Tractor Diesel Gel

[EastTexasTiger]

Planning on cranking the tractor for the first time since February's hard freeze this weekend, worried the diesel gelled. Do i need to drain the tank after it gells? or would some sort of additive suffice?

[UncleBubba]

It didn't hurt our tractor and it rode the storm outside the barn. That being said we do run RXP in it every other fill up.

[cj7zrcool]

I just put 5gals of fresh diesel in my Mahindra 5570 after it got back above 40* and have been using it like I always have. Probably put 8-10 hours on it since then.

[BrandonA]

You should be fine

[Pushbutton2]

Planning on cranking the tractor for the first time since February's hard freeze this weekend, worried the diesel gelled. Do i need to drain the tank after it gells? or would some sort of additive suffice?

Just a friendly FYI, in case you didn't already know it.
When diesel gels it gets thick like a frozen margarita. When it gets like that it had a hard time following through the fuel system and takes more heat to combust.

As the weather warms up it thaws out and returns to a normal liquid be state.

My .02 is to start it and see what happens before adding any additives.

[CabezaBlanca]

It ungels after it warms up. You don’t need to do anything to it.

[CBHunter]

It ungels after it warms up. You don’t need to do anything to it.

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[32drawlength]

My tractor started up & did fine in March

[Mudcatz]

I’d worry about batteries.

[EastTexasTiger]

I’d worry about batteries.

good point. im sure its fried.

[Kossetx]

I didn't bat an eye. Fired it up during the freeze as I had to clear the drive in. No problems.

[Tight]

Start it and run it. Diesel tractors are g2g on anything!