So it's -31c today -41c with wind chill. I got to put out hay today I hope she starts. First winter with this tractor. Fingers crossed.
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-31c today hope she starts
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You don't say what tractor you have, but if you have enough battery and heat the intake with whatever method is available it should start...that is if the engine and fuel are in good condition!
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Good luck getting it fired off. Let us know how it goes!
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Good luck getting it fired off. Let us know how it goes!
85Hokie
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Not sure I want to go outside!
A good deal of preheat - the right treatment of fuel, strong battery and a good warm up, I mean you not the tractor!
And you'll be fine!pauly
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Get a block heater. I put the Kubota OEM unit in. Best $60.00 I have spent.
Hope you get it running.
Hope you get it running.
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Freak, that sounds a lot colder than the 13F we saw this morning here in Texas..
My L2501 is staying in the barn, no need to get it out.
My 04' SuperDuty PS 6.0 on the other hand, I have to wake it up it early tomorrow, and it should be around 12F then. Going to pick up some Winter fuel additive, for this rare occasion, and throw in it today to prevent gelling.. We don't have any #1 to mix with it down here.
My L2501 is staying in the barn, no need to get it out.
My 04' SuperDuty PS 6.0 on the other hand, I have to wake it up it early tomorrow, and it should be around 12F then. Going to pick up some Winter fuel additive, for this rare occasion, and throw in it today to prevent gelling.. We don't have any #1 to mix with it down here.
Well the battery is dead. Got the heater going under tarp to unfreeze it with charger on. Hope it works cause I don't want to hand fork a round bale
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I think my oem block heater was $44. bucks at the dealer. I plug it in as needed. But my battery seems very strong only once at -20*F that it was not plugged in and I had to jump start it. I'm not sure how long Kubota batterys last. But anything like a truck the OEM battery is better then any off the shelf after market ones.
But -31*c=-24*F would kill just about any battery.
But -31*c=-24*F would kill just about any battery.
I started mine friday,oil plan heater and battery charger on overnight. Fired right up. If battery froze,it needs to be thawed before charging.if i was in your boots, i would be replacing battery with the biggest one that fits. Having a dependable machine for feeding critters shouldnt be a chore just to start.
No one has mentioned this and it may not be applicable to your tractor which is not yet identified.
If your glow plugs are controlled by some electronic wizard, it is possible to force them into another cycle using an undocumented feature.
Assuming you have a shuttle shift, you move the shuttle to forward position and turn key to start. The glow plug light on the dash will not come on but it will be heating. I count to 10, put the shuttle lever in neutral and start.
This trick is a big help even when using a block heater. Sometimes the block heater warms up the sensor which controls how long the glow plugs heat and even if they do at all.
Although the block is warm from the heater, the frigid air coming into the cylinders makes it reluctant to start.
Take 10 seconds and force a cycle and boom the engine does not even turn over.
Dave M7040
If your glow plugs are controlled by some electronic wizard, it is possible to force them into another cycle using an undocumented feature.
Assuming you have a shuttle shift, you move the shuttle to forward position and turn key to start. The glow plug light on the dash will not come on but it will be heating. I count to 10, put the shuttle lever in neutral and start.
This trick is a big help even when using a block heater. Sometimes the block heater warms up the sensor which controls how long the glow plugs heat and even if they do at all.
Although the block is warm from the heater, the frigid air coming into the cylinders makes it reluctant to start.
Take 10 seconds and force a cycle and boom the engine does not even turn over.
Dave M7040
It is a 1990 M6950DTS I brought the battery inside and OS on charger. It does have a block heater and was plugged in
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Well 26 degree warmer and a charged battery. Started right up. Horses and cows happy, my back happy
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They do make a heating pad for the battery.
It sounds like you need one if it is that cold often.
Ray
It sounds like you need one if it is that cold often.
Ray
Those battery blankets were very popular for a while, i would sooner use a charger, it warms battery and keeps available amps topped up. Havent seen a battery blanket in at least 5 years.
Had an ice storm here a few years back where we had 10 degree temps for days. I needed to put a round bale out for the cows and the modern diesel tractor wasn't having none of it. I just went over to one of my antiques, a 1936 Case CC and it fired right up. No 3 point, but I just used a hay buggy hooked onto the draw bar and got it done. With 12 tractors on the place surely one of them will start when you just gotta have something.
lordulrich
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If you have lots of low temps you might want to look at an AGM battery. AGMs will have a little less capacity at the higher temperatures, but it looses less capacity as the temperature drops. Each battery will be a bit different, but in general AGM batteries will have more capacity at low temperature, when you typically need it at least in my climate.
Only -23 today started right up got the drifts out of my driveway and two neibors. Tomorrow clean up with ATV with plow and then snow blower
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While I don't have a battery blanket on my tractor yet, I plan on getting one. Had one on my old green 318 and even on my minivan. My work limited the amount of current they allowed for heaters when I plugged in at work. So a blanket and block heater worked. Block heater would keep the engine at least a bit warm in -40 windchill but a warm strong battery will crank any cold engine with synthetic oil at any temp.
I live very far south of you. Our low so far this year is 25 degrees. Christmas was 79 and that was not a record for that day. We have not had a day that stay below freezing.