Little button on floor - have no clue what it does help

[Blue Bowtie]

You can laugh all you want, but this is our tractor, and I still start and run it just for fun:



The "starter" is the crank stored in front of the shifter - And the other "crank" sitting in the seat. I usually get it to fire on the third crank even after sitting all winter. Magnetos are cool.

['97ventureowner]

Originally Posted by Blue Bowtie

You can laugh all you want, but this is our tractor, and I still start and run it just for fun:



The "starter" is the crank stored in front of the shifter - And the other "crank" sitting in the seat. I usually get it to fire on the third crank even after sitting all winter. Magnetos are cool.

What year and model is that Allis Chalmers? I had a 1949 Model G (or was it H, I can't remember,) that I inherited from my father. I remember he bought it in the mid '70s at an auction for $600. My tractor had the engine mounted behind the driver, it was made primarily for muck farming. You had 2 ways to start it. There was a toggle switch you turned on, then you hit a little black button to start it> The other way was a crank that was in the back of the tractor. Trying to get it started by the crank was sometimes difficult and it felt like it was going to break your arm in the process.

[Blue Bowtie]

1938 Model B. No lights, no battery, starting via crank only. That will force the operator to keep it tuned properly. She's not very quick, but puts down loads of RW torque, and always hooks up.