What is this piece of equipment? and what's it used on? racecar or racecycle or go cart or engine on a stand??

Question

I'll try to describe: Imagine a two-wheel dolly with little (8" tall x6" wide) fat tires/aluminum rims, and a metal box with a lid (instead of a flat platform) that holds a car battery. A pair of thick cables run from the battery box to an engine starter (automotive size). The starter is mounted perpendicular on a bar shaped in a half circle (to be able to pick up & hold the starter) that also has a push-button/ solenoid setup attached where your right thumb could press. At the business end of the starter, instead of a gear (like a car starter) there is a flat disc with teeth. Also on this end is a smaller, flat metal, half circle piece for attaching the starter to whatever you want to spin or turn. So - you can pick up the starter, attach/ mount it temporarily to some kind of motor/engine/gear/something, press the button and make "something" spin. There are a few more idiosyncracies, but maybe you get the idea. Any thoughts? Have pics,Hope someone knows! Thanks in advance!!

Answer 1

this most definately sounds like a starter for drag racing and funny car engines. They do not use a battery or starter, and the ignition is usually a magneto. the device is a remote starter, if you watch NHRA, you will see similar devices used to start the engines, it simply attaches to the front of the engine, the button is pushed and it turns the engine over. the magneto works off of engine rotation and supplies power for the spark plugs.

Answer 2

Sounds like you have a starter testing stand. Probably missing the load part, no idea what they might have used to simulate a car engine's friction. But if you don't want to test a starter by putting it back into the car first, then you'd need a test stand. Sounds like what you have.

Answer 3

without seeing it, i have to guess, but it sounds like the starter for a drag car, or for an INDY type car. Good Luck

Answer 4

Sounds to me like some kind of home made lawn edger.

Answer 5

You put me to sleep about ten words into this. A link to a picture would help.