Tractor Diesel Frozen?

The Real Elmer Fudd

First of all I know very little about machinery.

Tractor started this morning no problem but was a little sluggish. Fed the cattle and was on the way back up the lane, up hill, when it’s started to struggle and conked out. It’ll start no problem now but then cuts out as it it’s starved of Diesel. There is definitely diesel in the tank. Could it be a little frozen and not able to make its way to the enginhe? I have had to just abandon ship and just leave it in the lane way for now.

Any advice?

einn32

The Real Elmer Fudd wrote: »

First of all I know very little about machinery.

Tractor started this morning no problem but was a little sluggish. Fed the cattle and was on the way back up the lane, up hill, when it’s started to struggle and conked out. It’ll start no problem now but then cuts out as it it’s starved of Diesel. There is definitely diesel in the tank. Could it be a little frozen and not able to make its way to the enginhe? I have had to just abandon ship and just leave it in the lane way for now.

Any advice?

Yehp sounds like it. I forgot about the tractor yesterday and was left out. basically ice blocking your fuel lines. I got mine into the heifers shed so should be bit warmer in there for the night. Try get it in to a shed. Put blower or lamp on to it for the night.

223vmax

https://www.independent.ie/business/farming/machinery/quick-fixes-to-keep-your-tractor-running-in-cold-weather-35269687.html

The Real Elmer Fudd

einn32 wrote: »

Yehp sounds like it. I forgot about the tractor yesterday and was left out. basically ice blocking your fuel lines. I got mine into the heifers shed so should be bit warmer in there for the night. Try get it in to a shed. Put blower or lamp on to it for the night.

Thanks. I was thinking that was the case but like I said I don’t know much about machinery.

Had it in the shed last night. The hydraulics in the lift where also frozen this morning as well but came around after a few minutes of the tractor running.

Unfortunately it’s sitting in a lane way on an out farm about a mile from any shed so it’ll just have to sit there for few days until it thaws.

Have enough silage in for a few days so hopefully this freeze won’t last to long

Atlantic Dawn

At -8 to -9 diesel will begin to turn to gel, this will cause it to clog up the fuel filter and result in no fuel getting through. Perhaps bottles of hot water left around the filter for a few hours to resolve.

punisher5112

Get some old blankets, duvet and cover it over.

But before this bring down a good few bottles of boiling water and cool also mix when there so not boiling when you put the water over the pipes.

Get it running and into some cover then if possible.

The Real Elmer Fudd

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

At -8 to -9 diesel will begin to turn to gel, this will cause it to clog up the fuel filter and result in no fuel getting through. Perhaps bottles of hot water left around the filter for a few hours to resolve.

Thanks I’ll give that a go in the morning. Unfortunately I live in town and down fancy heading back out that road again tonight. Hopefully it won’t be to bad tonight.

einn32

The Real Elmer Fudd wrote: »

Thanks I’ll give that a go in the morning. Unfortunately I live in town and down fancy heading back out that road again tonight. Hopefully it won’t be to bad tonight.[/quote

Timber fire under it!

Gravelly

einn32 wrote: »

The Real Elmer Fudd wrote: »

Thanks I’ll give that a go in the morning. Unfortunately I live in town and down fancy heading back out that road again tonight. Hopefully it won’t be to bad tonight.[/quote

Timber fire under it!

This was what the Germans were reduced to on the Eastern front in WWII. They lost quite a lot of vehicles this way!

memorystick

Sometimes a change of filter will do as anything in the filter can turn to jelly

Muckit

memorystick wrote: »

Sometimes a change of filter will do as anything in the filter can turn to jelly

Set of filters. 2 if not three depending on tractor. Fill them before fitting and very little airlocking.

jimmy G M

Muckit wrote: »

Set of filters. 2 if not three depending on tractor. Fill them before fitting and very little airlocking.

What type of tractor is it? Is there a sediment bowl or a glass bowl under the fuel filter. Check this. Might be water in it which freezes at a higher temp than Diesel.

Justjens

If it's an old tractor lash in a half a gallon of kerosene per fill and that will stop the diesel freezing.

NOT adviable on any modern tractor with an ECU.

The Real Elmer Fudd

jimmy G M wrote: »

What type of tractor is it? Is there a sediment bowl or a glass bowl under the fuel filter. Check this. Might be water in it which freezes at a higher temp than Diesel.

It’s a 1994 case 4240. Thanks for all the tips!!! I’ll get working on it today but will avoid lighting a fire under it ha it’s starting to thaw a bit around here.

The Real Elmer Fudd

Justjens wrote: »

If it's an old tractor lash in a half a gallon of kerosene per fill and that will stop the diesel freezing.

NOT adviable on any modern tractor with an ECU.

It’s a 1994 case 4240

The Real Elmer Fudd

Justjens wrote: »

If it's an old tractor lash in a half a gallon of kerosene per fill and that will stop the diesel freezing.

NOT adviable on any modern tractor with an ECU.

It’s a 1994 case 4240

_itsB_

Get a litre of dipetene for the next cold spell, stops the diesel freezing and helps keep injectors clear. Or 5L into 1,000 litre tank, we use it all year round and never have any problems