Winter gel 2015 hst mahindra

[Becharpa]

My tractor gels especially when it gets -0 degrees. I use a combination of diesel and kerosene but I always have to warm up the under side with a blow heater to get the tractor to start. I'm looking fir best advise on block heater or other type to assure quick startup.

 

[George2615]

I had a 2615HST. I used Power Service (the white bottle) fuel additive and installed a lower in line hose heater. Bought the KATZ lower hose heater at auto parts store. Drained radiator, cut 1" out of lower hose, installed in line heater and refilled with antifreeze. In winter I had the heater plugged into an appliance timer. The timer was set to come on about 2 hours before I got out of work. Heat rises so placing the heater in the lower hose lets the heated fluid rise and circulate ever so slowly through the engine and radiator. When I got home the water / antifreeze temp in the radiator was about 140 deg. which made for easy starts. This setup is much easier to install than knocking out a freeze plug and putting in a block heater. I still use Power Service in my new tractor but this one lives in an insulated and heated pole barn. I have 2 dogs that stay in the barn and a furnace that keeps it at 45 deg.
I'm surprised you have gelling using a kerosene / diesel mix. Usually the kero mix will eliminate the gelling problem. Are you using a 50/50 mix of diesel / kero.

 

[msb1766]

I do exactly what George2516 does except I have a block heater instead of the hose heater use the Power Service also you may want to pick up a bottle of
Diesel 911 to keep on hand because of your gelling problem. I would try to get your diesel from a different source to see if that helps. I know in NY where I live
they switch over to winter diesel around Thanksgiving. My tractor stays in an unheated garage and using the block heater have not had any staring issues no mater how cold.

 

[George2615]

I forgot to mention it but msb1766 did. Buy your fuel from a large volume station. I used to buy my diesel at my local truck stop. Always a good turnover of fresh fuel there. This will be my first year not doing that. I recently setup a 275 gallon tank and now have it delivered. It's about 25 cents a gallon cheaper than at the pump. I had them put in 100 gallons when I filled my home heating oil tank. I treated that fuel with PS additive also.