Cold start

SABULA FARMER · Jan 10, 2011

Hello all...I am just fishing here to find some opinions. I have a 2010 Bobcat CT335, love it by the way, and its basically a Kioti. Are the DK's hard starting and are the engines loud...? As in do they rap until they get warm? I have tons of power but boy is that baby loud when u first start it in 15 degree temps!

tcartwri · Jan 10, 2011

Yes they sound like a bag of hammers when they're cold.

You should hear our old Ford Powerstroke start at -20. It is not a happy sound.

DK35vince · Jan 10, 2011

SABULA FARMER said:
Hello all...I am just fishing here to find some opinions. I have a 2010 Bobcat CT335, love it by the way, and its basically a Kioti. Are the DK's hard starting and are the engines loud...? As in do they rap until they get warm? I have tons of power but boy is that baby loud when u first start it in 15 degree temps!

My DK starts OK in the cold as long as the glow plugs are working.
Makes all kinds of noise/rapping till it warms up.

Rollcenter · Jan 11, 2011

My 335 is also loud when started in cold weather, nothing to be worried about. Working around large coal mining equipment all my life, diesels starting in the cold making noise is normal!!

Hoosier Hay Man · Jan 11, 2011

Block heater or heated shop makes a world of difference.

ToadHill · Jan 11, 2011

If I cycle the glow plugs on my DK35 several times before I start in cold weather it starts like "butter". I don't think it's very loud but then my wife tells me my hearing ain't worth a darn.

PoorMansCat · Jan 12, 2011

ToadHill said:
but then my wife tells me my hearing ain't worth a darn.

WOW.. My wife says the same thing to me!.. Atleast I think thats what she was saying.. I really wasn't paying attention!!. :laughing::laughing:

Kendrick · Jan 25, 2011

my only problem has been bad battery till yesterday. got so cold the starter clicks a bunch and no turn over. but then again all of my vechicles didnt start yesterday so im chakling it up to it was colder then the weaterh ppl say.

Kioti4me · Jan 25, 2011

Yes they do make a loud knocking noise until they warm up. I let my CK35 warm up for ten minutes before using it.

SABULA FARMER said:
Hello all...I am just fishing here to find some opinions. I have a 2010 Bobcat CT335, love it by the way, and its basically a Kioti. Are the DK's hard starting and are the engines loud...? As in do they rap until they get warm? I have tons of power but boy is that baby loud when u first start it in 15 degree temps!