Forgetting to retard the ignition timing before cranking was a good way to get a vicious, and maybe deadly hit from the crank handle if the engine kicked back instead of starting. I've got a 1936 Allis-Chalmers WC tractor that's "hand crank only". It's also dual fuel- - - -start and stop on gasoline- - - -run on kerosene.
Jerry

"It is better to be silent and be thought a fool than to speak and eliminate all doubt!" - Abraham Lincoln
Cringe and wail in fear, Eloi- - - - -we Morlocks are on the hunt!
There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. - Ernest Hemingway
Love your enemies and drive 'em nuts!