[AT] cold Farmall

[john hall]

Block heaters are cheating! Of course if I had to routinely crank one in 
those temps I would certainly have one! We have to use the one on the 4020 
diesel if its 40 deg. outside. Come to think of it, the other 4020 we had 
and the 4430 were pretty lousy at cranking in cold weather without using the 
block heaters.

We have a rule here on the farm, put in the biggest battery that will fit in 
the battery box. At one time, the ones we were using in the Super A's had to 
have a chunk of the case chiseled away--I think it was to allow installing 
one of the bolts in the box.

John

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ralph Goff" <alfg at sasktel.net>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2012 9:15 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] cold Farmall


> On 1/18/2012 6:15 PM, john hall wrote:
>>
>> Cold weather here is in the 20's to upper teens. At that temp I expect a
>> little difficulty cranking some of the old stuff here. I've hand cranked 
>> my
>> T-20 several times to go play in ice and snow and have even cranked my 
>> 12-20
>> Case when there was snow out. But at temps close to zero, is it 
>> reasonable
>> to expect this old stuff to crank reliably?
>>
>> John Hall
>>
> John, no doubt I have already posted the links to my Cockshutt 40
> starting up on youtube . So I know these old tractors will start at well
> below zero providing everything is working right. Two important items
> are a block heater and a big battery. I can't remember the number group
> but I have about the biggest six volt battery I have ever seen on the 40
> and its never failed me yet even though it is getting up in years.
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SSPSIDOzd4
>
> Ralph in Sask.
>>
>
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