Struggling Ford 555D backhoe Diesel cold start

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How long does it usually take to start on a freezing cold morning? Does it take longer when it hasn't been used for quite a while? Does it need a jump very often?

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Normally starts fairly easy when the battery is actually charged, the whole reason this took so long to start in this video is the battery was very weak and wasn’t turning the engine fast enough for a long enough period, normally this is a very easy starting machine. Time for a new battery I guess