joshlee
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- Beaver Springs, PA
- Tractor
- Power Trac PT1430 Year made 2016
Haha, yeah, my hat goes off to whoever engineered the PT QA system; its awesome visibility to see it attach and detach from the operators seat too.
There would be enough room up there for the hydraulic cooler; I'll keep that in mind. I was sort of thinking about just unbolting the ROP and making different cab for the winter, but I have more steel laying around than what most folks have that I used to bring home from work if there was material left over. I noticed how the rear corners of the roof are right at the imaginary turning radius line, but the rest of the roof is recessed in more. So, I'm thinking I could make a more spacious cab for the winter. Then there would be more volume to inside to heat though? Weighing out the "pros and cons", oh my..lol.
There would be enough room up there for the hydraulic cooler; I'll keep that in mind. I was sort of thinking about just unbolting the ROP and making different cab for the winter, but I have more steel laying around than what most folks have that I used to bring home from work if there was material left over. I noticed how the rear corners of the roof are right at the imaginary turning radius line, but the rest of the roof is recessed in more. So, I'm thinking I could make a more spacious cab for the winter. Then there would be more volume to inside to heat though? Weighing out the "pros and cons", oh my..lol.
Yeah, I've touted the Power Trac quick attach since the first time I saw it. After battling a 3pt hitch for 10+ years I was pretty much in shock at how stupidly easy it is to change implements on the PT. Made me want to slap myself silly! :laughing:
I forgot about you not being able to feel your feet. I guess you'd have to take precautions to prevent freezing more than I would and that may be tough when the mercury creeps towards anything below 15-20. I warm up mine by moving them, but never thought about how it would be if I couldn't.
As for heating the cab, there are several options. You could put a fabric tunnel over the existing cooler fan on top of the engine compartment and blow it into the cab. The fabric would flex plenty for movement side-to-side. If you hooked an always-on switch to the hydraulic fan you would be good. Just let the thing run at 1/3 throttle for 10 minutes and the hydraulics will be warm enough to provide heat, I believe.
Other option is 12v electric heater, but those are kind of wimpy and the electrical system doesn't provide enough amps to run it without killing the battery, I believe.
Third option is like I mentioned... get a small hydraulic cooler with a small 12v fan and mount it on the ceiling as far towards the front as possible. I've seen some hydraulic coolers that are about 5" wide by 15" long by a couple inches thick. I bet if we put one up under the front of the canopy and put a couple 12v computer fans on it, it would be enough to defrost the windshield and provide heat in the cab yet not pull too many amps. I'd have to experiment. But I think the oil returning from the steering/fel/aux PTO circuit would flow through nicely with low pressure. I'd have to put a pressure gauge on that return line to measure it to be sure the cooler could handle it. And of course check the flow specs. Summer's the time to do these things. :laughing: