Heater core for cab

JMynes · Feb 25, 2011

brunswick000 said:
Says its floor mount. Is this where you put yours? I was hoping to headliner, or, ceiling mount mine to direct the airflow at the windows.

My heater is mounted to the cab frame on the left side at steering wheel height.

boggen · Feb 25, 2011

see attached diagram.

yooper jim · Feb 25, 2011

brunswick000

Curtis cab has the heater mounted on frame below the front window on the left side. Vents point up at the windshield, back into the cab and at the floor. It seems to keep the windows clear. Haven't had any trouble yet. BTW I am using a front mounted snow blower and have a front wiper.

herringchoker · Feb 25, 2011

brunswick000....When I built my cab I used a heater I had bought years before for another tractor. It is mounted below the windshield to the left of the steering wheel, with airflow directed up towards the windshield. I also installed one of those computer fans in the upper right rear corner of the cab that draws the air across the back window and pushes it out through louvers above the window. (The louvers are below the "y" in "hydraulics" in the second picture.)
Once the tractor engine gets warmed up, I never have frosted windows.

escavader · Feb 27, 2011

from a step van catalog works excellent

yooper jim · Feb 28, 2011

Nice job. I like the price too.:thumbsup:

pertwan · Oct 31, 2014

Thought I'd add my setup on a Kubota L3200, purchased an inline trans cooler from ebay for 38 bucks, hoses and fittings another 40 bucks,
attached cooler (or heater in my case) to bracket in Curtis cab, plumbed through engine to water pump bypass with 1/2 inch fittings
and hose, added a simi style 6" 12v fan to blow across it, it works great and looks good...

Chopperhed · Oct 31, 2014

A radiator from a motorcycle or powertoy with a computer case fan would probably work well. I also have an oil cooler from a motorcycle that looks like it would work as well