Starts With FIRE! - 1929 Lanz Bulldog 2 Stroke Diesel - John Deere Company - Classic Tractor Fever

[@notajp]

I got to know the owner of this tractor this past summer. Didn’t know he owned one of these tractors till we went to a show last weekend where he had it on display. He started it for us on Saturday, and seeing it here versus seeing it running in person is totally different. It started much easier than shown here. He used a different torch setup than you see here. I noticed they didn’t show him reversing the rotation of the engine or they cut it out of the video. Basically you have to pretty much shut the fuel to the engine off until it almost dies. As soon as the rotation almost stops, you have to turn the fuel back on. Takes split second timing and more than a bit of luck, but if you get it just right, the engine will fire and run in the opposite direction. Sometimes you have to try it a few times before you get it right. That big single cylinder engine makes the tractor rock back and forth on its tires like an old rocking horse at low rpms. Pretty impressive to watch!

[@TheWatcher369]

John Acuff. Thank you for the extra information. Peace be with you 🕊️

[@someGuy-os3kg]

Thanks, fascinating stuff👍

[@PerspectiveEngineer]

Well that’s just amazing brother

[@emmams5]

@John Acuff, I hope he's still alive, he looked like he was about to have a heart attack trying to handcrank that old beast.

[@patchthesinclair5896]

Old Dennis trucks in the UK could be stalled and accidentally restart running backward. The trouble was that the governor didn't work going backwards and if you didn't cut the fuel quick enough it could rev to destruction.

[@johnvandenberg7729]

Thanks for showing this. My family had one in Holland before the war. This is the first one I have seen running.

[@Mr.Mister001]

Nice to see emp proof tractors running. Very cool.

[@pieteri.duplessis]

It dates a wee bit before my time but remember having seen one as a young boy - can't remember on who's farm. From what I've been told, these old machine had quite a reputation on the havoc some have caused when they backfire and all of a sudden starts running in reverse. Delightful video, thanks.

[@AJ-ln4sm]

If you started to stall it out climbing a hill or pulling a plow it could start up backwards. Scary!

[@joeholle9173]

Thanks for sharing this! It brought back lots of memories of my Grandpa! My Grandpa served in Germany in WW2 and he talked about the Lanz bulldog. Said you had to start it with a blow torch. Said when it ran forward you had 3 forward gears and 1 reverse or if it started backwards you had 3 reverse and 1 forward.

[@PerspectiveEngineer]

I think you can still do that on a manual today

[@bene5431]

@@PerspectiveEngineer Start it backwards? lol no, you would have to make new camshafts

[@ronfox5519]

@@bene5431 Its a 2stroke

[@bene5431]

@@ronfox5519 modern cars aren't

[@ronfox5519]

@@bene5431 True. I read your comment out of context. Thought you were talking about the tractor

[@junction13pirate]

This is so cool, and this chap clearly knows his stuff and has looked after it all these years... 🙏😁 Humbling

[@derek7676]

What a proud moment for dad to have his son drive his beautiful machine.

[@patchthesinclair5896]

What a wonderful machine! Life in the slow lane.😊. Thank you for bringing this to us.

[@RustyZipper]

I reckon that’s a pretty good theft deterrent system

[@TheWatcher369]

@Rusty Zipper.For me it's a "f**k using this" for a laugh. Peace be with you all 🕊️

[@larrynorsworthy8582]

😆

[@SteveDave29]

🤯😅😂

[@sonnydayz2118]

That tractor is bad ass. Thanks for sharing.

[@jhomrich89]

Have always loved going to shows and seeing these, very unique part of farming history

[@PerspectiveEngineer]

I reckon hay seeds were a bit smarter back then as well. Things are always built better in the past

[@thomasbarlow4223]

Am I the only one that thinks it's so cool that the steering wheel is also the starter

[@MrGoogelaar]

The driver is actually the starter...the wheel is only the tool😄

[@mohdborhan2872]

Watching this video from ĥalf-way around the globe really scared me that the thing migĥt go boom!😂😂😂

[@XrayxRich]

When Wifey saw that seat shaking (@ 3:35) she insisted on doing all of the field work there after.

[@mattsimmons1971]

If that’s all it takes you shouldn’t have any issues

[@darrellpickering8535]

She'd likely cross her eyes & fall off, lol!

[@lovetofly32]

🤣😂

[@TheWatcher369]

@XrayxRich.. lmfao here 😂🤣😂🤣

[@winky_cat]

Snatching that steering wheel off the crank was impressive

[@ck3561]

Crazy, we as people use to be so bad ass and just tuff. Everything was a challenge and for that it really did make them the best generation.

[@marksternberg9217]

This is just over the top fastinating history!

[@shotforshot5983]

That thing's brilliant! Good on him for keeping it going and letting us see!!

[@P61guy61]

Very cool. Thank you for posting

[@firstnamelastnameisallowed7943]

I worked at a scrap metal yard for a few years and it's the only thing in my experience that I can compare to even though the use was not the same but I operated the front loaders to push the pile around and would switch to forks to lift cars or whatever large objects off of customer trailers. It's been a few years so I don't remember the model, but it was a Volvo and it was a big-ol-sombitch!! The amount of comfort and ease of operation they build into equipment now is just insane! Heater and Heated seat, of course a/c, had a pretty nice stereo system in it CD player Bluetooth, tilt wheel and all kind of adjustability to fit different operators. Two fingers on two little joy sticks with a nice padded ....pad, lol for your arm to rest on for maximum comfort while you strain not one, but two fingers! LoL Oh ya the seat was on air also so it was nice and floaty like. But if you had more then one brain cell and you could see over the steering wheel, you would be able to run it no problem! But to see this supper cool old tractor and it dam near rip your limbs off once it fires, and that's if you can get it to fire up, and how it obviously took some effort to do so, it's just amazing how far things have developed. And I wasn't even operating the newest of machines either! The new stuff is even fancier!! Crazy!! Thanks for the video!!

[@danielheckmann4898]

Good old Bulldog. A real workhorse. You can burn all kinds of fuel. I love these old hotbulps.

[@petertaylor7483]

What a beautiful tractor

[@mrmoose7049]

Very neat!

[@richardscorgie9411]

Lovely machine. Well done for preserving history.

[@terrybecker5622]

Thank's for sharing that is so cool and it look like you have put some long hrs into that Bulldog .never see anything like your Bulldog, but I'm from Kansas to. LOL

[@duckslayer92]

Good God you get your arm in those steering wheel spokes. Goodbye arm! Great video

[@AHTOH_MT]

I want such a T-shirt with such an inscription👍👍👍

[@dlew3624]

That tractor is awesome. 👍

[@tirthb]

Imagine stalling this engine! I love modern times 🤩

[@andrewrife6253]

I love the idiot proofing they did with the steering wheel also being the crank. So many people probably lost crank handles on other equipment that this became a viable and clever option

[@MrHorsepower91]

That is a super cool tractor

[@GT-fi4sk]

With all that shaking and vibrating tightening the bolts daily was probably a must

[@Spadookie]

Dude had like an hour to adjust the throttle so it wouldn't die. Legit torque monster for sure.

[@gregbrown4962]

By the time I got it started I'd be out of the notion of farming that day. Just hitch up the horses and go!

[@357bullfrog9]

On the other hand while it's heating up you could have a cup of coffee and a cigarette to get your day started off good

[@bensno7690]

Not if that's the only way you ate lol

[@4thforcon426]

Or time to rotate the crops!!

[@ronfox5519]

It took awhile to get those horses in place and all rigged up. And once the tractors running, you can just leave that way.

[@rnedlo9909]

Thank you, I have never heard of this tractor before. That was when machines were man eaters!

[@jhomrich89]

Definitely wasn't any osha back then

[@cclapew]

There are some great vids of these tractors here on youtube.... I "discovered" Lanz Bulldogs about 12 years ago, most use an old style blow torch to heat the bulb... and wait to you see the ones that are styled after a roadster coupe, purely beautiful machines... Check out this beauty... kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y4LRk4dqfZanqLM

[@hmax1591]

Back then it took another bulldog to handle that Bulldog, today the machines are the ones destroying the wimps.

[@rnedlo9909]

@@hmax1591 Have you ever seen the image of man evolving with a picture of an ape on all fours, then hunched but standing then a bit taller all the way up to the fully erect, tall modern man, then one hunched over a machine to one sitting in front of computer about as tall as the original ape on all fours? That last one is us in the future/too many in the present.

[@PerspectiveEngineer]

@@jhomrich89 we called them unions back then.

[@Norman.Poschwatta]

Crude oil tractor rules! Never stop heating!

[@mariozermeno2649]

That was awesome!

[@Renault_75-34MX]

I think this is one of the most German tractor you have on this channel, i do remember seeing a Porsche, but if there's one tractor your bound to see (or hear more likely), it's a Lanz. It feels like every village has at least one old timer, and these are that quiet often. On if the bigger farmers here has two in a barn, and i can sometimes hear some passing by, but how can't where they can be heard for some distance

[@royboy4741]

That is beautiful

[@Lykapodium]

That's how I start my Kia everyday

[@rubenshartman]

Horses never let you down

[@wildman510]

Was always interested in these, didn't know they made them this small though

[@Tshizzle42o]

Wouldn't want to try to get this going in the winter

[@mikesimmons5526]

who else replayed the removal of the steering wheel when it fired....not his first time. unique tractor for sure!

[@butchvick660]

Cool tractor

[@nigel900]

Fabulous!

[@skliros9235]

Awesome!

[@trentdawg2832]

Seeing the kid on the tractor reminded me of that episode of American dad where steve smith didn't have a driver's license, but state law said he could operate a tractor, he was briefly popular amongst his peers and they used him for rides and shit. But one day a storm threatened to destroy the farmers crops , so when he went to get his tractor he was shocked to see steve had taken it already and was out transporting a large group of kids to a party, but when he seen the rain coming he left the kids behind and did the right thing and brought the tractor back to the farm A.S.A.P

[@SH1974]

This seems to be the Buldog with the smaller engine with 4,7l (286cui) engine capacity. They also had 6,2l (378cui) and a 10,3l (628cui) single cylinder (!!) engines. The Bulldog I like the most is the "Type HL", a.k.a. "HL12" (produced 1921-1927). That looks so awesome puristic!

[@PerspectiveEngineer]

That’s a sweet arse 2 stroke rig

[@MrMarcus5191]

The author Tristan Jones writes about a lifeboat diesel, an opposed twin called a 'Viper' if I remember, that had firepots on each head to start it. Anyone seen one or further info....?

[@Dsdcain]

Sadly my question wasn't addressed by the video. What did they use back in 1922 to heat it up? I know there were torches, but I can't imagine using an oxy-acetylene torch or blow torch every time one of these babies needed starting. I was just curious.

[@AultmanTaylor]

They used gasoline torches

[@Dsdcain]

@Urs That was what I was wondering. I should have been more concise in my question. I was wondering if it was sold with the tractor. Thanks 😎

[@jcgabriel1569]

@@Dsdcain I believe it must be sold with the tractor. I'm not an expert on these things, nor have I seen one in person, but it would be really time consuming if the blowtorch didn't come with the tractor back then. The poor farmer would have to call, say the local blacksmith everytime he wants to start it!

[@axelm4164]

They used this type of blowtorch kzbin.info/www/bejne/bqquYZmbrbNqppY

[@ThomasDoubting5]

That hit the 7 year old kid button, enchanting.

[@phcusnret]

Good times.

[@LichaelMewis]

Very cool

[@simonbertioli4696]

Wow, that was a snappy start..one needs to be prepared.... However, brilliant...

[@brandonproffit2073]

Pretty cool

[@Mudsuitable]

I want one so bad!

[@chatochata1621]

Nice 👍

[@Johnny2.0]

funny these are rare in the USA but there is no show without a Lanz tractor in Europe, love the ones which are build after the purchase by Deere. These were not the quality Lanz or Deere normally build but sure were pretty

[@michaelbaumgardner2530]

Interesting tractor

[@en_core9052]

~12l engine 45hp And the earlyest Models havent even a Reverse Gear, You Had to shut it nearly off and instantly give Power to let it rotate the engine in the Other direction. Later Models didnt have a hot bulb, they used little Cotton Rolls to start and were much easier to start.

[@dreisternehof]

It's "only" about 10 litres.

[@dominick253]

Imagine all you want to do is plow your field, rains coming in, and you have to sit there messing with this to get it running as your plow horse laughs.

[@edwardchascsa4191]

Could that be the original quick release steering wheel? Used on a lot of racing applications

[@Nubby007]

The Shaft probably is, but the wheel itself is different. It seems quite a few things have been altered or modified since it left the factory. The wheels are completely different for a start and the pulley cover has been altered to have a toolbox on it.

[@trentdawg2832]

The original

[@davelowets]

5:08 Looks like the seat gives the driver some jollies while using it. Takes the boredom out of those long days in the field. Those Germans have thought of everything.

[@richwood8650]

If I may ask, what is cylinder bore size?

[@garlandhenry6792]

I believe that would be hard on your paint job 😜

[@tedium37]

Not sure if these had the largest single cylinder displacement of and motor but its plenty big at 10.3 l

[@boboften9952]

? ... Reason " To Preheat The Cylinders , To Ignite The Diesel " " Compression Motor " These Days We Have Glow Plugs / One Step Ignition.... With 3 volt / 6volt Glow Plugs . Gotta Preheat Those Cylinders . Diesel . Nice Video . Thank You .

[@rickchambers73]

As a Professional mechanic all my life. I think if you went to map gas it is alot hotter. But finding it, in a big tank like propane might be hard to find. Very Cool tractor

[@Eric2300jeep]

That seat shake though. No wonder the ladies always want a ride

[@tangoindiamike9189]

Are they trying to melt the front tires off?

[@AllenBarclayAllen]

Before glow plugs no doubt? Where's the compression release for roling it over during warm up..,???

[@firefighter326]

Would a person back then have compressed propane to heat it up? Or would one build a camp fire under one to start?

[@allenbuck5589]

Way cool

[@workhardlivefree3818]

I'd never shut it off after getting it running... That's intense!

[@ronfox5519]

Thats probably exactly what they did. Fuel consumption at idle is probably zilch.

[@copperhead6132]

for being a 1 cylinder tractor, it doesn't have as much put-put as i thought it would, and how does one find parts for these kinds of tractors?

[@jhomrich89]

Think it was rated at 40hp I'd imagine in the states you'd have to import any parts or have them made

[@RustyZipper]

Probably just call your local JD dealer, I reckon they’d do field service as well

[@tomdavis3038]

You make them

[@bigdaddy3662]

I believe the 2022 tundra is using the same technology

[@edgarasvas]

I wonder could that starting wheel rip of your hands if not disconnected corectly

[@andrewrife6253]

This almost reminds me of the compressed air start or shotgun shell start they used on old airplanes just for being unconventional

[@patmason7276]

Crazy. Fire outside an engine what could go wrong.

[@johnhart4495]

We had old Case diesel, had pony motor ran on gas to start it with

[@anonymousfriend897]

If it runs in reverse won't it exhaust through the intake.

[@farmerboybill]

Lanz bulldogs were not specifically diesel fueled. They would burn about anything, including diesel. They would even burn crude oil and waste oil.

[@reillysmith2617]

How’s the winter to start that thing lol

[@travisguide4516]

That looks extremely dangerous to start I like how he nonchalant pulls the steering wheel off before it reaches full rpm knowing it could easily kill him

[@jamesharrison6201]

Doesn't look quite as dangerous as cranking a model T.

[@bini-4-christ]

*It wouldn't kill him*

[@CAARLcseditsandmore]

its pretty save , im german and grew up around these things , we got like half a dozen of these ready to drive in the backyard - the only real danger is to forget to shut the fuel line before turning it off. if the cylinder runs full of fuel and you try to crank it, may god have mercy on your soul - even though they are build like bricks, ive heard storys of drunk russians after ww2 trying to crank these mfs and blowing them selfes up in the air .

[@kerrynball2734]

I heard about a starting system for these that used 2x shotgun shells. Any truth in that ?

[@om617yota8]

That's the Marshall, not a Lanz.

[@andy16666]

I should point out that a hot bulb engine isn't a diesel. It's similar but operates on a somewhat different principal.

[@89Ayten]

"they dont build em like they used to" I'm glad

[@tomkitchen9457]

Could you pull it away from the gas pump before you start it?

[@bkreed27]

I saw an old tractor that starts with a 12 ga shotgun shell.

[@jimbos3421]

Looked like a big surprise when it did fire off, what could go wrong there?

[@darploin5071]

Have You've been to a tractor rally in Germany There are wall to wall Lance bulldogs

[@stevegreen65]

Looks like a great way to break a wrist.

[@paulpochan9631]

May have to switch to MAP(Propane/Hydrogen) gas instead of plain Propane

[@AultmanTaylor]

A decent propane torch with a nice compact blue flame will work way better, all the yellow fire is useless for heating the bulb.

[@hoost3056]

Lanz Bulldog: Starting me takes a minute.......go tend to the wife......say hello to the cows......feed the dogs.....

[@davedunn2124]

Jeepers, I think I'd put a solid disc over them spokes to prevent you from sticking a thumb in there when your cranking. As hard as he was rocking it back and forth it would be a natural thing to want to do. You would break your whole arm if you weren't careful. Cool old tractor though

[@18matts]

Propane tank less then 4 feet away from and open flame. What could go wrong

[@paulorchard7960]

Have a flywheel off one of these old dinosaurs, use it as a curved anvil!

[@livenotonevil8279]

Can we ever know how many arms were lost starting this up?!

[@safetymikeengland]

Wow - that looks dangerous. Im talking about the starting sequence.