Speaking of cranking !
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Rich Bingham
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Speaking of cranking !
Has anyone ever run onto a crank arrangement like this one ? Any thoughts ??
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HPetrino
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Re: Speaking of cranking !
Really hard to tell, but upon enlarging it somewhat I'm thinking it's a spring loaded accessory. Wind up the spring, then release it to turn the engine over.
Of course, pure guess......
Of course, pure guess......
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Re: Speaking of cranking !
It appears to be a "Sandbo" hand starter.
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Re: Speaking of cranking !
Looks like he made the wife do the cranking. Hence the helmet and the missing RH headlamp...
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Re: Speaking of cranking !
Steve named it!
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Re: Speaking of cranking !
Damm, need one of those for my Mack - with a 4’ vertical climb in and out every time 
http://www.cimorelli.com/mtdl/1914/1914 ... tarter.pdf
However, I doubt you could pull a recoil starter on it - especially from the seat.
(I won’t ever complain about hand cranking a T again.)
http://www.cimorelli.com/mtdl/1914/1914 ... tarter.pdf
However, I doubt you could pull a recoil starter on it - especially from the seat.
(I won’t ever complain about hand cranking a T again.)
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Rich Bingham
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Re: Speaking of cranking !
Pretty nifty ! Apparently you could crank it "conventionally" from outside the car too. I wonder if the device entailed an anti-kick device ? Caption on the photo says "Carey, Idaho, 1917".
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