Mitsubishi or Iseki

[greggyy]

I dont have power in my barn so I wont be able to plug it in. I壇 like the least cold blooded and easiest tractor to start in the cold as I can find.

This may be hard to work out on a forum.

I have 2 tractors, one is quite old Inter from the 60s, had some on here say they are pigs to start etc etc, the one I got has no glow connected, and fires very quick in the 3 seasons, and will take a few goes in winter if freezing or close to it, so needs a charged battery in winter.

I have a jap one from 80s and it has working glow, you need about 30 secs glow even in hot weather ! No cheating in winter.

So, yeah, will depend on design and condition of engine and battery, who would think a 60s era tractor with a lot of hrs and no glow would fire so easily, also, both have same HP rating, but the International donk is so much stronger and torquey, it is in another era....lol

 

[daugen]

I have a jap one from 80s and it has working glow,
you need about 30 secs glow even in hot weather ! No cheating in winter.

Exactly like my MF 1230/Iseki tractor, always have to remind neighbor who helps me to
run the glow plug for 30 seconds on red, unless the engine had just been running.
Cold hearted engine. Mine clatters like mad for awhile expressing
its disapproval of being woken up in such a chilly situation. And then in two minutes it's humming along.
Just have to let them wake up. That little tractor is easy and fun to drive.
I now have a carryall on the back I finished off with lumber, hauls a lot more than UTV bed.
21 years old and still running fine. And with big new turf tires, it can go on my often wet lawn when
everything else is off limits.

I occasionally put a smart charger on the battery of this tractor to make sure
it's desulphated and makes max power. Then I don't worry about holding down that key for what seems forever
at times watching the little red glowing wires. Today you get a nice light on the dash.
Glowing wires are ok too, likely a seriously less efficient way of saying the circuit is on.
But with a good battery and a working alternator, everything works the way it should.

I've owned a Mitsubishi (CaseIH) and an Iseki, my little Massey, and I think they are both very high quality products.
Perhaps they are the Hondas and Toyotas of the Japanese tractor market.
Of course, Mitsubishi also makes cars too. And jets. And...

 

[dodgecumminsguy]

I currently own a Massey 1652 HST cab. That's an Iseki 3.0L 4cyl (55hp) diesel. ((Previously i owned: Massey 1648 with Iseki 2.2L 4cyl (48hp); LS R4041 & R4047 with LS built Mitsubishi 2.2L 4cyl engines; Kioti CK20 with Kioti 0.9L 3cyl (21hp).

I also currently have a Terex/ASV track loader with Cat-Perkins 3.3L 4cyl (80hp) which is actually a Mitsubishi engine.

I also currently have a Hustler Super-Z Diesel commercial mower, with a Shibaura 1.7L 3cyl (25hp).

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I will say that my Cat-Perkins Mitsubishi in my Terex is the best winter starter of the bunch. It starts smooth even in the winter. The next best were the LS built Mitsubishi engines. Then, i would say that my Iseki, Shibaura, and Kioti diesels all share the bottom spots in my fleet for winter starting.

Can't complain about any of them regarding performance, they've all performed as expected. The Iseki Tier3 engines are good, old tech engines.

I don't think you'll go wrong with either.

I am Currently looking at a 2011 Massey 1652 with a cab & Iseki 3.0 4 cylinder with under 400hrs. Looks like new. Im curious how yours has held up and how many hours you currently have on it. Im upgrading from my 2010 Kubota L3400 that I bought new that currently has 565 hours with 0 issues or problems since new.

 

[MAX-24-Dean]

I have never had a problem getting mitsubishi generators or light tower engines started in cold weather on jobsites. Always started with one cycle of the glow plugs around freezing temps. And with two or three glow plug cycles when it got colder (0 degrees F).
My tractor also has a Mitsubishi engine in it that is identical to most light tower engines that I maintained on jobsites. They are a good cold starting engine.