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<blockquote data-quote="DiamondSCattleCo" data-source="post: 606267" data-attributes="member: 2862"><p>In addition to what everyone else was saying, cover the sides of your tractor in as well. Keep the wind off of it. With temperature in the teens, its probably really not necessary, but it doesn't hurt a diesel to come up to operating temperature and stay there so cover it in. For that matter, cover up the entire front and just keep an eye on the temperature gauge. If it starts to overheat, open up a part of the front end. But since you're only running for a few minutes, I doubt the gauge will move much. Run it up to RPMs, after the initial warm up time. But I wouldn't be running at PTO RPM while doing loader work anyway. It wastes fuel.</p><p></p><p>If you cover the sides in, make sure they're easily removable. I burned down a tractor this year when the sides fell onto the exhaust manifold after shutting down. I've since made my winter sides easily removable.</p><p></p><p>I agree with Bez though. Find a way to feed less often. But don't lose sleep over it. My tractors are completely covered in, and rarely get to operating temperature in the winter time. Its -37 here this morning, and I'll be hauling hay. Guarantee the temp gauge probably won't budge. :lol2: And I've got a tractor with 18,000 hrs, another with 14,000 hours and a couple with 7500+ hours that all run like tops, so they're not hurt too badly by it all.</p><p></p><p>Rod</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DiamondSCattleCo, post: 606267, member: 2862"] In addition to what everyone else was saying, cover the sides of your tractor in as well. Keep the wind off of it. With temperature in the teens, its probably really not necessary, but it doesn't hurt a diesel to come up to operating temperature and stay there so cover it in. For that matter, cover up the entire front and just keep an eye on the temperature gauge. If it starts to overheat, open up a part of the front end. But since you're only running for a few minutes, I doubt the gauge will move much. Run it up to RPMs, after the initial warm up time. But I wouldn't be running at PTO RPM while doing loader work anyway. It wastes fuel. If you cover the sides in, make sure they're easily removable. I burned down a tractor this year when the sides fell onto the exhaust manifold after shutting down. I've since made my winter sides easily removable. I agree with Bez though. Find a way to feed less often. But don't lose sleep over it. My tractors are completely covered in, and rarely get to operating temperature in the winter time. Its -37 here this morning, and I'll be hauling hay. Guarantee the temp gauge probably won't budge. :lol2: And I've got a tractor with 18,000 hrs, another with 14,000 hours and a couple with 7500+ hours that all run like tops, so they're not hurt too badly by it all. Rod [/QUOTE]
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