Wind chill affects rate of temperature change on any object, living, or made of steel.
Yes in some cases high wind, i.e. "wind chill" can make fuel gel. That because many types of diesel powered equipment, for extreme cold weather use, rely on warmed fuel recirculated back to the tank, from the injection pump that is engine mounted and warmed. This "full circle" system helps keep all the fuel above the gel or cloud point. Some systems are better then others, depending on the rate of fuel return.
So, to some degree, wind can hit fuel lines and cause that warmed fuel being sent back to the tank, to cool faster.
This happens much more in big over-the-road trucks, but to a degree, can occur in some farm tractors.
It has no effect on a machine that is parked and not running, unless you just had it in a heated shop and then parked outside. Then it will cool faster and wind chill will affect it.
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