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manual starting handle
Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 9:39 pm
by MAXPOWER
hello looking for a manual starting crank handle for a 56 major.
thanks
Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 9:49 pm
by Brian
Why? Are you feeling strong?
The staring handle was dropped here in the 1950,s though I still use one on Henrietta when the battery is down. But she is not a diesel. It was the same handle right back to 1952. You may find one in an area where the petrol Majors were more numerous.
Good Luck. The spare one I had now lives in Anglsey with Barry.
Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 1:27 pm
by MAXPOWER
looking for the handle for cosmetic reasons, have the starting shaft but no handle to mount on it, handle was used to " warm up the cylinders" heck i don't think i could hand start it.
Deleted mistaken second post of same reply (Mike)
Posted: Thu May 22, 2008 8:23 pm
by David in Wales
When I restored my 1954 KFD68 Major I decided to remove the shaft protruding through the front tombstone. I was fed up of walking into it when I walked accross the front of the tractor! It always attcked me in the same place 
David