09-22-2017, 07:46 AM
bill shelley did a run of the hartman style bolt on flywheel starter nuts.
not cheap but very nicely done.
i'm pretty sure he'd do another run if a few people express interest.
they are my "go to" starter set up on singles .
pully starting is my next favorite for mcculloch and west bend 580's i haven't ever run an 820 so i can't comment.
the down side of pullys is i've seen way to many people exerting too much side load pulling back too hard.
using a hand held pully start reduces the pressure ,no leverage, but they can get heavy towards end of day.
the newer gear reduced ones though not very vintage are the best pully starters i've come across and side loading them has never been an issue in my experience.
starting mccullochs on the clutch side is my last option as i've had horrible luck.
the worst wrong starters being used and the clutch lying on the starting grid ,broken hartman starter nuts run a close second.
typically i think that's just my luck most everyone else uses the clutch starter nuts with good effect.
i forget whose stuff chuck sells but their starter nuts for the third bearings are my new go to for open cover hartmans.
the extension for the bearing is plenty long to provide alot of thread tension for the starter jam nut so far no issues from that set up.
jims starter hex is an excellent pairing with either chucks or bills hex starters.
oppsie just plugged a product or two.
not cheap but very nicely done.
i'm pretty sure he'd do another run if a few people express interest.
they are my "go to" starter set up on singles .
pully starting is my next favorite for mcculloch and west bend 580's i haven't ever run an 820 so i can't comment.
the down side of pullys is i've seen way to many people exerting too much side load pulling back too hard.
using a hand held pully start reduces the pressure ,no leverage, but they can get heavy towards end of day.
the newer gear reduced ones though not very vintage are the best pully starters i've come across and side loading them has never been an issue in my experience.
starting mccullochs on the clutch side is my last option as i've had horrible luck.
the worst wrong starters being used and the clutch lying on the starting grid ,broken hartman starter nuts run a close second.
typically i think that's just my luck most everyone else uses the clutch starter nuts with good effect.
i forget whose stuff chuck sells but their starter nuts for the third bearings are my new go to for open cover hartmans.
the extension for the bearing is plenty long to provide alot of thread tension for the starter jam nut so far no issues from that set up.
jims starter hex is an excellent pairing with either chucks or bills hex starters.
oppsie just plugged a product or two.
Dave L.