Mud-Skipper
WEATHER RESISTANT WIRE COVER FOR 4HP-7.5HP ENGINES
Weather resistant cover; helps keep your starter motor, ignition wiring, solenoid and other sensitive electrical parts clear or water, rain, mud, salt and sun!
Please note: This product will NOT turn your recoil/pull start engine into an electric start engine. Your engine needs to have electric start already installed on it
Eliminate the need for heavy automotive batteries and battery leads when starting your engine!
This weather resistant cover utilizes a small, rechargeable 12v 2AH lithium-ion battery to start your 4hp to 7.5hp electric start gasoline engines!
This system allows the use of Hercules 12V lithium tool batteries as electric start batteries when used with the integrated battery-mount weather cover.
Compatible Engines
• 212cc class engines (GX200 / Predator 212 style)
• 420cc class engines (GX390 / Predator 420 style)
Compatible Batteries
• Hercules 12V 2.0Ah
• Hercules 12V 4.0Ah
Fuse Recommendations
212cc – 25–30A
420cc – 40A
Estimated Starts Per Charge*
2.0Ah:
• 212cc – 50–150
• 420cc – 30–90
4.0Ah:
• 212cc – 100–300
• 420cc – 60–180
*Based on 1–3 second crank time per start. Cold engines or multiple attempts will reduce total starts.
Operating Guidelines
• Use a fully charged battery.
• Limit cranking to 3 seconds per attempt.
• Allow 10–20 seconds between attempts.
Recommended Pairing
• 212cc: 2.0Ah acceptable, 4.0Ah preferred
• 420cc: 4.0Ah recommended
Battery and battery charger not included and can be found at your local harbor freight:
12V 2 Ah Lithium-Ion Compact Lightweight Battery
Battery charger can be found here:
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