[cooperino]

Originally Posted by cooperino

Saw the rope start after I had looked at the auction description. In there it says its a hand crank engine.. Got excited and went and looked at picture again.. Nope. just a roper

My first push mower had a hand crank on top. you flipped a lever over then it slid out for more leverage and it had a knob that spun while you turned.. It would whack your hand one good time once it fired like the release mechanism was slow to release or something. Damn.. Can almost feel that now just thinking of it lol

Like I said.. It was a really long time ago lol.. I went and looked at pics. Now I remember how it was suppose to work. You cranked the handle then you hit a release for it to crank the engine. My handle would spin a little when released "not suppose to do that" and would catch my hand when it came around..

Here's a pic.. Anyone else ever own one of these? It was a Montgomery Ward