Recent content by Mattsy Fergy

Let's clear a couple things up. First; Yes, old truckers (I am one, retired, as was my father) added ATF to their old diesel fuel, many times the fuel was questionable and oil helped, it was basically hydraulic fluid back then. The injection systems were "loose" and you could run almost...

This is the setup I made for my Massey. I found a used ATV/UTV blade and hitch online and bought it, not cheap but a real nice blade. 60" Aluminum, could angle, with a large thick rubber edge. I made a mount that would fit in my bucket, this is the second one, the first was too flimsy. The...

Just an update.... I used the tractor/blower a couple times for under 5 inches of snow and it worked fine, so after the latest snowstorm, where we got a LOT of snow, I hoped it would do the job. Yep! The snow was rolling over the top of the blower, which is 20", and it just kept chugging...

Fuel tanker driver here. All diesel comes from the same tank, the additives are added at the truck fill point, to make the different blends. On the fill pipe there are injectors that add them in pulses, not steadily, so yes it takes some time for it all to blend together. I'm not sure where the...

With a block heater, if the temp gets above the motors thermostat setting, it will open and allow the hotter water to go to the radiator, pulling cooler water into the block thus cooling it. So the coolant will never go above whatever the thermostat setting is. This is not likely to happen since...

For our purposes lets ignore pre-combustion chamber engines, which is old technology and not used much these days, and as I stated, intake manifold heaters are often referred to as glowplugs, even though that's not the proper term. From Wikipedia; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glowplug I...

I will have to disagree. Why do mfrs install glow plugs if they don't work? Direct injection diesels have them in the chamber, and they are there to assist with combustion. Manifold pre-heaters, also called glow plugs, are in the intake manifold to induce warm air into the cylinders, also to...

OK, I just looked up what the 4707 is, a 75hp, intercooled, turbocharged, 4wd, tractor, fairly large. Don't light a newspaper and stick it in the intake!!!!!! The manual should tell how to start in cold weather, but online says 1-3 minutes for the glowplugs. Sometimes I will use glowplugs, try...

Fortunately, it is inside, that will help. You can get a small torpedo style heater, they make them in propane or kerosene/diesel, and aim the heat up under the motor. let it warm for a while until the block feels warm, then try to start it. Once you get it warmed up, change the oil to a lighter...

Yeah, that's a bit nippy! 😱 Is the tractor inside a shed or barn? That would help. Did you switch to a lower weight synthetic oil for those temps? Do you treat your fuel? If outside, you could cover it with a tarp. You may need an oil pan warmer. As suggested, a battery tender would help, plus...

Be a little more specific. Does it crank? Slowly or normally? Is there any smoke from exhaust? Color of smoke?

To be honest, I don't think I even need as much as I have. I snowblow mostly in 2wd. Only need the assist when I drop the front wheels off into the yard too far.

I got an old beer keg, drilled out the sides for a couple 3pt hitch pins, and made a top link out of a couple pieces of angle iron. I had to "customize" it where the chain mounts are with a sledgehammer. Filled with gravel, estimated weight 250# I still want to paint it red, put a MF decal and...

Veddy interesting! (laugh-in reference:)) Thank you.