Cold weather oil tips

Crashfarmer

Well-known Member

It's 18 degrees outside supposed to be a high of 21 and in the single digits tonight. I have 30 weight oil in the H Farmall and I was thinking about splitting some wood today but I'm kind of hesitant to fire the H up. My log splitter is tractor hydraulic powered.

This unseasonably cold weather has caught me kind of off guard as I was planning on changing the oil in the H to 10W 30 in mid-December and here we are with January weather.

Am I going to harm the H if I start it in this weather or should I put a pan of charcoal under the oil pan the way my Dad used to do to start diesel engines in the winter? The H does have an electric heater to warm the coolant? I never used it much because it starts so good even in sub zero weather even though it's still a 6 volt system.
 
Fire it up and let ti idle till warm. If you do not get oil pressure up shut if down but that in not likely to be a problem. I run 20W-50 oil in most all my stuff and have never had any problems but I'm in Missouri
 
I'd warm it up first and then keep it from running till you have rolled it over and developed oil pressue. Postings everywhere that lack of lube on startup is wear factor #1. Then after you change oil, keep it multiviscosity.......they are much better, like all lubes, than they used to be. If you use a little oil consider it "upper lube" or go to a heavier/HD multiviscosity.
 

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