Warm Up / Cool Down? ? ?

[jezreel]

New to operating a tractor. Preface my questions by saying I haven’t seen anything in my owner‘s manual about this. Though I could have missed it.

I recently read in a thread about letting the engine warm up for (approx) 5mins before operating it. In the actual thread, the OP was asking about moving it a short distance before warming. After reading that thread, I’ve been been allowing the machine to warm up for 5mins before getting to work.

My neighbor also gave me some advice the other day about shutting it off. I had just been out discing my pasture, went over to talk to him, and then shut off the machine. He commented that I should let it run for a little bit on idle to let the turbocharger to cool down.

I‘d appreciate your thoughts on warm up and cool down.

Thanks

 

[K5lwq]

Yes let it warm up before working it and idle for a bit before shutting it down. All good advice.

 

[LittleBill21]

its important on shutdown for turbo's as they are generally oil cooled, and it helps not starve. start up, 30 seconds is good, you have oil pressure in 2.

 

[Thomas]

Indeed let tractor hyd. warm more so in cold regions,than slowly exercise attachment uses hyd.

 

[oosik]

On startup I let it run for five minuets or so. Then raise/lower the 3-point a few times. Raise/lower the FEL a few times. Open/close/tilt the grapple a few times. Then - off I go.

On shutdown - let it idle for five minuets or so before key off.

 

[RjCorazza]

I recall the thread about when to move out of the garage. I personally start at idle and move my tractor outside. Once outside I bump up the throttle to perhaps 1500rpm for a few minutes in moderate weather, then putt out to where I'll be working.
In cold weather I run it a little longer and get the hst fluid moving around. On my snow plow run, that usually means taking an easy drive to my most distant job (about 3/4 mile) before really getting to it.
I don't have a turbo, but I still don't work the tractor hard and immediately shut it down.

 

[Shenandoah MF1760]

On startup I let it run for five minuets or so. Then raise/lower the 3-point a few times. Raise/lower the FEL a few times. Open/close/tilt the grapple a few times. Then - off I go.

On shutdown - let it idle for five minuets or so before key off.

You're not a DD982 sailor by any chance? Fortes fortuna iuvat was the ships motto.

 

[jezreel]

Thanks for the info. Warm up and cool down will be a ritual now.

 

[MoKelly]

Thanks for the info. Warm up and cool down will be a ritual now.

Sounds like what my doctor says I need to do before/after tennis!

MoKelly

 

[RalphVa]

Start and go, just not maximum rpm for a little bit. Stop when finished.