Posted by donjr on December 08, 2013 at 06:40:18 from (71.246.71.237):
In Reply to: diesel gelled posted by jeremy in NE on December 08, 2013 at 05:07:48:
Man, you got trouble!! Ain't nuttin more pressin than hungry cows.
Take a large tarp and place it over the tractor. Seal it as well as possible. Use a couple of large flood lamps directly under the crankcase, and another tarp(s) to seal as much of the engine area only. The idea is to get as much heat into the actual engine area as you can. Infrared lamps, or high heat lamps of some type. It will take awhile, so be patient. Then put the machine close to an electric source, get a block heater and USE it.
Biggest thing I have found over the years, is that a shelter of some kind over a tractor really works. Around it is even better. I know wind chill gets to humans, but I really believe machinery feels it to. My loader tractor is always put in at night, and a block heater is plugged in on a timer that comes on two hours before I feed. It's rare that I have trouble getting it started or running.
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