heater for winter starting

Jerry RV · Sep 16, 2009

I have a 48 m farmall. Is there any way to install a tank heater or block heater on it? Some winter mornings are zero or way below zero.

Hugh MacKay · Sep 16, 2009

Jerry: I'm not 100% familiar with the M, however Farmalls of that are not exactly coolant heater friendly. Frost plugs are generally behind flywheel. Not enough ports in the right place for tank heaters.

My brother has one of those Magnetic pad type heaters that fit around the oil pan of his 230. He seems to like it. I've never asked much about it, however it has been on the tractor at least 20 years, and I know he uses it. Sounds like it works.

jal-SD · Sep 16, 2009

I put a 1000 W tank heater on my H, used the block drain & plumbed it into the outlet for the heat guage with a pipe "T". Works OK, but the heat guage reads a little low. Don't know why it wouldn't work on an M. Look at the thermostat housing, some have a drain plug below the level of the thermostat. It probably would work to plumb it into that plug opening. (My $0.02 worth. jal-SD)

Hugh MacKay · Sep 17, 2009

Jal: I agree, if the tractor has ports into water jacket top and bottom, tank heater is the way to go.

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