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Read articles →This owner directly compares GC1723E cold starts with and without a magnetic block heater, showing side-by-side footage at 37-38°F plus a genuinely cold 12°F engine-block start after two hours of heating. He references manual glow-plug timing (section 3.9.3), checks fuel for gelling, and discusses odd starter behavior. It's data-driven and specific rather than a quick demo, best suited for current owners in cold climates weighing a block heater purchase.
Posted by the Redneck Ed channel, an owner sharing hands-on data and observations from his own tractor rather than a dealer or professional reviewer.
Yes, the owner says the with-heater start was smoother and the heater made a difference, especially comparing it to a rough start in upper 20s the first year without one.
Section 3.9.3 says hold position one, the fuel pump position, for 10 to 30 seconds, then glow plugs for five to seven seconds, not position two.
Over two hours, the block heater raised engine temp from 12°F to 19°F, and a heat lamp raised transmission temp near it to about 40.1°F.
Yes, the owner checked the fuel filter and looked in the gas tank before starting in 12°F conditions and found the fuel was not gelled.
