[AT] Tractor cab heater - NE snow

[Steve W.]

Cecil R Bearden wrote:
> My Old Belarus is  about 30 years old, so I guess it would qualify as 
> antique.   I use the newer one mostly for feeding cattle.  This wet 
> winter is a mess with the ice and the windows fogging up, not to mention 
> the frozen feet since I don't have the feeling in my toes from the 
> spinal injuries.   The Belarus just does not have warm enough water to 
> make the heater work.  The heater and A/C are a US aftermarket addition 
> installed in Milwaukee.  The A/C needs to be torn out and replaced.
>    I found an Eberspacher diesel heater from a SAME tractor on Ebay for 
> $325, and thought it was ready to go.  It turns out it was only the 
> heater assembly, the model it was used a remote relay, ECU, and fuel 
> pump.  All parts that were not included.   I do not have enough 
> experience with these to try to reverse engineer the missing parts.
> I think the best thing is to buy another complete unit even if it is 
> Chinese and then try to find parts to complete the one I have now. Do 
> any of y'all have any experience with these.   I would bet Steve W has 
> worked with them.
> 
> I keep getting news reports about how you guys in the NE are staring 
> down the barrel of 26inches of snow.   That would be equal to our 2 
> inches of ice.   I wish I could be there to give you all a hand.
> 
> Cecil in OKla
> 
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Oh - No snow where I am, just cold. The snow stopped about 100 miles 
south of my place. So far we have had two "storms" one was 4" of sleet 
that melted about a week later, the other was 3" of heavy crap, some of 
that is still on the ground.

-- 
Steve W.