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Posted by Andrew from Aust. on August 01, 2002 at 23:42:59 from (203.108.191.40):
In Reply to: Field Marsall tractor posted by Don E. Foster on July 30, 2002 at 16:24:28:
Hello Don, I have a Field Marshall also. They are either crank start or cartridge (12 gauge like shot gun cartidges but with a special mix that gives a gaseous charge - if you used normal shotgun cartridges you'd do real damage!) I only start mine with the crank handle. Every time you start them you have to put a lit paper (basically just a piece of blotting paper which has been treated with salt petre to allow it to smoulder)in the holder in the head. This will help combustion like a modern glow plug and prevent it from kicking back etc. Engage the decompressor which runs on the screw thread cut around the outside of the flywheel. You don't need to remove the paper as when it first fires it will burn it and exhaust the ashes. I would think that a Field Marshall would be pretty collectible over there. They are 40 HP at the belt. They have an incredible amount of grunt down low which is useful when you are shunting things around in the shed etc. Over here in Australia they seem to be pretty common and not nearly as collectible or popular as Lanz Bulldogs which are similar but the German version. I wouldn't swap my Marshall for anything! Anyway I think your JD would be a nice machine also. I have a 1938 model D. I guess $10 000 is a lot of money but you could buy a new car for the same amount today and it wouldn't be worth anything near that in a couple of years! Regards Andrew
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