Max 24 newbee with starting exhaust question

John Dougherty · Apr 2, 2015

NE,
You are in a cold climate right now and I am not. I will say that when I heat up the glow plugs before starting I don't have the issue with black smoke. Mine will start w/o them, but it will smoke a fair amount upon starting and quickly go away. Even at fifty degrees mine likes the plugs activated...starts easier. A word of caution: the manual says to check the oil level every ten hours. My machine is new and at ten hours it was a full quart low. I know that it came full. Pretty natural for a diesel engine to use oil for awhile in the beginning as the break in period is longer than a gas engine. Check the oil!

oldpilgrim · Apr 2, 2015

Just one of the benefits of having a real diesel tractor, not one of these fancy tier 4 things. It's a badge of honor within the diesel family.

John Dougherty · Apr 2, 2015

oldpilgrim said:
Just one of the benefits of having a real diesel tractor, not one of these fancy tier 4 things. It's a badge of honor within the diesel family.

OP
If you are talking to me, and I am not too sure, then I would agree. Tier 3 here buddy.

mike69440 · Apr 3, 2015

The new owner is picking up my little Kubota tomorrow, so I gave her one last workout grading my road. My new Max 28 sure smokes a lot on startup compared to the 30 year old Kubota. Even though the smoke on startup is "normal". I still find it odd that an old tractor blows barely a puff on startup and the new one belches.

Sorry I'm getting sentimental, but old tractors are like old dogs, you get attached.

oldpilgrim · Apr 3, 2015

The Mahindras are so quiet that they purposely make them smoke on start-up so you'll know they're running.

NE Snowblower · Apr 7, 2015

John Dougherty said:
NE,
You are in a cold climate right now and I am not. I will say that when I heat up the glow plugs before starting I don't have the issue with black smoke. Mine will start w/o them, but it will smoke a fair amount upon starting and quickly go away. Even at fifty degrees mine likes the plugs activated...starts easier. A word of caution: the manual says to check the oil level every ten hours. My machine is new and at ten hours it was a full quart low. I know that it came full. Pretty natural for a diesel engine to use oil for awhile in the beginning as the break in period is longer than a gas engine. Check the oil!

Thanks JD. You were right by suggesting I check the oil. After 18 hours, the dip stick shows to add a quart.