How to start a 1946 Field Marshal Tractor Mark 1

[Deere1992]

awesome tractor we got one to but it has been sitting for 25 years

[stv95yz801]

i love your dog haha and your old man is the coolest!

[oldiron96]

That's awesome

[TheRammsteinMan]

Haha I love the little jig that he does when it fires :) nice one :)

[goldie103103]

Nice to see a cartidge start. A friend has to start his boss's Field Marshall 3A like that if im not about.

[wrecker8888]

Thanks for putting the brilliant video up!

Field Marshall built in my home town by Marshalls & Sons, some of my family would have had a hand in building this one too!

[AbuAvital]

Can some one explain how the cartridge is used, where it is placed etc? Is this an inovation developed by operators or from the manufacturer?

[peakhillfarm]

@AbuAvital A very good question. Someone can explain better than I can. But it's built in by the manufacturer & its the ignition. Come on somebody tell us how it works??

[schlusselmensch]

@AbuAvital The cartridge, which looks very much like an ordinary shotshell, is placed in the breech. That was the bit that he struck with the hammer, it is removed by unscrewing it, sliding the cartridge into position and then screwing it back on again. The little projection that is just visible is the firing pin. Essentially you are loading a small breech loading cannon. Then the flywheel is placed in a suitable position (somewhat after top dead centre) and a valve that allows the gas generated

[schlusselmensch]

by the cartridge to enter the cylinder is placed in the open position. When you strike the firing pin, this high pressure and hot gas floods the cylinder and pushes the piston down sharply, rotating the engine quickly enough that it can operate as a diesel the very next compression. The valve previously mentioned is automatically returned to a closed state to prevent any loss of compression through the cartridge start piping. Most farmers and contractors started these tractors by hand as

[schlusselmensch]

the cartridges were viewed as a bit expensive for every start. On a cold day though, if you wanted to get going smartly, you might resort to one. Or an old boy might prefer this to hand starting which can wear you out pretty quickly if the tractor is in a bad mood. I'm fairly hale and four hand starting attempts in cold weather can start your heart racing.

[syharvey10]

This is a great vid, the best bit is your dads dance and the dog going mad. Brilliant!

[Justy330]

I always see people start these with a gun shell, I never see them start them with a flywheel or crank. Think they are a neat tractor and a gunshell is a nice cheap automatic start. Had one of these out pull my john deere A, he almost had a full pull with a little field marshall. Quite strong for a single cylinder.

[BikerBry]

@Justy330 Depends on the year and model, the Field Marshal Series III was 50 Horse, almost double a John Deere A. Because it's a diesel, the torque curve is almost instant and HP is *right there* off idle where you have to rev up that old A to get any power out of it. I LOVE the sound of my JD A when I make her work a little... the sharp crack of the exhaust is like music.

[beetlesuzuki72]

thats great how much he loves that old tractor.i used to hang out with my pap and work on those old girls i miss those days in the barn.these days if it doesent have a button or a key people are totally lost. cheers to you and your dad for keeping the old girl in such great condition.

[donnyp1966]

I think your dad and the tractor are just amazing!

[MrMarley1964]

my friend starts his field marshall exactly the same way as your dad, its lovely to see them doing what they love

[boo66]

Love his little dance when it fires!

[Tignarius]

When I was a small lad in the early 1950's, Albert White would bring his threshing machine to our farm towed behind his Field Marshal and can remember him starting it with a cartridge. We only had grey fergies.

[1220marshall]

why does every one worry about starting them with a cartridge they was built for it and as for the crank being week they are 3 inch diamitor so it wont break .its great to see a well loved old tractor

[hoppity55]

Excelant my dad started his like it and only lived to 55. I had forgotten how he did it Thankks for videoing this.

[MattytheDem]

Dogs flipping out t this LOL

[4thstooge]

He's a great old guy who is enjoying his hobby!

[will1093]

Hope Dad can start it his way for many more years. The grin & the dance he did says it all! Heck even the dog got off on it startin! If Ya need some more cartridges let me know !

[Lukeno52]

Fair bit of camber on those wheels. xD

[evilsideracing]

i like how its right hand drive :)

[MrJamiemarks]

well said

[csmiffy1]

Well done Dad, you enjoy your tractor and start it anyway you like!

[spentacle]

I remember one of these at a boatyard I worked at. Only 1 bloke could start it by crank, only when hot, and he was a BIG bugger.

Good on yer Richard :)

[Quadman21]

Lovely machine you have there

[BogenGirl]

i like the duel starting acheived by this method of both tractor and dog

[fredbcj]

i agree ,he knows more than all of us put together

[NoSleepTilDetox]

Dogzer is very excited about tractors that start :)

Short wheelbased son of a gun - looks like your foot could slip off the clutch and dump it if you were on a hill.

Cool stuff.

[duallydriver2]

Great vid. I was born in '46 near Gainsborough and can remember the brand new tractors running up and down the streets.

Mike, Abilene, Texas

[fastmongrel]

Love that sound

[peakhillfarm]

Do me a favour everyone who watch's this video. My dads 74 he's survived 4 strokes & prostate cancer. If he wants to start his bloody tractor with a firing cartridge let him. It's his tractor. Stop being so pompous by telling me he should start it with the crank handle. It really annoying.

[goldie103103]

@peakhillfarm Well you don't want your dad to over do it with the handle so its probally better for him to do it like that. I drivern a Series ! and it was the best tractor I have ever drivern.

[MattytheDem]

@peakhillfarm you don't want ANYONE whose 74 handcranking one of these

[GrimlyKK]

@peakhillfarm

Quite right too. I wondered if it was a cartridge; glad to see I was right.

[sidecrank]

@peakhillfarm Experts only tell you what you cant do.

[FunOnTheFarm7]

i luv the wise man dance at 1:51!! lol

[johneastmond]

Loved the dance as well! the dog was really getting into it also. I dance when I get something spun up that has been down awhile! That's the time to dance is when somethin' starts.

[steamwally]

Great video, The Marshall is my favourite tractor, I can remember sitting on one when I was about six years old and bouncing on the seat as it idled!

Happy days!

[MyDavid1960]

i rember thouse tractors when i was a kid....they would bounce accross the yard when you went to lunch......lol

[hwoods01]

Those rims need a set of 'spinners'. Pimp it out!!

[hwoods01]

What is the "term" for that type of starting method??

[twosey76]

@hwoods01  Coffman starting?

[J5TPT]

Nice one Pops,

Liking the little jig and the dog barking.

[kerrstuartaxefireman]

Starting it like that must put a lot of stress on the crankshaft

[wealllovecheese]

you are correct it can also split the barrel as well which is an expensive repair

[crisp2882]

sounds good apart from miss firing after hitting the cartridge.

[mrspivvy]

a total classic!! love it

[Easterntractorboy135]

Thats A Great Field Marshall

[mountfields]

low on compression ???

[peakhillfarm]

Yes apparently it's well overdue for an over hall.