Later, Jon served in Vietnam (probably USMC like Larry Wilcox). Traffic Officer Jon Baker. After joining the CHP, as any aspiring motor officer before being assigned to a motor squad, Jon was assigned to a patrol car. In 1975, he met Frank Poncherello and convinced him to become a CHP officer.
You can but don't expect a ton of power, you might get 100W. You would have to connect the pivot points to some kind of ratcheting device and turn a flywheel. Since you are only rowing forward a small portion of the time you will need a flywheel.
I'm not sure what you mean by earn money but if your goal is to get better at running you should run. The rowing machine helps improve your upper body endurance unlike running. And can you make gains on the rowing machine? Not strength gains, if that's your goal then you should keep reps under 6 and lift heavy weights.