One thing I love about these old engines is their simplicity and durability . This engine was running before many of us were born and will continue long after we are but a memory

Love to see old equipment and people who know how to use it. But exposed pulleys and loose head scarfs don't mix.

When I seen ol boy pull his foot on that flywheel and start pushing down, i knew right away this was not an OSHA approved video.

Respect for the dude who starts the fire, can tell just by how he moves, he takes pride in whatever he does and isn’t afraid to work or help out!

ick start, crank start and pull start all in one. What an incredible labor saving device. Plus a belt drive with a throw clutch

I know that most people reading this will nit believe this but in 1988 , in chester , England, I drove a FODEN , ..every morning in the winter months , to get it started I needed to spray petrol on to rolled up newspaper , light it , and stuff it in to the engine intake funnel , ( it was a diesel engine ) and the engine started , I worked for a man named Bill Powell, at E.S.Powell , a nice guy ,

Proper “old school” engineering, probably been there for over 100years. I don’t think I’d be wanting to wear a scarf with so many pulley wheels and belts around, but fair play to the operator, he certainly has a well worked out and executed system with attention to detail eg. Cleaning spilt oil etc