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jix
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- Sep 16, 2014
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- Location
- Fredericton, New Brunswick. CANADA
- Tractor
- 2015 Kioti CK2510HST/CAB?loader/bush hog,front blower
Consider chains all around to complete the unit. Also remember the dynamo has limited capacity so battery loads have to be watched.:thumbsup:
How will the cab heater circulation be designed?
Hi Egon: Thanks for the tip about the dynamo capacity. I cannot find out about that with only the operator manual or the parts book that I got with the tractor. It looks as if there is a generator on this tractor, as for a car type. This generator is located below the air cleaner in the space where the belt tensioner pulley is shown to be, so it is a mystery at the moment. THe seller told me that he thought that this tractor was manufactured in 1988 or 89, but it defginitely is a b7100d with a manual tranny with high and low ranges and selectable 4wheel drive. So I may need chains evan thoiugh my driveway is level, you think.
the heater will be connected to the bottom coolant hose, in series with the coolant circuit and the existing coolant block heater. That work is to be done by the mechanic who is making my custom cab,(He also owns a B7100D) and the core of the cab heater will have some kind of a fan behind it that will blow warmed air around in the the cab at a low point. I dunno how much it electric current it will draw yet, but now I am concerned about that. Tomorrow in daylight I must go and look more closely at the generator and also try to find the serial number of the beast. I must follow this up. There is something different about the generator, I do not think it is a dynamo, and it is not an alternator either. It may be a mod installed by the previous owner, who was a mechanic for Thomas equipment in Florenceville, NB. Thomas was a Kubota dealer a few years back.
Please do stay tuned. I may be asking more questions and will appreciate any helpful info you may offer. That will be critical, I feel.
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