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Re: Hand cranking tractors
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Posted by Dave Fullmer on January 06, 1999 at 22:58:50:
In Reply to: Hand cranking tractors posted by Dug G. on January 04, 1999 at 20:05:35:
By now you must have the idea that there is some danger. Back in 1951, when I was 14, I worked for a farmer who had a AC "B". This tractor had to be cranked every time because it had no starter. One day while we were hauling hay I killed the tractor while Bernie was up on the load of hay, so I proceeded to crank it. It ended up whacking my right arm. Man did that hurt. no broken bones though. Long story short. Bernie showed me how to stand with my right hand placed on the radiator grill, and my left hand on the crank with my thumb not curled around the handle. I then pulled the crank up to the top of the stroke and with a quick pull toward me, using my right arm as a opposite push, pulling the crank and starting the tractor. Since then I have used this position with many other tractors very successfully. Even though the engine might kick back, it will do it in a direction opposite where you stand and pull the crank out of your hand instead of into it. Good luck and be safe
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