Cold start

[SABULA FARMER]

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]

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]

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]

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]

Block heater or heated shop makes a world of difference.

 

[ToadHill]

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]

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]

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]

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

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!

 

[tulenutn2o]

I walk away from mine after starting. Noise doesn't bother me at all.

 

[grsthegreat]

i just bought a new DK45SE HST cab tractor, and im having the dealer install a lower radiator hose heater in the tractor. this will help things get heated up faster. The dealer has also suggested that up here in north idaho, a magnetic heater attached on the transmission (and bungee strapped on) would help ALOT with the real cold days. gets the transmission fluids moving easier. i have noticed the tractor sounding harsh at the dealer..but it was real cold that morning. after it warmed up a bit..it sounded nice. He said that others have told him that this combination has worked great

 

[Coyote machine]

When I had my DK-35se/hst it sounded noisy on start up. Dealer said and people on TBN said same thing- it is the nature of the beast. I suggest starting with the throttle at it's absolute minimum rpms, while starting and at warm up. Block heaters and trans heaters will accomplish about the same as a warm barn/garage. Proper winter fuel mix is essential too; and Power Service or Red Line Diesel Catalyst can reduce the tendency for excessive start- up 'knocking' by reducing wax build up and by breaking down any water molecules to microscopic size which can become part of combustion vs. their attempts to reduce same.
I like to run Amsoil's 5W-30 Diesel oil in my machine, (now a DK40se/hst), after initial 50 hour oil/filter change.
Fuel additives and proper winter fuel mix help quiet noisy injectors too. They will tend to clack like crazy until they have full pressure and lubrication throughout their body/housings/moving parts.
Note my DK40 is not really any quieter than the Dk35 was, even though/ in-spite of it having one more cylinder.

 

[VroomVroom]

If I remember the manual on the mahindra 2816 hst, it recommends not idling or starting in cold weather with the rpms any lower then 1500rpm. It will idle as low as 900, but I ramp it up to 1500 as the manual says. Low rpm I believe may also mean low engine oil pressure. What do others idle their tractors at when cold? In fact, the only place the manual recommends idling the engine any lower then 1500 is when engaging the power take off, and after towing the tractor on a trailer to ensure the transmission works properly upon start off. What do others do?

 

[Oleozz]

My DK 45 starts with ease, it's a great cold weather tractor.

I start the 45 at about 1100rpm's then cut back when warm.