Adding heat to skid loader cab

I bought a New Holland L160 skid loader this summer and we are going to put a canvas cab enclosure door and plexiglass side windows on it. Was thinking about adding a heater. I have my doubts that an electric one would make enough heat here in WI so am thinking about one plumbed into the cooling system. Anyone have one they recommend? Where did you mount it in the cab? Lots of different ones online but was hoping for some experience. We had an enclosure on the old LX565 but never had heat. Tom

I think it is Northern that sells cab heaters through their catalog.I took the heater unit out of a Datsun/nissan pickup.I have one in three of 4 IH 06/56 tractors.they are mounted down on the lower right side of the cab. The one in the 706 will flat cook you out.I think I only pd 15 or 20 dollars each.

The hardest part might be keeping the windows from fogging? That is a challenge with the factory ones at times.

My one buddy has two L X 665's , one the newest has a factory cab and heater , those are mounted on the back of the cab and it does well as long as you install two plates in the under belly below your feet and every year i have to go out and BURP the system as it always gets air locked at the water valve . This blows heat down from the top . The other one we did make up removable side windows but no door only thing i can say about it it does cut down on the cool breezes blowing thru . The down fall of the cab one is (1) remembering to CLOSE the door Before you move the loader arms (2) it is a pain when changing buckets to the bale spear since it does not have a hyd quick tach. (3) keeping the windows clean inside and out when they get dirty and you get the sun coming in just right you are BLIND . (4) getting in and out when all bundled up for winter work . Must be due to getting old since ya don't move or bend like you use to . Some days i think a small articulat (sp) say like a yard and a half to two yrd loader with quick attach bucket and forks would be just as handy and going up and down the ladder would be easier then climbing and tripping in and out of a skid steer .

I would love a JCB side boom as far as the getting in and out but that is not going to happen.I did fall out of mine the other night not sure why. I like the vinyl cab doors as when I am bedding cattle I just remove the door but when pushing snow or mixing feed in the wind I can easily put it back on.Tom

Can't help you with models or anything, but a suggestion. The one I have in my Kubota is mounted in the left rear corner. It came with the enclosure and the fan drew air in the front and blew out the sides. I was constantly fogging up the windshield. I reversed the fan and eliminated the issue. I only use a snow blower on this machine, so maybe plowing won't present the same issue. Sorry, no pictures of the heater alone, but it is about 10" square and 5" deep. It works very well.

An electric heater will hog the battery charging capability from the alternator . The amount of energy from a 12V fan forced hot air heater may clear a spot in the windshield the size of a donut.

This is a long shot but the old Datsun B210 cars had a heater that was such that you could remove the whole thing and put into most any thing else. Fan frame and core all in it own box. Reason I know this is I used one in something years ago but don't remember what I put it in

i put one in my my bobcat unit years ago, came from them i just quick coupled it into the water lines and switch to juice worked till the unit left , i bet you could do it with any of those self contained units.

If you can mount it low it will keep you feet warm and rise to the rest of you. While you are at it, put a fan toward the windshield or it will fog up. I would look at the parts manual for your machine with a heater for plumbing.

Perhaps an oil cooler might do the job and the plumbing might be easier, especially if you use a quick coupler

Install it down low as Mr. 504 mentioned.

Ebay has just about any shape and size got one for our utv just a run of the mill one works great

Aircraft use exhaust heat to defrost the windshield . Heat is instant .

Those are air cooled, is this one?

(quoted from post at 20:02:29 12/12/20) Those are air cooled, is this one?

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Still has exhaust with gas, diesel , liquid cooled or air cooled .

We put self contained ones from the local semi shop in front mount mower cabs we plow with. Plenty of heat. Keep low

I bought a 12v heater core from a machinery swap meet years ago. It has a 2 speed fan on it. I mounted mine to the cab roof and plumbed to coolant lines through the engine block. I wired up to a toggle switch on the dash board. I plumbed in ball valves to be able to shut it off for summer and also if I need to repair something in the future so I don’t have to drain the cooling system completely empty. I am very happy with this so far. I probably have $125.00 in the complete system with parts. It took me a few hours to install it, but well worth the time. Kow Farmer Kurt. 🐂👩‍🌾