agjones
Platinum Member
- Joined
- May 4, 2010
- Messages
- 618
- Location
- Jessup Mill, NC
- Tractor
- Rk55HC, Kubota kx040, power-trac 425d, Bobcat L23, Yanmar 401w, bx1880, IHI 30 and Fiori D40 dumpers, Magnatrac mh5000, Dew-eze ATM72LC Slope Mower, Terramite t6 4wd, DR Power brush mower
To keep my PT 425 preheated and ready to use, I use pipe heating tape+stove tape and find that the combination of direct contact and ease of placement on the hydraulic tank reduce the need for watts and BTUs dramatically. I use one segment in the tub on the tank, lines and engine base and one wrapped through the nest of lines up front. Now, it doesn't get -20 here, or if it did the PT is the least of my concerns...but his has server well on plenty of equipment (gas and diesel) through many winters.