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Was at the cottage this weekend to try the plow mod which will have to wait a bit. It was about -17 C. and was probably about -20 C. overnight. The DF wouldn't start but would turn over a little with a boost. (no external block, rad hose, pan heater yet.) used the pre warm manifold heater on these engines. There are glow plugs that are not wired in. Took the lead off the manifold heater and after cleaning the paint off the glow plug bus bar held the wire to the bus bar (put a 20 amp fuse in instead of the 10 amp after blowing the 10) and did the pre heat a few times for about 20 sec.s each and she fired right up to my joy. I will now permanently wire it to the glow plug bus bar as for colder climates it should be. I guess they wire to manifold heater because that is all that is required for most climates where these are shipped. As for general operation, the hydraulics were functional with in about 15 min. (at -20 c.) which I thought was good. The next morning it had warmed up to about -6 C. and with 2 20 secs glowplug bursts it started right up. The hydraulics were functional almost right away. These tractors have a common reservoir for hydraulics, and gear. I have universal TDH in it. Everything worked well tractor wise. The 4 WD and locking rear diff was a lifesaver to get out of a few tight spots and the manual gear box hi and low worked well. I'll try to post a video my better half took soon. Hope this helps anyone with winter starting issues.
Dave
Dave