Posted by Bill Rowles on January 01, 2013 at 12:09:15 from (76.2.232.2):
In Reply to: 9N and cold weather posted by Dave/MO on January 01, 2013 at 11:44:36:
The important thing to do is put the fluids in the tractor at recommended specifications for local conditions. In Ohio, I use 5w-30 or 10w-30 in the engine. An engine block heater can be useful to heat the machine a few hours before starting it, but I don't use one. A battery trickle charger is the best tool to keep the tractor ready to start, if you don't use it often.....a battery that is not in good condition and fully charged will not be able to start a cold engine when you need it, and the battery life will be short if it is unused and left not-fully-charged for a long time. Be careful with high temperature heaters; they have burned down a lot of buildings and destroyed many tractors due to fires.
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