Posted August 28, 200520 yr So my neighbor put a 6" tip on his Civic and now it sounds like a lawn mo........Actually, the pull start on my Craftsmen lawn mover bit the dust. Tried to crimp it back together with a clothesline crimp but as I imagined the rope (nylon?) just slipped right through. The lawn mower is ... almost as old as I am (my father had bought it) and this is the only problem I've ever had with it ... awesome piece of equipment. Anyway, was wondering if you guys knew if there was anything I could use to crimp the two pieces of string back together, or if they sell replacement kits (I'm sure they do).
August 28, 200520 yr there are replacement kits, but I dunno where to get them other then the local shop(s) - such as the one April lworks at You replace the actual spool.
August 28, 200520 yr Replacement kits work well. Sometimes you can actually melt the two pieces together also. Ever thought of using a 10guage butt splice?
August 29, 200520 yr go to sears, or sears online and order a new spool/cord. of course, try to make the crimp work so that u can use it..lol..wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
August 29, 200520 yr lowes (or whatever diy hardware store u have in canada)......buy some new cord...wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
August 29, 200520 yr Author If it's a nylon rope, you should be able to melt it back together ...I was just thinking that.I'm pretty sure it touched the engine and burned (burnt?) in half.
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