drill starter for a mini

[gunnar101]

do you have to make one or can you buy one

 

[born loser]

I've seen the 'Spin Start' before. Seemed to work well.
Homemade works too....

 

[BraveHeart.]

wow stupid spamming b!t**es, made me look at like 3 topics because of him!

 

[Strigoi]

just ignore them and hit the report button on the left side of the spam post (it's the !! button).

 

[JayQuan]

you can buy them but there expensive, a good sized drill with the proper socket will work but it drains the battery real quick unless its a cordded kind

 

[BraveHeart.]

why do you need one? whats wrong with a pull start?

 

[mgregg85]

I was tempted to try to start mine with a ratchet after I broke the recoil start.

 

[Green Jelly]

This video helped me fix mine when I bent the spring, hell if it breaks you can cut and rebend and it'll work!

YouTube - how to fix and rewind briggs and stratton pull starters

 

[EagleTalons]

If your engine backfires or something weird, it will break the chuck or your wrist.

 

[oldfatguy]

I have one for a briggs,It will fit the older flat heads .It's new never used it.

 

[quiklids]

you can buy them but there expensive, a good sized drill with the proper socket will work but it drains the battery real quick unless its a cordded kind

My little 12-volt Makita won't crank the Kohler over twice...are you using a 1/2" corded drill?

 

[mgregg85]

I was tempted to try to start mine with a ratchet after I broke the recoil start.

A little side note here, my recoil start broke again and I did manage to start it with a 1/2" ratchet with a 3" extension and a 3/4" socket. Took a few tries but it worked. The trick is to get the engine to just start the compression cycle and then you jerk the ratchet as fast as you can to give it a spin. Its a pain in the ass but if you need to get it started it will work.

 

[gunnar101]

i used a corded drill it worked but my motor took a dump so i have nothing to crank over:hammer:

 

[845mx5]

Id be very careful using a drill or other hand methods. A ratchet can work OK because it....ratchets. A drill on the other hand does not spin freely. What happens when the engine starts spinning faster then the chuck on the drill? Unless you pull the drill away RIGHT away the engine will spin the drill around violently. Just a thought. Be careful.

 

[flatheadpopup]

Maybe one of those cordless impact wrenches would be the ticket?

 

[klapool]

YouTube - Bad Biker Dude's new ride,

I use a Harbor freight electric drill with a socket on an extension. and run it in reverse.

Works great!

 

[845mx5]

damn that thing is loud. I like being able to hear myself thing when i ride.

 

[klapool]

damn that thing is loud. I like being able to hear myself thing when i ride.

I welded a stocker HD muffler because it was SOOOOOOO loud!!

 

[supernova]

Pull starts are right there with you, work just fine, and kick starters for B&S or tecumseh a little pricy but again they ride along with you! This guy will be pushing his mini if it dies down the road, besides spin starters are for DR mini's and racing karts!

 

[apekd]

I like the Idea. Personally, I would like having a electric start just cause its easier. When I went riding before I pulled the motor apart, we had 2 to 3 guys who had impact guns that where running off a small power inverter. And thats how they started it. No internal damage or anything. Im thinking of getting a corded HF drill and doing this now.