When you start it on gas, it should have enough power to move it's self, but thats about it. I usually use that warmup time to move it outside the barn. When it warms up to a certain point the rpm's will increase, then it's ready for Diesel. The Book suggests you use that warmup time to put the grease gun to work, you'll get done and it'll be ready about the same time.
How long depends on the air temp at the time, in the summer mine usualy takes about 3-5 minutes.After working it drop to a idle on Diesel for 3-5 minutes, then switch to gas for a couple of minutes, then shut down. Immediatly after it stops switch the lever back to Diesel. Idle on diesel generates less heat than running on gas and it will cool down faster. Switching back to gas before shutdown gets gas into the cylinders so it will start easier next time around. Switching back to Diesel after shutdown puts the Gas valves back down on thier seats so they dont warp as they cool. Switching from gas to Diesel before it's warmed up can cause cracked head and blown head gasket.
Shutting down HOT can do the same. If it stalls while working it, get it started back up as quick as you can, even if its just running on gas.
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