Power Assist

[WidowMaker]

Has anybody come up with any kinda of power assist to help us broken down, old guys bench start bigger saws after working on them... I have a hellufa time with them..often having to wait for one of the son in laws to show up be fore I can finish a repair on one...

 

[TimberMcPherson]

I would think you could make a fitting to go on the end of a drill that would slot into a clutch etc.

 

[slowp]

There's a rural legend here about a guy who uses a rowing machine to start his 090. That's all I know.

 

[Stihl 041S]

Not OSHA approved

I saw an old guys setup where he tied the saw down and had a motor mounted above the saw with a pulley and a idler pulley below it on a slide. The slide had a spring on the bottom so the belt he had on it would not grab till he moved the lower pulley against the spring. A grip on the belt was to loop the starter handle on. Tap the lower pulley quick, belt grabs, release and recoil, rewinds it. It was slick.

 

[brisawyer]

Neighbor has a small shop to suppliment his retirement. He puts the bar in a vice a wood block under the saw. He uses a big air drill with a special socket he made. Just look inside the recoil cover there is a pattern to copy.

 

[WidowMaker]

I knew there had to be some ideas out there.. A combination of post 4 & 5 is kinda what I been mullin over ion my mind Some kind of belt pully setup to the crankshaft end starter mechanism w/o the recoil parts in place...have to make a winter project out of it...

 

[Bowtie]

Good ideas, I like this thread...

 

[Modifiedmark]

I hate to admit it, but just awhile ago while cutting a big stump, I couldnt start my SXL925 when it was hot.

Got my 22 year old son to pull it while I held it down.....

Make my power assit portable please.

 

[056kid]

I would think you could make a fitting to go on the end of a drill that would slot into a clutch etc.

I thot the same thing would work for my little pocket bike.
The drill ended up wringing the end of the crank off!!!!


F-ing jap crap!!

 

[WidowMaker]

Thats my fear of anything that makes a solid connection to the crankshaft. Therfore the leanin toward a belt drive of some type...

 

[ropensaddle]

That is what electric starts for you mean you guys don't have t on your saws yet:monkey:

 

[brisawyer]

If you set the socket up to engage the starter pawls like the recoil pulley does it will automatically disengage when it starts just like the rope starter.

 

[joesawer]

Check out how bike saws are started with a drill or impact, just before the competition.
Otherwise a decompression valve, Elastostart handle, and drop starting all help.

 

[Stihl 041S]

For a drill, you have to partially unbuild the saw.

 

[Patrick62]

A crazy idea...

About a 2" hunk of PVC pipe with fittings, make a piston to slide in there, air fitting and a bit of pressure from the compressor with a valve it pulls on the rope for ya. Should have plenty of pull as well. Well over 200# at about 100 psi using a 1/2" rod.

Mount the saw in the vice, and tie the handle down.

This could work pretty slick....

-Pat