Re: Hand Crank Danger

Posted by Ron on December 24, 2003 at 21:20:22 from (205.188.208.73):

In Reply to: Hand Crank Danger posted by Farmall Don on December 24, 2003 at 09:16:07:

I guess I have never seen a JD flywheel swing around and knock the brains out of the fella hand cranking it--besides, they have compression releases..!!
Yes, I can agree with you on the older low compression tractors of moderate power..
BUT..a Gas "M", or my WD-45 with a power kit..??
Not Smart..!!! If one of These "Sneezes", you can count on a broken arm--or worse..!! And I'm one of those guys that will wrestle a non power-steering AC over plowed ground all day...so you know I'm not exactly afraid of an occasional "twist" on a wheel..!!!
No thanks, I don't need to ask for that..!!
Sure, I love to hand start a JD "GP", or an "L" Case...!!
A friend of mine starts his WD-45 by spinning his over with the crank...he tried mine, and found that 1/4 turn at a time was all he could manage...!! I guess mine is a "Little" fresher..!!
And, NOPE--the crank does not release when it "Kicks back"...and it may turn several times before it stops..!!
I have "Propped" aircraft, and with them, you swing your leg, to throw your body out of the way of the prop... I take the same approach with a crank..!!

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