Industrial Toys
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- Joined
- Feb 25, 2008
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- Ontario Canada
- Tractor
- Kubota R510 Wheel Loader + Cab and backhoe, JD 6200 Open Station, Cushman 6150, 4x4, ten foot 56 hp Kubota diesel hydraulic wing mower, Steiner 430 Diesel Max, Kawasaki Diesel Mule, JD 4x2 Electric Gator
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I had a miserible experience with a magnetic heater borrowed from a neighbour. I wanted to de-ice the fuel tank on my Kubota loader. Perfect setup. Squarish steel tank with the bottom raised lightly, so the heat kind of stays in there. In an unheated shed, the temperature of the tank was -14c as measured with a laser therm. Four hours later, it was still -8! There was about five gallons of fuel in there. I guess it's all basic physics and math, but that took too long for my liking, so I punched a hole in the ice after removing the drain cock and drained the tank. Then the heater melted the ice. Cleaned it out with boiling water.
Putting on such a heater for short periods would generally be of no use at all, I am thinking.
I had a miserible experience with a magnetic heater borrowed from a neighbour. I wanted to de-ice the fuel tank on my Kubota loader. Perfect setup. Squarish steel tank with the bottom raised lightly, so the heat kind of stays in there. In an unheated shed, the temperature of the tank was -14c as measured with a laser therm. Four hours later, it was still -8! There was about five gallons of fuel in there. I guess it's all basic physics and math, but that took too long for my liking, so I punched a hole in the ice after removing the drain cock and drained the tank. Then the heater melted the ice. Cleaned it out with boiling water.
Putting on such a heater for short periods would generally be of no use at all, I am thinking.