rockyridgefarm
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But I have a solution.
I see a block heater in its future
I see a block heater in its future
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flying belgian
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STAND BACK!!!!!!! I do that all the time but never, never that close
kcm.MN
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I finally got the Dodge plow truck started. It has a good battery, but the engine is still thawing out from the -40 temps. It's just now -17, heading to (supposedly) -5F, but there's some drifting I gotta get done for an incoming delivery.
...And I forgot, haven't yet gotten the oil change in this truck that would replace the old oil with full synthetic. Normally, I wait to plow until the temps are in the single digits below or warmer, so generally not a problem. She's just really cold this morning. And that wind out there is BITING!
...And I forgot, haven't yet gotten the oil change in this truck that would replace the old oil with full synthetic. Normally, I wait to plow until the temps are in the single digits below or warmer, so generally not a problem. She's just really cold this morning. And that wind out there is BITING!
I had a torpedo heater once upon a time. We went to a "garden wedding" in the spring many years ago- started raining hard, so they decided to move it to the barn. I went home and got the torpedo to warm things up a bit, and never got it back. Asked hosts about it, they claimed they didn't have it, and they were (kind of) friends, so didn't want to go search the place. I really didn't have a use for it anyhow (shop is heated), so I just let it ride.
Bob N.Y.
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I plugged my MF 65 diesel in about 6:30 this morning. It started right up about 9:00, but the power steering and 3ph. didn't loosen up until I was almost done blowing snow!
Yep, I agree, that hot air coming out of that heater will burn the jeans right off your legs that close to the heater. Nice stable support you have it on too, two plastic 5 gallon buckets one on top of the other.
My brother in law still has the 2020 gas utility loader tractor his Dad bought brand new. I bet it came out from the dealer with the block heater installed. I really can't believe anybody has a tractor to move snow without a block heater. I have one on my loader tractor and it stays in an insulated shop with a 110,000 BTU kerosene torpedo heater that can have the shop up to 50-60 degrees in a half hour.
The older I get the less i like fighting the cold, but if I have to, I aim to WIN.
My brother in law still has the 2020 gas utility loader tractor his Dad bought brand new. I bet it came out from the dealer with the block heater installed. I really can't believe anybody has a tractor to move snow without a block heater. I have one on my loader tractor and it stays in an insulated shop with a 110,000 BTU kerosene torpedo heater that can have the shop up to 50-60 degrees in a half hour.
The older I get the less i like fighting the cold, but if I have to, I aim to WIN.
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rockyridgefarm
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This is a 30 to 60000 btu heater. No flames out the end and you can hold your hand about two feet away directly in front of it. It needed to be that close just to get some heat under the blanket.
I bought the 1500 watt block heater yesterday at farm and fleet for 85 dollars. Hope to have it installed the next couple days WHEN ITS 40 DEGREES!!!
Anyone have advice for heating the carburetor? I was thinking about wrapping one of those filter heaters around it, but I’m sure you don’t want the carb too warm. They make a 100 watt and a 200 watt.
What I REALLY should do is pull this gas engine out and use it as a coffee table and put a diesel in it.
I bought the 1500 watt block heater yesterday at farm and fleet for 85 dollars. Hope to have it installed the next couple days WHEN ITS 40 DEGREES!!!
Anyone have advice for heating the carburetor? I was thinking about wrapping one of those filter heaters around it, but I’m sure you don’t want the carb too warm. They make a 100 watt and a 200 watt.
What I REALLY should do is pull this gas engine out and use it as a coffee table and put a diesel in it.
You think a diesel will start easier? You may be very disappointed once that project was over. It shouldn't take but 10-15 minutes with the torpedo to get it warmed up, and that's at the very coldest temps. If it's not starting, there's likely something else that needs attention.
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rockyridgefarm
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Well, I also have a 4640 with a block heater on it. I plugged it in at 10pm last night, threw my charger on it for ten minutes this morning, gave it a 1 second snort of starting fluid, and it started right up. They are known for being poor starters.
I installed chains, blazed a trail outta the shed, pulled a gravity box out so my feed guy can pick up the 200 bushel of roasted beans. All the while, that diesel puttered away with zero issues.
So yes, installing a diesel would go a long way toward making the 2020 a much better tractor.
Gasoline engines make better coffee tables than tractor power units.
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rockyridgefarm
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That, and that 2020 is a HOG on fuel. I couldn’t believe how much it took just to run a 336 square baler.
Pic of the 4640 waiting for the feed guy-
rusty6
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I have used that space heater method on cold engines too. I can't get that close with the 98,000 btu I have here or it would melt the
carburetor right off the engine in a few minutes. Sometimes I use a ten foot length of steel pipe to blast heat onto the side of a cold
engine like in this video of the Cockshutt 40 a few years ago.
Diesels are great for winter but without electricity for the heaters we are beat. The old gas engines you at least have a chance but none of
my diesels have a hope of starting below zero degrees without some kind of pre heating. If the power is off, you are beat.
Heating the 40
carburetor right off the engine in a few minutes. Sometimes I use a ten foot length of steel pipe to blast heat onto the side of a cold
engine like in this video of the Cockshutt 40 a few years ago.
Diesels are great for winter but without electricity for the heaters we are beat. The old gas engines you at least have a chance but none of
my diesels have a hope of starting below zero degrees without some kind of pre heating. If the power is off, you are beat.
Heating the 40
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