Can you add electric start to a generator? Let's try 

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Slippers killin it in the skit!

Trailer Park Boys: Slippers and Flip-Flop! 😂😂

This has to be the best small engine fixit site of all time !! Taryl - the best when it comes to mechanics and the best skits !! just love all the guys and their shenanigans!!

I normally watch for the maintenance/ upgrades and repairs, but the skits make me laugh every time. Thanks Taryl

Don't use a trickle charger on a battery in storage. Use a maintainer. Like a NOCO, Schumacher or any of the many reliable brands. I use one on my Can Am Spyder. Trickle chargers keep a constant charge going to the battery. Maintainers/tenders monitor the state of charge and only send voltage when needed. Cool video.

I enjoy the informative videos. The videos on older equipment have me reminisce of the days I worked in my father's lawnmower repair shop as a teenager back in the 70's. Back then about the only thing that was metric was the threads on the spark plug.

Been watching you guys for 8years. Best channel and repair info on the net. Thank you guys for all your hard work!!!!

@8:42 They're called ignition wrenches. They are designed to work in tight places around vehicle distributors. The sets usually came with odd sizes like 11/32 and other sizes that you'd never use in a million years. With electronic ignitions nowadays they are pretty much obsolete.

Excellent presentation! I wasn't expecting the bonus level of hillbilly drama and humor, but dude you packed it in there well! I appreciate the added upgrade info at the same time. It's not that often that the first video I see on a partitopic is all I need to look at. Great Job Taryl, I'll be looking forward to more of your works! 😊

Whoa, multi-camera shoots! Add a "Gaffer" and a "Dolly Grip" and you got yourself a Hollywood Production! Cheers!

Great video at the right time.. I acquired 2 yamahoper motorcycles (1977 360&1979 250 ) that are complete basket cases. I've retrofitted them with 8hp tecumseh snow blower engines. Making them into adult mini bikes. Now just need to search out parts engines for starters and alternators. And there's my dinner.

Great video. I've had a UB12260 lead acid battery on my Yamaha generator since 2011. Have never charged it and it's started every year. To be fair first 6 years was in a heated garage. Impressive battery life? Just jinxed myself, will get another one now...

Flip flops vs slippers is top 3 funniest taryl intros

I loved the sticker on the cover.. techumish.. lol

Loved this video Taryl. Keep up the good work. I’m a Technician but I always learn from your videos a thing or two. But they are fun to watch.

I hope you keep this fued going as a recurring bit! Great job guys

Great Job Sir... My Dad was just asking if it was possible to put an electric starter on his generator... VERY timely video... at least I have some ideas now....

That was a awesome little upgrade for that generator, love the skit. 👍👍👍

Awesome video, very informative,thanks for sharing!!!

I've already got the key connector releases but also have a few of the wire whips and didn't think of using them that way! Thanks!!!

Good electrical info there, appreciate it along with the laughs boys👍

Great job as usual. Great video.👍

Team Slippers all the way!!! Great and informative video Taryl (as always). Have a great 2023-year guys!!!

I've learned alot.from you guys i.loved the gas test you all.done here while.back.I live in Kentucky I don't know of any lawn tractor shows we.have great job yall.

Great Video Taryl put a lil diesel on that generator too

Awesome video as usual. I have one exactly as being worked on. Always wondered about adding a starter as well.

Love your videos 👍. Very informative and comical. Loved when you were explaining the "diode". A/C to DC. with the song "Thunderstruck"😂👏

Your sound effects guy was on point today!👍🏻

Let me just say how much I love your videos. Around the holidays is really tough on me. When I watch your they really do cheer me up. I love how you took a subject and turned it into a successful side hustle. When you talked about The godfather and the scene with the camera you stole my thunder. I know a lot of people did not realize that that scene was not written into the movie. And just like you said the director saw that and thought it was fantastic and that's why it made its way into the movie. That terminal removing kit is a godsend. I've learned about them back in the early 2000. I bought my first Harley-Davidson and I was doing some work adding things to the bike like most Harley owners do. I was adding a seat back that can be removed. The taillight has to be moved and according to the instructions back then it told you that cut the wires since you could not pull the connector through the factory hole. Before doing that I ran up to the Harley. I told my friend behind the counter that I wanted to buy a new connector so like did not have to splice wires together. He told me I got something better and walked over to the tool rack and came back with this two pack that look like Chinese throwing Stars. He opened it up and walked over to one of the bikes on the showroom floor and showed me how it works. It did its job but that type of told did not last long at all. After the second time having it replaced under warranty I'd looked for a better alternative. That's when I came across the ones that you were using today. The ones I have are not as many and as nice as the ones you have. They come on a key-ring and nothing to keep them in there. I love that yours has something to hold them all in. If anybody knows where you can find this complete set and could drop a link I would appreciate it. I also loved your idea for the battery and starter. I already have more than enough of those connectors that I could do that every machine I own and still have a few left over. When springtime gets here I am definitely going to put this warm a couple of my machines. As always I made sure to give you a big ol thumbs up and of course I'm alrighty a subscriber. Look forward to your next video.

Nice job fellows! Way to go in adding new characters. As always, Taryl does great job. Thanks for the look and knowledge.

Taryl, Thank you for this. I recently added a 2 terminal pigtail to the battery on my Generac 8000E and keep it connected to a battery maintainer.

Thanks! It's fun but still educational. Thank you good sir.

I’ve put several on GX 390 generators and the kit works great

I was kinda thinking along the lines of its a good idea to add electric start, some peeps got bad arms and shoulders and such and manual starts can be a challenge. I would have just put the starter and start button on and then used a jump pack or whatever to jump the thing. As far as being concerned about the charge circuit, its on a generator so maybe that had a 12v DC out. Or you could always just plug a battery charger to the 120v ac out for a couple of minutes. Anyways it was a good tutorial on how to add a charge and start system.

Pretty interesting. I like the idea... maybe for my go cart?

Nice work on the gen. Keep up the cool vids.

That worked out great. Pretty cool 😎

I use a digital timer with the battery charger so that the charger only runs a couple hours a week. It keeps the battery topped off, but can't over charge it.

Is that dance move the "Taryl Two-step"? 🤣

Glad I found your site I was going to do the same thing

Great video. Thank you. Good news is that by the time a battery goes dead, the gas went bad too and it won’t start anyway. I would run the carb dry, empty the gas and keep a good battery maintainer (not a trickle charger)on a dedicated battery. When the emergency comes, put in gas and start her up.

Depinning tools are life savers!

love that simplicity in the background

The sound effects guy was spot-on for this video! I bust out laughing several times, AC/DC, ha!

Good timing. I have a blown snowblower and want to use some parts to "transform" my generator with an electric start BUT, the snowblower has a 120v plug-in. I'll have to do some research on that part.

Great job Taryl! I have a generac Megaforce without an electric start and I would have to do all of what you did to install an electric start. The flywheel with the ring gear is pretty pricey unless I can find it used. For the price that generators sell for these days, at least around here in the Northeast I'm sure the cost of this upgrade would be more than what it would sell for sadly.

Slippers, “well this isn’t about that!” Ha ha ha 😂

I've been wondering about these and custom fabricating a metal bearing holder to replace the plastic as I've read long term those bearing seats can develop play and cause failure in a system that otherwise can last longer seems if has a more stiffer solid bearing mount seat support part. Neat to know. I was looking at with the Honda/Chonda's retrofitting with electric start and even appears the GC's can be hacked too with GX parts and some know how. For that I was looking into for controlling the motor and starting an air compressor with electronic actuation controls design vs the pneumatic mechanical. Thanks for sharing as always! Great info old man.

Love your infotainment videos

Great idea about the battery hook up. What gauge wire would be needed?

Awesome video Taryl. Nice job

Love the vids learn a lot from your vids

Thank you

Great idea always think about this everytime i see or work on an old tecumseh engines or Briggs flathead engines thanks for the info taryl

Ha Ha! Love Slip ver's Flip! Friend of mine used a jump pack and used block heater, Remember power always goes out when its cold, generator been sitting in cold for month's or year!

Sweet conversion brother. Idea slippers and flip flops 3 rounds. Winner takes all time shop pest. Thanks guy for the good video.

Awesome video fellas

Customer is going to be so happy good job Taryl 👍 Tell cousin snow boots I said hi 🙂

The Tecumish sticker is hilarious.

That’s cool!!! Easy set up

I bought that exact generator at a pawn shop with 2 others for 100 bucks. 3 carb cleanings & they run great!!

Another great video !

I need these exact parts , for the exact same engine!

Old Taryl doing the jig lol

Cold in Indiana too I see! Lol

Yep I’ve done a dozen so far and will do more soon

The trickle charger pigtail on my garden tractor uses a 2 amp fuse since it is designed to be used with a 1.5 amp charger. Something to consider if hooking up a much heavier load of a 12 volt starter.

Learn little more thanks for the videos

i see the batterie moving when the generator is running, piece of mudflap under it would reduce the vibration to the batterie 😁😁 and the swap over was very informative.

Awesome job

Nice upgrade Taryl! Thanks for dinner!

Grass Rats University...Pay attention, class is in session. I get a real education from your videos Taryl. Thank you for the great video.

we always called those wrenches, Ignition wrenches. The smaller thin wrenches, Taryl. love your site.

good video as alwa;ys Tarly. those wrenches are for adjusing valves for the older engines. I still have a set of those myself.

Thanks a lot, Taryl. Now when I get something running in my shop, I dance around and go "ooooo!" That is all your fault.😉

You so smart Taryl.

Nice work! I have the same generator, might consider this, Couldn't you just put a voltage regulator on the overcharging alternator? what's 2 volt amongst friends?

Nice video ☺️ i have an LCT 136cc that i been having a real hard time finding a flywheel with magnets that fit the taper of the shaft. Its a little smaller than say the average gx160, gx200, etc. Now i have 3 flywheels, a set of dual coils and an alternator unit that mounts on the inside underneath the flywheel. Not sure i can use a gx160 crankshaft as it does have the same stroke (45mm) but the crank journals i hear are larger than even the predator engines. What to do what to do..... 🙄🤔🤷🤦 All I'm trying to do is be able to run a light and charge a battery so i can charge my devices.😒

Hey Terrell make him a long jumper cable so all I have to do is jumping from his lawn tractor to generator he doesn't have to take the battery out that's what I would do all right this is Bob from Vero Beach Florida God bless stay safe have a great day and stay warm

Anderson power pole connectors are super for high current 12V DC applications. We use them in our Amateur Radio setups....

Who needs an engineer when you have taryl :)

Have an old Craftsman Generator with a Tecumseh engine that because of where I store it, using the starter cord was very difficult. Rather than going through all of the trouble and expense of adding electric start, I just removed the recoil starter and used my cordless electric drill attached to a ratchet adapter and socket that I would attach to the flywheel nut Now I have electric start.

Great vid Taryl. Do you have to put a plate over the rectangular hole in the blower shroud? Will the hole affect engine cooling?

I like the new bench .

Any concern about the wires melting from the engine heat?

Done did that to the 12.5 Hp Vertical Briggs on My Log Splitter. Robbed the Parts off a blown 15 Hp of the same vintage. Now I have lights & Electric Start on a Log Splitter . Mike M.

Nice video.!

31:32 love the Stihl clock sign in the background

Kinda expensive to do it on your own equipment. But it is a nice offering to look into if you have a customers unit in for repair especially if it's a cheap fix.relating to starting. They may be interested in a conversion if you can keep to under 100. Most customers dont want to spend more than that range

The battery connection is a great idea. Realistically, the customer needs to start the generator monthly and let it run for 30 minutes. Plug something in while it is running. That keeps it energized. Turn the gas off and let the carburetor run dry. It keeps the battery charged and the carburetor in good working order. I just rebuilt the carburetor on my neighbors generator. It had not run in a year or so. It was extremely gummed up. The engine is running well now, but I am now chasing a low voltage problem.

Always good content

You are flippin hillarious.

Very cool 😎 brother love the show 👌 💯

Excellent 👍 content

great video again Taryl, but one question .. you mentioned something about a trickle charger damaging a battery. I have a trickle charger on a timer for my ATV battery that runs 7pm to 7am daily in the winter months (Dec-Apr). Would you provide me with a little info on that subject please. Is the duration time of the charger going to affect the battery?? Many thanks in advance, Brian

I put a Starter Genny on my old 1964 Wisconsin powered 3800W Winco Genny. Damn thing is a Bear to pull over with the old wrap around rope start. The field coil in the starter genny is fried but it cranks the engine over just fine. I've been using my little jump box to crank it up. That old genny is backup power for my wood furnace blower and a few lights. It might be old and very heavy but it is very very dependable. I had a Tecumseh HMSK80 powered genny and the damn thing blew the rod.

They're called ignition wrenches....

I did the same on my sons little power wheel when the battery died. I cut out the box on it and put a lawn mower battery in it. He never ran the battery low again, lol.

Lol your videos are the best I love the scits your great 👍