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Re: cost of operating a block heater
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Posted by thurlow on November 17, 2003 at 15:36:31 from (208.128.241.18):
In Reply to: cost of operating a block heater posted by Mark on November 17, 2003 at 12:49:25:
Mark; sorry that I don't know wattage of my heaters or electricity rates, but......my tractors (that I use in winter time) with crankcase heaters use about 20 or 25 cents worth of electricity per day, plugged up whenever they're not running. Tractors with block heaters (water jacket) use about $1.25 electricity per day. I put a timer on them which comes on about 3 hours before expected use. Can't afford the $40 per month. Tractors crank equally well with either type heater. You'll hear some folks say you'll fry your engine oil with crankcase heaters; maybe so, but a couple of these old tractors have 12-15,000 hrs and I'm not aware of any problems. Not all tractors are equipped for crankcase heaters and the price of them is about 4 or 5 times what you can expect to pay for block heater.........I'd buy a $15.00 timer; just make sure it'll handle the wattage of your heater.....
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