My "mamaji" used to own one. I have driven it around a bit and also had it out of control and get the horizontal chrome handle (the one in sushruta's pics) hit me in the chest.
To put it into drive, you have to press the handle down and put it into gear.
The 2 levers on the handles act like "clutches". If you have to turn right, you press the right lever and to turn left you press the left lever. This disengages the respective wheel and turning the tiller becomes easier. Its kind of an assist. The manufacturer used to be Mitsubishi as mentioned earlier. The upright lever on the left side, which @sushruta is holding, is used to disengage the gears.
So to put it into motion, you engage the first gear, and move the lever forward. Its got amazing torque and moves forward almost with a jerk. To stop, you have to pull back the lever.
Its a nice and practical machine for small farmers and I have very nostalgic memories about it.
Regards,
Kaustubh
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