Heat houser windshield

BigTone · Nov 20, 2013

I think I"m going to make a heat houser for the M, wife shot me down on getting another tractor for plowing snow right now so I think I"m going to use the M. I guess i have 2 questions:

1. Is it worth it? I wear Carhartt everything during the winter and usually sweat when snow blowing the driveway so it the heat houser going to really make that much of a difference heat wise or is it simply a wind block?

2. The canvas cover looks easy enough to configure but anyone have any suggestions on the windshield construction?

thanks, anthony

David G · Nov 20, 2013

You can buy one custom fit pretty cheap.

Roger in Iowa · Nov 20, 2013

They certainly will keep you warm. Especially if you are using the engine to blow show requiring horsepower. If only blading then the heat is less, but still nice.

Buy a custom made one. There is more to them than just a windshield, also have side shields and the engine cover can be adjusted to give more or less heat.

rustyfarmall · Nov 20, 2013

A windshield is definitely nice, but even without it, the heathouser will still do a lot of good.

Al L. in Wisc. · Nov 20, 2013

e="BigTone; poke below for info

http://www.burchmfg.com/ag_heat_houser/farmall.htm

F-Dean · Nov 20, 2013

Make sure your manifold gaskets are good!

On our neighbor's M, you had to keep your head above the heat-houser to get fresh air!

Mark (ECIN) · Nov 20, 2013

I move snow with a 560 that has a heat houser (IH Windbreak). It works great. Unless you are traveling down the road in road gear, you don't need a windshield.

The engine fan blows heat back and up all around you. I'm as comfortable as in a tractor cab.

D beatty · Nov 20, 2013

I have a Windbreaker on a 706 and the windshield is nice. You get a day that it is 10 degrees and your pushing into wind your face gets darn cold. I have also thought about putting a piece of tarp around the back of heat houser to stop cold air when backing into wind.

BillOHIO · Nov 20, 2013

Anthony, All State Tractor Parts 877-530-4430 show a red vinyl heat houser w/ windshield. Farmall M $339 + frt.

Plus your local Dealer may have a good source.

Heat Housers are nice when it is cold.

Good luck, Bill

sflem849 · Nov 20, 2013

Certainly worth it. I would buy one, but I am REALLY busy this time of year so my time is pretty valuable. I also couldn't make one near as nice as the custom fit ones.

Bob Bancroft · Nov 20, 2013

Did you consider trading the wife for a different one(wife or tractor)?

BigTone · Nov 20, 2013

No never thought of that, wife or tractor hmmm...better not, shes a keeper lol (my wife that is). She did say we could do it just not this winter, probably around tax time. It's funny, I married into a dairy farming family and she got me interested in tractors so normally when I need something for the M I usually get the thumbs up, so not getting it this time indicates no means no and it's safer to leave it at that lol

IH fan · Nov 20, 2013

I guess it depends on how much snow you get, how long you would be out in it and how cold it gets where you live.
Here in Kansas, we don't get heavy snow all that often and it seldom stays below 15 or 20 degrees for very long... I wouldn't need one here unless I were out doing chores with a tractor every day. Where I grew up in NE Iowa, it was sure nice to have a Heat Houser.

Anonymous-0 · Nov 20, 2013

Some people can take the cold better than others. If you're warm enough, all a heat houser's gonna do is limit your visibility.

Glenn F.

D beatty · Nov 20, 2013

Let the wife try plowing snow once . I bet she will let you get what ever you need to keep warm on it. It works most of the time.

gene bender · Nov 20, 2013

Cover the bottom of the engine also. Used onr for many yrs as in those days werent any cabs. Tokheim did have one but nobody knew that much about them as never seen one till many yrs later. Windshield is ok could be made with some plexiglass and a litte support always like it for the snow usually came off for spring work but left the Heathouser on thru oats seeding and most of the plowing. Have been known to take it off too early then putting back on because of weather change.

Old weldor · Nov 20, 2013

Google femco weather brake

Baelee05 · Nov 20, 2013

I had a 560 with loader and heat houser that I used to push snow with. It was better than nothing but not ideal. After years of the hydraulics freezing up when below 25 degrees and freezing my butt off I sold the 560 and bought a V-plow for my pickup. OMG! Best move I ever made. The plow cost about what I got out of the 560 and loader. I haven"t been cold when moving snow since! No regrets!

AJB-830 · Nov 20, 2013

I bought this home-made heat-houser cab from a neighbor who had it on a smaller JD. I adapted it a bit to fit on my 300. It really helps in winter, actually if the sun is out, it gets pretty warm in side. I originally had just a heat houser with the windshield, but this really is a lot better. But any heat-houser will be a 100% improvement over nothing. Al

T in NE · Nov 21, 2013

I used a piece of a large tarp. Pull the muffler, warm up the engine, melt two holes in tarp using the stack, and wrap the tarp around the bottom, clear back as far as you can. I cut out from the fenders to the steering wheel and mounted a piece of plexi glass on the headlight mount. Worked quite well.

Farmallb · Nov 24, 2013

Someone said they didn"t need one in Kansas. I lived in NE Kans from 47 to 76. I can remember dad getting his HH, and how much warmer it was riding with him inside it. He got it for when he picked corn. It really made a difference. NOT TO US 2 boys who had to ride in the wagon and break off any shucks that came with the ears tho lol.

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