Weekend Accomplishments
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From: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
I probably asked you this before but is there no way of putting in an oil dipstick heater or a heater in the oil drain plug?
FGI has no solutions to offer? Surely there must be a way rather than getting rid of it and getting a Bobcat with a Kabota or an Isuzu.
Or maybe.......
Swap in the 390!!!!!
FGI has no solutions to offer? Surely there must be a way rather than getting rid of it and getting a Bobcat with a Kabota or an Isuzu.
Or maybe.......
Swap in the 390!!!!!
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Joined: Jan 2005
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From: Rouleau, Saskatchewan
Worked the booth in the rink on Saturday, we were very very busy. Went through 8 boxes of burgers, 2 boxes of Chicken wings, 150lbs of potatos and what not. Today Amy and I went to the gun show.
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Joined: Oct 2004
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From: Delisle/Vanscoy, Sk.
Yes there is not enough room for the pan heater to be properly put on. I have tried with two heaters. One shorted out and the second one will not stay on tight enough. These are the flat ones that bolt to your oil pan bolts on the side of the ebgine block. My Bobcat has no place to do this on. So for now space heaters under a tarp in the quonset. I look forward to the day I finally get the shop heated. Other things have to be done first in there.
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From: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
No way to use one or two heat lamps in the bottom of the engine compartment with some insulation around the top of the motor? It wouldn`t take much heat but I don`t think heat tape wouldn`t get warm enough.
There has to be a way to warm the motor up without having to heat the whole building.
There has to be a way to warm the motor up without having to heat the whole building.
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From: Saskatoon, SK
Somehow, hoard it in and use any kind of heat source. We have an old parachute that we sometimes use to rescue things. On some of our trucks, we use old swather canvas standing up. Start from about drivers door around front and over to passenger door. We have a kerosene fired heater that we will use, placing it underneath and blowing forward.
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From: Delisle/Vanscoy, Sk.
I have some bats of insulation. I can put that over the top of thr engine to help keep more heat on the motor. I have met a construction contrator a few years back. He said they had 3 of the same machines and they got rid ofthem for the same reason. The machines just did not start in the cold unless in heated shops. He said they were just more of a pain when they needed them in the cold weather.
I warm weather they work good.
I warm weather they work good.
