoil off.
JB weld the socket on the extension
So you're gonna want to add the compound adjective "small-engine" (describing "generator") between "any" and "generator," right (since there are many generators that would be much too big for this)?
If you want to firmly mount the socket on an extension, or firmly hold a bolt in a socket, just put a strip of paper between the two.
excellant my back playing up, you reckon i can do this for my chainsaw. or only a temp fix.
Way to Go! Thanks for sharing!
Good video mate well done
3:00 time. perhaps, grind that nut down, on the reverse side of the drills' starting torque,......so, when generator motor starts, it will kick out your socket/drill.....the nut should look more like a sawtooth, with the leading edge biting the drills' torque...
Hey, don't forget to plug the drill's battery charger into the generator and recharge the drill battery after several uses!
You could also weld the socket onto the extension if you didn't want it to come off. That's permanent though. lol.
that's what i was thinking
I have a larger generator. Looking for a electric start for my 6000 watt pull start generator.
how many Watts are on that driller sir?? thank you!
I wrap electrical tape around the socket when I do it works fine then you don't lose the sock it doesn't go flying all over
do you think you could start it the same way with a 1/2 or 3/8 speed handle? hence no drill needed.
No
great video Thanks
American ingenuity works every time
What if your somewhere and you don't have a Cordless Drill or the Battery is Dead on it Fix the Recoil
Don't be unprepared for life
Yeah yeah, like what if half of the world broke off away and your only cordless drill was on the other half? Then what'll you do?? Ha, bet ya didn't think of that!
you need a ratchet break bar adapter so your wrist doesn't fall off...not safe get adapter if you try this
or just tack weld the socket on to the bar and then you have your permanent starter tool incase someone takes your socket.
that's way to dangerous, you COULD weld it to the crankshaft nut, but simply welding it to your bar if it gets stuck in there again your gonna have a big mess of metal flying around in there, it'll grind the inside to pieces
So forward or reverse on the drill???????
usually forward
Excellent tip
If you have any play in the socket easy solution for that use a penny. If it's still too thick just file it down a bit on the pavement
Hahahahahahaha, good tips on " Alaska Wilderness "! If I am out that far in the Boon, I am gonna eat grass! LOL
will that take off lug nuts too?
No, but it will save time after you break them loose by hand.
Yeah, that will work a few times until it shreds the screw that holds the chuck to the armature of the drill.
Cheaper than buying new Parts for the Engine.... Coil, Housing, Rope... etc...
No I don’t remember the old model A’s and cranking them!
Weld the socket to the extenshion
What if your cordless battery dies in the middle of Alaska. 💭🤔
Run the charger off the generator? Dunno, could work.
problem i had with doing that was the nut came right off the generator
When you say the nut came off, do you mean the stud snapped off with the nut? I was thinking about doing this but if the stud snaps off I probably won't.. kinda wondering though if you had it in reverse and just loosened the nut? Let me know thanks.
Doing what you can with what you have available.
We have used the ruclips.net/user/postUgkxOTeIs0vv4_9B5hsmnLsk9r930uDQLu_Y for probably 30 hours with our camper and it’s been great! The noise level is really only noticeable when running the AC and other appliances like the microwave, hair dryer, or coffee pot. It’s not huge like other ones and it has wheels so even at 90lbs, I can move it!
ANY GENERATOR ? I'd like to see a battery drill try to start a 12kVA diesel
Yeah, huh, Tony? (See my comment above, in chronological mode.)
Bridgeboy, you [go] to... where?
thanks
All ready for Alaska
I knew that drill bit would get stuck in the cover, this is what happens when you try to make it look nice and neat should have left the cover off and tie our hair back when leaning over it. lol
The cover has to be on to direct the air from the fan blades over to the cooling fins.. he had to put it back on.
Make sure that you secure that socket to the drill, maybe even weld it and keep it as a special socket for your gas engines👍🏻
good job
Easy things are almost brilliant!
Brilliant.
When you do this.... ALWAYS put your machine to the LOWEST SETTING AS POSSIBLE.... So that way when your " Motor " starts... It's NOT on High RPM.... Once you get the Motor going and still spinning, you can adjust the " Speed ", LOL.
Generators run a constant 3600 rpm. There is no speed adjustment. The governor sets the speed and keeps it there during power surges or load to keep the voltage constant.
Like others said, that's really not safe. You could still use the general idea. Make the throwout gear in metal of some sort. When the motor starts, it'll disengage the drill, and you can safely remove it.
I found this video, searching for how others did theirs. During our hurricane evacuation, I hurt my back, and now can't pull the damned cords. I converted one properly to electric start with the right starter motor and geared flywheel. I think I'll do the others with something like yours, powering the start with a drill on the stock throwout gear. I'd rather not kill myself with a 10 minute fix.
That plastic bushing wasn't having that! lol!
Nice
great thank you
The socery @ 2:30 buahah!!
WOW GREAT THKS
That’s cool 🧠
u NEED a one way bearing
As soon as I saw the grommet go in I started yelling at my laptop: "Its gonna get hung up on the way back out, use a deep well socket!" Sadly, only my dog heard me in time. (But he did bring me a random deep well socket.) :-|
bridgeboy513 Yup, kinda my thing. ;-) (My yorkie remains fairly uncommitted to the worthiness of tools in general, but he's coming around.)
good idea, but I won't call it electric though! It is still a manual start using a power tool
You Da Man!
Drill should have electric clutch built in, break your wrist otherwise.
The ting goes skrrra, 4:23
weld it.
well done
And now when your drill fucks up you also have no power "Evil laugh"
I'm going to do this to my parents lawn mower lol
Yeah the socket e used was worth more than the generator you got Honda eu2000 that would not happen
Not to rain on your parade but you do this enough YOU WILL SNAP that nut inside the crank shaft.How do I know this,well it happened to me several years ago on my 6.5 gen.Great idea until it snaps.Good luck with yours and I liked the video.Have a great day bud.
Then you get another $90 generator. No biggie.
Troybuilt and Craftsman started making gas lawn tools that had a “port” for assisted starting, with a drill. I thought it was great idea. Wonder if that is why they don’t sell them anymore.
The official fix for the problem you described is to buy the HF Drillmaster brand drill for use with this method. The drill will break long before the nut does :D
I did something similar with Avasva solutions.
He Macgyvered it!
I did that to my 3.5k years ago.
Anyone else notice he started it the wrong way or was it just me cos them fins are ment to blow air out over the head 2 strokes will run both ways lol
adam trowse Nah, the recoil is threaded for a clockwise rotation when mounted to the engine. You can see it at 45 seconds to 50 seconds in the video. So the engine will only start if rotated clockwise. If you attempt to start it in reverse it will not turn over because the order of the process of internal combustion (fuel/air intake, compression, spark, exhaust), would be reversed.
I did this to mine! Weld that socket onto the extension shaft, other wise when it is withdrawn after if starts the socket can come off as it did with mine and intern smashed all the fan blades! I then had to grind all the original fan fins flat so I could fit a new sheet metal fined fan by drilling and tapping the flywheel. I use a 300 watt drill to start it and works fantastically. The following link is also a good idea to include into our design for those moments we don't have a drill. I say that because I use my gen set as alternative energy for my electric bike. ruclips.net/video/-RjYZgqLHNk/видео.html Enjoy.
i also made the fan.
clever
Only for emergency,emergencia, is my priority