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charger

06-11-2007 01:10:42




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I know winters a long piece away, but I'm wondering what the best way to keep me tea 20 warm for cold starts?




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Martin W

06-19-2007 12:07:19




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 Re: Keeping tea warm in reply to charger, 06-11-2007 01:10:42  
A word of caution. I live in central Indiana, not severe cold here. I have seen experience with dip-stick heaters though. They were comon around this area several years back - Problem was that hey vaporized/evaporated oil from the pan. Some folks "lunched" engines because they did not check the oil frequently.



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Bill Brox

06-12-2007 13:39:14




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 Re: Keeping tea warm in reply to charger, 06-11-2007 01:10:42  
Hi there.

I am truly sorry to tell you that you can not use a block heater on any Ferguson TEA 20 tractor.
What you can use is a hose heater. You will need to cut your lower radiator hose, and put in a hose heater there. They will work very fine as long as you keep the coolant level up over the upper hose inlet into the radiator.

Again, I am sorry I could not give you a more positive answer about blockheaters. The Standard gas engine does not have frost plugs in the block. As simple as that.


Bill

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Jerry/MT

06-11-2007 14:33:43




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 Re: Keeping tea warm in reply to charger, 06-11-2007 01:10:42  
How cold does it get where you are at? The best way that I know of to get easy starts it to have the correct grade of oil in the crankcase, and have your ignition system and your battery charging system running on the dime. Does your Standard Engine have core plugs in the water jacket? If it does, you can put a block heater in there. In real cold climates, people keep their batteries in a warm place and hook them up when they are ready to start. If you are lucky enough to have a heated garage or shed for your tractor that will do also.

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charger

06-11-2007 14:52:53




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 Re: Keeping tea warm in reply to Jerry/MT, 06-11-2007 14:33:43  
Ya we use battery blankets that plug in on our vehicles. We often see -20F so I think I'll be looking for a place for a block heater cause its just not good stuff trying to pump oil thats bubble gum. Where does a fella get a block heater?sparex?



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gshadel

06-12-2007 14:26:15




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 Re: Keeping tea warm in reply to charger, 06-11-2007 14:52:53  
Charger, you can try one of those dip stick oil pan heaters. They also make magnetic pan heaters that you just stick right on the bottom of your pan. No, I don't know where to get them. I picked-up a dip stick heater a couple years back at a garage sale. I've been tempted to use it, but never have. I've always been able to start my TO, even on those cold northern Ohio mornings. Might want to use 10W 30/40 oil for cold weather operation. The radiator hose heater idea that one of the other guys mentioned seems like a fairly popular idea over on the N board.

George

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Jerry/MT

06-11-2007 15:11:04




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 Re: Keeping tea warm in reply to charger, 06-11-2007 14:52:53  
You can doa search in googgle iuner "Block Heaters" and find them. You have to have core plugs in the water jacket to use them. My Continental Z129 doesn not have them.



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Jerry/MT

06-11-2007 14:33:15




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 Re: Keeping tea warm in reply to charger, 06-11-2007 01:10:42  
How cold does it get where you are at? The best way that I know of to get easy starts it to have the correct grade of oil in the crankcase, and have your ignition system and your battery charging system running on the dime. Does your Standard Engine have core plugs in the water jacket? If it does, you can put a block heater in there. In real cold climates, people keep their batteries in a warm place and hook them up when they are ready to start. If you are lucky enough to havea heated garage or she for your tractor that will do also.

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