It is COLD!!

[MJPetersen]

That filter bowl is the same as on my MT180D and last night was -14C and I had no gelling. Must be the fuel quality.

That is exactly right. I paid extra to get "winter rated fuel" and that obviously is not "winter rated."

You must have a heavy weight summer fluid in there!

That is the conclusion that I have come to. I have not changed it since I got the tractor because the dealer said that it had already been changed and it looked good. Therefore, I was reluctant to drain out perfectly good oil. I have about 75 hours on it now so maybe I will just go ahead and do it. When it warms up just a bit more.

I used an electric heat gun (like a very hot hair dryer) and pointed it to the filter area and line to the pump. And it eventually started working.

Thanks, Mike

 

[Tig]

-20C here this morning but I have no need to start the tractor.
Thanks for the pics. Hope I don't see that first hand. In late fall I treated my Diesel with some power service. That fuel's all used up several tanks ago so I should have winter fuel now.
I put a folded up old sleeping bag over the hood before I plug in the block heater. Makes everything nice and toasty.

 

[MJPetersen]

Daryl,

I thank you for the interest in what God has called us to do here. We have been in Poland for 14 years and I have taught in Bible schools and started a church in the outskirts of Warsaw. I love the ministry that God has called us to do here, and would love to expand more on what we are doing and on God's leading in our lives, but this is a tractor forum, and religion is a topic that is "out-of-bounds" according to the rules. Therefore, I suggest that you check out our out-of-date web site (Home) and send me a private message with your email address and any questions. That goes for anyone who would like to know more about our ministry here in Poland. I love to talk about it, but the forum is not the proper place. I do not want to get anyone mad at me.


It has warmed up a bit and is SNOWING I hope that it keeps up through the night and I will have some work in the morning. Then I will get to clear my deck again, as I posted on the "Owners and Operating" forum.

Have a good day,

Mike

 

[sandman2234]

I can only imagine serving a calling that will take on the magnitude of being a missionary, especially in a foreign country, and in an area where they don't import outdoor heat!!! I am sure your family is enjoying themselves in sunny central Florida, dispite the cold snap we are currently having. I get to go to Tennessee tomorrow to visit a little cooler climate, lol!
David from jax