my partner's mum is unable to start her Electorlux LC400 lawn mover and
i was wondering if something could be done to make it easier for her.
it's nearly new & starts perfectly for me but she doesn;t have the
strength

is there something that couild make it easier - maybe an electric
starter?

thanks
Frank

<Frank.Weaver [at] hpdsoftware.com> wrote in message
news:1149352586.680411.305030 [at] c74g2000cwc.googlegroups.com...
> my partner's mum is unable to start her Electorlux LC400 lawn mover and
> i was wondering if something could be done to make it easier for her.
> it's nearly new & starts perfectly for me but she doesn;t have the
> strength
>
> is there something that couild make it easier - maybe an electric
> starter?
>
> thanks
> Frank
>what do you think?

pied piper wrote:
> <Frank.Weaver [at] hpdsoftware.com> wrote in message
> news:1149352586.680411.305030 [at] c74g2000cwc.googlegroups.com...
> > my partner's mum is unable to start her Electorlux LC400 lawn mover and
> > i was wondering if something could be done to make it easier for her.
> > it's nearly new & starts perfectly for me but she doesn;t have the
> > strength
> >
> > is there something that couild make it easier - maybe an electric
> > starter?
> >
> > thanks
> > Frank
> >what do you think?

Can't argue with that, Piper.

--
Mike.

<Frank.Weaver [at] hpdsoftware.com> wrote in message
news:1149352586.680411.305030 [at] c74g2000cwc.googlegroups.com...
> my partner's mum is unable to start her Electorlux LC400 lawn mover and
> i was wondering if something could be done to make it easier for her.
> it's nearly new & starts perfectly for me but she doesn;t have the
> strength
>
> is there something that couild make it easier - maybe an electric
> starter?
>
> thanks
> Frank
>

Can't help thinking this but is the obvious answer not to sell it and buy an
electric mower?


Stephen

Frank.Weaver [at] hpdsoftware.com wrote:
> my partner's mum is unable to start her Electorlux LC400 lawn mover
> and i was wondering if something could be done to make it easier for
> her. it's nearly new & starts perfectly for me but she doesn;t have
> the strength
>
> is there something that couild make it easier - maybe an electric
> starter?


For any engine not designed originally to be so it is virtually impossible
to fit electric start. Some engines are available as both and whilst
retro-fitting an electric start is not easy it will also be almost as
expensive in parts as buying a whole new mower.
Some manufactures have a wind up spring starter you may be able to retrofit.
Personally I would recommend exchanging it for one they find easier to
start.

Slatts

Frank.Weaver wrote:
> my partner's mum is unable to start her Electorlux LC400 lawn mover and
> i was wondering if something could be done to make it easier for her.
> it's nearly new & starts perfectly for me but she doesn;t have the
> strength
>
> is there something that couild make it easier - maybe an electric
> starter?


What about bump-starting it?

Failing that, buy her a body-building course, or any electric
mower bar a f L eye mO (especially "compact").

<Frank.Weaver [at] hpdsoftware.com> wrote in message
news:1149352586.680411.305030 [at] c74g2000cwc.googlegroups.com...
> my partner's mum is unable to start her Electorlux LC400 lawn mover and
> i was wondering if something could be done to make it easier for her.
> it's nearly new & starts perfectly for me but she doesn;t have the
> strength
>
> is there something that couild make it easier - maybe an electric
> starter?
>
> thanks
> Frank

I don't know the model and its a long time since I used a pull
start for anything.

The problem maybe, is that by the way the thing is designed
you need to keep one hand on the handle to steadt the mavchine
while gaining sufficient momentum with a short sharp pull with
the other hand to start it.

Maybe if you could devise a way of securing the machine,
you could fit a longer cord with a handle at the end
which she could pull with both hands at once, maybe moving
back with her feet at the same time. This might deliver much
more momentum to the flywheel at the cost of very little extra
effort on her part.



michael adams

.....


at once.












>

On 3 Jun 2006 09:36:26 -0700, Frank.Weaver [at] hpdsoftware.com wrote:

> my partner's mum is unable to start her Electorlux LC400 lawn mover and
> i was wondering if something could be done to make it easier for her.
> it's nearly new & starts perfectly for me but she doesn;t have the
> strength

Well I guess lawn mover must be quite a big bit of earth moving
machinery, are you sure it doesn't already have electtric start? B-)

> is there something that couild make it easier - maybe an electric
> starter?

Need far to many mods to a normal lawnmover engine to be viable or
possibly even doable. There are clockwork type starters on some mowers
these days. I think the Briggs & Stratton name is "easy start". How many
"goes" you get from fully would spring I don't know. The spring gets
wound back up by the engine when it runs.

--
Cheers new5pam [at] howhill.com
Dave. pam is missing e-mail

Dave Liquorice wrote:
> On 3 Jun 2006 09:36:26 -0700, Frank.Weaver [at] hpdsoftware.com wrote:
>
> > my partner's mum is unable to start her Electorlux LC400 lawn mover and
> > i was wondering if something could be done to make it easier for her.
> > it's nearly new & starts perfectly for me but she doesn;t have the
> > strength
>
> Well I guess lawn mover must be quite a big bit of earth moving
> machinery, are you sure it doesn't already have electtric start? B-)
>

I have a honda mower and it just needs the lightest of pulls to get it
running.

On 8 Jun 2006 02:01:06 -0700, adder1969 [at] yahoo.co.uk wrote:

>>> my partner's mum is unable to start her Electorlux LC400 lawn mover
>>
>> Well I guess lawn mover must be quite a big bit of earth moving
>> machinery, ...
>
> I have a honda mower and it just needs the lightest of pulls to get it
> running.

WHOOSH!

Read what is written not what you *think* is written. B-)

--
Cheers new5pam [at] howhill.com
Dave. pam is missing e-mail

Dave Liquorice wrote:
> On 8 Jun 2006 02:01:06 -0700, adder1969 [at] yahoo.co.uk wrote:
>
> >>> my partner's mum is unable to start her Electorlux LC400 lawn mover
> >>
> >> Well I guess lawn mover must be quite a big bit of earth moving
> >> machinery, ...
> >
> > I have a honda mower and it just needs the lightest of pulls to get it
> > running.
>
> WHOOSH!
>
> Read what is written not what you *think* is written. B-)
>

:-)

I do also have a honda lawn mover (ok a mini-digger) and that starts in
a similar fashion. I think they might have some kind of easy start
valving so the engine is easy to turn over.