[AT] Diesel Starting Safety Reminder

[Herbert Metz]

I attended a couple motorcycle hillclimbs in KC in early '50's.   The site
was an abandoned quarry, approx 100' climb with the last 20' nearly straight
up.   A few made it, the majority left their bikes enroute or when they
stalled.   This type kill switch was on all of the bikes I checked.
Herb

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ralph Goff" <alfg at sasktel.net>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2004 12:41 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] Diesel Starting Safety Reminder


> They used to have that type of kill switch line on some snowmobiles too.
It
> was a good feature too. I have personally parted company with a moving
> snowmobile and at the time I was wishing I'd had one of this kill switch
> lines.
>
> Ralph in Sask.
> http://www3.sk.sympatico.ca/lgoff/latestpage.html
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: charlie hill <chill8 at cox.net>
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2004 8:22 AM
> Subject: Re: [AT] Diesel Starting Safety Reminder
>
>
> > Cecil run a wire from the cut off terminal to a switch and then run a
wire
> > from the switch to ground.
> >
> > On a slightly different line of thought.  Have you seen the kill
switches
> > they put on personal water craft and small boats with outboard motors?
> It
> > is a spring loaded kill switch with a lanyard that attaches to your belt
> or
> > suspenders or something.  The other end of the lanyard is a clip that
> keeps
> > the switch open.  If you fall out of the boat the lanyard pulls away
from
> > the kill switch allowing it to close and kills the engine.
> >
> > I have been tempted to install those on my tractors.  You can buy them
for
> a
> > few bucks at a boat supply place.
> >
> > Charlie
> >
> > Charlie
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Cecil E Monson" <cmonson at hvc.rr.com>
> > To: "Antique tractor email discussion group"
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> > Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2004 9:13 AM
> > Subject: Re: [AT] Diesel Starting Safety Reminder
> >
> >
> > > > This is one thing that I have never liked about the Farmall A that I
> > have.
> > > > It has a magneto with a simple stop cable.  You pull and hold the
> cable
> > to
> > > > shut it down, and the cable returns to the run position when you let
> it
> > go.
> > > > This has always made me a little cautious about how I park it on
> > hills...
> > > >
> > > > Vaughn
> > >
> > > Yes, that's another one. All of my tractors with mags have
> > > postive kill switches that stay off - except for one. That one still
> > > has the old style spring contact on the side of the mag that has to
> > > be pushed to shut it off. That worried me some but what I do is shut
> > > off the gas and let the engine run out and shut it off that way. It
> > > still will not help if the gas shut-off leaks a little as it will fill
> > > up the carb and be ready to go anyhow.
> > >
> > > Cecil
> > > --
> > > The nicest thing about telling the truth is you never have to wonder
> > > what you said.
> > >
> > > Cecil E Monson
> > > Lucille Hand-Monson
> > > Mountainville, New York   Just a little east of the North Pole
> > >
> > > Allis Chalmers tractors and equipment
> > >
> > > Free advice
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