Cold weather starting

[truckdiagnostics]

This is what my tractor currently has, I guess I refer to it wrongly as glow plug sometimes. I believe the fuel supply going to it is being obstructed because you should hear a puff after it is on for a few seconds. I replaced everything but the line a few years ago.

My older SAME has this as well and when I replaced that many years ago, it would fire right up, even below 0.

well if that is what you have when it is working it will start when it is real cold! Fix it. Battery blanket. make sure fuel doesn't gel. As long as it turns over fast enough when it is cold with that system and it has fuel it will start.

 

[careyo63]

This is what my tractor currently has, I guess I refer to it wrongly as glow plug sometimes. I believe the fuel supply going to it is being obstructed because you should hear a puff after it is on for a few seconds. I replaced everything but the line a few years ago.

My older SAME has this as well and when I replaced that many years ago, it would fire right up, even below 0.

This is what my tractor currently has, I guess I refer to it wrongly as glow plug sometimes. I believe the fuel supply going to it is being obstructed because you should hear a puff after it is on for a few seconds. I replaced everything but the line a few years ago.

My older SAME has this as well and when I replaced that many years ago, it would fire right up, even below 0.

No reservoir either so to get fuel to the coil this is all I do. Suck fuel from the tank and then Squirt it back in after starting it. From another member and basically the same Tractor. Just a US. model. Serious heat and with a block heater in Sub zero Temps. no doubt it works

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[Williy]

I just use the glow plugs. I don't believe it gets; cold
enough for anything else

willy

 

[5030]

I keep both my M's in an unheated and no electricity barn and the glo-plugs have always worked just fine. When it gets real cold out (and it does up here in Michigan), abput 15 seconds on the plugs equates to about half a turn on the engines and they fire right up and always have. Having said that, I'll let them idle while I have a coffee and then go out and use them.

Just because you use a block heater. that don't heat the hydraulic fluid whereas idling them does because the fluid is circulating in the pump. Do the same idle but only about a minute on shutdown, to let the turbocharger cool down as well.

 

[Topzide]

I'll use the block heater to start mine and then let them idle about 1200 - 1500 for about 10 minutes. Enough time to get coffee, snack, and pee break! Then off to work.

 

[Thomas]

More than enough time to warm engine...block heater.

 

[George2615]

What is everyone using for their cold weather starts? I have 1 magnetic heater but I'm thinking of getting a second one for my tractor this winter. It does have a glow plug (which I replaced 2 or 3 years ago) and it doesn't seem to work that great when its really cold out (10F or less). This is for my farmtrac 785dtc. I was looking for a block heater but can't seem to find any information out there for this engine.

My other option is to replace the fuel line to the glow plug as the plug in on the opposite side of the fuel filter and the line goes all the way around the engine. I was also thinking that maybe that line is clogged or has crud built up in it and could maybe clean it out somehow. Any suggestions?

Your 785 has 4 cylinders, Isn't there a glow plug for each one? Please excuse my ignorance, I know nothing about the 785dtc

 

[Yander]

I have Yanmar and Shibaura engines in my tractors, the guys who have them know what I'm talking about. When it's too cold for them to start without anything but glow plugs, I'm staying in.

I think Iseki are about the worst that I've owned for cold natured in the winter. But they are bullet proof once they are started.

 

[bazman82]

Your 785 has 4 cylinders, Isn't there a glow plug for each one? Please excuse my ignorance, I know nothing about the 785dtc

It has the thermal plug on the intake. The diesel drips on it to create the flame to warm it for the start. You'll hear a puff when it's ready to start and we'll mine don't puff, even after I replaced everything but the line.

 

[sd455dan]

What is everyone using for their cold weather starts? I have 1 magnetic heater but I'm thinking of getting a second one for my tractor this winter. It does have a glow plug (which I replaced 2 or 3 years ago) and it doesn't seem to work that great when its really cold out (10F or less). This is for my farmtrac 785dtc. I was looking for a block heater but can't seem to find any information out there for this engine.

My other option is to replace the fuel line to the glow plug as the plug in on the opposite side of the fuel filter and the line goes all the way around the engine. I was also thinking that maybe that line is clogged or has crud built up in it and could maybe clean it out somehow. Any suggestions?

Freeze plug heater on the Rhino tractor and a Kats inline lower radiator hose one for the Ford 550

Both have intake Thermo starts as well.