I notice many saying to put it in first and pop the clutch. It turns over much easier in higher gears, but too high and it will want to kill it even while starting because you are going to slow. It is kind of an individual thing, depending on the gear ratio of the vehicle and the speed at which you drop the clutch, which gear will work best, but it is almost always a gear higher than first.

Legitimately never heard of that , interesting

My ranger sitting in the driveway needs a starter. Normally I can get it going on my own but just this year I needed help with a push at Kroger and Rural King to think of a couple. I get some funny looks though, its not like you see someone pushing their car and jumping in it in a lot of parking lot these days.

Yeah wolfie if your car dies you can down shift into say second gear and pop the clutch and she should take off again... same concept... you don't need to stop and use the key/starter to get it turning again. The key needs to be on to have fire though.

https://youtu.be/E71ZPs8KVTk?si=DYoj6rUHoc2pPrwP

Can't beat a standard for offroad/trapping stuff. You can still get one but have to order it if buying new. Some models its not even offered. World is full of people who can't drive a standard. Semis with autos are pretty common now. I would not take a truck driving job if the truck had an automatic.

Had no clue there were people who were unaware you could push start standard . I guess when trapping some remote place you could carry a spare battery.

Also if you have a bad starter.

Been there , done that. More times then I can count. Cars, trucks and tractors. I put a lot of miles on my 98 Dodge diesel pickup without touching the clutch pedal. The first time I drove a stick shift I was 14 years old. Dad's car was in the shop and he sent me to get the loaner car from them. A Ford Comet 3 on the tree. How I got that car out of there parking lot is still a mystery to me but once I got it rolling I wasn't going to stop. It took awhile but I finally got it figured it out. When I got it back home I was happy as a clam. I will admit that I used to ride around a lot with my grandpa. I'd watch him shift and he explained it to me.

Haha, weird, me & Freeze were just talking about this a few days ago.
Does this still work on new vehicles with all the electronics?
Standard is a great theft deterrent!

Under 10ish volts, ignition modules and fuel injectors won't fire.

Im 38 and I've heard of it and have seen it done to a few times with dad. Never have done it my self in a vehicle however had an old dirt bike honda or xr100 that we pop started plenty.

Did that a lot as a kid. Had to pay attention to where you parked.

My first car was a ‘68 VW bug. Many times I started that car on the flat by myself. Always used second gear.

Used to park the crank start F 20 on a hill so I could start it. 60+ years ago. To little to crank it. Most of my early cars usually had sketchy batteries. Mikec

I've done it with cars, trucks and tractors.

Yup, done it mostly with motorcycles, atv’s and tractors.

Done that so many times in my younger years with cars and trucks.

Amish ether.

ol' dad

I do.

And motorcycles

Motorcycles, tractor, cars...shoot even tried it on my ex wife once. It worked! (Emphasis on EX).

I remember those days. Had a buddy whose 49 Ford had a dead battery. We would push him, he'd turn on the key and pop the clutch and it would start. He didn't have the money to buy a battery. We got tired of this, so we all chipped in and he got a cheap used battery from a garage.