Push Start Your Chainsaw

Push Start Your Chainsaw WOODLOT EQUIPMENT Chain Saws “My 98-year-old dad still heats his house entirely with wood but has trouble starting his chainsaw His problem is that he can’t yank the pull cord fast enough to start the saw ” says Dennis Hammer of Fonda Iowa To solve the problem Hammer made his dad a 26-in high wooden table with some hold-down clamps and a wooden “pump handle” that serves as a lever to pull the rope A 1/2-in bolt serves as the pivot for the handle The saw’s pull rope slips through a metal ring on the end of the handle “You just push down on the lever to start the saw ” says Hammer “It gives my dad the extra leverage he needs Simple ideas like this can take some of the frustration out of growing old ” Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Dennis Hammer 56791 190th Ave Fonda Iowa 50540 ph 712 335-3712; jdevergreenfarm@hotmail com

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