This Is An Incredibly Slow Engine

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The Lanz Bulldog series was made from 1921 to 1960 in the city of Mannheim. The name was sourced from the design of the hot bulb resembling the dog breed. It rooted down so much that in Germany a bulldog became a synonym for tractor. It featured an extraordinary engine of 10.3-litres with a single piston.
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@EATSLEEPDRIVE2002 Рік тому

Fun fact about these tractors: because it would run in either direction, you had to be careful when pulling a load up a hill; if you let the engine bog down too slow, it would predetonate and unexpectedly reverse direction, and your tractor would takeoff backwards down the hill

@acme_tnt8741 Рік тому

Scary fact. When I was 12 my Parents both had Yamaha RT 180 dirt bikes(2 stroke gas incase you didnt know). We were trail riding and my mom stopped and said her bike wasn't running right. She went to shut it off and it Dieseled for about 15 seconds. That can happen when air cold 2 strokes get hot. We were riding slower trails and she can't ride like my dad and I to keep speed to keep cool so we took a break and grabbed a drink. We gave it 10 minutes and I took it for a test ride.. near us was a decent hill climb especially for a trail bike but I've done it 100s of times on that bike. I hit a rock this time and at the top the engine started to bog. I wasn't going to make it so I pulled the clutch and started dragging front tire down the hill. I let out on the clutch to slow down using the gear as a brake. It let out a loud 2 stroke back fire and rand what seemed like full throttle in reverse back down the hill. Scary AF! Lol. I pulled in the clutch and shut it off. I started it right back up and it ran fine too. My mom was so afraid of it doing it to her on flat land she insisted we trade bikes. I was riding a CR 125 that day. She ended up wanting a race bike after that but wanted a big cushion seat like on her bike..

@LabiaLicker Рік тому

Very scary. As a lot of people first instance would be to brake. Only to have the tractor tip over, and with these tractor seat that hang out the back...messy

@nils2tr Рік тому

We have a Lanz D7506. You must be very careful with this Engine. The Sound is sooo good, you can listen for hours 😋

@acme_tnt8741 Рік тому

@@nils2tr I have a 103 year old hit and miss engine 1.5 horse power. Some people just don't understand how I can go into my garage and watch it spin at spin and listen to it clop clop clop pow, clop clop pow clop ...... I was raised by a machinist so mechanical admiration might run in the blood.

@ottonormalverbrauch3794 Рік тому

@@acme_tnt8741 My 50 cc DKW could be started by pushing it backwards. When the ignition cam is more or less symmetrical around top dead centre this is possible. With a-symmetrical ones this will not work or run erratically.

@sample3279 Рік тому

It's worth mentioning how dangerous that vehicle was, could break your arms upon starting up or change rotations upon towing heavy load uphill, resulting in rapid acceleration backwards. I've also heard stories of inexperienced drivers getting literally knocked off of it cause it was lurching like crazy from that huge torque

@goosenotmaverick1156 Рік тому

That was a different era, everything was dangerous 🤣 the coming of the industrial age overall really killed a lot of people in the name of forward progress. Sound familiar?

@dieselgeezer18 Рік тому

the engine would not change rotation randomly when it was under load. It could only change when it was under load but at VERY low RPM. This can be avoided by simply not doing what i said previously. Otherwise it was fine

@benitopussolini544 Рік тому

Life is dangerous,that's what makes it interesting.if ya scared of dieing you ain't living!

@goosenotmaverick1156 Рік тому

@@benitopussolini544 my first go-kart didn't have brakes. I was 8 🤣 I have lived most of my life almost dying lol it's been an experience. But I just turned 31 with a couple kiddos. Gotta keep things reasonable these days 🤣 I can only almost die so may times before the wife gets upset or my health insurance runs out hahahaha

@Jan_372 Рік тому

The arm-breaking story sounds odd, since most Lanz were started with the steering wheel, which would be pushed out automatically if the engine revs.

@Kahsimiah Рік тому

We have a classic tractor parade one town over from mine every year. There's Porsches, Lamborghinis, Lanzs, it's just incredible. The coolest thing ever is seeing a Lanz spit his smoke rings! :-)

@goosenotmaverick1156 Рік тому

When I was a kid our county fair had a whole exhibition section for antique engines, equipment and tractors and such. Got to see some cool stuff! They had a huge rock crusher they'd bring every year and it made the ground shake

@andreasstrauss5194 Рік тому

yes same here the lanz were always the coolest since they would be like a mini earthquake when you stand next to them

@jochenkraus7016 Рік тому

@@andreasstrauss5194 They can make smoke rings :-)

@jamesgeorge4874 Рік тому

I love it, nothing in 2022 is simple, with a superflous amount of Iron, designed to run on whatever, and last for decades. Sometimes low tech is the best.

@skylinefever Рік тому

I love seeing the things that will continue to work after the EMP blast goes off.

@rickey5353 Рік тому

I couldn't agree more.

@elirenigar9357 Рік тому

In terms of longevity and serviceability, low tech is the only acceptable method.

@roulsalzer5407 Рік тому

@@skylinefever so true got to get one

@JimTheZombieHunter Рік тому

brother .. when the hour hand passes twelve and we're back to the beginning again - it's not going to be Gibson in leather and a Falcon XB :D.

@DeputatKaktus Рік тому

Many years ago I was in a little Niederrhein village, visiting a friend. And there was an elderly gent with a Lanz Bulldog just a few meters down the road. So we stopped by and had a really pleasant chat. According to the guy, the tractor needed anywhere between 20 and 40 minutes to pre heat. He was in the process of doing so while we chatted, with him occasionally checking on the engine. When he finally started it, things happened rather quickly. I was thoroughly impressed by how quickly he yanked the steering column out of the engine once it turned over. He just remarked „Well you really need to watch your hands and arms. If you have them in the wrong place at the wrong time, they will be turned into minced meat. Once thjs thing goes, it goes and it won’t stop. You really need to respect the machine“. He told us that dad had one of his arms very badly injured and almost had to have an amputation when he slipped in the mud while turning the same engine over that we were standing next to. This particular tractor had been in active farm use all the way to the 1970s and was also used to drive some stationary machinery via a long belt over the flywheel. I knew those machines were torque monsters. But 500nm…that is pretty substantial and impressive.

@VisioRacer Рік тому

Thank you for the amazing story!

@MrChoklad Рік тому

It's pretty charming how we humans tend to familiarize ourselves so much with the machines we work with for a long time. After all this time this old man could've certainly upgraded for something newer and easier to work with, but he chose not to

@mann_idonotreadreplies Рік тому

Thats why germany lost the war. They were waiting and waiting 😂

@SW-qr8qe Рік тому

@@mann_idonotreadreplies stupid comment

@drbobsnightmare2521 Рік тому

@@mann_idonotreadreplies they won actually, just started waving different flags.

@XMarkxyz Рік тому

The Landini "40hp" and the "Super Landini" had respectively a 14.3 and a 12.2 litres single cylinder engine so the Bulldog has the not quite largest tractor piston, apart from that great video as always

@goosenotmaverick1156 Рік тому

What about bore and stroke specs? Even weight? There's more to being big than the displacement of the cylinder it occupies when at BDC... it could be the largest in any number of ways.

@XMarkxyz Рік тому

@@goosenotmaverick1156 you are right, there is more to displacement, but having the same kind of engine executed in a very similar way I guess all dimansions get proportionally scaled up, anyway as for bore and stroke they are: 260x270 Landini 40 Hp, 240x270 Super Landini, 225x260 Lanz Bulldog

@dorusvanasseldonk8729 Рік тому

The big lanz tractors have a 14.6 and 65 hp and there are bigger ones but they are very rare

@nilsgaming6664 Рік тому

@@dorusvanasseldonk8729 when we talk about hot bulb engines, the largest lanz had a cubic capacity of 13.804 liters, it was operated with wood gas, but was then almost exclusively converted to diesel, so you achieve 63 hp at 450 rpm, we have such a tractor ourselves

@MAGGOT_VOMIT Рік тому

Yes!! My Grandfather: "RUHSPEK THA STERNIN' WHEEL!!"

@jarikinnunen1718 Рік тому

In Finland was only one Lanz Bulldog. German Army Left it in lapland and had written "kaputt" on it and it served as its name when its feed pump was assembled correctly.

@Ammageddon89 Рік тому

Yeah, i remember a story from my grandpa. When the Army came they had 2-stroke generators with them. Nobody had told the soldiers that these needed 2 stroke oil, so they tried to run them on pure petrol. Didn´t went well. He managed to yell at one guy to shut it off - just in time before it would have seized. He repaired it and still had it decades later. Seems the average soldier at the time wasn´t really that knowledgeable about mechanics.

@Gamer-nc8qp Рік тому

@@Ammageddon89 they probably still arent today.

@helgelippert1970 Рік тому

My neighbour had lots of Lanz tractors. He used them still in the 80s for his little Farm. After the world war two he moved from near Berlin to our little village. He told me that he saved a few Lanz tractors from the srapyard for 10 Deutsch Mark. The farmers don´t wanted them anymore. The engine start procedere and driving comfort was already outdated at that time. He had a large collection of tractors with nearly every engine Lanz had ever build. One the biggest was a 50 hp Lanz Bulldog. Whenever he started the engine you heard it. The sound was really loud an so unique. His most rare tractor was a 60 hp Eil (fast) Bulldog with an original "Berliner" cabin. The cabin frame is from wood. It is not 100% clear how many original tractors of this type have got survived, but probably just a hand full. I remember that I have often seen cars with numberplates from far away and I heard that many collectors wanted to buy tractors from him, but he never sold any of them. On top of this he owend a few old cars (Mercedes Benz, BMW Isetta, Volkswagen Beetle) and old Motorbikes like DKW, Zündapp and so on. It was always like a museum at his farm. Unfortunatly he died a couple of years ago.

@nilsgaming6664 Рік тому

Hey, du bist doch bestimmt deutsch, ist ein umbau oder,auf 60 ps halbdiesel ?

@helgelippert1970 Рік тому

@@nilsgaming6664 Moin, ehrlich gesagt kenn ich mich mit der Lanz Technik gar nicht so gut aus. In der Sammlung war mindestens ein Halbdiesel dabei. Das hat mir mal ein Kumpel erzählt, der da deutlich tiefer in der Materie steckt, als ich. Kann sein, daß der Halbdiesel eher der 50PS Bulldog war. Der war verglichen mit vielen anderen in der Sammlung schon recht neu und hatte defintiv einen E Starter. Da standen aber auch einige Glühköpfe und mindestens ein Alldog bei ihm auf dem Hof.

@johnelliott7375 Рік тому

I bet that they came back like Hawks and low balled the widow if their was one. How I hope that it didn't happen.

@helgelippert1970 Рік тому

@@johnelliott7375 Everything what I know he was divorced and his son shouldn't get any of this tractors. Two friends of mine where in his testament an got a few tractors and the farm.

@tehwin89 Рік тому

Very cool tractors, I've seen one at a tractor pull and when they are at full power you can feel the shockwaves through your whole body from some distance, pretty impressive but also probably miserable to drive for any extended period of time

@rais1953 Рік тому

No, I used to drive a Bulldog all day in seeding and harvest season. When the engine is at full revs you don't get much vibration.

@MisterTalkingMachine Рік тому

My grandpa who passed away last year used to tell me when I was little that back in the day there were these tractors with engines that would run on anything. Many years after I would learn what he was talking about and I'l love to witness one running in person.

@jackharlor1658 Рік тому

Love your content man, been watching since the early days of engine sound compilations, would love to see a classic throwback to that

@VisioRacer Рік тому

Thanks, Jack! Will think about that!

@Iskelderon Рік тому

Even to this day, in many parts of Germany, "Bulldog" is still used as the colloquial term for a tractor.

@VisioRacer Рік тому

Thank you for confirmation

@LupoAndy Рік тому

Mostly in southern Germany.

@kevinmoor26 Рік тому

These tractors were built under license in Australia under the name of KL Bulldog by the engineering company Kelly and Lewis. Very popular with smaller landowners as they could run on other vehicles used crankcase oil.

@rais1953 Рік тому

That was our first Bulldog. Later we got a Lanz Model T with electric start.

@Tom-Lahaye Рік тому

At 4:07 there is a Field Marshal tractor in view, it is very similar to the Lanz Bulldog in having a horizontal single cylinder 2 stroke engine, but the difference is that this is a true Diesel engine, so it won't burn other fuels than diesel and other fuels with a similar flash point like kerosene or some vegetable oils. The Bulldogs with fenders over the rear wheels are Eilbulldogs (speed Bulldogs), these had different gear ratios for a higher top speed and were made for on road haulage.

@maxgr7723 Рік тому

Actually they have a huge fanbase...most of them are retrofitted with elctrical starters nowadays. The so called Eilbulldog(old version of a word with meaning of fast-trac) which was mostly sold to big shipping companies or circuses, costs nowadays more then 200k €. Ones with an open cab and those retrobuild to Eilbulldog design, are sold between 30 and 80k euros. Where i live btw, is a lanzbulldog showcased on meetings of old tractors and agricultural stuff, where an American airplane shot through the flywheel when the farmer was brave enough to plow the field at day...Bulldog still runs 😉😅

@instrumental Рік тому

...that's what the title says? Cult usually means huge following. And you're saying the same thing like it's contradictory?

@maxgr7723 Рік тому

@@instrumental sry if it sounds like that

@roulsalzer5407 Рік тому

@@maxgr7723 you have no reason to apologize to that fool instrumental he's miserable and thinks he's better than you enjoy what you do

@HrLBolle Рік тому

sind halt untötbar

@__-vb3ht Рік тому

Until you mentioned it, I had never questioned why we use "bulldog" as a synonym for tractor even to this day. I never even considered that it's actually a weird synonym. Thinking back to my childhood, itt's probably the first word I learned for it, even before tractor. Now I know the story behind that

@GeoStreber Рік тому

My dad grew up in a tiny village in the middle of nowhere in germany (Hochsauerlandkreis). All his relatives were farmers. He was super happy that nobody in that village owned a Lanz, because the thing is so terribly loud.

@jamesfinn4547 Рік тому

They had a few at a vintage tractor pull and you could fell the shock wave from every stroke of engine at full power was fantastic. My grandfather has a Lanz bulldog in Australia running a saw blade and it used to bury itself into the ground with its rocking if you weren't careful

@maxwolff5885 Рік тому

How great that you made a video about the Lanz! Everybody in Germany that's a bit into tractors knows and loves tha Lanz Bulldog! A really great piece of Technic

@raymaulder7383 8 місяців тому

That was the most interesting history on the hot bulb engine, thanks.

@chesspiece81 Рік тому

I really appreciate the video on this engine VR. These motors are obviously extremely powerful and were popular but I had never knew anything about these before. Thank you!!

@VisioRacer Рік тому

Thank you, it is my pleasure!

@legros731 Рік тому

Lol they are not powerfully in any way comparatively to any modern engine They make 40hp for a 10.3 liters engine Not fuel efficient lol

@chesspiece81 Рік тому

@@legros731 I was talking about the torque not horsepower.

@legros731 Рік тому

@@chesspiece81 even the torque is pretty low compared to "modern "diesel that make over 1000lbs torque

@Scottingham Рік тому

I got deep into the lanz bulldog videos when my kid was about 3. They were/are so awesome, and you did a great job of summarizing why they are so cool!

@teagueman100 Рік тому

Don't even get me started on how boss these tractors are. There is a lot of them here in Australia. I know a farmer that still has a barrel of crude oil to run theirs on.

@Damien.D Рік тому

I knew about these lovely machines and their MASSIVE single cylinder engine, but never knew the power specs. Thanks for digging that. Impressive figures for its time. Never knew they could run at 0 RPM too, that's a pretty funny trivia. (and the sound of these engines is just fantastic. Slow running big engine are something special, when you can literally hear each piston stroke)

@user-si5fm8ql3c Рік тому

Oh man, you need to see the exhaust plume of some of these. Ive seen one push a smoke vortex 30m high, they truly are beautifull

@mrwhips3623 Рік тому

Well at 0 rpm it's making literally no horsepower so it's kinda not really running 😂

@richsackett3423 Рік тому

@@mrwhips3623 wrong

@mrwhips3623 Рік тому

@@richsackett3423 no you

@BattlecatRed Рік тому

Fascinated by the Lanz Bulldog. I had seen those videos of the thing idling in first gear, jumping back and forth with each piston stroke. Excellent video.

@Travatain Рік тому

Thanks for the informative video, I love these tractors! In the UK we had Field Marshall tractors with a two stroke single cylinder engine, about 6 litres I think, they were started with a shotgun cartridge and were said to be very reliable and economical. I always think that they were a copy of the Lanz Bulldog. Still many to be seen at steam fairs.

@Brad772006 Рік тому

Knowing the starting procedure is dangerous and sketchy. Yet, these old tractors are so cool. I love all the variations with rubber tires, all steel wheels, and tracked.

@jonr6680 Рік тому

Amazed, fascinated and amused. Top job! Also the UKposts algorithm deserves thanks for bringing me your channel, incredible variety of engine related vids - your output is eclectic and prolific, kudos!

@alanswallow9033 Рік тому

Great content! Back in the 1970s I was I 3rd part share holder in a 1932 model 22/38 here in Christchurch New Zealand. This tractor ended being taken back to Germany. Long may it live!

@amaccama3267 Рік тому

This channel just keeps getting better 👍✌️🤘

@rickreid81 Рік тому

Another excellent & exciting topic on Visio Racer Channel. Yup, that Bulldog was really one in a million. What a beast of an engine!

@motor-werner1989 Рік тому

There was a version of the Lanz Bulldog with a factory mounted wood gasifier that had around 14 liters of displacement.

@ragimundvonwallat8961 Рік тому

designer : i like bore!

@williamzk9083 Рік тому

We might need that one again.

@vHindenburg Рік тому

@@ragimundvonwallat8961 German colloqium: " Hubraum statt Spoiler."

@steeltube195 Рік тому

A 10L engine that you must start using the steering wheel.... that is the coolest.

@noobhacker101 Рік тому

Until you break your wrists and have to drive with your feet.

@steeltube195 Рік тому

@@noobhacker101 If driving a tractor with your feet isn´t cool ... I don´t know what is.

@bensmith4563 Рік тому

@@noobhacker101 broken wrist is better than ripped off arm

@castkerosene5377 Рік тому

Also cool is a 28L kickstart... Early Rumely OilPulls.

@danb37 Рік тому

Thank you for making this very informative video. Now I want one!

@sethmarcell1131 Рік тому

Fascinating video! Thanks for making this!

@druegeme Рік тому

I grew up not far from Mannheim and yes Bulldog was a synonym for tractor. I drove a Lanz for a while around a farm. The 0-rpm back and forth was a thing to watch out for, and it would run the wrong way if not carefully started. But when it ran, it seemed there was nothing that could stop it. One time we were working on the farm around some ditches filled with salt water (it was on an island in the northern sea) and accidentally drove the thing into a deep ditch. We jumped off because it was freezing cold and the water was deep. To our amazement the Bulldog just kept going and drove out at the other side of the ditch after being half submerged in salt water. Somehow we got to the other side and caught it.

@Infection3d Рік тому

6:27 How ironic then that the company that bought them out won't let you work on your own tractor easily.

@victoryfirst2878 7 місяців тому

The tractor is one cool unit. I how one day I could find me one to buy. I like the slow one cylinder sound. Very similar to a john deere also called a "Johnny Popper"

@1974motorhead Рік тому

In that day's here in Germany by wintertime they parked the Lanz with distance to the farmhouse. They didn't stop the engine in the evening because of the preheating in the morning to avoid crack's in the glowhead. Imagine to preheat a -25 degrees cold glowhead with a torch you can barely kontrol the heat on.

@RingoLanzBulldog Рік тому

Interesting video. There are some points I'd like to add though. After WWII, Lanz developed the hot-bulb engine to a semi-diesel engine. The hot-bulb disappeared and the time-consuming starting procedure was not necessary anymore. The hand start was replaced by a electric starter. The semi-diesel is started with gasoline and a spark plug ignites the fuel until the piston is hot enough to ignite diesel fuel. The driver has to control which fuel is injected to the combustion chamber. Without the hot-bulb, Lanz was able to increase the compression to a medium pressure, which increased efficiency by a lot. Semi-Diesels only need about a third of fuel compared to the the hot-bulbs. Next, Lanz got rid of the gasoline start by adding a glow plug to the combustion chamber. Apart from being horizontal single cylinder two-strokes, these tractors are almost like regular diesel engines. This was about in the mid 50s. This tractor is called "Volldiesel" and was the last development before John-Deere took the majority of shares to expand to Europe. Such a Volldiesel with 16 hp was the first tractor my great-greatparents bought for their small farm here in southern germany. Since Lanz Bulldogs have such a charming sound and a characteristic engine, my father also reimported a D1506 hot-bulb engine from Greece in the 80s. This was the strongest hot-bulb tractor from lanz with 10,3 l and 55 hp. I have some videos about our Volldiesels on my channel. Greetings from from the black forest! (~150 km to Mannheim)

@TheDaroza Рік тому

Nice video. Lanz bulldog is probably one off the coolest tractor ever. Because off the engine.

@dallasgrant Рік тому

I really love the sound they make, any big bore low RPM engine sounds cool, but they have a distinct sound I think.

@mordechajzuckerman9088 Рік тому

My neighbor owns this tractor(Ursus c-45 copy 1:1 of Lanz). Absolutley crazy machine;-)

@fidelcatsro6948 Рік тому

how much do they cost?? lets order one from china, im sure they make them

@mordechajzuckerman9088 Рік тому

@@fidelcatsro6948 How cost? I dont know. No no no its absolutley orginal machine from 1949. Made in Poland. He is a big farmer(1500ha) and this machine is just ornament to his farm;-)

@fidelcatsro6948 Рік тому

@@mordechajzuckerman9088 i see its a vintage..must be priceless🐱👍🏿

@dodoz44 Рік тому

@@fidelcatsro6948 You could probably scoop one up for pretty cheap, especially if it was passed down to the current owner and they don't need it/not know much about it.

@fidelcatsro6948 Рік тому

@@dodoz44 i live in a state where they going to ban bikes made before 2003 in 2028...😭😭😭

@1toonhead Рік тому

Aaaawwwe I wanted to hear more on this, great video mate.

@paulsto6516 Рік тому

Lanz Bulldog, impressive workhorse. And it's good looking! Thanks for posting.

@VisioRacer Рік тому

Thanks, Paul?

@ricepony33 Рік тому

Engines that can burn anything is a path forward and shouldn’t be forgotten.

@fuzzy1dk Рік тому

I'm sure the efficiency is very low, so you'll be busy find stuff to burn

@kimpatz2189 Рік тому

And the result to forward innovation is the gas turbine engine. It can burn any combustible liquid. With the right fuel flow, you can sustain the burn time no matter the energy density of the fuel. It also shares the ridiculously low thermal efficiency if you use light fuel like gasoline. But on heavier fuels, it can reach 50% thermal efficiency. Torque is non existent and it needs a gearbox to produce torque from a high revving turbine.

@vHindenburg Рік тому

@@kimpatz2189 Ever heard of Diesel engines?

@mann_idonotreadreplies Рік тому

@@kimpatz2189 lmao. you must live in a cave.

@kimpatz2189 Рік тому

@@vHindenburg Yep, heard those. You however, ever heard of the multifuel gas turbine engine of the Abrams Tank? It can run on anything as long as its liquid and it burns. That's the peak of multifuel engine. Only a gas turbine can do it. And the only thing you need to change on the fly is its injection flow rate depending on what fuel type.

@johnarnold893 Рік тому

I think the Lanz is very cool. The sound and the torque are amazing. Never heard of a hot bulb engine before this.

@rjung_ch Рік тому

Just great what they came up with. Never heard of them. Thanks!

@VisioRacer Рік тому

Thank you, Robert!

@zombiewoof5257 Рік тому

I really like the variation in your content, keep it up! 🙂

@VisioRacer Рік тому

Thank you!

@lawnlyrider4893 Рік тому

Cool video. I love this engine!

@mikeymcmikeface5599 7 місяців тому

I like how they just casually attach the steering wheel.

@piper263 Рік тому

You could maybe make a video about the "Eil-Bulldog" which was a strange mod of the Bulldog, made it to look like a weird mixture of an old car and tractor. It could make up to 60kph which looks absolutely crazy, if you see this old machines in real life (one time I saw 4 Eilbulldogs running up some mountain road in the black forest, the soundsphere and the sheer velocity of these vehicles were astonishing)

@KR4FTW3RK Рік тому

Holy crap that thing looks SICK! I love it.

@user-cs1ne8gx9u Рік тому

Cool old machine, great work

@mixedboi Рік тому

This is so interesting, thanks.

@ikesgarage05 Рік тому

That is a very cool and unique tractor. I haven’t heard of those before.

@kennethconnors5316 Рік тому

As usual another Great Video ,well done

@VisioRacer Рік тому

Glad you enjoyed it

@anthonylove6639 Рік тому

Crude but extremely fascinating!

@Piqus3 Рік тому

6:31 looks and then also sounds (6:39) like some totally crazy vintage trike racers. Really cool tractors.

@jamiewood4280 Рік тому

I want one! Great video as always.

@VisioRacer Рік тому

Thanks, Jamie!

@Astrofrank 3 місяці тому

Another fascinating piece of German engineering for agricultural use is the Universal-Motor-Gerät - the Unimog. It was meant as a combination of a tractor and a truck, allowing a farmer not only doing farm work but also transporting the goods to customers in relatively short time. The Unimog is still made, very versatile and a great off-road vehicle.

@moenchii Рік тому

I love these things! THere is a rather big community around them here (I also saw two of them in this video with license plates from my state) and I'd love to one day drive one.

@ronalddaub9740 Рік тому

These are basically great big maytags and that makes them really cool.

@tulsatrash Рік тому

Thanks for teaching us about this.

@VisioRacer Рік тому

My pleasure!

@Sir_Cactus Рік тому

They do make a beautiful sound indeed. I have the luck to live in a little town, where almost every year there is the biggest meeting of historical tractors in Europe (every 5th year or so the place where they park is closed and due to Covid it also did not take place for a few years). Whenever all the Bulldogs come, you can litterally hear it from kilometres away.

@Triplex5014 Рік тому

I really like Lanz Bulldogs and I would love to own one just for the hobby of driving one. Here in Croatia the most popular tractor brand is IMT followed by Torpedo. IMT is a licensed Massey Ferguson while Torpedo is a licensed Deutz-Fahr and mostly 06 series was produced. But I love German tractors and my father had a Guldner A3K Burgund and that tractor is robust as a tank. With it's humble 25HP it can outperform the most popular IMT 539 any day. Even my grandfather owned some old 2 cylinder Fahr tractors with 18HP and a Deutz D25 or D30, not sure which one. Best tractors ever, German engineering at it's finest.

@apismellifera1000 Рік тому

Even though I am an International Harvester guy from the USA I have to say Lanz Bulldog is another one of my favorite tractors. I also found out that Lanz Dealerships in quite a few US states. My dad likes them too and he said I should get one but problem is that it would cost a lot and parts I have a feeling would be hard to find. Thanks for this awesome video of my favorite tractor.

@VisioRacer Рік тому

Thank you, Michael!

@curtisnewton895 Рік тому

nice simple, incredible machines

@Eduardo_Barbicha Рік тому

Great vídeo!!! Awesome tractor!

@VisioRacer Рік тому

Thanks, Eduardo!

@MMOPhotos Рік тому

Excelent video as always... What a surprise to hear my country's name (Argentina) in it!

@ovalwingnut Рік тому

I did not know any of this... I DO NOW. Very InTeReStinG. Thank you :)

@VisioRacer Рік тому

Glad you learned something new!

@jakerazmataz852 Рік тому

Sounds like the perfect engine for after the Apocalypse. Runs on anything.

@WatchmakerErik Рік тому

You are my kind of engine nerd. Well done!

@VisioRacer Рік тому

Thanks!

@reubenmosman9466 Рік тому

Love the channel, it has always been good. . .

@VisioRacer Рік тому

I appreciate that!

@rais1953 Рік тому

The later Lanz tractors such as the Model T had electric starting. There was a separate fuel tank containing a petrol and diesel mix and the hot bulb was replaced by a spark plug. The starter bounced the piston back and forth against the compression until it fired then as soon as it was running you switched it from the petrol mix to straight diesel fuel.

@SMGJohn Рік тому

This design is still made in Africa and North Korea, the thing can run on anything and is so simple to fix and maintain, its a timeless design, even after WW3 there will probably be bunch of Lanz ploughing the radioactive fields.

@Torch4ya Рік тому

Excellent video

@ghoulbuster1 Рік тому

This tractor is so iconic, every tractor since then is based on this simple thumper.

@Mikepet Рік тому

I Highly reccomend the Lanz meet in germany each year. Just fantastic traktors and the sound is glorious.

@MinutemanOutdoors Рік тому

Oh wow...havent seen you in a while...glad youre back.

@VisioRacer Рік тому

I am here all the time

@SMWegge Рік тому

Wild that the Kawasaki KLR650 had such humble roots.

@makingmistakeswithgreg Рік тому

I want one of these. I have no use for it but I love old school stuff, especially sketchy old school stuff lol.

@jarguez1440 Рік тому

3:13 loved the fact that you crank start it using the steering wheel then using it to steer the whole thing.

@billert_bone5663 Рік тому

Love the history vids

@grexursorum6006 Рік тому

Here are only tow types of people. The ones that love Lanz bulldog and the ones who love it. Oh wait.... :-) Living in Germany those are still on display on every oldtimer and tractor event. You have to feel the sound. There is nothing else like it. An engine that you can feel running standing next to it. bub bub bub. Thanks for the vid!

@eloiseharbeson2483 Рік тому

Those things sound amazing! Using the steering wheel for starting is the weirdest system I've ever seen.

@tynewlin Рік тому

I love machines that pre-date safety. Let us not forget that natural selection is(was) a good thing.

@ricolorenz7307 Рік тому

Insane that such a powerful machine was made so long ago

@barry7608 Рік тому

Awesome thanks

@grundyb Рік тому

That steering wheel for the crank starter! You can’t loose it!!!! 😂

@PaulAngileri Рік тому

That's a hell of a piston design. You can tell that they had to really watch air-fuel mixture so that the flames didn't burn a hole right through the piston head.

@Mladjasmilic Рік тому

After first time watching this video, I asked my grandfather about this tractor. He told me that it was best plowing tractor ever, but extremely dangerous for wood extraction and towing uphill.

@MattBrownbill Рік тому

Anti-theft, take your steering wheel with you. Can't start, or steer! Great video, thanks.

@leopard2a6m23 Рік тому

Remember how i stood next to a 10.3L one as it was going over a dirt road, the ignitions where so heavy you could feel the ground shaking

@Shaun.Stephens Рік тому

I used to hate having to start heating the bulb (with a paraffin blowtorch) 30 minutes before I wanted to use the tractor. Other than that it was better than doing things without a tractor!

@alessiosabini2044 8 місяців тому

fun fact: Landini made hot bulb tractors too in italy but they where (objectively) more powerfull,easyer to start and more reliable.

@Missed_Apex_GT Рік тому

Back in 2016 I got the chance to drive a 1930s Field Marshal tractor here in the UK was a lot of fun ❤️❤️

@schmid1.079 Рік тому

There is a youtube channel called "Lanz Bulldogs im Einsatz". These guys fitted modern linkages and hydraulic systems on some of their Bulldogs and are legit using them for all kinds of work. Not just for fun or show.

@isaacsrandomvideos667 Рік тому

Engines went from big to small. They keep getting smaller.

@isaacsrandomvideos667 Рік тому

@Sohc_Vtec yeah

@mariebcfhs9491 Рік тому

My uncle was a tank driver in Vietnam People's Army and he told me we used these tracked tractors as training vehicles for tank drivers during the war.