John Deere 8640 Cold Start

nice touch with the bungee cords.

hard on starter a quick shot of either pull throttle back

Thanks for showing a very good video.

Wow , what a start :) Greetings from east frisia

ok i understand your trying to stay away from ether but at least plug the tractor in at night that will help you avoid damage to the starter from cranking it that long

a snort of starting fluid wont hurt but if u dont know how to use its better to not use it the starter engine wont go as long but a starter engine is cheaper than a big 6 cil diesel engine

Beautiful sound

Why the heck can't you find a building to keep these wonderful tractors under cover. Have to agree with comment below - for a 40 series it is in a shocking state.

You seem to have never ever even seen someone use ether correctly at next to trace amounts, the biggest fail here was leaving it in the can. I had a system where a braided rope of paper towels was wired just under the rain cap on the intake screen. Put a few shots down the intake tube thru the screen and then wet the paper towels until dripping. Two tries and she is off and running instead of your ten cranks in two minutes. And then the other side of it is propane will never detonate - you don't seem to know enough to try it either. Railroads are retrofitting locomotives to add trace propane 100% of the time as FYI info blurb. The difference between 800 RPM idle speed and 1,100 warm up RPM doesn't need micrometer inching either.

Plug it in!!! or give it some ether! Before glow plugs most things had ether injectors on them !

I was Glad we got rid of are 8640

The pumps are made for a full throttle position on cold start and bring back once they light. Factory barrel settings stop the bounce starts and give immediate lubrication on cold starts. She's not in to bad of shape it didn't turn once the hydraulic pump took prime.

Do you have a short hydraulic hose on an empty scv?...To circulate the oil for a while before driving?...it really helps warm things up while you're waiting....

Have you not heard of a block or circulating heater???

we have a 4850 and she sometimes starts up like that in the winter.

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Oh lord, like most people say, ether doesn't hurt when in small amounts. But when your starting it and it starts don't let it sit there and fumble to life, give it quarter throttle and let it sit for a bit to warm the hell up

Glow plugs would be a nice touch

my uncles was 8640 and he never took this long to start in alaska in un fare conditions

Next time you are thinking ether, try a shot of WD-40 instead. Not only does it seem to work good, but it won't get your engine addicted, and provides top-cylinder lube too.