When I was a kid my grandad had an old 2 cyl. John Deere that you just gave
the flywheel on the side of the motor a spin to start. (If you had enough
bricks in yer britches, that is.)
Jim K.
----- Original Message -----
From "Brad Fornal" <toyman at digitex.net>
To: <Frmjr45@aol.com>
Cc: <kturk@ala.net>; <britclas@WorldShare.net>; <Toby@intri-plex.com>;
<Bushwacker4@prodigy.net>; <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2000 9:23 PM
Subject: Re: cranking RE: NO LBC! Just a link to a time waster
> We had a Farm All B tractor, it had a bad starter that my dad wouldn't
fix. We
> used the crank start exclusively. I had my best luck when I pulled the
crank to
> the top of the stroke. One sharp push downward and the tractor started on
a half
> turn every time. Course it didn't hurt that we kept it well tuned so we
didn't
> have to turn it in vain.......
>
> Frmjr45@aol.com wrote:
>
> > Ah yes, cranks. My dad had a 1957 Hillman Husky, which I think had a
> > flathead 4 cylinder, and it too, came with a crank. I tried it once to
see
> > if it worked - it did and I was not injured! That car if I remember was
the
> > slowest gasoline powered vehicle that I have ever driven. It had a four
> > speed with which you had to try to wring the most out of each gear to
get
> > moving at a reasonable speed. When we lived in the Mid-Hudson area of
New
> > York State, I remember driving down the Taconic Parkway floorboarded
and not
> > being able to go much over 65!
> >
> > Russ Mullaly
> > 1962(really a '61) Midget
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