You might be well served by looking up, "Chainsaw Kick Starter" by Tony Wilkinson on U-Tube. I am also up there in years, 87 to be exact, am 5ft 1in & 125 lbs (used to be 5ft 4in & 133 lbs) & have lots of arthritic problems including shoulder & back. I have 5 ported saws including a Stihl 462...