[AT] Engine Heater and wiper arms

[Mattias Kessén]

I wonder if it was built for the US if not the heater will work better with
230 V (one phase)? Anyway you will have to plug it in... 🤣

Den tis 8 feb. 2022 17:55Cecil Bearden <crbearden at copper.net> skrev:

> My MTZ/Belarus 1220 came with a Tank heater installed.  Since it is
> built in northern Ukraine, one could assume it was manufactured to start
> in cold weather.  Just to be safe I parked it close to the power pole
> with the 30 amp 115V outlet and the heavy extension cord that stays
> plugged in to it.  Since the pole had a 3 ft snowdrift , I just plugged
> the cord into the tank heater and headed to the warm house.   Next
> morning it was 3 degrees with a 23 below wind chill and I needed to
> unroll some hay bales for bedding for my spoiled cows.  I noticed the
> tractor started ok, but seemed to be a little stiff as the engine fired
> and revved up.   The next 2 days in the snow it started up but seemed to
> be stiff.  I always let it run at idle for a few minutes before opening
> the throttle up and moving.   I bladed the snow off on Sunday and
> noticed that the extension cord had never been plugged in to the
> outlet!!!  I had been plugging the heater into the dead extension cord
> for 3days!!!
>
>
> My wife picked up some new OEM in the package windshield wiper arms from
> a thrift store yesterday a left and right.   They fit a Ford Escape
> 2008-2012  If anyone needs them email me and we can make a deal.
>
> Yáll stay warm and safe, I have to go feed cattle..
>
> Cecil
>
>
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