[AT] Adding electric start

[Phil M. Vorwerk]

Just a dumb thought. Is there anyplace or anyway you could get to an exposed
hex head on the end of the crank shaft? If it is a small enough motor you
may be able to use a 20 volt cordless drill with a high impact socket on the
end. I realize that wouldn't work with a larger engine, but the unit on a
leaf blower may be small enough. Without seeing the setup I realize this may
be totally impractical.....

Phil in Southern Minnesota

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Thanks Dean and Greg.   I did find the catalog but my model was not listed.
However another page on their site indicated it was available for my model.
I will call today.   The starter kit includes the flywheel but no charging
(stator), switches, battery, solenoids, etc.

As for the electric start model:  Like most guys, it never occurred to me I
needed one (-;    Plus, I bought this brand new but at an auction at quite a
discount.   Electric start would have cost me about $900 and not just $200.

Thanks again!


Spencer Yost

> On Dec 17, 2015, at 1:33 AM, Greg Hass <ghass at m3isp.com> wrote:
> 
> I can't for sure speak to your model but have been involved in a 
> couple, both of them B&S. My brother had a 10 hp. generator that was 
> hard to start. I just happened to have a starter that would fit. We 
> took off the cooling shroud and guess what; no ring gear. The ring 
> gear is not separate, but part of the flywheel. We gave up and used as 
> is. A guy who sits with me at the coffee shop (84 Years old)  had the 
> same problem but at his age and with a bad shoulder could not start 
> the generator. He found a flywheel with teeth on E-bay cheap and put 
> the starter on and it works great. Your engine is newer I'm sure so 
> things may have changed, but this may give you a starting point. I was 
> recently pricing lawn vacs (the kind you pull behind the mower) and 
> the price difference between regular and electric start is $200.
>        Greg Hass
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