CT 225 Getting Worse trying to start in winter.

[BobcatTR]

Hi everyone!
My poor CT 225 sits in an unheated shed.
No electricity. I've owned it for 12 yrs.
Has 730hrs.
It has always fired up just fine in the winter.
But, just the last 2 months, it's getting harder & harder to start.
Almost thought it wasn't going to fire this morning.
Battery 3yrs old.
I put anti gel in the fuel.
Keep tank full.
Do glow plugs get old?
I hold the ignitor on 5-10 secs.
Thanks for any tips.
I'm going to get electricity to the shed this spring!!!
Terry

 

[winston1]

My CT235 will crank first turn in 25 degree weather after holding glow plugs till light goes out. I had 2251 hours last oil change. Something not right with yours. If getting a good spin with starter I would check and make sure glow plugs are working.

 

[Roadworthy]

Glow plugs do eventually fail - just like light bulbs - usually at the time when most needed. They're connected in parallel so you'll have to disconnect and test each individually.

 

[Midniteoyl]

If you hook up a booster pack and get good spin, I'd replace the glow plugs.

 

[Snowlan]

My CT2025 will be a year old next month and is at the lot I’ll build on this summer, there is no power there. At -4C (about 25F) it won’t attempt to start, no crank, until about 12-15 glow plug cycles and finally the starter will crank over and the engine comes to life. Without an electrical drawing I’m only guessing there’s a temperature sensor on the engine or something? I did test the seat switch thinking it was frozen, but it’s working fine.

 

[Midniteoyl]

My CT2025 will be a year old next month and is at the lot I’ll build on this summer, there is no power there. At -4C (about 25F) it won’t attempt to start, no crank, until about 12-15 glow plug cycles and finally the starter will crank over and the engine comes to life. Without an electrical drawing I’m only guessing there’s a temperature sensor on the engine or something? I did test the seat switch thinking it was frozen, but it’s working fine.

My Kioti (same tractor and engine) started on first cycle all winter down to about 4F.

 

[BobcatTR]

My CT235 will crank first turn in 25 degree weather after holding glow plugs till light goes out. I had 2251 hours last oil change. Something not right with yours. If getting a good spin with starter I would check and make sure glow plugs are working.

How long do you hold till the light goes out?
I thought for sure my manual said to hold 5-10 seconds.
I've never had my light go out.
I will try tomorrow to see if my light goes out. Thanks.
Oh it's a 2010.

 

[BobcatTR]

My Kioti (same tractor and engine) started on first cycle all winter down to about 4F.

Yea mine has started no problem all these years.
This morning it just cranked & cranked.
No fire. And it's just 25° at nite.

 

[Snowlan]

My Kioti (same tractor and engine) started on first cycle all winter down to about 4F.

Thanks Midniteoyl, that’s good to know. I get home from sea in about a week and will call my dealer. It seamed to me that it wasn’t cold enough for a starting problem, but wanted to be sure before calling. My first tractor so I don’t have a baseline for performance expectations

 

[BobcatTR]

Is there a difference of summer fuel to winter fuel?