How to make an electric start for small engines

[PolarisIQR800]

Or if you want you can just leave the drill on the bolt and hey now you got a generator!

[Matkinson91]

AHHHH THE MOWER IS POSSESSED!

[skiraf]

did you try push-starting it?

[skiraf]

why didn't you just use a 3/8 inch drive socket instead of cutting your extension. no cutting or welding necessary

[bugatti1521]

ik how im startin my tractor from now on cuz its got a bad battery

[lulupr787]

will it work on a 6.5hp engine

[ElectronSpark]

I recently bought a new start rope for my lawnmower. I wish I would have seen this beforehand. I was waiting for spring time to replace it, but I might leave it off now.

[man9170]

or you can tie a rope to the shaft

[Arpepaj]

wash your hands brother

[klaywithk]

Where do you get an extension and a deep socket for less than $5?

[integrex35]

I bet my 12V DeWalt ca do the same, got to test that next time I start my Klippo :-)

[blueticecho]

Christ, this guy gotta get some ventilation in that garage.I kept waiting for him to stick his feet under that machine. How about turning the mower on it's side and put that goofy drill on the blade bolt to start it ?

[yayo101]

friggin' genius!!!



[domanikj]

thats not a freakin mower thats a hovercraft!!!!! 4:20

[domanikj]

3:45 akwarddddd

[MrJrakk]

"Really cool and nifty, I think" Lmao

[MrJrakk]

3:10 Looks like you could use some of that duct tape for your right shoe.

[Jakeclay07]

frikin awsome, have the same lawn mower, did the same thing lol

[wsimpson86]

You have an annoying ass voice. People came here to watch how it's done not listen to your lisp and annoying voice.

[poncelfp2]

@wsimpson86 You're a Douche

[wsimpson86]

@poncelfp2 Oh wow great insult, I was so worried you would come up with something original.

[AAAZ2A]

Aaah, Classic!

[mrspivvy]

electric drill and an old fan belt. job done.

[frackcha]

terrible idea!! please dont use this method!!! when the engine starts it kicks through that nut, in the direction to loosen it, its only a matter of time till it comes off.. and at 30,000 rpm[?] :) it'll do a good deal of damage...

[TheBaja274]

@frackcha Bahaha 30000 rpm!!!!

[frackcha]

@TheBaja274 1:55 ;-)

[jeremylee99100]

i made one that uses an air drill and thats nice

[joli78363]

i think you can acually put a ROPE to the top and pull it old fasion style..

[pwdrskier93]

um they sell drill adapters from socket wrenches no need to cut a extension in half

[HudsonvilleGarage]

This guy is such an idiot. I would be embarrassed of this video if I were him

[kc2jga]

@HudsonvilleGarage Pure ingenuity here! You are just jelous that you couldn't come up with an idea such as this.

[facenayl]

3/8 inch



[wildmandazza]

done it works well

[LiviuJETIX]

a mower

[lyerlyman]

He has the breather on backwards.

[axelberry1]

I like it.....

[jacobg1777]

If you can't tell the difference between 1/4" 3/8" and 1/2" then you must not use sockets much!

[DobermansRock]

Man it was ready to roll.

You must be 10 feet tall to keep busting all those starter ropes.

[DobermansRock]

Man it was ready to roll.

[bigrhaspy]

jack ass... almost took your toe off

[Triplex5014]

I like the idea

[ghostdog662]

You could hold the cable down with velcro instead of using a tie everytime and needing something to cut it

[LTDanno360]

the mower of death lol

[birdwing98]

I just tip the mower on its side and kick the mower blade with my foot.

[draco1256]

@birdwing98 nice

[StanceDude]

my computer lagged. and you went DA DADAADADADA down there.

I lol'd

[Vacmasterthegreat]

you know instead of cutting the socket extension, for $4 they make a screwdriver/drill adapter for 1/4 and 3/8 drive sockets

[mthomison1]

been doing this for years with my drill even on four wheelers or three wheelers but the rope trick works pretty good

[KTMriderbren]

dont be a tight ass

[backwoodsctryboy]

50 bucks? try 19 dollars

[opticlook]

Now that was useful --(knowledge gained)-- Thank You..

[tommyadm]

are you kidding me

[oldboomercurmudgeon]

uh, the air filter cover is pointing the wrong way, turn it around 180°.........and why go to all that trouble? why not just take a three foot piece of rope, wrap it around the spool and yank? much quicker and more effective, not to mention safer. tie the rope around the handle and go mow...........i've started small engines with a drill in the past and it eventually burns out the drill

[Fsturka]

Genius.

[000se000]

too much speaking

[1cumminsdiesel]

why do you need a mower in the winter dumb ass

[pyroguitarman4ever]

he dident say hes going to mow his lawn, just that it was going to be a cold start, dumbass

[SuperGPyle]

$5.00 my ass! Even at Harbor Freight, you'll spend about $10.00 for the sockets and adapters, then about $10.00 worth of welding (if you do it his way. NOT TO MENTION THE FRICKIN' DRILL! HMM.... Looks like you spent about $20.00 on the parts - I know you can buy used ones off eBay for less than that. Besides, if you aren't careful with his set up, your gonna get hurt big time!

[jacobg1777]

@SuperGPyle 10 bucks worth of welding???????? Where did u get these numbers at??

[NoKozak]

haha, some people overstand me with their ignorance and stupidity

[krismounts]

With all the money you saved,you should buy yourself some new shoes.

[wouldyoulikeastraw]

i wanted that chain to get sucked up!! that would be funny

[horzempaj08]

or you could have got a parts mower for anywhere from free to 10.00 and use the crank case from that then sell the parts mower at a scrap yard to get some free money or put some cash back in your pocket .. FAIL have fun breaking your wrist when the fly key gets sheared

[bustedpiggybank]

so all you need is tape, a 19v drill, extention, hack saw to cut it, all the addapters to fit your 1/2 socket and a welder. All for less then 50 $ lol good trick tho id like to see your 5$ store for all those tools

[jnj0128]

Anyone else stare at the chain laying on the floor and wait patiently for the lawnmower to vibrate it's way over top of it? I was disappointed it didn't...

[noeltheshemale]

wow. that's purdy cool man. It even sounds like a car starter.

[savagenomore]

why does this remind me of Mr Rogers.....

[hoppinonabronzeleg]

what if the motor overspeeds beyond the drill speed RPMs I notice his shoes are split, did the blade do that?

[spongymode]

run little mower, fly be free...

[NightTurkey82]

maybe jsut try going to hte junk yard and getting a couple mowers for free

[clarkiejohn]

your welding on that socket sucks ass and you sound as if you like drills

[lcarter194]

It worked for a stubborn lawn mower. Used a octogon old 1/2" drive 15/16 socket. My 3/8" drill would not work and I didn't have 1/2-3/8 adapter. So I found a 1/2" electric lamp bolt and placed the head in socket and tighten down the nut. U had to over tighten the bolt with a vise grips and 1/2" wrench. Iprimed the bulb about 4 times. It took about 10 seconds of running at full speed and it cranked. I let run for 3 minutes. This #$%$ lawnmower would not start before this trick. Thanks LC

[94twiki]

lol at 1:58 30,000 rpms lolololol wtf??

[chris746568462]

@94twiki Yea That must be some 4 stroke on that mower LOL 30 000 my arse.

[fordstheway95]

This video is nothing but a cheap ass compremising!

[specialtysolutions]

thank god for rednecks

[duncan33984]

nice vid

[ut4me0]

clothes line would be cheaper, just wrap the wire around that thing and pull it

[jaymehann]

3000 rpm, lol thats a fuckin fast lawn mower

[rhoadess]

two problems so far that I see, one is someone is going to try this and forget that there is a blade under the mower and get their foot chopped off, two, once you put a zip-tie or something to hold down the safety bar, you destroy the purpose for the safety bar.

[DamnStraightM35A2]

@rhoadess Took the safety system on mine completely off. Take the plastic cover off of the back of the engine where the cable goes in. take it apart and pop the big spring out. Leave the cable go up to the handle bar, but take the safety bar off, no bar needed. Simply slide the cable up and down to ground the wire.

[crazyfvck]

@rhoadess The safety bar is put there because people are idiots. And by adding all of these safety items (on everything, not just lawn mowers) we are keeping natural selection from doing its job, thus creating even more idiots.. If anything I would like to see implements like these become even more dangerous, so that we can weed them out. We need to get rid of things like self-propel systems as well. Just breeding lazy people.

[stefanbailis]

If you keep on doing that it will crack the fly wheel and then he mower is trash

[MrTpengineer]

Instead of using a socket, use a round peice of rubber, then you won't break your arm or drill when starting it :)

[tommytwotone81]

it's 3/8's not a 1/4

[satellitep205d]

NIGER-RIG.

[Mozgochiny]

Скотч, какой писец!

[thedanesimon]

you dont need more then 14,4 volts it just have to be better then craft man

[51dumbdumb]

@thedanesimon Yea I'm sure a lower voltage snap on would do just fine

[rephilip56]

Nice job bud cool video

[mbehle84]

he sould work for nasa

[mangobogen1234]

dickhead the drills worth more than a new pull thingy

[SaviourSole]

Screw all the negative commenters. This is a great idea. 

[bighunterman77]

that must be a bitch when it runs outta gas and you gotta run up to the shop/garage to grab the drill and a can of gas

[fmx4lif3v2]

who cuts grass when its 28 degrees outside?

[pcblah]

@fmx4lif3v2 my dad :P

[Budbash]

That's GREAT so all i need is a 15/16 socket an extension some duct tape and a strong cordless drill 18v or more? Awsom!

[spelunkerd]

I'll have to weigh in on the side of avoiding the zip tie bypass of that safety bar. I know it's awkward to start while pressing the safety bar down, but that position forces the operator to stand in a safe position. It's surprisingly easy to amputate human parts with a lawn mower, especially toes....

[marbeer17]

BS! just buy replacement parts or buy another mower. I have found no working mowers for free and just put back the parts that your mower needs and that's it, I do not have to destroy my tools to make to work a damn push mower.

[alpaca10001]

a suggestion - instead of a drill use a battery operated impact wrench - more torque and designed to be used with a socket - normally 1/2 inch

[54ryguy]

you know they have 1/4, 3/8, 1/2 inch adapters for sockets just hook it to one of those

[monkeyeatsyou]

who mows there grass in the winter?

[seekanddestroy1200]

i do this all the time

[robby844]

if you welded the piece on the socket then why isnt the piece on the socket?

[Sextioneight]

YOUR AN IDIOT !...... Seriously? WOW you need help !

[motorboy171]

thanks i will do it!

[Warblade118]

People at home NEVER do this. At all. This is how people get hurt. Pay the money for the recoil starter. Even if it costs 50 bucks that's MUCH less than having to pay the doctor's bill for reattaching a foot.

[seekanddestroy1200]

@Warblade118 they're not 50 bucks they're like 10 for a new one or 5 used

[Warblade118]

@seekanddestroy1200 I didn't say they were 50 bucks. I said even if they are 50 bucks...

At least at the briggs dealer I used to work for a starter assembly usually went for $25-$30 new depending on the model. I don't know anyone who's ever bought one used.

None of that changes the fact that bypassing any of the mower's safety features is a very bad idea.

[igor79793]

ЗАбавно

[igor79793]

Забавная затея запускать косилку дрелью.

[ska1club]

clean yout hands¡¡¡¡

[TRcustomengineering]

Or just use a rope.

[mechanicmike]

If you are going to do this, you should really use a BLACK impact socket. a regular socket can shatter under the torque from the engine.

[adanmolina]

THERE IS SOMUCH WRONG WITH THIS VIDEO....SAFTEY FOR ONE, THIS GUYS IS LUCKY THAT HE HAS HIS FOOT, ALSO NEVER ZIP TIE THE SAFTEY SHUT OFF, IT IS THERE FOR A REASON...AND FYI IT IS A 3/8 U R USING!

[lazzer408]

You need new shoes.

[seasonedtoker]

that's a 3/8, I can even see it over the video, man! go back to church, pray to jesus and don't get anywhere near any piston engine ever ...

[TheJimineycricket]

Were you deprived of oxygen when you were born by any chance?

[6Camel6Finger6]

...and you know they sell bits to connect 1/4, 3/8, 1/2, drives just for your drill for about 10 bucks a set, hardly worth chopping up a 30 dollar extension if you ask me.

unless you buy Chinese tools

[6Camel6Finger6]

its 3/8 your working with

[JohnDeere1317]

your roto tiler sounds horrible! what the hell is flying around inside the engine???

[224StuartWhite224]

@JohnDeere1317 I have the same lawnmower, But obviously mines in better condition. Thats what they are meant to sound like.

[JohnDeere1317]

@224StuartWhite224 I'm not talking about the lawn mower I'm talking about the roto tiller

[224StuartWhite224]

@JohnDeere1317 Oh fuck yeah, sorry didnt notice :L

[tomx63]

nifty? yes. seems like a potential recipe for disaster though.

[stw9495]

best hope it doesnt kick back, it will destroy a drill, i know from expierence.

[swabbster3]

will a 7/8 socket work? fit on the starter not and not strip it off?

[rhys19972009]

I done that to my 5 hp mountfield mower

[kddcc]

nice video!

kool fingers at 1:07! bahahaha

[ReemYoranus]

This also is a great way to start a recoil mower that isn't in prime shape and is normally hard to start.

Jamming it like this with continuous starting power will get past a lot of little things, like weak spark, old cruddy gas mix, etc., that will make it hard to pull-start.

It actually shouldn't be hard to rig up something with an old ratchet wrench, so that once the engine starts it "freewheels" and doesn't keep turning your socket (and drill). Never tried it, but it should be easy.

[Bugholio]

am I the only one who sees some retard getting his foot cut off?

[vangion]

@Bugholio that would be the same retard that cant figure out how to simply wrap a cord around the pulley and pull start the damn thing

[seekanddestroy1200]

@vangion that's tedious

[DjNarkus]

@Bugholio Why do you think his shoes are torn.

[MsGreg43]

@Bugholio as a small engine shop owner in vermont i have several used recoil setups in stock for only 20 bucks

[regdapimp06]

@Bugholio lol!!

[1972FordF150]

@Bugholio No I saw it too.

[KJT930]

@Bugholio haha u got 69 thumbs up XD

[matthebest018]

id put the clutch on a little bit cuz if it backcompresses it will slip no damage to ure hands

[DudeWithaPage]

mr. rogders is so gangsta!!!

[smrljak]

xaxaxa cool

[zhanghuike]

excellent video

[brando670]

i did that with my briggs too! and you know there's attatchment to put on extentions right?

[minicoppergpiscool]

i did that to my 50cc pocket bike and it strped the bolt and sent my socket and a bolt across the garage

[hayden966]

is all flywheel nuts 15/16th?

[ReemYoranus]

@hayden966 "is all flywheel nuts 15/16th?"

I don't think so, but it's a common size. I think my old lawnmower was a 3/4 inch.

I used to start my old mower this way back in the 70s, after i took off the broken recoil start and saw the crankshaft nut. I used a 3/8 drill, a regular 110-volt plug-in model, and it worked fine.

A mower mechanic once warned me that you might overtighten the crankshaft nut by doing this, and break the crankshaft, but I did it for 3 yrs, never had a problem.

[niper99]

or u could just fix the recoil???, hmm so u half to use a zippie tie everytime u start it then remove it before mowing and make your own socket which wolud cost money, like lm i missing something here....STUPID!!!!!!!!!

[BIGDIRTYSOUTHMAN1]

On the first mower you almost cut your toes off

[niper99]

@BIGDIRTYSOUTHMAN1 LMFAO no shit eh

[Gazpacho8]

Or you could purchase a drill to square socket adaptor for about three bucks, instead of ruining a perfectly good ratchet extension.

[GlennPartain]

Knew there was a way to get this done without my recoil i had the same problem happen to me and know ive been giving a way to start the bad boy on my own Thanks alot!

[masonlord]

that idea's soooo old

[ericfarkas15]

harbot freight sells adapters in a kit of 3 for 3 dollars.way easyer

[grabba73]

pretty nifty idea. whatever works, try it. theres lots of things that work for things that you wouldnt think would work. Awesome.

[gokartbuyer]

or the cheapest way is to take leftover rope lying around somewhere and wrap it around the starter cup and pull.

[IRONMAIDENFAN2006]

THIS GUY IS AN IDIOT YOU CAN BUY AN ADAPTOR TO USE A DRILL ON THIS SHIT.. MORON

[bhohenbrink]

This guys is a total idiot. Why go through the trouble of welding the adapter to the socket and then not weld the extention??? Duct tape? Really? And, using it to start that lawn mower might be one of the more unsafe things I've ever seen. This Guy is gonna lose a toe.

[joelchils]

you welded crome ? ... hope you didint breath that haha

[specialk18701]

To much work. Easy to pull start it. Unless you got a piece of shit that doesn't start then get you something with a honda engine and you won't have that problem.

[forgotyoured]

skip to 4:00 if you dont want to hear him talk and want to see it start

[thedangerdude1]

you sound like cleavlen in famly guy

[thomastate33]

man! did you see where your toes were when u started that thing...lucky you still have em!! Some things shouldn't be messed with lol

[ringbolt9]

good info!

[mnappo1]

Cool idea!!!! no more passing out from pulling!!!

[mrbr549]

Ha ha!! This has been done many, many times before...it's nothing new, so you probably shouldn't feel like you invented the idea. Yours isn't even the best way I've seen it done either.

That said, at least you are trying to inform people and not trying to make a buck from it. Oh, I see now that you are. Oops!

[DarkLinkAD]

@mrbr549 Oh and make sure you have at least an 18v drill... (regaurdless of the amps) lol

[seapeddler]

How much would it cost to suture your toes back on if struck by a lawnmower blade?

Weedeaters rule !!!!

[nullwii]

nice shoes

[riceski]

@nullwii

Yes those are nice shoes he must have bought them with the money he saved on his education,

[sandblasterboy]

4:00

[BigHoss3030]

nice troy built!

[stealthgerm]

chrome may shatter .better to use impact socket metal.metal is milder so not apt to explode.ever wonder why impact sockets are black ?

[Durango516]

everyone does this btw....

[infinity3jif]

sounds like a real starter motor too