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Message: <blockquote data-quote="rhelm" data-source="post: 44834" data-attributes="member: 5912"><p>I have a 1997 New Holland LX485 skid steer. I noticed this winter that it was harder to start than normal but wrote it off to a colder than normal winter. What I found during the winter is if I plugged it in for only and hour plus it would just crank over and take for ever to start. I would have to do this over and over until I would almost kill the battery and then it would start( I would only crank it for short periods to avoid damaging the starter), but if I plugged it in over night it seemed to start OK. Now during the summer months I continue to encounter the same problem although I'm not plugging it in during the summer. It smokes white when it cranking over and every once in a while it does a very little burb like it is starting to fire. When it does eventually start it lets a good puff of white smoke and then runs completely fine. If you turn the skid steer off after you finally get it started and try to start it again no problem it starts but if you leave it off for an extended time(more than a couple hours) I encounter the same problem. I would like to start to find the problem this weekend but I was hoping for some direction first before I start ripping the machine apart if it could be something very simple. I was thinking possible the fuel pump but that shouldn't be the case if I'm getting white smoke( or am I wrong)??? I was also thinking maybe glow plugs, dirty injectors...? Any ideas on where to start would be great!!! Hopefully it's not something major</p></blockquote><p></p>

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