Dave Gunem
Member
Was reading posts about hard starting 2cyl diesels and here is one that starts great at -12 F .
This is a 730 standard electric start #7300051 . My neighbor was using it drying corn [ NW WI ] at reasonable temps of +10 F and above . Started right up always with a puff of black smoke . No white smoke ever .
Well it got real cold and besides the blower fan on the dryer decided to shed a blade . Well that causes issues so repair was in order and after repairs it was still real cold but we needed to check the repairs .
It had gotten down to -24 F the night before but it was a balmy -12F so we gave it a try . No tank heater or any warming devices at all . The battery and charger in the one pic were for the dryer . The 24 volt system on the 730 works well . It started just as good as always with it's usual puff of black smoke . This is with rotella 15-40 oil .
The farmer using it still has some of the old 2 cyls they farmed with and his dad had a brand new 730 DE and he told me that started this good .
Moral of the story is I have some tuning up to do on the other diesels around here .
The 530 on the auger started excellent also .
This is a 730 standard electric start #7300051 . My neighbor was using it drying corn [ NW WI ] at reasonable temps of +10 F and above . Started right up always with a puff of black smoke . No white smoke ever .
Well it got real cold and besides the blower fan on the dryer decided to shed a blade . Well that causes issues so repair was in order and after repairs it was still real cold but we needed to check the repairs .
It had gotten down to -24 F the night before but it was a balmy -12F so we gave it a try . No tank heater or any warming devices at all . The battery and charger in the one pic were for the dryer . The 24 volt system on the 730 works well . It started just as good as always with it's usual puff of black smoke . This is with rotella 15-40 oil .
The farmer using it still has some of the old 2 cyls they farmed with and his dad had a brand new 730 DE and he told me that started this good .
Moral of the story is I have some tuning up to do on the other diesels around here .
The 530 on the auger started excellent also .