Actually, I was waiting for one of these to backfire and break the arm of the guy cranking it.

I tink dose ar Fords

That's why you LIFT on the crank on the tractor, not PUSH.

Looks like it's low emissions too!

Showing your age?

Not at all but when Grandpa spoke, I listened.

Those things are neater than a train wreck. A local club used to have a really big one mounted on a flatbed that they took to the local fairs. It came from a cotton gin from Arizona. They said that it could be heard for 10 miles when it was running.

I knew an old farmer that had his arm broken cranking a tractor.

The first engine shown reminded me of that.

They say the old cars would/could break your arm...…

The cranks were designed to disengage if there was a backfire or if compression caused the engine to spin backwards. They didn't always work as designed I guess.

This guy has it down. He says the same thing 160user said.

I got thrown out of the boat more then once cranking an old Lister diesel into life that had the bar missing between the decompression valves of the cylinders. Brings back memories seeing these old tickers.

one of my uncles had a 48 Ac tractor i swear i have cranked it till the water was hot and it still didn't start.
granddad's sawmmill power unit sent a few men flying out in the pasture trying to get it started