Throttle? and turn signals

[Merle Coggins]

14 hours ago, Panhead said:

I thought the throttle was to be used when you’re trying to start the motor. You can’t pump the gas pedal with your foot on the starter button.

 

14 hours ago, Los_Control said:

You can if you use the left foot for the starter  😛

 

When starting cold I give the pedal a couple of pumps, then step on the start pedal and crank it right up. 

When starting HOT I have found that it starts better with the throttle slightly open. I used to use the throttle knob for that purpose, then found it easier to use the throttle pedal. After a few 2 footed starts I learned to use my toe on the starter with my heal on the throttle pedal. Quick and easy hot starts that way.  

[kencombs]

In my experience, If the hand throttle was used at all, it was to control the speed of a transmission-mounted PTO.  Usually operating a winch or pump.   Used to use our old wrecker that way when rolling up the cable after a pull requiring all of it to be fed out.   Set the speed, then go back and hold tension on the cable to make it lay nicely on the drum.

 

Local dairy had a vacuum pump setup on a tank truck.   Old engine mounted under the truck, with  the PTO shaft driving the crankshaft of the pump/engine.   Intake manifold connected to the tank,  set the throttle, engage the pto to spin the 'engine'.   When the tank had some vacuum developed open the intake valve, connected to a hose immersed in the manure pit from washing out the barn.   Sucked it dry.  

then dump on the pasture.

 

Sod farm had a similar setup to water the sod field.   Suck water from the river and dump on the sod using a spray bar on the back of the truck.

both used the hand throttle loading and unloading.

 

Lots of uses for the hand throttle that don't readily come to mind!

Edited December 20, 2024 by kencombs