https://www.youtube.com/embed/VEurohAwrmA
Ever had to start a vehicle by striking a shotgun shell with a hammer? Well, if you want to start up a vintage Field Marshal tractor, it's a necessary part of the start-up process.
Sure, it may be a blank cartridge, but that doesn't make the process any less unusual.
So that's why diesel owners leave them running all the time!
Is it a single cyl.motor??
What a long way we have come.
Thank you for posting that. That is really interesting.
That was a thing for some radial airplane engines as well.
I bet these guys wish they could use a shotgun shell.
The tanks, are they turning over the entire reciprocating assembly, or are they just spinning the flywheel?
In reply to Floating Doc (Forum Supporter) :
Looks like they are spinning up a flywheel to me.
There were some early aircraft turbine engines that included a similar shot shell starter system for use as an inflight restart or un-manned field start procedure. One shot, literally< to get it up and running again.
I was actually thinking of that scene as I typed it, though I was aware of such a thing already. I actually was not aware of they movie till the re boot came out. Original is better!
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