Home made Heat Houser

super99 · Oct 27, 2016

Has anyone made their own heat houser out of a tarp? The 1850 with the cab has a rear axle bearing out and it doesn't look like I will have time to fix it before it snows. I'm really not looking forward to plowing snow out in the open with the other cabless 1850. Any pictures?? Thanks, Chris

JD2ACWD · Oct 27, 2016

my neighbor use to make one with double wall cardboard and duct tape,was not pretty but worked good.

rrlund · Oct 27, 2016

Too bad you're not closer. I have a custom made one for an 1850. Now that I've got the 2-105 with a cab,I doubt I'll ever put it on again. In fact,I had one here that was just a large side entry generic type that I'd had on it,and an old rear entry,that I tossed on a pile and burned a few weeks ago.

Mac AR · Oct 27, 2016

Dad made one from canvas and conduit once. No windshield but at least your feet stayed warm. Look around, you might find one on your local Craigslist. That's where I found mine. Two hours from home, so I loaded the wife up and got it. Best $15 I ever spent. Had to modify it to fit the 300, but it works.

Mac

ss55 · Oct 27, 2016

Burch MFG. still makes new Heat Housers for older tractors:

www.burchmfg.com/ag_heat_houser/oliver.htm

01gentdc · Oct 27, 2016

yes in 10 minutes time many times ,,. I prefer a 3 ft wide cover tarp that comes with steel roof metal ,, a 15ft or more length will wrap around the nose of a dc case with little exp;ertise clamp it on with a vise grip to each fender ,.. it will keep the heat on your legs but my favce is still exposed

JMS/.MN · Oct 27, 2016

I made one for the AC WD...put the engine side panels in place (from the AC mounted picker). Then made steel "wings" that went alongside the gas tank, and flared out to the fenders, then covered that with canvas.

rwalton1961 · Oct 27, 2016

What kind of shape is that one in, Randy?? What are you asking for it?? My 1850...gets mighty chilly on cold mornings.

Royse · Oct 27, 2016

This isn't tarp, but it is definitely redneck and worked great.
The door was on a track from a sliding closet door.
Slid forward from it's pictured position to close.
A little 12V heater suspended from up by the roof and pointed
toward the windshield kept the windows clear and kept it warm inside.
Git 'er done.

37chief · Oct 27, 2016

Now I feel really old. Stan

rrlund · Oct 28, 2016

Last time I used it was 2 years ago to pick corn. I know one tube in the frame is broke,but when everything's tightened up it doesn't matter. I laid it up on the 70 when I moved things around a few weeks ago. I'd have to look it over again,but I'd say it's in average shape. I guess if somebody wanted to pick it up here for $30 I should let it go. It'll most likely just get moved around until it gets ruined.

rrlund · Oct 28, 2016

And it doubles as a deer blind. LOL

Goose · Oct 28, 2016

Back in the 1980's when I was Buildings and Grounds Supervisor for a local public school district, we had an M Farmall we used to bucket snow in the winter and other things over the summer.

One of my men made a cab out of plywood and Plexiglas. We made canvas panels to go alongside the engine so the fan blew all of the engine heat back into the cab. When you got the engine and trans warmed up, you could work inside it in your shirtsleeves in zero weather. Wish I had kept a photo of it.

rwalton1961 · Oct 28, 2016

Email sent

dhermesc · Oct 28, 2016

I LOLed at that one.

evilboweivel · Oct 28, 2016

I still have a heat houser for a 1650 .
15 miles south of Columbus Oh
mice worked it over 15 yrs ago however still worked fairly well
sold the 1650 6yrs ago, heat houser needs a good home
original to the tractor so probably 68 model
pick it up it is yours
I will dig it out and check for more damage if you are interested

pllr · Oct 28, 2016

I went to Menards and got a couple of the smaller tarps, use baler twine and tarp straps, keeps feet and legs plenty warm, no windshield, use snowmobile helmet if really cold, this on super 88 oliver with loader... north central wisconsin

super99 · Oct 28, 2016

Thanks, I'm in western Illinois, maybe just a little too far away.

Royse · Oct 28, 2016

(quoted from post at 07:42:13 10/28/16) And it doubles as a deer blind. LOL

You might want to paint it camouflage for that! LOL

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