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Re: Re: Hand cranking tractors
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Posted by Dan(IN) on January 05, 1999 at 09:57:22:
In Reply to: Re: Hand cranking tractors posted by F14 on January 05, 1999 at 03:31:07:
F14 has the procedure exactly right. Follow it and you will stay alive. I once me a fellow who was 60% disabled for life by a 1924 Sterling. He thought the spark was retarded, it wasn't. His thumb was wrapped around the crank. The engine kicked back, and broke every bone in his arm and totally destroyed his elbow. I would like to add that you should make sure that the crank disengages properly. On many older machines the dog which the crank engages has become so worn that the crank might become stuck. When the engine starts the crank becomes a deadly flail. Most permanently mounted cranks have some sort of spring to assist in the disengagement. Another anecdote: John Mack, a founder of Mack Trucks, was killed by a stuck crank. It yanked him off of his feed (He must have wrapped his thumb around it) and smashed him on the back of the head when it came back around.
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