Ok, since the colder weather has arrived I want to make sure we got everything covered. We got the manuals, we have the garage space. We don't have the experience in winterizing a tractor.
Even at 45 degrees I almost freaked out when we were tryin to start the tractor. Is it normal for the 186D to be a cold blooded son of gun!? Thick smoke and all had me scared when we were starting it!
I understand the unburnt fuel, but just want to see if its normal for a Diesel engine to puke smoke when it's cold. When we let it warmup for the reccomended 5 minutes the tractor runs great. Only smoke is at initial start. Should we be using the compression release and is 10-15 seconds too short a time to allow the old glow plugs to work? Should we buy a block heater for cold weather?
Just a few questions, I'm sure ill think of more.