Stens 146-919 Starter Rope 5/32" Diameter, 100' Length, 5 Size - Stretch Rope for Leaf Engine and Weed Wacker, Pull Behind Tiller, Weed Cutter, Drag Harrow, and Pull Cord Rope - Black Rope

I am a disabled vet who's still a certified master tech (with additional certifications and dozens of schools on top of multiple degrees in the field) who enjoys this kind of work despite my body failing me. I've been doing a lot of small engine service/repair for years at night as this is extra money that allows me to buy items I want but don't need LOL. This rope is stronger, more abrasion resistant and much more durable than much of what else is available on this front. Not much is as annoying as having the rope snap on your lawn mower, snowblower, chainsaw etc when you need it most and the vast majority of people wouldn't know where to begin to repair this issue. I was very upset as I bought several spools of pull-start rope from a local supplier and that rope turned out to be essentially worthless as it was not at all durable and rarely lasted through 100 starts. Since discovering this I literally threw away all of the other rope I had for pull started engines and have 6 different diameter spools of this hanging on my garage wall, readily available and visible so I don't waste time looking for what I need.I've been using this rope for almost a decade (if not longer) now and despite using this on several hundred engines, I've only had a half dozen or so ever need this rope replaced and all of those are used in a commercial setting, meaning they likely see dozens of starts per day. This rope alone has sent far more customers than I can ever possibly accept with my limited physical abilities today so if you service/repair small engines for a living, I HIGHLY recommend this rope! Best pull start rope I've ever used, by miles in some instances!

Would buy again.

This has got to be the best pull rope you can buy. Super strong and good price. Now I just need to order a few different sizes to have on hand!

Good value if you need to replace pull cords even a few times

This product is very bad compared to other true blue starting ropes I have purchased. This product is slightly oversized for what it's supposed to be, doesn't fit my product, isn't made in Germany like the others, and doesn't come with a push pin.The spool size is different than the other two products I purchased from stems and this is main Vietnam not Germany. Not that there is anything wrong with that, other than I wish it fit.Purchase a size smaller than you think you need.

The cord works great. Feels good and seems to be of good quality. However as others have mentioned, the spool arrived broken and unusable. Not a deal breaker...just have to find something to wrap the unused cord with.

The rope is working out great but the spool that it is stored on arrived broken and is very difficult to get the Rope off without getting it tangled

Good for price

I’m a small engine mechanic and this is great quality 5/32” starter rope! Mine spool came broken & the cord moldy, likely due to winter weather then thawing out? It was very very stinky, even my wife couldn’t go into the garage for a week it was so bad! Not blaming the company for that though, as it was likely a shipping/storage problem and Amazon is exchanging it for me.That being said, it’s the correct size (5/32”) for all residential & commercial snow blowers, and any of the larger small engines. It’s one size too thick for push mowers however, so purchase the next size smaller 1/8” size starter rope for all the 8HP and smaller engines if you want to match OEM sizes. You’ll have an easier time feeding it through the holes and fitting enough turns on the starter spool. Because this is quality strength rope, 1/8” will work for the larger engines too, or just use this 5/32” if you need to repair mainly snowblowers & larger engines than mowers as it’ll work for both. For me, I’ll be going with 1/8” for everything under 18HP from now on. :)

Used to replace the pullcord on an old 15hp Merc. I wasn't sure what size I needed and should have gone with something a bit thicker but this worked just fine so far. Should really sells this in 10-foot lengths really.

For old rope change ( cotton kind) - by smaller than the measurement of the old. That one it will be too thick and will not turn back in all length when you pool and let go back.

Pull cord is good quality but coil was broken in shipping. Reason for 4 stars.

The cord I bought for my 30 year old lawnmower thank you once again it did really help I will also use it for my 30 year old snowblower to