buickanddeere
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Among the various manufactures. What year of cars and trucks were last able to start via hand crank?
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Anonymous-0
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I have 4 farmall a's 1 unstyled Deere,all hand crank.everyone starts different but they start right up no problem.
The International 660 Diesel tractor had a hole in the front and tangs on the crank pulley for a crank. When it was in the repair shop one time I commented on that and the mechanic said he had a crank that would fit if I wanted to try it. Did not have enough lead in my pencil, butt or anywhere else for that matter to crank start it.
Guy I worked with had a mid-late 60s Datsun pickup.
I think it was a 1200cc engine. It would never start on really cold mornings using the starter. But, put the crank in and it would fire right up.
We always thought that the starter with cold oil, just used up all the available power.
I think it was a 1200cc engine. It would never start on really cold mornings using the starter. But, put the crank in and it would fire right up.
We always thought that the starter with cold oil, just used up all the available power.
fixerupper
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I was kind of sure our 49 International pickup had a crank hole in the grille so I Googled it and yes, there is a hole in the grille. But that doesn't answer the question on whether or not it could be hand cranked in 49. Jim
James Howell
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My dad had a 1949 Chevy truck with <a href="http://youtu.be/7oJrfZaD9Tw">a straight six that was set up for a hand crank</a>.
There was a round starter pedal on the floor next to the gas pedal.
Left foot pushes in the clutch, toes of right foot on starter, and heel of right foot on gas pedal.
Never park on an incline if possible.
There was a round starter pedal on the floor next to the gas pedal.
Left foot pushes in the clutch, toes of right foot on starter, and heel of right foot on gas pedal.
Never park on an incline if possible.
fixerupper
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James, when I was a kid I'd ride with dad when he hauled oats to the feed mill in the 49 International. The feed mill had the lift that would raise the front of the pickup to dump the oats out the back. Pickup would flood every time so the guy at the mill and I would push the pickup to get it rolling down the ramp and dad would let the clutch out and pray. Worked most of the time. Jim
Tony in Mass.
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When I lived in New Zealand, in the 80's, my landlady had a 68? or 69 Datsun sedan, and it had a crank that doubled as the scissor jack handle. That might have been the last of the age of arm breakers...
Hello Northvale: No you don't lose a wrist or some teeth but you do need to know how to hand crank an engine. Method varies with type engine. The first tractor I got to drive on a regular basis was a 1941 Farmall B. Again, no factory starter so it had to be hand cranked and I didn't have any problem hand cranking at about age 8 or 9. Back then most adults knew just what was required for safe hand cranking but that is becoming a lost art. My first aircraft, a Piper J-3, did not have a starter so it always needed to be hand cranked(proped).. Not a problem at all and I've hand started aircraft engines up to 125HP. Not a big deal if you understand what is required to be safe. ag
I have a friend who had an early 60's Karmen-Ghia(SP?) that would occasionally need hand cranked with that strap gizmo. His had a pin sticking outward on the gen pulley, and you'd hook a hole in the end of the strap on that pin, kinda like the strap start on a Gravely tractor. It worked good as long as there was a smidgen of juice left in the batt.
Someone mentioned broken bones - I saw a man knock himself out when he let the crank slip out of a Wisconsin engine while he was cranking it hard. It swung around and hit him in the chin and he went down like an oak tree. We'da felt sorry for him if he hadn't been making so much fun of the rest of us for not being able to start it. We drug him over by the fire barrel (after we were able to quit laughing). He finally came to and seemed as normal as he ever was. . .
Someone mentioned broken bones - I saw a man knock himself out when he let the crank slip out of a Wisconsin engine while he was cranking it hard. It swung around and hit him in the chin and he went down like an oak tree. We'da felt sorry for him if he hadn't been making so much fun of the rest of us for not being able to start it. We drug him over by the fire barrel (after we were able to quit laughing). He finally came to and seemed as normal as he ever was. . .
Anonymous-0
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All case orange letter series came with a crank ,..the 400 and 800 had crankin hole ,probably for mechanix to time motor componets ,, never saw a crank used to start the new(1956) 100 series ,, but i am no expert
Matt in Mich
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Don't know about trucks, but I still have to start my Oliver 88 with a crank once in a while if the battery is down a little.
Our WD Allis Chalmers never would keep its battery charged when I was a kid, so we generally cranked it. Started it once, forgot to check if it was in gear, dang near ran over me. It rolled up against a fuel drum and sat there spinning until I shut it off. Never forgot to check again.
old
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a 1967 Renault R10 that had a hand start. You used the jack handle to start it but I found when I owned it since we drove it in to the ship yard that if it died if 3 of use got out and pushed it started fast then with the hand crank
James Howell
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We had a 1950 Chevy Fleetline that would "vapor lock" after being driven.
Any girl that I dated as a teenager had to live on a hill or have a long driveway.
Would shift into 3rd gear, roll the old Chevy down the hill, "pop" the clutch, and head for home.
Any girl that I dated as a teenager had to live on a hill or have a long driveway.
Would shift into 3rd gear, roll the old Chevy down the hill, "pop" the clutch, and head for home.
TomA in CA
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My first car was a '59 Renault Dauphine (sp?). The jack handle would double as a crank. I started it with the crank for months one time after the starter went out and I could afford a new one.
Generally most cars and tractors built before 1940 either could or had to be started with a crank. My 8C Cat 20 has no provision for a starter.
Generally most cars and tractors built before 1940 either could or had to be started with a crank. My 8C Cat 20 has no provision for a starter.
old
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Had a friend that had a Delphine (sp) back when I was in the navy. I helped him rebuild the engine on it and when it was done he was getting around 55MPG out of it
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