Closing the cylinder

[Dave_n]

The term is counter-clockwise; please don't confuse the millennials even more than they are already.

I use my left thumb to pull the cylinder down when I close the crane. Don't know why, just do, feels natural. Never thought about it before.

Only in "some parts of the US English lexicon". Anti-clockwise is the UK (and OED) English terminology. Dave_n (ex-Limey!)