Starting HSCS GS-35 hotbulb tractor - 2

[BoitoHunter]

haha yeh it is kinda of a wrestling match, we have one at the tractor museum near me trick is dont flood it with the primer otherwise it rains fuel from the exhaust pipe ..woops :P

[minedronebiznis]

what wa the point of that vid?

a startup vid that dosent start.

[Rx7man]

I started my neighbors JD model D with a hand crank, that was enough of a workout!

[sdkfz162kingtiger]

haha you have to fight the tractor, to start it^^

[meiselfan]

Erst deftig frühstücken, dann Bulldog starten, sonst wird das nie was.......

[MiagLD20]

@meiselfan hehehe

[whammydoom]

humping tractor wheel, pathetic

[schlusselmensch]

I'll tell you, when you get up to the 45 hp hotbulbs and above, they can wear you right out if they won't light. I've been close to a nice little upchuck whilst giving these a twirl. One problem is that the hotbulb gets coated with combustion residue over time and this interferes with vaporization. Then you got yourself a cast iron Nautilus machine on big wheels. Gotta love 'em.

[katzruler]

should have been called an atempt to start it......looks like a hell of a workout to crank it....he gets plenty of exercise anyway..

[listercsman]

it didnt start :(

[butlerproman]

Man wrestles tractor. Tractor wins.

[refolibero]

Testa calda? ONLY THE BRAVE!

[mountfields]

starting ????

[douro20]

So it's basically a Hofherr & Schrantz tractor, built in Austria with a Clayton & Shuttleworth engine built in England?

[grumpyoldsoandso]

Actually, the whole lot was built in Hungary: Clayton & Shuttleworth sold their subsidiary to Hofherr & Schrantz, who included Clayton & Shuttleworth in the new company's name because of the good reputation that the previous company had. Clayton & Shuttleworth never made IC tractors in UK.

No doubt the example shown had had 25 minutes of blowtorch to warm up the hot-bulb; I wonder if the owner did manage to start it in the end?