2240 cold start

willy44 · Dec 6, 2014

Im going to put power to the barn this week so it will be plugged in from now on. I had a chance to buy a 3020 but I went with the 2240 because it had a loader and the 3020 didnt. I was concerned it was a 3 cyl problem because I have opperated but not owned a 4440 and a few other 6 cyl diesel tractors (IH , oliver) and none of them had any problems when cold. Thanks for all the advice it is greatly appreciated.

Tx Jim · Dec 7, 2014

The 4 cylinder engines have either a balancer box(3020) or balancer shafts in (Dubuque/Mannheim/Saran) engines that can fail and cause problems

fieldman12 · Dec 7, 2014

You just need to use the block heater and you will be fine. I thought you where trying to say it still did not start great with the block heater plugged in. I went back and read your post again. I read where it was in a new barn with no electric yet.

Zebrafive · Dec 7, 2014

If you know that you will be using the tractor at a certain time, put a timer on the heater and set it to start a couple hours before you want to use it. Rather than plugging it in full time.

buickanddeere · Dec 7, 2014

willy44 said:
Hello everyone, here in Michigan it is getting colder as I'm sure a lot of you experienced and the snow is immanent. That being said I bought my 2240 earlier this year when it was warm and I am new to the compact and diesel tractor world. This past week it was below freezing (around 25 degrees) and when I start it up it doesn't run smooth, it pops and acts like it wants to idle fast and I haven't touched the throttle and it is set to idle. I am curious if this is caused by the tractor being a 3 cylinder or if there is something going wrong (injectors, injection pump). Now after it warms up for 10 minutes it quits popping and runs like a champ. I should say that the tractor only has 2100 hours on it and the lift pump was replaced once. The tractor doesn't have any glow plugs but it does have a coolant heater and that helps but I put it in a new pole barn without power otherwise I would use it. The tractor isn't hard to start I am just concerned about what is causing the popping action. Thanks and I hope everyone has a good winter.

Find some way to supply power to the block heater.

willy44 · Dec 8, 2014

The timer is a good idea, I might just try it.

rocketfish · Dec 13, 2014

Zebrafive said:
If you know that you will be using the tractor at a certain time, put a timer on the heater and set it to start a couple hours before you want to use it. Rather than plugging it in full time.

That's what I do with my diesel pick up in the winter. I have it set for a few hours before I need to leave for work. Starts easy and I actually have heat!!! My 05' dodge (5.9 cummins) takes forever to warm up!