Abstract: A powered ground care implement (2) includes a rotatable cutting head (14) having a filament line (16) for severing ground growing vegetation. An upwardly extending handle assembly (4) includes an engine (10) mounted at the top thereof. Engine (10) is fixedly secured to a backing plate (30) which is mounted by rubber mounting blocks (60) in an engine housing (12) secured to handle assembly (4). This vibrationally isolates engine (10) from handle assembly (4). Starter (80) having an active element (91) and a passive element (93) is contained in engine housing (12) with the active element (91) being secured to engine (10). In addition, a flexible drive cable (100) has an output end (101) non-rotatably received in recess (102) in the end of the crankshaft (23) of the engine (10).