Engine running backwards? Lanz Bulldog Tractor two stroke

This Lanz Bulldog tractor can run both ways! Here is my dads antique Lanz Bulldog 45hp in action. Quite a unique design! This is a two stroke hot bulb engine and it is capable of running at very low rpm and even firing at zero/ 0 rpm. Let me know what you think in the comments below and don't forget to like and subscribe!

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[PushyPawn]

That's a special mode for when these old tractors needed to reproduce.

[WimS]

0 rpm must give an enormous mechanical strain on the rod, gear and bearings. Strong engine!

[gwyneddboom]

Funny enough, some of the older Lanz tractors didn’t even have a reverse gear. You’d just have to reverse the engine.

[maxnaz]

I love how the exhaust is directly in front of the air intake... Old school EGR system 😂😂😂

[jacktumbleweed]

Fun fact: modern two stroke snowmobiles use the same principle for reverse. I didn't know the technology was this old, very cool

[domminion]

I was just thinking, should be called schrodinger's tractor. It's running and not running at the same time!😂

[itzFYEB]

these kind of tractors were particularly scary when ran uphill, since the engine could rotate so slowly that the force of gravity would reverse the engine rotation, imagine you're a climbing a steep hill and suddenly the tractor "shifts into reverse" at full speed and you're sent flying downhill facing the wrong way and with no brakes to speak of

[herzglass]

What you forget to mention is the awesome sound that's absolutely impossible to capture. You feel each ignition in your guts. That massive and sudden exhaust from this huge chamber is simply punching you in the bowels. Had the pleasure to see a bulldog in action powering a saw via a belt. incredible contraption and it worked both ways of course.

[jk]

"Joe, your mechanical horse is -buckling- bucking"
(thanks for the correction. Looks like my mind was more on keyboard switches than horses :p)

[MrArray]

The air filter sucks everything in smaller or equal in size to a bumblebee.
And this tractor carries about ~30-50% of it's most essential engine spare parts 😂

[jonathan]

Lol, i never saw an engine running at 0 rpm 😀
Also, the thing looks brand new!
Interesting video 👍

[nameofthegame]

This is definitely one of the coolest things I’ve ever gotten in my recommended

[v-g-z]

The amount of torque these things have is insane.

[TheStp]

Back when stuff wasn’t designed to break after so many years

[MaxKombi]

These bulldogs are amazing. We have a few of them in the village I live in (Germany) and it stunns me every time how loud and powerful they are. You can feel every single stroke in your chest

[marianbuduroi]

Back and forth, back and forth, back and forth...
😂😂😂
This is ridiculous🤣🤣🤣

[zacksrandomvlogs]

3:18 me trying to decide to go to work or stay home lol

[Miner-]

Just when I thought I had seen it all with engines. This comes and completely ruined my day. Back to the books too study up on this beast. BTW....the restoration job on that thing is A+.

[bazzer]

Had a James Sports Captain 125 in the 60's that you could slow the tick over till it almost stopped and it would quitely back fire then run backwards! The look on peoples faces when you wheel spun off backwards was priceless!

[nitro]

one of the best lanz videos ive ever seen