Popular Post j hancock Posted February 20, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted February 20, 2019 5 1 Quote JimIt doesn't cost anything to pay attention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryS Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 That's wild! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freightrain Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 Jeff and his wind up Federal Quote Larry 1959 B61 Liv'n Large...................... Charter member of the "MACK PACK" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
66dc75 Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 Can't break your thumb on that one! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjc transport Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 may give you a heart attack though trying to spin it up!! Quote when you are up to your armpits in alligators, it is hard to remember you only came in to drain the swamp.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 Wow that’s amazing I guess we’re pretty spoiled now lol. BobSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeavyGunner Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 That's really neat. Saw one on YouTube attached to this engine that was at least the size of a midsize sedan and watched this you boy crank like a banshee then engage it and started this old hulk of an engine. Really shows how inventive people were. Quote The problems we face today exist because the people who work for a living are outnumbered by the people who vote for a living.The government can only "give" someone what they first take from another. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsmackpaul Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 I like it, I guess it's a bit like winding a motor over with compression release and then giving it full compression Great stuff Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hayseed Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 Paul, remember those Victa lawnmowers with the Inertia Start..??? You wound a big spring up, & pulled a Trigger.. i think Briggs & shitton may have had the same sort of thing too, at one stage... Quote "Be who you are and say what you feel...Because those that matter...don't mind...And those that mind....don't matter." - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j hancock Posted February 21, 2019 Author Share Posted February 21, 2019 In the late 60's early 70's, my father had a Toro brand push mower with a crank on top. Give it a couple of cranks and then push the throttle lever full ahead and it would engaged and start. Same thing as Hayseed said. The crank was later replaced with a recoil rope start because something with the crank system broke. I don't recall the brand motor that Toro used but it also featured a funnel type oil reservoir on the side of the motor. To check the oil, you pushed a button and if you didn't see through the clear lid any air bubbles come up, the oil level was good. If it did bubble, wait until it stops bubbling and the oil was topped off from the supply in the reservoir. Quote JimIt doesn't cost anything to pay attention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freightrain Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 Ya, used to mow a yard for a fellow with an ol Briggs that had wind up start. Wind it, twist the knob and away she'd go. The muffler was long gone, so it had a straight pipe sticking out the side. Quote Larry 1959 B61 Liv'n Large...................... Charter member of the "MACK PACK" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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