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Foot-Powered Chainsaw Starter
Harlen Grovom of Park River, N.D., has built a chainsaw starter that he can operate with his foot. At 91, he needed to modify his equipment to match his capabilities. “My elbows hurt after two pulls. Now, I use my leg and feet to start it,” he says.
The starter uses a series of levers to pull on a cord connected
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Foot-Powered Chainsaw Starter FARM SHOP Handy Hints Harlen Grovom of Park River N D has built a chainsaw starter that he can operate with his foot At 91 he needed to modify his equipment to match his capabilities “My elbows hurt after two pulls Now I use my leg and feet to start it ” he says The starter uses a series of levers to pull on a cord connected from a foot pedal to the chainsaw’s starter which he rests on a waist-high platform One or two gentle pumps with the foot are usually enough to start the chainsaw providing it’s well-primed He has the chainsaw fastened down so it doesn’t jump around Grovom made the starter from odds and ends including scrap 2 by 4s and plywood He’s used it successfully many times and has even had a neighbor ask to borrow it “It wouldn’t hurt to make it out of aluminum so it would be lighter ” says Grovom “However it’s portable enough that I can take it right out to my woodpile without a problem ” Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Harlen Grovom ph 701-331-0169
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