Posted by rusty6 on October 28, 2020 at 11:12:55 from (142.165.85.109):
In Reply to: 2140 starting posted by rusty6 on October 27, 2020 at 20:53:54:
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Yes, I have no doubt two batteries provide extra cranking power when its cold but most of the time one is more than enough.
Why I use ether is pretty simple. The tractor would not start below freezing without it. Normally I try to plan my cold starts so I have a couple of hours of plug in time on the block heater to make easy starting in the cold. When I need the tractor right away and can't wait two hours, I'll give it a little shot of ether to save wearing out the battery and starter.
Interesting to see there is a manifold heating option for the 2140. Last tractors I saw with that was my 730 Case. And yes, that makes a world of difference on cold starts.
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