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Cold weather starting

I have started IHC"s down to - 30. 560 D 806D 856D and a couple of fords 8700 and 9700. Any colder than that i can"t say. Neighbors had some deeres and they got theres going also.
 
Hey plowhand, Wouldn't make much difference if there was a block/tank/lower radiator hose heater installed. Got em on every thing we have,(well Not quite everything)except lawn mowers .Wood spliter,leaf vacume.All the big stuff ,Tractor, Bobcat,crawler, plow truck, wood truck, passinger vehicles, all have em. We plug what ever we need to use, 1/2 hr before we fire it up. Sure saves the wear & Tear on the engines. Was wondering if you used em? lol.
LOU.
 
Last time I checked Both Deere and IH made more than one model of tractor over the past 80 or so years.
Being that I can't read minds, you are going to have to be more specific.
Just as a side note. I've seen instances where two identical tractors in the same weather. One will start no problems and the other won't start without heroic effort.
 
Don't know your age, but was wondering if you ever carried out the coal ashes in a container, put em underneath the car/truck/ covered the hood with blankets, hoping that ole betsy would start after a while,with out the hand crank?
LOU.
 
The guys with the old Fordsons left outside would build a small wood fire right under the engine. (Only trying to help) (;>))
 
Not quite on subject but 'in the ballpark'. When I had my FedEx truck, took delivery in April. 4 cylinder, turbo charged, intercooled Detroit Diesel. Book said it would start to 20 below W/O block heater. I decided I did not want to test that theory, had a block heater put on. Best money I spent on that piece of crap! Heater was warm immediately AND it started every day! Greg
 
Dad used to tell how they started the 15-30 IH in the winter when needed. Get a bucket of corn cobs burning and slide it under the crankcase and then go and do the milking. After chores and breakfast was over then you could crank it.
 
Whichever one has a block heater plugged in.

No excuse for not having one in colder regions, just energizing it a half hour makes such a difference in starting.
 
My brother had a 77 Oliver on a field wagon and it would start every winter morning in Nebr. in sub degree weather (not plug in) to feed cattle. Even his son enjoys talking about that 30 yaers later.
 
No experience with Deeres but we had a Farmall BMD Super, later replaced by a IH B450 and they were both AWFUL.
 
Doesn't really matter. One is daft to be cranking a cold engine when a block heater will pre-warm it.
The reduction in wear/tear on the entire electrical system. Less wear and less fuel burned.More than pays for a few watts of electricity.
A battery blanket lets the battery make full cranking power AND charge faster.
 
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