Tractor heater?

[UP Guy]

Can anyone recommend a good heater to add to the inside of my aftermarket cab on my Kubota?

Thank you...

 

[BukitCase]

I was gonna kid you about bein' a wimp, then I noticed your location ...Steve

BTW, welcome to TBN, I'm sure some NON-smart-aZZ's will come along soon... Steve

 

[UP Guy]

I was gonna kid you about bein' a wimp, then I noticed your location ...Steve

BTW, welcome to TBN, I'm sure some NON-smart-aZZ's will come along soon... Steve

LOL! Thanks B Man.. I'm trying to make this thing comfortable enough that momma bear will use it too.. PS, we got 24 inches of snow in two days right before deer season so this new toy is going to get some use..LOL.. Have a great evening..

 

[George2615]

If your aftermarket cab is sealed fairly tight you could get away with one of these 300W ceramic heaters. I had this model in my aftermarket cab and it kept me warm enough to plow without gloves.

UTV Heater: ATV Parts | eBay

If you need more heat this 600W heater works well also but costs much more.

12 Volt 10 020 BTU 600W Cab Heater for Skid Steers Farm Tractors Mini Excavators | eBay

Either one will need to be wired directly to the battery. I installed a 20A toggle switch in my cab to shut off the power to it.
There are other heaters available but they must be plumbed into the water pump and block water jacket. I found on an aftermarket cab there isn't much room to install the plumbed in type.

 

[UP Guy]

If your aftermarket cab is sealed fairly tight you could get away with one of these 300W ceramic heaters. I had this model in my aftermarket cab and it kept me warm enough to plow without gloves.

UTV Heater: ATV Parts | eBay

If you need more heat this 600W heater works well also but costs much more.

12 Volt 10 020 BTU 600W Cab Heater for Skid Steers Farm Tractors Mini Excavators | eBay

Either one will need to be wired directly to the battery. I installed a 20A toggle switch in my cab to shut off the power to it.
There are other heaters available but they must be plumbed into the water pump and block water jacket. I found on an aftermarket cab there isn't much room to install the plumbed in type.

Thank you George, I'm going there now...

 

[Blaneypark]

Look up a guy who lives on Ridge near Three Mile ' Dennis D. I'll bet he can help

 

[tman1020]

I used a small 200 W truckstop heater last year it's not very powerful. My cab seals up very well it was still very cold. Better than nothing though and it did keep the window from frosting up. The company that makes mine which is a cozy cab makes a heater with a 12 V fan that hooks to the cooling system of the tractor I just ordered one today a little pricey though. But I think that's the only way you're going to get real heat in there. They do sell some universal models that hooked to the cooling system that don't seem very expensive that I've seen on eBay.

 

[lt190b]

Access Denied UP Guy, I just put one of these in a skid steer, I havent got to use it much, puts out plenty of heat. lt190b

 

[chim]

If you want real heat, you need to run your engine coolant through the heater just like they do with factory heaters. Here's the one I used when I built my cab. In less than 10 minutes you can take your coat off. At -2*F it was comfy in the cab. The "12 Volt" part refers to the 2-speed blower motor and not the source of heat:

New 20 000 BTU Auxiliary Heater 12 Volt Compact Size 2 Speed Fan Truck Universal | eBay

I don't know where they came up with the info on those heaters listed in Post #4. 300 Watts at 12 volts should require 25 amps. The at 600 Watt heater is supposed to produce 10,000 BTU's. From what I see, the BTU's are about 1/5 of that number. Check the conversion charts.

 

[chim]

Here's a picture that shows what it looks like mounted in the tractor.