Posted by Ken L. on December 26, 2007 at 15:12:37 from (72.1.20.53):
In Reply to: Tractor in a novel posted by Bob Elmer on December 26, 2007 at 14:44:20:
Even a tractor without a starter can easily be started and has been started by little kids. If left on a hill (which many tractors were) with the brakes on and in gear. All a kid had to do was, bump the brake pedal which would unlatch them, push down the clutch and, the tractor would start to roll down the hill. By then the kid got scared, took his foot off the clutch and since it was in gear, the engine would crank over and start. Around here, years ago, many guys did that daily with hand start tractors because it was a lot easier than cranking.
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