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I agree with Piper, 176° is just fine, in fact just a tad cool for thermal efficiency. I run my TY395 engine at 185° – 190° and it loves it. You can notice the difference. This also allows any accumulated moisture in the oil to boil out.
Also, be sure to check your radiator core for blockages, this is a common problem when brush hogging. Many, myself included, install a furnace filter in front of the radiator to keep it clean.
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Is the block heater the tank type? Then yes, probably. Depends on ambient temps. Are you using multi-vis hydraulic and engine oil? I use ISO AW 32/46/68 hydraulic oil in my equipment and never a problem when very cold here, like in the 20’s. I would leave the battery heater on all the time you aren’t using it in very cold weather.
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The block heater will be a huge help because it will also help to warm the oil a little. Cold oil adds to the amperage draw, and very cold weather will freeze a wet lead/acid battery thats why it’s a good idea to keep a battery maintainer on it.
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Hi David. No experience personally, but I saw them used a lot in Alaska. My F350 came with non-heated blankets from the factory. I’m sure they work pretty well, but we don’t have sustained freezing weather here in the Northwaste.
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Something I failed to mention, is that since you have had considerable moisture in your fuel tank it would be prudent to dose your fuel with a biocide.
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Here’s my two cents.
Your tank became rusty because you didn’t keep it filled. One or two days shouldn’t be a problem, but for any length of time keep it filled with fuel to minimize condensation. You probably don’t store your tractor under cover, so rain might come in through the vent in your filler cap.
Bad move on removing the screen on your sediment bowl. Clean it and reinstall it – it is a clear indicator that you have diesel bugs. I hope you didn’t remove the sediment bowl too because it decants the fuel and removes water BEFORE it gets to the injection pump. Those inline filters don’t do that.
Your tank. Considering your skill set, I would have it professionally cleaned and sealed. Compare that cost against a new tank.
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Bennie, it appears that your tractor is the same as a TaiShan.
“KAMA tractors is a brand name that has been applied to tractors manufactured by Shandong Worldbest Shatuo Company limited. In late 2006, the company was reorganized as a stock company but continues to operate as Shandong Tractor Works. The factory is located in Yanzhou City in the Shandong Province of China. The factory uses the KAMA name which it adopted when part of Woldbest KAMA at some time in the past. The common name for tractors produced by this factory is TaiShan, named for a famous mountain located nearby.
Shandong Tractor Works has approximately 5000 employees and is one of the oldest and largest tractor factories in China. The company have their own foundry, machine shops and assembly lines on site. They produce 2 and 4 cylinder diesel engines used in tractors and in other applications. None of these engines have EPA approval for sale in the USA so the company purchases engines from other Chinese engine companies with EPA compliant engines.”
Many tractors share the same components across brand names, so your best bet would be to find parts by description and measurement. It would not surprise me if Jinma parts were the same. I would give Circle G tractor a call and see what they have.
https://www.circlegtractorparts.com/
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