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Old 01-15-2018, 08:06 PM
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Default How well does your Cub start in the cold?

Winter weather got me curious, how well does your Cub start when you call on it during the winter months? Do you take any prep to start it (block warmer, warmer blanket, etc)?

For me, I plug in a battery maintainer the day/night before I know I'm going to need it which is more of a "just to be safe" step than anything. Then, in the morning, I give it about half throttle and sometimes a touch of choke if we're above 0 or so, 3/4 and full choke if it's really bitter. Usually a turn or two and it pops right off, better than I'd expect, usually. I keep in a garage, but not heated. I let it warm up while I get ready, anywhere from 10 to 20 minutes or so. Then, it's off to the races!
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All my tractors start when I ask them to. No special "winter" treatment. No gas additives, no heaters, no battery maintainers..... don't even shut the gas off. Now, they may have a dead battery, but that is from sitting, and likely because the battery is getting old. But otherwise, fire right off.
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Old 01-15-2018, 08:58 PM
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No special treatment here, they sit in a cold garage, little bit of choke 1/4- 1/2 throttle one or two revs and off we go. Warm up minute or less and we're plowing snow !
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Really should let it warm up more. Like Ryan does.... a long way from sub zero to operating temp. (It's a lot of degrees between 90deg ambient and operating temp. Over 100deg!) Very hard on things until they are at operating temp. That's when the most wear occurs, during warm up..... or lack thereof.
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Anything under 10 degrees and it's hard to get those hydro cubs to start, mine started up no issue and it was only 20 out, no warmer or anything.
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All mine start fine, some easier than others. 2182 starts the easiest maybe cause of the synthetic oil I use in it IDK.
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For my cub or Ford 8n they get a shot of the torpedo heater for about 15 minutes. Mike
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The 2072 starts pretty good from a cold garage which stays around 35 or better. The rest of the collection is in cold storage in the barn, carbs drained, fuel treated, batteries removed. I think they're scared of snow.
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The 2072 starts pretty good from a cold garage which stays around 35 or better. The rest of the collection is in cold storage in the barn, carbs drained, fuel treated, batteries removed. I think they're scared of snow.
Scared of the snow that's funny! I don't think my 127 minds the snow, it sleeps outside!
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But I do have a cub cadet cover for it so it keeps the snow and rain off it, better than nothing!
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