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Nov 17, 2005 | 04:53 PM

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chrono4

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Originally Posted by Ford_Six

The funniest thing I ever saw was a Peterbuilt with a dead battery. The service guy showed up, and decided to tug it to get it started. Next thing you know, the rig was sitting there with two broken u-joints, a driveshaft that had been run over, and still had a dead battery.

lol, i can just see that too, them are some heck of u joints to toast, how fast did they have it moving?

Nov 17, 2005 | 05:19 PM

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Ranger_113

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We pop start the semis at the farm or in the field once every few weeks...whenever something goes wrong.

Nov 17, 2005 | 05:38 PM

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RangerPilot

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From: Durant, OK (SOSU)

Never had to pop start a car. Figure I will have to on my Ranger eventually, but when the time comes, I will.

Is there a way to pop start an auto?

Nov 17, 2005 | 05:45 PM

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chrono4

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From: Elkhart IN

not unless its a really old tranny that has the 2 fluid pumps. you have to have fluid pressure for the tranny to transmit power.

Nov 18, 2005 | 10:47 AM

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john112deere

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Just remembered, I once saw two people (friends of mine) push start a Cat D8 with an F-350 diesel. Guess the pony motor for the Cat needed some carb work, and the pickup was easier.