Cold weather starting

[telephoneman]

This will be my first winter for owning my 1602D. It doesn't have glow plugs. It will be kept inside (cold storage). What would be best for keeping her ready to go. Any help would be appreciated. /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif

 

[Soundguy]

How cold is it where you get. In florida, I had no problem starting my diesels in the high 20's .

If it has thermostart you should be good to go.

If it is really really cold.. you could always get a magnetic block heater that just hands on the oil pan.. or even a lower radiator hose water heater... etc.

Soundguy

 

[kn6md]

I have a 1601D that will start up at 15 degrees F just like on a hot summer day using thermostart. I turn the key to the left and wait about 5 seconds, then turn to the right and fire it up in the normal fashon.

Before *every* start I pull the compression release and crank until the oil pressure light goes off. This takes a while when the temp is in the teens. I also let the machine warm up a bit in the winter before I start using the backhoe or loader.

If you examine your intake manifold carefully and find an electrical connection to it, that is probably the thermostart heater plug. I put a volt meter on mine turned the ignition switch to the left, got voltage and knew then I had thermostart. Found it looking for glow plugs......

Good luck,

Bill Vorhies

 

[jbitting]

well... I've found the biggest factor in starting mine in the winter is the charge in the cold battery. I'll usually connect the charger to it about an hour before I start. This probably adds a little heat to the battery too, but... whatever... it makes a difference, at least for me and my admittedly old & tired battery.
I've only twice had to resort to pre-heating the intake, and both of those times the battery had not been "topped off" with a charger first.
Just my $.02 though.
Jake

 

[telephoneman]

I live in Upstate New York and O and below can become the norm. I always wondered what the "TS" on the ignition was. I'm going to take all your advices and apply them. Thank you so much.

 

[F15DOWNER]

I have an F15D with thermostart and it gets pretty cold here on the shores of Erie too. What I do is turn the key to the TS position and give it two shots of fuel, wait till the light goes out, then fire it up. It cranks a little longer when it's cold but it starts right up. I let the hyd fluid warm up for about 10 min, if it's under 20 deg, because I get some sequel when I lift the three point if I don't.
I'm not sure if the older tractors light goes out after it reaches temp, but it's about 5-8 seconds.
Tom

 

[lens12]

If you are going to start it very often in cold weather , I'd recommend either a freeze plug heater or a lower radiator heater.

 

[jd2210]

Finally a question fit for a Canadian. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
I have block heaters on most of my equipment, and they all start 100%. Anything above -20 just plug it in 2 hours a head of time. When it drops below that 3 hours, anything more than that is useless. For equipment I use everyday like my hay shredder I have a timer setup. When it gets REALLY cold like -40 drape a blanket over the hood to keep the heat in.