I recently saw several photos of an early D2 3J that appeared to be equipped for a hand crank, with the crank pulley “ears” and crank handle bushing in the bottom of the radiator. Said tractor also had rope start pony motor.
A quick look at the D2 3J parts book here on the ACMOC site, shows two hand crank handles for a 3J. One appears to be captivated like a Twenty Two and the other appears to be removable (I presume after starting)
At any rate, the possibility of hand starting a D2 surprised me and while I am very content with my electric start pony…..I am curious if anyone here has one, or has done it.
Thanks,
Breadler