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Rich Iowa

12-24-2005 07:06:22




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My last post, a few people mentioned using a heater on my tractor. I don"t have a need to use it during the winter months, so I haven"t gotten a heater for it yet. What type do you all prefer; block heaters, magnets that stick to the oil pan, or the coolant hose heater? Just looking for some opinions, so I can decide which type I want to get. Thanks




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WI Craig

12-26-2005 15:17:25




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 Re: engine haeters in reply to Rich Iowa, 12-24-2005 07:06:22  
My brother always had hard starting with his engine. Solved it by parking it in the living room. No extra plug ins or nothing. Oh sorry, it was a harley. Wrong forum. But the story is true. Never had to worry about a cold butt. Craig.



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bcPA

12-25-2005 08:23:23




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 Re: engine haeters in reply to Rich Iowa, 12-24-2005 07:06:22  
I perfer the freeze plug heater but could not get one into my 282 cube td9 engine easily, so I plumbed it for a tank heater that goes into a heater type hose. I had to get creative to install the hose. Iwent from the coolant drain cock to the plug in the head where the temp gauge probe was installed.. With a few ts I still had a temp gauge and the ability to drain the coolant. I only used it once or twice but in a hour or 2 it warmed it up so the temp gauge went up and It started easily. I would not like to leave it on for a long length of time. I like the idea of a recpticle with a remote switch in the house for convenience in turning it on a couple of hours before starting the machine.

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lucasss

12-25-2005 05:37:12




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 Re: engine haeters in reply to Rich Iowa, 12-24-2005 07:06:22  
i use the heatersthat go in the block in a freezeout plug hole. they work good and are out of the way.lucas



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rwood

12-24-2005 12:41:13




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 Re: engine haeters in reply to Rich Iowa, 12-24-2005 07:06:22  
I use a coolant heater very successfully on a Ford 5000. I plug it in about an hour or so before attempting to start it. Hasn't failed me yet.



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old

12-24-2005 10:19:48




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 Re: engine haeters in reply to Rich Iowa, 12-24-2005 07:06:22  
My self I prefer the coolant type heaters, they warm the whole engine instead of just the oil. Also the type that heat the oil can harm the oil over a peroid of time.



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Dean Barker

12-24-2005 07:45:34




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 Re: engine heaters in reply to Rich Iowa, 12-24-2005 07:06:22  
Rich--I have two 1655 diesels; one starts unaided at 30 degrees and the other one barely starts unaided at 60 degrees. They both have the factory lower radiator elbow heaters, and both tractors will start at -10 degrees after being plugged in for two hours. The easy starter has one 12 volt battery with big cables and the hard starter has two 6 volt batteries in series (12 volt) with big cables. Both engines are in top shape, so don't know what the difference is between the engines. The preheaters seem to work real good without either.

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