Your problem is that the filter is now gelled, as is the line to the filter & the injector lines & injector.
It likely is as much water at jelling, 14-20 degrees has fuel only just barely thinking about gelling, not an actual problem yet. Same difference tho, you need that line & filter heated up, you need the old junk drained out or treated to flow.
Put Power Service, Howse, or whatever brand of anti-jell you use into the tank. Don't be stingy at this point yea it's spendy but you are where you are. Really shouldn't overdo it either, but go to the high rate, not the low rate - you have problems.
Diesel 911 in the red jug is also a good idea for you. Let this mix in a for a bit, time to seep around.
You can blend in winter diesel, it will help lower the gell point. I think you need the fuel treatment to deal with the water issue I think you have, but that is my guess. Winter fuel or gasoline alone will not take care of a water issue, just lower the gel point....
Get a 5 gallon bucket of hot water from the faucet - hot, not lukewarm - and pour it slowly over the fuel filter and fuel line. Don't mess with the injector pump too much, it does not like shock heat or cold loads, it should get itself going.
Pour the water slowly, let the filter & line heat up over time.
Start up the tractor & keep it out of the wind, keep it in a shed (door open, watch the fumes!) and let that tractor heat up to normal operating temp. You need the fuel treatment to get mixed in, let the fuel warm up some by curculating.
You said you pulled the filter & wiped it??? Buy a new one, toss this old filter. they plug up, doesn't have to be a gelling issue, just a plugged filter!
If you can get the tractor in a heated area & let it warm up for a few hours, that would be better. Then you can deal with draining off water, changing filter, etc. a lot better.
You can build a tent over the tractor with a tarp, put heat under it, and if you don't burn it up with carelessness, you can get the tractor warmed up 20 degrees in an hour or 2.
Some disel engines are ok with gasoline mixed in small % to thing the diesel, but I'd be real careful on that new ones do _not_ like this at all, new injector pump. Don't get carried away with it on an old engine, you can get the engine kinda ticked about it. As well it does nothing to help a water issue.
I generally don't have much trouble with this until it gets to be below 10 degrees. I suspect water, and I suspect you are trying to get buy with an old clogged up filter.
Sometimes I use 'Heat' for de-watering the diesel fuel, but there are 2 types and one is the wrong type - look at the label. I had 8 gallons of slugde when I put the wrong type of Heat in the diesel one year. Oops! :)
Draining the tank & starting over with the winter diesel, and putting a new filter in would be best, and might be where you end up.
We are looking at 15 below zero or so the next 2 days, high near zero. Been in your shoes a couple times. Good luck.
Water is bad for diesel pump and injectors. If you are having problems at 20 degrees, you might want to really consider draining the tank out, and starting over. Penny wise & pound foolish trying to get all that slush to go through your engine......
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