Actually using your left hand is the smart thing to do. When cranking you pull up and to right so standing to crank with your right hand you are directly in front of crank to be easier to get cought on it if something happens. Now standing where you use your left hand if it kicks back and pulls the crank out of your hand you are clear of the crank if it flys off and not where it is going to hit you in the belly. And in doing that pulling up with hand just lightly holding handle of crank, not with fingers wraped around it will pull out of your fingers and want to throw your hand away from the cramk. I have never cranked an engine but just looking at things and putting yourself as far from the crank tells you to use that left hand. Dad cranked the AC combine but the only way to get to crank was left hand even if you were right handed as Dad was. But never try to spin it or push down on crank as that is a sure way to get hurt. Just take the time to just stand in front of tractor and study how to pull the crank and you can see where being closer to crank trying to use your right hand is not a good idea. Place your right hand on crank with out turning engine over and see where your body is and then do same thing with your left hand. Then see where you are standing in relation to crank and your body. Only use your right hand to crank an engine if you do not have a left hand to do it.
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Today's Featured Article - Tuning-Up Your Tractor: Plugs & Compression Testing - by Curtis Von Fange. The engine seems to run rough. In the exhaust you can hear an occasion 'poofing' sound like somethings not firing on all cylinders. Under loaded conditions the tractor seems to lack power and it belches black smoke out of the exhaust. For some reason it just doesn't want to start up without cranking and cranking the starter. All these conditions can be signals that your unit is in need of a tune up. Ok, so what is involved in a tune up? You say, swap plugs and file the points....now tha
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