We had to pump water for the cattle once a day. The pump had a Kohler engine connected to the pump with a belt, and it usually worked. We’d take the belt off, start the engine by hand, and then put the belt back on the running engine. You’d let the belt slip over the small pulley on the engine, then pop the belt on to the larger pump pulley, keeping your fingers out of the whole works. To get the engine started, there was a small cup of gasoline we used to prime the engine, then you could switch it over to the tank once it was running. But when the engine would not start, or the belt was broken, we would pump the troughs full by hand, which took about half an hour. Even when it was very cold, the troughs didn’t freeze completely, so the cattle could get the water they needed.