[Gompers]

Originally Posted by Marko141

So it has been down into the negatives here in NY, and today I decided I want to start the tractor and blow some snow. Well I have a battery saver hooked up to the battery because it's been so cold and it rolls over fine. But when I pull the choke it starts to run, then it cuts out bringing everything to a stand still. It stops rolling over and what not. So I'm curious as to what my issue is. Ik the starter isn't as strong as it once was but... I don't want to take it off and rebuild the starter until the summer when I do the rest of the tractor. Is there anything else you guys could think of? Maybe it's just way to cold, only 4 degrees outside as of now.

Mine does that when it’s super cold out too. Needs a bigger battery. I hook up my battery starter to it and it’ll crank it over fast enough to get it going. I’m betting a magnetic block heater on the hydro case would go a long way to letting it spin faster without a new battery. Having to turn that hydro pump with cold thick hydro fluid is probably the cause more than the cold engine oil, especially since those K series engines are just splash lubricated.