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Old 06-12-2017, 02:51 AM   #28
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Originally Posted by qqzj View Post
65 yrs?
Yep, I remember adding water to the battery on the NEW tractor (that had a battery) when I was 9 years old ....... which beat the hell out of hand cranking the old tractor (which didn't have a battery).

Oh yes, make sure the magneto wires were dry, get a 5 gal pail and place it near the crank, set the crank, jump off the pail onto the crank (being careful NOT to wrap your thumb around the crank handle) and hope the hell you get your body out of the way on the way down, in case that sucker kicked back.

With any luck, she would start on the second attempt ......

OK, it's time fer ma Metamucil, then off to bed ZZZZZZZZZZ


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