1920s Diesel Engine farm hot bulb Lanz Buldog Szreniawa tractor

Tractor Lanz Buldog HL 12 (engine in operation)

The sound of the tractor Lanz Buldog HL 12 in operation. The recording was realized in the National Museum of Agriculture and Agricultural-Food Industry in Szreniawa (Poland).
Tractor with two-stroke Diesel engine. Single cylinder engine was placed horizontally and started by heating the hot bulb located in the front. In the past, special lamps were applied for this purpose. The farmer had to carry them with him to the field in case the engine stopped.
During the recording session the hot bulb was heated with a gas burner. The tractor is not equipped with a gearbox, so in order to move backwards, it is necessary to reverse the engine’s rotation while driving.

Manufacturer: Heinrich Lanz AG, Mannheim, Germany
Year of manufacture: ca. 1925

Sound recordist: Monika Widzicka
Photographer: Piotr Leszczyński
Video recordist: Piotr Leszczyński

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1920s
39 MB
3 min 41 s
2 (Stereo)
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44.1 kHz
1411 kb/s
16 bit

Recorded on June 25, 2015
National Museum of Agriculture and Agricultural-Food Industry
Szreniawa, POLAND
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