Good call Curt.
On Wed, Feb 7, 2024, 3:36 PM Curt Raymond via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> I don't know if you guys remember the ASV snowmobile trail grooming
> machine.
>
> This little fella: https://photos.app.goo.gl/FeHCrBiQsoafrPZD8
>
> It's always been a struggle to get it started when its cold out. Best bet
> has been the block heater but sometimes thats not practical.
>
> Well last fall we had it in the shop for some other repairs and I figured
> we ought to change the oil since I'd never done it and I've been running
> the machine off and on since 2015.
>
> I put in Rotella T6 5w40 synthetic. The engine is a 1996 John Deere 4050T,
> big old 4 cylinder diesel. Deere actually says 0w40 for winter use but
> Deere oil is really expensive and I got 5 gallons of Rotella on sale. Its
> still expensive but when you only change the oil once a decade or so its
> not so bad.
>
> Anyway we haven't had enough snow to groom yet this season but buddy Ben
> used the machine to plow his driveway a couple times with the machine and
> reports that it fires right up, even at 15F, no major struggles.
>
> I had been told "We tried synthetic oil, it didn't help" but I think
> either that was a fib (Go away kid, you bother me) or the oil they tried
> was 15w40 and still pretty darn thick. The cold starting problem has always
> been that the engine cranked slow...
>
> -Curt
>
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