Hitachi 6696572 Recoil Starter Body Assembly

PLEASE READ after looking at other reviews. There has been a lot of negative comments about this pulley assembly not fitting the Hitachi leaf blower (model RB 24EAP). The problem is there are 2 different pulley assemblies available. Check out the parts list found here: [...] (if for some reason the link doesnt show up properly, just Google Model RB 24EAP engine tool parts list and choose the first hit) The pictures in the parts list (see attached) are actually pretty good to help in determining which pulley assembly your blower will have (why there are 2 is a mystery - but PLEASE look at this doc first) I made the mistake of looking at this doc, but only seeing the pulley pictured on top and ordering. Once I received it, I had the same frustration as Travis and others did. But then after looking into it more, I realized there are the 2 options. Dont blame Kansas Golf and Turf - theyre just shipping what you ordered. I gave this 3 stars - mostly because of the confusion that Hitachi brings for having 2 different assemblies. Im sure once you get the right part - itll work as expected.

Represented it to fit the model we own but it doesnt and making us pay postage to ship back for a refund.

Even though I did my research and looked at the diagram of parts, this recoil starter did not fit my leaf blower.

Tried it out but did not work ,gave all info on my machine this bolted on but did not work !

Does not work on the advertised blower and they want you to pay shipping to send it back.

Wrong part for device

How to determine if it is the right part ... From Hitachi Customer Service: When looking at the serial # on the tool the first digit indicates the month and the 2nd # indicates the year. If the 1st letter is an O N or D this indicates it is October November or December. If there is any other letter present it represents the factory where the tool was manufactured and should be ignored. I have attached the tool serial # format as well as the parts breakdown. If you look on the parts break down at # 60, 79 or 81. Item 60 includes 61-66 and they are for tools manufactured up till July 2014 60 6696572 RECOIL STARTER BODY ASSY INCLUD.61-66 TILL 7.2014 Item 79 includes 80 and 81 which also include 82-88 and are for tools manufactured since Aug 2014 79 6600408 RECOIL STARTER ASSY 1 INCLUD.80.81 80 6600407 STARTER PULLEY 1 SINCE 8.2014 81 6600406 RECOIL ASSY 1 INCLUD.82-88 SINCE 8.2014

This recoil assembly didnt fit my Hitachi leaf blower by itself but I ordered the compatible pulley for it. Swapped pulleys on the leaf blower and it installed quickly. Works great and seems to be a better setup all around than the other.

Used my original starter recoil assembly over 6 years before it the string snapped. This replacement assembly literally snapped after 10 pulls. Very chintzy string. Picture attached.

Everything fit good,hope this time the rope last longer than new one