On 12/3/2014 11:39 PM, Tim wrote:

Richard the reason I asked about your tractor is if you really wanted to help it
start in the cold cold, you might consider a block heater, wick isn't
hard to install. But does take a bit of work. A cheap one (400w) are
about 35 bucks and are about as worthless as that pan heater you bought.
A good 1000w runs about 120 bucks but works quite well. Installation
requires draining the coolant from the block, removing a freeze plug,
installing the heater unit and refilling. When it's about 20 degrees
outside you can plug it in for about a half hour before starting and the
tractor should spin right over. It doesn't make the block toasty hot but
does warm the engine enough to make a huge diffrence.

I thought I'd mention it, but you might get by with a better battery. The glow plugs pull hard...




Thanks Tim,

Actually I looked into installing a block heater like the one you
mentioned but decided it wasn't a project I felt like undertaking.
That's when I decided to try the magnetic heater. I agree, it's pretty
much worthless.

I've managed to get by this long by trying to start (killing the
battery) and then hooking up a small, 6 amp battery charger to recharge
and warm up the battery. On really cold days it might take two or three
evolutions of doing this but it finally fires up. Once it has started,
it's good for restarts for the rest of the day.

I am hoping that before too long this will no longer be an issue. Hope
to be in warmer climates. I can always put it in the garage overnight
when I know I'll need it (snow storm).

Understood Richard. But now that you've described your starting procedures I'd say you need a good battery.

On Thu, 4 Dec 2014 05:44:47 -0800 (PST), Tim
wrote:

Understood Richard. But now that you've described your starting procedures I'd say you need a good battery.

I'd say he should invest in a tractor shed and a space heater. If the
shed was big enough, he could use it as a 'man cave' also - a safe
place to store and clean all his registered guns.
--

"The modern definition of 'racist' is someone who's winning an argument
with a liberal."

....Peter Brimelow (Author)
(Thanks, Luddite!)

On 12/4/2014 10:18 AM, Poco Loco wrote:
On Thu, 4 Dec 2014 05:44:47 -0800 (PST), Tim
wrote:

Understood Richard. But now that you've described your starting procedures I'd say you need a good battery.

I'd say he should invest in a tractor shed and a space heater. If the
shed was big enough, he could use it as a 'man cave' also - a safe
place to store and clean all his registered guns.


No need to build a tractor shed. The house has a large, heated garage
with 12'x12' doors that can house 3 cars if necessary. Mrs.E. doesn't
like to put cars (or tractors) in it though because it's a winter
playground area for the dogs. For a while it was her "office room",
piled high with her "stuff". Took a while but with the help of a 15
yard dumpster we cleaned it all out last summer, so it's pretty much empty.

The horse barn also has an attached and heated two car garage but the
doors are smaller. (10'x10') The tractor will fit in it if I remove the
upper section of the "roll bar" that is on the tractor. Not a big deal
to do.

My registered guns (which is all of them) are kept in a safe.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tFOew70Gd0

"Mr. Luddite" wrote:
On 12/4/2014 10:18 AM, Poco Loco wrote:
On Thu, 4 Dec 2014 05:44:47 -0800 (PST), Tim
wrote:

Understood Richard. But now that you've described your starting
procedures I'd say you need a good battery.

I'd say he should invest in a tractor shed and a space heater. If the
shed was big enough, he could use it as a 'man cave' also - a safe
place to store and clean all his registered guns.


No need to build a tractor shed. The house has a large, heated garage
with 12'x12' doors that can house 3 cars if necessary. Mrs.E. doesn't
like to put cars (or tractors) in it though because it's a winter
playground area for the dogs. For a while it was her "office room",
piled high with her "stuff". Took a while but with the help of a 15 yard
dumpster we cleaned it all out last summer, so it's pretty much empty.

The horse barn also has an attached and heated two car garage but the
doors are smaller. (10'x10') The tractor will fit in it if I remove the
upper section of the "roll bar" that is on the tractor. Not a big deal to do.

My registered guns (which is all of them) are kept in a safe.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tFOew70Gd0

How about one of those booster battery kits? Keep it in the heated garage.

On 12/4/2014 1:52 PM, Califbill wrote:
"Mr. Luddite" wrote:
On 12/4/2014 10:18 AM, Poco Loco wrote:
On Thu, 4 Dec 2014 05:44:47 -0800 (PST), Tim
wrote:

Understood Richard. But now that you've described your starting
procedures I'd say you need a good battery.

I'd say he should invest in a tractor shed and a space heater. If the
shed was big enough, he could use it as a 'man cave' also - a safe
place to store and clean all his registered guns.


No need to build a tractor shed. The house has a large, heated garage
with 12'x12' doors that can house 3 cars if necessary. Mrs.E. doesn't
like to put cars (or tractors) in it though because it's a winter
playground area for the dogs. For a while it was her "office room",
piled high with her "stuff". Took a while but with the help of a 15 yard
dumpster we cleaned it all out last summer, so it's pretty much empty.

The horse barn also has an attached and heated two car garage but the
doors are smaller. (10'x10') The tractor will fit in it if I remove the
upper section of the "roll bar" that is on the tractor. Not a big deal to do.

My registered guns (which is all of them) are kept in a safe.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tFOew70Gd0

How about one of those booster battery kits? Keep it in the heated garage.



If I keep the tractor in the barn garage and set the temp to about 40
degrees, I won't need to boost or charge the battery. I think it's
just too small for a diesel when it gets really cold. I've forgotten
what the exact numbers are but the cranking capacity of even a new
battery drops dramatically in very cold weather. I suppose you don't
have to face that where you are. :-)

I put a combination A/C and Heat unit in that garage back when I was
into classic cars and stored two of them in that garage. It rarely
gets used now.

"Mr. Luddite" wrote:
On 12/4/2014 1:52 PM, Califbill wrote:
"Mr. Luddite" wrote:
On 12/4/2014 10:18 AM, Poco Loco wrote:
On Thu, 4 Dec 2014 05:44:47 -0800 (PST), Tim
wrote:

Understood Richard. But now that you've described your starting
procedures I'd say you need a good battery.

I'd say he should invest in a tractor shed and a space heater. If the
shed was big enough, he could use it as a 'man cave' also - a safe
place to store and clean all his registered guns.


No need to build a tractor shed. The house has a large, heated garage
with 12'x12' doors that can house 3 cars if necessary. Mrs.E. doesn't
like to put cars (or tractors) in it though because it's a winter
playground area for the dogs. For a while it was her "office room",
piled high with her "stuff". Took a while but with the help of a 15 yard
dumpster we cleaned it all out last summer, so it's pretty much empty.

The horse barn also has an attached and heated two car garage but the
doors are smaller. (10'x10') The tractor will fit in it if I remove the
upper section of the "roll bar" that is on the tractor. Not a big deal to do.

My registered guns (which is all of them) are kept in a safe.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tFOew70Gd0

How about one of those booster battery kits? Keep it in the heated garage.



If I keep the tractor in the barn garage and set the temp to about 40
degrees, I won't need to boost or charge the battery. I think it's just
too small for a diesel when it gets really cold. I've forgotten what the
exact numbers are but the cranking capacity of even a new battery drops
dramatically in very cold weather. I suppose you don't have to face that
where you are. :-)

I put a combination A/C and Heat unit in that garage back when I was into
classic cars and stored two of them in that garage. It rarely gets used now.

I meant keep the booster battery in the heat.

On Thu, 04 Dec 2014 10:52:02 -0500, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:

On 12/4/2014 10:18 AM, Poco Loco wrote:
On Thu, 4 Dec 2014 05:44:47 -0800 (PST), Tim
wrote:

Understood Richard. But now that you've described your starting procedures I'd say you need a good battery.

I'd say he should invest in a tractor shed and a space heater. If the
shed was big enough, he could use it as a 'man cave' also - a safe
place to store and clean all his registered guns.


No need to build a tractor shed. The house has a large, heated garage
with 12'x12' doors that can house 3 cars if necessary. Mrs.E. doesn't
like to put cars (or tractors) in it though because it's a winter
playground area for the dogs. For a while it was her "office room",
piled high with her "stuff". Took a while but with the help of a 15
yard dumpster we cleaned it all out last summer, so it's pretty much empty.

Like a friend mentioned to me, putting the thing in a nice garage
would be great until you started it and ran it out of the garage. Then
you'd have that diesel smoke stench filling up your garage. The smell,
to you, may be better than horse ****, but Mrs. E may not think so.

The horse barn also has an attached and heated two car garage but the
doors are smaller. (10'x10') The tractor will fit in it if I remove the
upper section of the "roll bar" that is on the tractor. Not a big deal
to do.

My registered guns (which is all of them) are kept in a safe.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tFOew70Gd0

You've told us several times - except at night when one is on the
nightstand, right?

Which one?
--

"The modern definition of 'racist' is someone who's winning an argument
with a liberal."

....Peter Brimelow (Author)
(Thanks, Luddite!)