NX Cab and radiator heater
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countrybumpkin
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- Kioti, kubota
I may order one , be nice to have.
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comancheflight
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I finally received the definitive answer from Kioti - I hope it is OK to post, I removed the persons name and phone number.
kevin37b
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There is another fellow that put one on his Kubota and drilled a hole in his cylinder . He has a thread on here . Heads up .
MinnesotaEric
Super Member
My dealer installed my block heater, but I've always used a drill stop which limits how far a drill can go when drilling out frost plugs to facilitate removal and installation block heaters. A drill stop allows me to lean into the drill at weird angles without worry of screwing up something on the inside of the block.
And thanks to my Kioti dealer's Service Manager turning me onto the stuff, I've also recently (within the last couple of years) taken a liking to Toyota Form in Place Gasket.
Links to both:
Amazon.com: In-tool-home Steel Drill Stop Set Drill Depths Collar Set of 8: Home Improvement
Amazon.com: Genuine Toyota Fluid 00295-00103 Formed-in-Place Oil Pan Gasket - 3 oz. Tube: Automotive
RockyNY
Gold Member
I installed my own block heater, got it from Wallace tractor. Drilled the freeze plug, no problem. Really there is no excuse for damaging the cylinder. Use a sharp bit, take your time with light pressure and it'll be fine.
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comancheflight
Gold Member
The damage isn't so much from drilling to remove the frost plug even though we have had one report of that but rather the element touching the cylinder wall and warping it. At least that is what I have been told and is why Bobcat and now Kioti have the displacement sleeve to keep the element away from the cylinder wall.
I received my Kioti block heater today. Here are reference pictures straight out of the box.
I received my Kioti block heater today. Here are reference pictures straight out of the box.
MinnesotaEric
Super Member
The Bobcat part number my dealer installed that I had assumed was manufactured by Daedong used a sleeve to space the 400W heater out as well.
RockyNY
Gold Member
Mine had a sleeve as wel
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comancheflight
Gold Member
I installed the Block Heater today and thought I would give some information that might be useful.
1.) I own a cabinet shop and as you would suspect have lots of tools including drill bit stops but thought i would share a tip in case you don't have a stop or just don't have the correct size stop. For a rough stop just snugly wrap about 5 or so turns on the bit with electrical tape. In some instances it works better than a metal stop because it wont mar the adjacent surface if you hit it and you can get into tighter spaces. Just don't just brute force..i.e, common sense.
2.) I did a rough measurement on the Freeze plug and it is approximately 1 1/8" from the outer portion of the block to the cylinder wall. Taking account of the Freeze plug and inset, the back of the plug is approximately 3/4" to the cylinder wall. Thought this might be of use to those who want to start drilling.
3.) I started to drain the radiator via the cockpit on the right side instead of just removing the plug and letting it drain everywhere.
I ended up doing just that, removing the plug into a clean 5 gal. bucket. My tractor is very clean so far and was able to pretty much recover all antifreeze. I filtered it, just in case, and reused it. Oh, and by not draining the system it only dumped a little over a gallon and was able to put it back in without even starting it up.
here is the final install.
all done, must mean its spring?
1.) I own a cabinet shop and as you would suspect have lots of tools including drill bit stops but thought i would share a tip in case you don't have a stop or just don't have the correct size stop. For a rough stop just snugly wrap about 5 or so turns on the bit with electrical tape. In some instances it works better than a metal stop because it wont mar the adjacent surface if you hit it and you can get into tighter spaces. Just don't just brute force..i.e, common sense.
2.) I did a rough measurement on the Freeze plug and it is approximately 1 1/8" from the outer portion of the block to the cylinder wall. Taking account of the Freeze plug and inset, the back of the plug is approximately 3/4" to the cylinder wall. Thought this might be of use to those who want to start drilling.
3.) I started to drain the radiator via the cockpit on the right side instead of just removing the plug and letting it drain everywhere.
I ended up doing just that, removing the plug into a clean 5 gal. bucket. My tractor is very clean so far and was able to pretty much recover all antifreeze. I filtered it, just in case, and reused it. Oh, and by not draining the system it only dumped a little over a gallon and was able to put it back in without even starting it up.
here is the final install.
all done, must mean its spring?