High-quality black-and-white photographs of large old machines and tools

[Toolmaker51]

My father grew up on several hardscrabble farms. On one they had an old farmall 10-20 with iron wheels. If it hit soft enough ground with heavy enough load he said that it would just start digging with those wheels till the diff hit the ground. If things went well it would slowly chew its way out. If not they went n hitched up the mule to help pull it out.
Eric

"...one day when the oil barons all drip dry...

[Jon]

Lanz tractor. Described as "6-cylinder, 1918".

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[Toolmaker51]

Yikes what a behemoth. 6 cylinders indeed, maybe for each wheel. Or a single engine and oil drum sized pistons...

[suther51]

The size of that tool box might tell you some thing about the maintenance.
Eric

[Toolmaker51]

The size of that tool box might tell you some thing about the maintenance.
Eric

That's just for cherry picker, retrieves tools from box on port side, even larger! Roof over driver doubles as oil drain pan, dare I say?

[cmarlow]

Looking at the picture the cylinders and heads seem to be bolted to the block in 2 cylinder units.
I am having a hard time imagining what this big of a machine was made for, but by the picture dated 1918 I suspect it was for dragging artillery around. I also suspect this is a captured piece of equipment.
Lanz was a German company, does anybody recognize the uniforms or weapons the soldiers have? The soldier on the right has his shoulder patch and rifle.

[TSiArt]

I came across a Video on youtube of cold start after 45 years of Ursus C-45. Did more searching and I almost fell in love with it. I love it how the steering wheel is the start crank too.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lanz_Bulldog

[Jon]

I came across a Video on youtube of cold start after 45 years of Ursus C-45.

Cued to cold start at 2:40:

[PJs]

That's a big'O 2 stroke. "cylinder capacity of 10,300 cc" (628 Cu. in.). Wonder what the fuel was?

[Jon]

When the engine starts, a grown man literally jumps for joy.