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Removing the rotating flails made it MUCH easier to pull start. I was surprised how much those were slowing it down because they swing out and pull all the angular momentum out of the rest of it. I had noticed before that if I used my legs to spring my whole body up at the very last minute and...

It is: Model 170452-1251-01 Code 74062610 When I had it apart I did what I could to increase the compression but when I test it I find it only has about 45 lbs. I had gotten it to run with the impeller on once or twice but most times it starts to kick over and dies while I'm waiting for the...

I took the clutch apart and there doesn't seem to be a way to make it work without causing it to lock up entirely. Is the only other option to add an electric starter motor?

I have a Briggs 8 HP chipper which I am restoring. I am able to get the engine running smoothly without the chipper impeller attached. However once I add the impeller disk it is too much mass and I am unable to get it to start with the pull starter. The main problem is that the pull starter...