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pat32rf · 11-02-2006, 01:16 PM

When I ordered my 4300 I included both heaters but when I got the unit I soon found that the tranny heater was located in just the right place to catch every branch that I drove over while being in a spot that was also real messy to reach while parked in a foot of snow. Scratch the tranny heater idea.
The cord for the block heater was routed behind the FEL supports and only the plug stuck out from the plastic cover making it a bare-handed job to plug it in. At -30C the wattage was low enough that you HAD to leave it plugged in all night.
The next summer I installed a large lower rad hose heater and ran both cords to a plug that stuck out from under the front of the hood. This plugs into an extension cord fed from a switched outlet. The switch is in the kitchen. Flip the switch, put coffee on, have breakfast and the tractor is ready to start. By the time I shovel the porch, dry the seat(the seat switch is disconnected so I can start it from the ground) etc the tranny is warm. I back out so the heater cord just falls to the ground if I forget it.

11-02-2006, 01:16 PM	#7 (permalink)
pat32rf Gold Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Bancroft, Ontario Posts: 427	Re: Block Heaters When I ordered my 4300 I included both heaters but when I got the unit I soon found that the tranny heater was located in just the right place to catch every branch that I drove over while being in a spot that was also real messy to reach while parked in a foot of snow. Scratch the tranny heater idea. The cord for the block heater was routed behind the FEL supports and only the plug stuck out from the plastic cover making it a bare-handed job to plug it in. At -30C the wattage was low enough that you HAD to leave it plugged in all night. The next summer I installed a large lower rad hose heater and ran both cords to a plug that stuck out from under the front of the hood. This plugs into an extension cord fed from a switched outlet. The switch is in the kitchen. Flip the switch, put coffee on, have breakfast and the tractor is ready to start. By the time I shovel the porch, dry the seat(the seat switch is disconnected so I can start it from the ground) etc the tranny is warm. I back out so the heater cord just falls to the ground if I forget it.