Re: tractor started by gunpowder

Posted by Wardner on May 21, 2007 at 10:32:31 from (4.154.246.221):

In Reply to: tractor started by gunpowder posted by John Abel on May 20, 2007 at 17:05:23:

The shells use a special load. You can't go down to Walmart, buy a box, and remove the shot. The powder has a slower burn rate and an altered chemical composition.

I have been told that using gunpowder to start a Field Marshall is not kid's play. Sometimes unburnt residue will accumulate in the pipe and it will destroy that pipe due to an overload. The pipe is also subject to weakening from the corrosive effects of the charge.

Electric starters were later fitted by the factory. All the tractors can be started with a crank and an automatic compressiion release. I think most people pull start them.

The pictures below are of my Series 3 Field Marshall. I doubt if I will ever get it running. Kinda lost interest.

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