I have an old MF 470 wheel loader and a case 450C crawler loader that I like to fire up once in a while in the wintertime to push back snowbanks or bring into the shop to tinker on ever now and again.
I seem to fight with these things when it comes time to start them. The battery also goes flat turning them over and boosting it and so on. On the loader I had a block heater on the loader installed which seems to be plumbed into the coolant line. I usually plug that in and than plug in a magnetic heater thing that I stick to the oil pan.
Am I better off waiting for a mild day to play or should I invest in some monster batteries for these PIA machines? lol Maybe someone else on here has some tips or suggestions that can make this a bit less of an ordeal? (I can't always store them in my heated shop)
I seem to fight with these things when it comes time to start them. The battery also goes flat turning them over and boosting it and so on. On the loader I had a block heater on the loader installed which seems to be plumbed into the coolant line. I usually plug that in and than plug in a magnetic heater thing that I stick to the oil pan.
Am I better off waiting for a mild day to play or should I invest in some monster batteries for these PIA machines? lol Maybe someone else on here has some tips or suggestions that can make this a bit less of an ordeal? (I can't always store them in my heated shop)