I used to have an old Cat 22, which was a small gas engined tractor, with a crank start in the front just like this one. You could actually start the motor while the tractor was in gear, which, considering the position you're in when cranking, made that an exciting experience. Good thing they're geared low.
Here's how it's done, but mine didn't have all that stuff on the front, which made it a lot less awkward for me.
For forty years, we used a 1947 International U-9 gasoline power unit to power our sawmill. It took two cranks to start it. If it took more, either the plugs needed changed or the points needed cleaned. They don't build stuff like that anymore.
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