So I'm a bone-head and forgot to plug in my tractor in advance yesterday; I needed to put a new round bale in the feeder and was on limited time.
I gave the glow plugs their due time and turned Bobbi's key, with each slow revolution of the engine I heard her mutter a distinct "F U"! Just when I was about to give up there was a little sputter followed by the hacking of a four-pack-a-day-of-Camel-filterless-60yo after making the brisk walk from the car into the bingo parlor. A couple minutes of extremely black exhaust - to the point I was afraid there wouldn't be enough oxygen left in the air to sustain poor Bobbi - were followed by the exhaust turning to a dark grey.
After a few minutes to let her wake I sped Bobbi up to 1800 rmp and slowly headed out the the hay pile, slowly flexing her joints, listening to her whine the whole way.
The whole process took about an hour - never idling her down - the temp gauge didn't budge and the exhaust never cleared completely. The temp dipped to -16F when I woke up this morning. This weather is not fit for man nor beast nor anything requiring liquids to remain viscous!
I gave the glow plugs their due time and turned Bobbi's key, with each slow revolution of the engine I heard her mutter a distinct "F U"! Just when I was about to give up there was a little sputter followed by the hacking of a four-pack-a-day-of-Camel-filterless-60yo after making the brisk walk from the car into the bingo parlor. A couple minutes of extremely black exhaust - to the point I was afraid there wouldn't be enough oxygen left in the air to sustain poor Bobbi - were followed by the exhaust turning to a dark grey.
After a few minutes to let her wake I sped Bobbi up to 1800 rmp and slowly headed out the the hay pile, slowly flexing her joints, listening to her whine the whole way.
The whole process took about an hour - never idling her down - the temp gauge didn't budge and the exhaust never cleared completely. The temp dipped to -16F when I woke up this morning. This weather is not fit for man nor beast nor anything requiring liquids to remain viscous!