G'day CyberJack, G'day Tyler, that sounds like more trouble than it's worth, albeit logical -on paper.
I presume the Stihl had a fixed throttle position, otherwise that would require some coordination to operate.
It's good to see what other repurposing has been done as a result of my post, just to learn new ideas.

Ahh, if only victa had kept producing the thumblatch catcher series, they would be in better shape today!