Looking for upright salamander heater

Jeff- IN · Dec 10, 2013

I thought someone here may be able to help me. I watch this board some and occasionally post on the John Deere board. I am looking for an upright salamander heater AKA Hard Hat heater, Hy Lo heater, orchard heater. They generally are used with kerosene or diesel. They stand about 5 feet tall. I am looking for one to heat an uninsulated shed (that I keep my tractors in) when I am working in it. I would especially like to find a new one, but a good used one would work as well. I found a pic on the web so that you could see what it is. Please call my cell phone 765-427-3441 if you have info on one.

Handyman · Dec 10, 2013

back in the 80s the feds declared them to be evil and banned them

retired farmer · Dec 10, 2013

I just checked on eBay, they have some. Did some reading about them and I don't think they are approved for any indoor or enclosed use. Be safe.

Anonymous-0 · Dec 10, 2013

I have one I might sell, I used it to heat an uninsulated barn to restore tractors back in the late 1970s and early 1980s

I vould heat an area aboot 20 feet in diameter, I used keryseen or diesel fuel, keryseen did the best, diesel fuel smoked a lot.

Craig45 · Dec 10, 2013

I would be very carefull with an unvented heater in a closed area. The carbon monoxide can sneek up on you. At the very least leave some windows open a little to have fresh air. You might look into a propane or oil vented heater. They cost more but are worth it.

ss55 · Dec 10, 2013

How many BTU's do you need?

Consider looking for a propane heater if you have to be around it very long, propane burns much cleaner.

Jeff- IN · Dec 10, 2013

A drafty old shed is fine for these. We have been using them for years in buildings as long as they are not too tight. I am just looking for one to put in another building, as they are hard to move without making a mess. They actually burn as clean as a torpedo heater and you can hear yourself think when around them because they are quiet. They used to be on a lot of the farms around here and were used in livestock buildings and implement sheds.

GordoSD · Dec 10, 2013

No, No. That is for outdoors as in ORCHARD. They make something very similar for propane. Was at an auction a couple weeks ago and they had one in an insulated garage where the food was, Outside 10 degrees, inside 60. Quiet and no smell. Buy the right heater with the latest technology.

J.Wondergem · Dec 10, 2013

That's also what I remember, they used to use that type of heater in the orchards around here.

PJH · Dec 10, 2013

I helped build a house in the 70's, and the owner had one of those things in there while we were sheet rocking the place. He'd open that little round door on the bottom, and the fire would come out the top, making a spooky woofing noise. I seriously figured he'd burn the place down before anyone got the chance to sleep in it.

The one we used didn't have that flat plate over the exhaust. It would extinguish real quick if you flipped all the lids shut.

JMOR · Dec 10, 2013

(quoted from post at 00:28:07 12/11/13) I helped build a house in the 70's, and the owner had one of those things in there while we were sheet rocking the place. He'd open that little round door on the bottom, and the fire would come out the top, making a spooky woofing noise. I seriously figured he'd burn the place down before anyone got the chance to sleep in it.

The one we used didn't have that flat plate over the exhaust. It would extinguish real quick if you flipped all the lids shut.

have one & used it in a tin barn that had open eves & drafts under the wall/dirt floor interface & it wasn't a problem, but would never use one in a tightly closed building.
I would part with it, but shipping is always a big consideration. zip 75440

Jeff- IN · Dec 11, 2013

JMOR, I am interested. Please send an email or call. Thanks, Jeff

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