anyone ever add an electric start to a log splitter?

[jeanw]

getting tired of pulling the cord on our late 1990 something Cub Cadet splitter.. No youngsters here.
carb leaking now Hubby going to order a new carburetor (Ebay)for it and a switch knob( accidentally log fell on it last yr. our those less than @20 dollars carburetors okay?
WE WANNA KNOW WHY A small engine parts house wants over $150 or more what Ebay venders want less than $20 or so?
he said the screw is stripped. Leaks so bad he had to shut off the gas ...
and was all psyched up to split
some of the dead and downed stuff we scavenged from the woods It was cool outside yesterday but no rain for change RAH...
Im a skinny. Olive Oyl. senior,
Hubby is very handy... It show an electric start on a Briggs parts printout we printed out yrs ago. But It covers a lot of series of Briggs 8 HP engines...
anyone..
Im tempted to by an electric splitter but ones I see are for 13 inch or less logs..
thanks y'all
any useful comments out there from y'all very helpful patient Guys????

 

[Manly]

getting tired of pulling the cord on our late 1990 something Cub Cadet splitter.. No youngsters here.
carb leaking now Hubby going to order a new carburetor (Ebay)for it and a switch knob( accidentally log fell on it last yr. our those less than @20 dollars carburetors okay?
WE WANNA KNOW WHY A small engine parts house wants over $150 or more what Ebay venders want less than $20 or so?
he said the screw is stripped. Leaks so bad he had to shut off the gas ...
and was all psyched up to split
some of the dead and downed stuff we scavenged from the woods It was cool outside yesterday but no rain for change RAH...
Im a skinny. Olive Oyl. senior,
Hubby is very handy... It show an electric start on a Briggs parts printout we printed out yrs ago. But It covers a lot of series of Briggs 8 HP engines...
anyone..
Im tempted to by an electric splitter but ones I see are for 13 inch or less logs..
thanks y'all
any useful comments out there from y'all very helpful patient Guys????

If there are teeth on the back of your Briggs flywheel you can add an electric starter.

 

[KC Matt]

I replaced the POS Chinese Briggs on my Huskee 37 ton splitter with an old school Tecumseh that has electric start but no stator to charge the battery. With a standard $40 lawn mower battery it will start dozens of times between charging the battery. The engine came from Cracklist and was $120 well spent.

It's so nice just pushing a button to start the engine.