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[arlen4720]

I have no idea why someone would try to make do with a makeshift heater that is slow, unreliable and could set the tractor on fire .
Just install the proper block heater and plug it in 30minutes to 4 hours prior to use depending on the temperature .

That’s a boring story for the grand kids! I suppose you’re going to tell me that you use winterized fuel too:duh:

 

[Tractor Seabee]

So if I'm interpreting this correctly, you went to a mountain cabin and played bingo in the crawl space by candlelight?

There are more interesting things to do by candlelight than bingo. Ron

 

[Tractor Seabee]

I have no idea why someone would try to make do with a makeshift heater that is slow, unreliable and could set the tractor on fire .
Just install the proper block heater and plug it in 30minutes to 4 hours prior to use depending on the temperature .

You do what you have to do, with what you have; when your are out in nowhere land, kerosene lanterns, outhouses, carry water from the well, and wood fired stove. Only electricity is the lights on the tractor after you get it running.

Ron

 

[jbrumberg]

"....You do what you have to do, with what you have; when your are out in nowhere land,..."- TS

Well posted. Your statement applies to many; even those with electricity and running water living in nowhere land.

 

[crazyal]

I have an old International 2 1/2 ton dump with air brakes. Often, since it's only used as a plow truck, the rear brakes will be frozen to the drums from sitting in the cold. This thing is all torque and it could lift the front tires off the ground. However to do it you would have to rev up the motor pretty high and it has to have a clutch that you can just drop. On a cold winter morning I don't know anyone who would abuse their equipment like that. Even if you've let it run for a half hour of warming up who wouldn't take it easy for the first 15 minutes of operation to let everything warm up. On my International you'll stall the engine unless the temp gauge is close to operating temps. My guess is it could happen but it's extremely rare and only happens by an experienced operator.

 

[buickanddeere]

You do what you have to do, with what you have; when your are out in nowhere land, kerosene lanterns, outhouses, carry water from the well, and wood fired stove. Only electricity is the lights on the tractor after you get it running.

Ron

Plan ahead and be ready .

 

[searcyfarms]

4x8 sheet of plywood - blast/salamander type heater facing it, run plywood from front wheels to back wheels, point salamander at plywood to force air to go up - 30 mins and tractor starts right up - of course goes w/out saying, don't put heater too close to wood :shocked:

 

[Sawyer Rob]

SR;
I have heard of it happening.
I have had it try to happen to me;
1550 Oliver Utility, parked in a leanto of a shed,
cold frozen ground when it was parked,
snowed then a major warmup,
snow melt ran into the leanto and the ground got soft and muddy,
winter came back, lots of cold and snow,
needed to load the sander on the old plow truck,
went and started the tractor,
it was running an old set of combination double ring and reinforced twist link chains,
it had sunk down 2-3 inches in mud and water which had frozen to tires and chains,
started to try and move it and it would lift the front tires off the ground,
it took considerable time rocking it to get it to start to break free of the hold that the ice had on it,
heavy tractor, loaded tires, chains, mud and water to ice,
it can and has happened, it is rare.
Lou

Like I said, it could happen "IF" the rear's were sunk in and frozen in... I have NO doubt that it could happen then and stated so, in my earlier post... At least it could happen on a tractor that has a fairly light front end, for sure...

SR

 

[Oldpath05]

Like I said, it could happen "IF" the rear's were sunk in and frozen in... I have NO doubt that it could happen then and stated so, in my earlier post... At least it could happen on a tractor that has a fairly light front end, for sure...

SR

But only if there's no implement on back, when my pto winches but blade hits the ground the front stops rising and the rear wheels starts spinning, tractor wont even get to a 45* angel.