[AT] Cold weather starting

[Cecil R Bearden]

Ralph:
It started this morning with no ether.  It had set outside with a little 
wind protection, but it was 22deg with a 30 mph wind!!   It had to crank 
about 15 seconds to really get it going.   I had a Massey Ferguson 85 
with the continental diesel.  There was no way that it would start in 
cold weather without pulling it.  I also have one of those 4010 John 
Deere's that had the 12/24 starting system.  The problem with them was 
the generator had a 12v+ and  a 12v- post.  one battery was hooked 
positive ground and the other negative.  I fought that system for 5 
years until one cold winter day, i bought a 12V starter at NAPA and 
built a 1 wire alternator for it.  With 2 Group 31 batteries mounted on 
the loader frame under the cab, It wold start in the coldest weather.  
Those special John Deere narrow batteries were too small to ever start a 
diesel in cold weather...  I really like the 12/24 system on the 
Belarus.  I have had no problems with it as long as I have good 
batteries in it....

Cecil in OKla


On 1/7/2015 8:46 AM, Ralph Goff wrote:
> On 1/7/2015 6:39 AM, Cecil R Bearden wrote:
>>     I am down to the Belarus 822 for my utility tractor.  It refused
>> to start without pulling  3 times last week
>>
>> I need to feed some hay again this morning and the wind chill is below
>> zero, so I guess will see if that problem is solved.  Next chore is to
>> replace the trackhoe bucket hose that is 9 ft in the air...  With this
>> wind, that is going to be a really cold job...  I know it is not as cold
>> as Ralph has to endure, but for OKla, this is cold.  they are closing
>> some schools because of the wind chill..........
>>
>> Cecil in OKla
> Hi Cecil
> Just be thankful you don't have the -30 wind chills we have here this
> week. Have to say I am a little surprised
> your Belarus won't start. My old Massey never fails to fire up on a
> couple of turns of the starter every morning.
> Even the single 12 volt battery is enough providing I've had it plugged
> in for at least an hour. The oil was a little stiff
> and the hydraulics slow but it gets the job done so far.
> But then I have never heard anything good about the 24 volt starting
> systems either. Seems to me most of the
> John Deeres that came with that system were converted to 12 as an
> improvement.
> This Massey was originally 2 six volt batteries in series but I have
> never used anything other than a single twelve volt.
>
> Ralph in Sask.
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