On Thu, 17 May 2007 17:59:44 -0400, "Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe" The Sea
Hawk at wow way d0t com wrote:

crank. One time the tractor backfired while the lad was spinning the
crank, and the engine started running backwards. He jumped aboard and
had a great time wheeling it around the yard, one speed forward and
three in reverse. Blue skies! -- Dan Ford

That was a Diesel engine, correct?

I doubt it. We didn't even know what disel was!

At least I didn't. This tractor was built in the 1930s or 1920s,
before the days of pneumatic tires.