Re: tractor started by gunpowder

Posted by richard in nz on May 21, 2007 at 22:57:53 from (125.239.173.137):

In Reply to: Re: tractor started by gunpowder posted by Howard H. on May 21, 2007 at 07:15:10:

The Marshall M and Lanz were not equiped for cartridge (or Hoffman) starting. The later Field Marshalls were. but most people start them with the handle (big handle!) because of the cost of the cartridges which have a slow burn filling and I think are only available from Crawfords of Frithville in England. Using normal shotgun powder can damage the engine small end bearing, also I have been told that normal powder leaves deposits. The Lanz, if started correctly needs a lot less muscle to start as it uses a surface ignition engine, pre heated by blowlamp, rather than a compression ignition engine like the Marshall. Both tractors however are single cylinder 2 strokes, but the Lanz is not a true Diesel, in fact they are quite happy on cresote, tar oil or any thing that will run down a pipe and will burn!

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