Yup! IT was cold this morning. - 14 on one thermometer, -11 on another.
The self starter barely cranks the engine over.
An hour on the 6 amp charger to warm the battery, make sure the hydraulic pump is disengaged, and a bit of starting aid (ether) had her ticking over in short order.
Winter's snow seems so hard on equipment .
Aggressive tire chains are needed when the snow is firm.
This is for our "South of the Equator" listers!
starting at 45 degrees of frost
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Brass monkey weather.
Where are you.... ?
Where are you.... ?
Bensdexta - 1961 working for a living!
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Located in Balmy Southern Vermont USA
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- True Blue
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Hi CalGG
Vermont eh! Used to spend 3 weeks at a time in Manchester, New Hampshire usually late fall (my boss seemed to book my time there after the last leaf had fallen) just when it used to start to snow.
A useful tip (learnt when in the Army in Germany) when trying to start a diesel when very cold is as follows:
1, Pull out the stop cable (this ensures no diesel fuel will be injected into the combustion chamber which will cool it further)
2. Crank the engine for a 10 - 20 seconds (This ensures oil is circulating and that the incoming air is being compressed and starting to warm up the combustion chamber)
3, Push in the stop cable and because the chambers are warmed up a bit then the diesel being injected has a chance to ignite rather than just cool the chamber.
This is most useful especially on indirect injected engines.
Hope this may be of use to you.
Cheers
Jerry
Vermont eh! Used to spend 3 weeks at a time in Manchester, New Hampshire usually late fall (my boss seemed to book my time there after the last leaf had fallen) just when it used to start to snow.
A useful tip (learnt when in the Army in Germany) when trying to start a diesel when very cold is as follows:
1, Pull out the stop cable (this ensures no diesel fuel will be injected into the combustion chamber which will cool it further)
2. Crank the engine for a 10 - 20 seconds (This ensures oil is circulating and that the incoming air is being compressed and starting to warm up the combustion chamber)
3, Push in the stop cable and because the chambers are warmed up a bit then the diesel being injected has a chance to ignite rather than just cool the chamber.
This is most useful especially on indirect injected engines.
Hope this may be of use to you.
Cheers
Jerry
Jerry Coles
Camerton, Bath, UK
West Highland White Terriers, Dexta's, E27N's and DUKW's
Camerton, Bath, UK
West Highland White Terriers, Dexta's, E27N's and DUKW's
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Jerry
Useful information! Thanks, I'll give the method a try when starting the Hurlimann.
My Fordson E27n is of course gasolene (petrol
It's only supposed to get to -6 tonight. But I have no need to start either tractor early tomorrow.
Useful information! Thanks, I'll give the method a try when starting the Hurlimann.
My Fordson E27n is of course gasolene (petrol
It's only supposed to get to -6 tonight. But I have no need to start either tractor early tomorrow.
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- True Blue
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Re: starting at 45 degrees of frost
I have a 230V heater-element in the bottom radiator hose. 2 hours plugged in and it starts up as in the middle of the summer.
frode
1957 County MarkIV Crawler
1964 County Super-4
1967 County 654
1977 County 7600-FOUR
1957 County MarkIV Crawler
1964 County Super-4
1967 County 654
1977 County 7600-FOUR
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Curious
The Fordson E27n does not have a lower radiator hose.
IT's ALL cast iron, top to bottom.
The Fordson E27n does not have a lower radiator hose.
IT's ALL cast iron, top to bottom.
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My bad, I thought we were talking E1A Sorry about that
frode
1957 County MarkIV Crawler
1964 County Super-4
1967 County 654
1977 County 7600-FOUR
1957 County MarkIV Crawler
1964 County Super-4
1967 County 654
1977 County 7600-FOUR
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Re: starting at 45 degrees of frost
Another round of Cold for us in the North East States. The estimate was -13F last night. Even in the south and west they are being affected. Dandy Dave!
Have a Fordsonful day Folks!
1960 Fordson Power Major
1960 Fordson Power Major