Chris G 3,296 #1 Posted June 23, 2018 (edited) I do not know how to post the link. But go to youtube and type in ( Starting a old field Marshall with a 12 gauge shotgun shell ) I thought this was pretty wild. It's a blank shell they use and apparently was ment for starting on cold mornings. Edited June 23, 2018 by Chris G 4 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RandyLittrell 3,877 #2 Posted June 28, 2018 I believe some airplanes used the same method, or at least the one in the original movie Flight of the Phoenix! Randy 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 55,189 #3 Posted June 28, 2018 I remember seeing one on "Classic Tractor Fever". 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stormin 9,981 #4 Posted June 30, 2018 It can be quite fun watching someone starting an old Marshal like that at a show. The reactions of spectators who are unprepared can be hilarious. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
T-Mo-(Moderator) 4,496 #5 Posted June 30, 2018 Mecum's "Gone Farming" auction from last week on RFD-TV had a late 40's British made "Field Marshall Series 2" tractor that could be started with that method. The alternative starting method was to crank it. It had a single cylinder 2-stroke engine in it. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
