Farmall heat houser

I know winter is nearly over, but I?m thinking about buying a heat houser for my Farmall 300. I would like to know if anyone has the vinyl one made by Femco and would you recommend it. The original Heat Houser is still made by Burch mfg. in Ft. Dodge Iowa. It is canvas and higher priced than the vinyl ones but might be better quality. After all the cold and snow we have had here in central Iowa this year I would like to be ready next winter. This tractor has a loader and I use it to plow my driveway in the winter.
 
I have solid experience with the canvas style, they work best when the radiator is covered enough to rais the coolant temp into the middle of the gauge. The vinyl ones might be somewhat harder to manage in cold weather. Either will be way better than thick clothes. Be sure to fasten the under side together limiting the loss of warm air out the bottom. Jim
 
I have one of the Femco vinyl ones on a Ford 5610 with loader. This is the fourth year for it. I would not want to be without it when pushing snow in winter.

I got the universal side entry. I used the main support tube that threads through the slots, but built my own support brackets to install it. The vinyl gets a little stiff in extreme cold (5 to 10 below in our area) but stays pliable enough to work with and has not cracked. With a Farmall 300 you will want a rear entry

In the spring I remove all brackets, fold it back up and store in original box. I tag all brackets and keep them together. Also, take some good pictures when you get it installed, they are indispensable come next fall installation.

It does give limited visibility but you have that with any heat houser or cab
 
I've had both. My first was the vinyl Femco. I put it on my JD 2510 I feed with in the winter. The tractor doesn't sit outside when not in use. The frame was pretty good on the Femco but the vinyl ripped out in a couple years. I then bought a Burch Heat Houser. The instructions look like were drawn by a 5 year old and then photocopied until the ink completely quit. It really didn't matter though because what I could read didn't come close to matching. The frame is useless and doesn't come close to fitting. I ended up using parts of the Femco frame and making part of my own frame to make it fit. The canvas had small mouse holes already in it when I bought it. It has held up so far. I was disappointed enough in it I was going to return it but was told they wanted a 25% restocking fee. Given a choice between the two the canvas is best but I'd probably go to the Femco because it fits best. I would get a couple canvas tarps and use the vinyl cover as a template. That was my experience with them.
 
I forgot to mention I think Burch has discontinued heat housers. I won't guarantee that might just be a rumor I heard somewhere.
 
Just don't have your expectations too high. It's not like you're going to be out pushing snow in your underwear because it's so toasty warm behind your heat houser. In short, it's better than nothing, and that's it. You still need warm clothes.

Burch's website still shows that they're making heat housers, but the web page may not have been updated in years. I would not be surprised either way; there can't be much demand for heat housers these days.
 

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