Recoil starters on small 2-stroke engines

Morgans wrote:

"Mark Smith" wrote

Hand proping is also done but as a last resort when the battery is dead.
They do start easily when hand propped, but it takes a healthy pull on a
blade, then staying out of the way.

Does the fact that the two strokes have a gearbox, make the hand propping
harder? My guess is yes.
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Jim in NC


actually, since the engines are much smaller than the typical GA tractor
motor, and the gearbox gives you a speeup in the process, I feel they
are as easy plus or minus a bit either way,

if things are right, prime, throttle opening, general condition, first
pull starts are more the norm than not,

same goes for hand propping
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Mark Smith
Tri-State Kite Sales http://www.trikite.com
1121 N Locust St
Mt Vernon, IN 47620