cold start

Little orange machine started really hard today. It's about 10 degrees outside. Battery is new. I've never experienced a hard start before but it's a 2010 tractor so it's not new. In the past it started easily: glow plug, cranked, always started first try Today: glow plug, cranked &...

I have a 2023 Case 75c. It’s in Wisconsin and it’s been very cold. When I go to start the tractor I run the glow plugs 3-4 times, then crank the tractor. It usually won’t start on the first crank, and the whole tractor, dash included goes dead. I have to reset the tractor by disconnecting and...

New to this RTV, and this morning it was about 29 degrees. The manual says turn to glow plug spot on key for 5-10 seconds. I only have 3 positions; Off, On, and Crank, so I put it in on position for about 10 seconds and never saw the glow plug indicator light up on the panel and it didn't want...

I've had this 1538 HST for several years. When temps get below +15F this thing is hard to start. Last winter I looked into things a bit. Found out the 1538 has an intake heater, not glow plugs. Verified that the intake heater does work. I was kind of surprised that glow plugs were not used. My...

I've got a newer Kubota LX4020 that's a few months old and just had it's 50 hour service. I've had a few issues with it, but we seem to have worked the bugs out and it's running fine. As the weather has gotten colder I've noticed it not wanted to start when it's 30's or below. Specifically today...

Folks, I have a gently used (2009 model) LA135 with the 22 HP Briggs-Stratton engine. The tractor only has 107 hours on it. I bought it from a neighbor in August 2022 with only 80 hours for a very good price as her husband had passed away and the mower was just sitting in her garage. I use this...

My low-hours 855 (1997 model, no glow plugs) has developed a pain-in-the-ass cold-starting problem. Even on non-cold days it will not start unless I (1) plug in the freeze plug heater for an hour or more and (2) place a 100-watt light bulb in the engine compartment for at least an hour. (The...