hart parr little devil

[bear]

built from 1914-1916 this was hart-parrs first lightweight tractor. it was a 2 cylynder 2 stroke to back up the engine was run backwards

[Argee]

You had to stop the engine and restart it backwards to backup????

[bear]

you cut the spark until the engine almost came to a stop move the timing lever and unground the mag. similar to the old maytag engines just on a larger scale.

[PTO Power]

I think that some really old tractors didn't even have a reverse, am I right? I guess you'd have to be careful not to park it going downhill in front of a wall or fence, or you'd be stuck there.
My great grandfather had a Hart-Parr, I don't know what model it was because it was sold long before I was born, but it was a bigger one with a roof, might have been a 30-60.