Danger Demo

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Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Steve Jelf, Parkerfield KS on Friday, June 10, 2011 - 09:10 am:

Since my unfortunate tractor-cranking incident a few years ago, I've always preached proper starting technique. Especially for anyone as absent-minded as I am, this is supremely important, because it's a cinch that eventually you're going to forget to retard the spark. Fortunately, there was a camera running when I did it yesterday. The embarrassing part is that I didn't immediately realize what had happened, and did it again. The good part is that because of proper cranking no harm was done.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_lkFGQToIw


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Ricks - Surf City on Friday, June 10, 2011 - 09:19 am:

Excellent, Steve. Thanks.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Dan Treace on Friday, June 10, 2011 - 09:43 am:

Steve

Good to capture that episode on video to see the spinning effect of that crank coming back at you.

Just so you know, a padded crank handle can relieve some of the strike of that crank!



:-)


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By richard wolf on Friday, June 10, 2011 - 10:19 am:

Damn Steve


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Joseph Magedanz on Friday, June 10, 2011 - 11:06 am:

Steve,
At lest your dog knew enough to move away... :-)


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Jim Thode - Onalaska, WA, USA on Friday, June 10, 2011 - 01:01 pm:

Steve,
Very good (unplanned) catch. It really shows the importance of good form. Just do it right all the time and no harm will come when the spark is not retarded.

Here is another unplanned video example.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7eCsUQAjcI0

Jim


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Hal Davis - Lyons, GA on Friday, June 10, 2011 - 08:51 pm:

Hmmmmmm....... Both hands......??????


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By David Rademacher, Parkerfield Ks 26 on Friday, June 10, 2011 - 11:09 pm:

Steve you had one exciting day. Dave


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Eric Hylen-Central Minnesota on Friday, June 10, 2011 - 11:17 pm:

Well, since we're showing off, I'll repost this one that many of you've seen before. IF your spark rod is properly adjusted AND you visually check that the spark lever is in the proper position, the car will start itself once you crank it over far enough even if you're so small that it takes both hands on the crank.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FojdrSmxkgQ


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Bob Coiro on Friday, June 10, 2011 - 11:42 pm:

Steve, you proved it and that's that.

Your car had two opportunities to nail you good and with the spark advanced, ol' Lizzie had you dead to rights. But even though you were swinging the crank slowly the second time around, and even though that crank kicked back and spun like a buzzsaw, it couldn't catch you.

As far as I'm concerned, you've silenced all the naysayers and proven that left-handed is safest possible way to wrest a Model T engine to life with your bare hands.

Way to go.

Bob


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Jim Thode - Onalaska, WA, USA on Saturday, June 11, 2011 - 12:44 am:

Eric,
You are correct, but it is those two "IF's" that can ruin your day (maybe a couple of months) when you least expect it.
Jim


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Adrian Whiteman, New Zealand on Saturday, June 11, 2011 - 05:50 am:

Steve loves close calls I think :-) See this video of his first drive - not sure there was much room above the top - but then again I guess he must have measured it first :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zapAGUvBu1w&NR=1


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Steve Jelf, Parkerfield KS on Saturday, June 11, 2011 - 08:46 am:

No need to measure. It rolled in there when I brought it home, so I knew it would roll back out.


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