Winter Fronts on Tractors

[Spudland_Dave]

Was just wondering....does anybody use a "winter front" or Radiator cover during the winter months to help the engine/trans/etc... get up to operating temp? And in the case of a cabbed machine...help the heater blow hot air that much sooner...

 

[AndyMA]

I don't

Andy

 

[Oldtrout]

I Don't....

 

[WH401]

Nope, but I do on my truck.

 

[Gizmo2]

Not me.

 

[KennyV]

Yes... Diesel engines do not heat up well in the cold.
On my L4200 with a cab, I insert a slab of cardboard into the slot in front of the radiator that normally has a screen. KennyV.

 

[herringchoker]

Yes....in winter I replace the screen in front of the radiator on my Kubota B7800 with a piece of corrugated plastic sign board with a 6" square hole cut in the centre of it. The engine tends to run cool and this seems to help a bit to warm it up.

 

[Hooked_on_HP]

If the thermostat in the engine is working properly you shouldn't need a winterfront.

 

[Gizmo2]

If the thermostat in the engine is working properly you shouldn't need a winterfront.

Good one!

 

[Spudland_Dave]

If the thermostat in the engine is working properly you shouldn't need a winterfront.

If thats truly the case...why does every Diesel truck running in a cold weather area come with FACTORY (GM/Ford/Peterbilt/Kenworth/etc) winter front? I know all my buddies with Duramax trucks all got winter fronts with their trucks... In the wintertime around here the only trucks without em are out of state trucks and trucks headed south...