Starting a tractor with a shotgun shell...

[2rocky]

Did You Know You Could Start an Old Field Marshall Tractor With a 12-Gauge Shotgun Shell?

Some old tractors like the Field Marshall needed an explosion to get the engine started. We know how to do that!

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[ZMT588]

As a mechanic, this is fantastically awesome!

 

[JustinsDad]

Yea pretty dang cool. I bet that ol boy has been driving that tractor longer than half the people on this forum have been alive.

 

[Elkmagnet]

This explains why Cummins owners never shut the damn things off.

 

[dcopas78]

There is an antique machinery show every year in our little town. Everything from steam shovels to steam powered brick makers, corn huskers etc. Really cool stuff.

 

[Id-Dave]

Didn't know they used them on tractors, I have only heard of them used on aircraft & helicopters back in WWII. Nice video, here is a video of an old aircraft from WWII using a shotgun starter.

 

[Deleted member 28227]

No shit...

 

[christopherwatkins]

It should be a good tractor but it looks so heavy. I have a big yard but it has a very wavy land and I need to find something which could pass easily everywhere. If you can help me I would be very pleased. Or at least I need to find something to connect to big tractor and cut all the grass with it. I have a tractor, but it has only a snow blower and nothing else. I think there could be a tool to put behind the tractor like this ones http://growgardener.com/. I thing it is the best idea for my yard.