cbmedic
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Hey all just wondering if everyone uses the preheat/glow plugs everytime u start your diesel tractor
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KevT
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Only if it is like 20 degrees or colder... for me about twice a year
MoKelly
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I always go through the same procedure --- turn key, wait for glow plug light to go off, start.
MoKelly
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Hey, I try and if she don't start then on the 2nd attempt I add glow plugs.
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My tractor usually starts in the summer without glow plugs. We have several diesel lawn mowers, and they will never start without glow plugs. We had a case tractor, and you never had to glow plug that tractor/lawn mower to start it.
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Depends on the tractor. My small Ford 1215 I've had for 17 years will not start without pre-heat even when warm. The NH T4.75 starts below freezing without pre-heat.
vtsnowedin
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First start of the day? yes even in summer. Starts easier and you get a lot less smoke and I think less wear and tear on the parts.
davesl708
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Usually give it five seconds in the summer for the first start. After warm don't need it. Winter 10-20 seconds.
Gafn
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Well - that is a "every tractor is different" , oh and if you have a DPF:
Even though the engine is running and the glow plug indicator is not illuminated in the dash, the glow plugs will cycle anywhere from 3 to 5 minutes after start up. This helps reduce the amount of start-up emissions by 60 percent and also helps reduce build up of soot that would typically be trapped in the regeneration filter (DPF).
Automatically cycled glow plugs = longer times between regeneration.
I took possession of a 2015 Branson yesterday, and every time I have started it - the glow plug indicator illuminates, and it has not been below 50 degrees.
Even though the engine is running and the glow plug indicator is not illuminated in the dash, the glow plugs will cycle anywhere from 3 to 5 minutes after start up. This helps reduce the amount of start-up emissions by 60 percent and also helps reduce build up of soot that would typically be trapped in the regeneration filter (DPF).
Automatically cycled glow plugs = longer times between regeneration.
I took possession of a 2015 Branson yesterday, and every time I have started it - the glow plug indicator illuminates, and it has not been below 50 degrees.