Wheels on the Vaal 08

[fig]

An amazing collection of old tractors and stationary engines at this weekend's 10th Vaal Ou Wiele Klub Wheels on the Vaal show, as well as a few other interesting vehicles that caught my eye:

Tractors:


Lanz Bulldog


Steyr



Farmall



Holder


Allis Chalmers


Hanomag


Ferguson Vaaljapie


Massey Harris


One of two working steam traction engines at the show



Cool bus


Thames Trader motorhome



Chev truck


Baby tow truck


Stretch fintail Benz (very rough hack job)


Home-built special


Stationary engines

[Dawie]

Thanks Fig.Nice pictures. Know the Lanz Bulldog tractors. On my family's farm near Wellington they used them.(Before my time,but seen one running there a few years ago). Had to heat the head with a flame before starting. One cylinder,two stroke diesel.Could run on crude oil, or a mixture of diesel and old used oil. Horizontal piston. 10,5 litres. Max rpm 650rpm. Could see it lift the front on every power- stroke. If you approaced a steep hill in the wrong gear and it died,running backwards,it would start in the wrong direction having full power backwards.

On older models it was said that you had to remove the steering wheel, and insert it on the side,and then turn that to start the engine, (after heating head with a blow-torch).