Starting dozer with ether

[stuckmotor]

Kevin,
Now that I think about it, I asked the salesman what the gizmo on the instrument panel was and he said something about ether. I never quite understood how the ether can connected to the gizmo. I may have been looking at a button that activated a can that was out of sight. This was probably on a late 60's Deere.

 

[chicora1hillbilly]

Always remember a little ether goes a long way and as others have said should never be used on anything with a glow plug or similar start aid as it can ignite the ether at any time and cause extensive damage. I have a small diesel tractor that is always a slow starter in cool weather and have found that many things help. Depressing the clutch helps considerably as the engine cranks faster. I also warm the air intake before cranking and that is quite helpful but be careful as you don't want to start a fire and destroy hoses, wiring, or perhaps the entire unit and building.

 

[farmall 55a case]

When it gets really cold at work (coal mine) we give everything a shot of it to start! Unless it has either aid on it. It works best if you have two people doing it one that cranks the eng over first then one that shoots it rite after the eng starts turning over!