whitepine2
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You pun in additives that's what the winter fuel has in it.I agree with what you said that
is what I do as well but those that don't this will help.
is what I do as well but those that don't this will help.
Doesn't matter what kind of Diesel engine. They all start poorly in extreme cold weather. Install a block heater and plug it in for an hour or two before you start up. Easy fix.
The key is a good strong battery. I have a 4wd. Yanmar that is kept outside. If the battery is weak it is not gonna start. Strong battery it starts well.... Very loud....lots of smoke...my biggest concern is the the tires freezing to ground.Doesn't matter what kind of Diesel engine. They all start poorly in extreme cold weather. Install a block heater and plug it in for an hour or two before you start up. Easy fix.
I agree WoodTick. I have a Deutz Fahr agrofarm 100. Started many times at 5-10 deg and several times at - 5. It automatically uses the glow plug somewhere around 37 deg and down. That engine always fires off on the 2nd or third rotation. Only diesel engine I ever had that doesn't smoke on cold starts. That's 100 hp engine. I do use synthetic oil and ODYSSEY battery. It's parked under an open sided shed with no electrical power. So no engine heater.This just isn't true!
My AGCO starts very good in the winter, without plugging it in or anything else! I had a 6206 Deutz that started very easy in the winter and I see my neighbors JX65 and JX90 both start easy in the winter!
All mine needs is a GOOD battery and it will start EVERY time, even below zero...
BUT, my experience is, deere tractors are not good starters in cold weather...
SR
Some diesels are better at starting cold than others. My Kubota doesn't start very good in cold, but I keep it in the garage no problems. Weak battery, worn engine and injectors will make it harder. Of course if I had a diesel tractor outside I would have a block heater on it.This just isn't true!
My AGCO starts very good in the winter, without plugging it in or anything else! I had a 6206 Deutz that started very easy in the winter and I see my neighbors JX65 and JX90 both start easy in the winter!
All mine needs is a GOOD battery and it will start EVERY time, even below zero...
BUT, my experience is, deere tractors are not good starters in cold weather...
SR
You could also add a glowplug to the intake if it doesn't have one already, it's also a good idea to add a heater. Change filters before the winter season and make sure that you have a good battery. Use winter oils, for example 10w-30 and 5w-40. Winter diesel is also a good tip. You can mix kerosene in the diesel if winter diesel is not available, but make sure that you dont mix in too much. I use a hair dryer on frozen fuel pumps and hydraulic pumps
Some are cold blooded and need heat,glow plugs,and intake air heaters. Good batterysThis just isn't true!
My AGCO starts very good in the winter, without plugging it in or anything else! I had a 6206 Deutz that started very easy in the winter and I see my neighbors JX65 and JX90 both start easy in the winter!
All mine needs is a GOOD battery and it will start EVERY time, even below zero...
BUT, my experience is, deere tractors are not good starters in cold weather...
SR
Don't glow for over the time you set in operators manual doing so can blow out the glow plugs better to glow for allotted time 10 - 12 seconds then wait and reglow this will work as well as holding for a min.1. Treat fuel with an arctic treatment all year
2. Change fuel filter ever fall
3. Good battery
4. Working glow plugs
5. 5-40 Rotella T
I cycle my glow plugs for over min (seems like a long time when actually counting), add 1/8-1/4 throttle and crank it.
This has worked every time on both my Kubota and Bobcat (Kioti) down to -10.
A battery heater blanket makes a battery perform better. It will give more current out and will accept more charge current to charge up faster. You need to keep the battery, block and oil warm (synthetic) if it is very cold.This just isn't true!
My AGCO starts very good in the winter, without plugging it in or anything else! I had a 6206 Deutz that started very easy in the winter and I see my neighbors JX65 and JX90 both start easy in the winter!
All mine needs is a GOOD battery and it will start EVERY time, even below zero...
BUT, my experience is, deere tractors are not good starters in cold weather...
SR
A battery heater blanket makes a battery perform better. It will give more current out and will accept more charge current to charge up faster. You need to keep the battery, block and oil warm (synthetic) if it is very cold.
Must be in good shape.I would make some changes IF I had to, but I don't... My AGCO started right up this morning, without the glow plug and after a few mins of warm up, went right to work.....just like it always does...
SR
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