carsens farm days

I was wondering if there would be acmoc show in IOWA in the near future or possibly at camp creek in nebraska? I was watching the 2005 dvd of the acmoc show at carsons farm days and my father is in it with his N0.11 auto patrol. Since my fathers passing I have taken over the auto patrol witch runs awsome and starts with the pony engine a D6100 engine 6F248, and frame number 9F100. I am getting ready to pull the engine and do the clutch, hopefully i can find someone to relign the disk. It would be awesome to find the horizontal ensign carburator for the pony engine if anyone has an extra. I am hoping to come abord and help keep ACMOC alive as it seems alot of people from the hayday are now gone. If anything Im doing it for my father since I miss him dearly. My father purchased the grader 30 years ago and it was hard to find parts for it then I remember. There is a lot of family history with it. I tried cranking the pony engine 30 years ago when i was 14 and it kicked back and broke my jaw. Who can say they had there jaw broken by a hand crank on a pony engine??

Only takes once to crank the handle and get hurt, you won’t do that again! Call John at General Gear in Boise Idaho 208-342-8911 for parts. Keep that machine use it and pass it on to other family members.

Cranking an engine is a very inherently dangerous operation, those that do not heed proper method and use all caution often suffer the consequences. Much like "crossing" the Teacher at school, there are consequences. Please remember some basic rules: 1. NEVER push down on the crank, always pull toward you with an open hand. 2. Open hand - never use your thumb around the crank handle. 3. Ensure you have nothing or anyone within the arc of the crank or in line with the bar. 4. The longer the throw on a crank, the more leverage it has against you in a "kick-back", short throws are much faster in spinning around. 5. "SPINNING" the crank is never a safe option, and yes, we have all done it. (Model "T" Fords were notorious for cranking "accidents" with many sayings associated - I recall one that if very fitting -- "OL' Dobbin never kicked like this critter!") Please, THINK before you grab that crank or bar! Sooner or later one will experience "Kick-back" be prepared! -- cts

I guess it is good that you seem to have fond memory's rather than hate for the machine that got you a good wallop. As the weather cools here in fall I have a knuckle that will remind of the morning the RD 7 kicked back. It has got be getting close 50 years. I grew up around a Diesel 35 and RD 6. Always warned a 1/4 turn over the top, never rap your thump around the crank. I just had the pick up to close that frosty winter morn.

Well good to have. If the not completely working forum does not chase you away, always good to reminisce about the good old days.

I have a Cat 22. I started out spinning it to start. I never had a kickback but when I finally found the starting procedure in the manual, I was surprised. Since then I have seen several Utube videos with the poster spinning the crank. The procedure in the manuals (I assume for all gas Cats) should be talked about more on this forum. Getting hurt when you dont need to is not a good thing.

Ray - Some of those "good ol' days" are happily just memories! We did not have the "luxury" of modern machinery, got it done with what we had available. The "antiques" we speak of here - were top of the line, modern technologic wonders, and they still work just as hard as the operators that ran them. Thankfully, with this forum and the users, much of the knowledge we earned and learned will be passed on to the younger generations. Together we can cope with or overcome the obstacles presented ahead of us. - cts

I was a lot shorter then. It cant reach my face now. So I dont really do "right" I kinda just grab a hold of the thing and crank it. usually only a half turn or so. but it pops off perfectly with starting fluid. It did try a kick back once but I had a monster grip on the handle and didnt let it. It seems like I just make it work whether it wants to or not.