Making a heat houser

JDJohnDeere · Jun 4, 2009

I am building my own heat houser for my Allis Chalmers WD45. I am modleing it off of an old one that says "The Heat Houser" on the side. would any one beable to scan a copy of instructions to install it so I could see the hardware or could some one take pictures of their's?
I also either need a 3 sided wind shield or need to make one. I will probably use plexiglass if I make one. What could I use as a canvas material?
Thanks

would I be able to still use these or do I need to make new ones?

Bill(Wis) · Jun 4, 2009

I made a rear entry cab for my WD. Plywood sides and top. Real glass windows. Side windows are small, front window full size. Take the fenders off and bolt the cab sides to the existing fender mounts. Makes a real solid structure. Comes apart real easy for summer. Canvas or vinyl flap sides for heat. No back door because I needed to reach spreader controls. My top overhangs the windshield. I don't have a windshield wiper but it would be easy enough to rig one up.

JDJohnDeere · Jun 4, 2009

I require the fenders for my lights. I use a rear blad and backblade at night very commonly.

JMS/.MN · Jun 4, 2009

Years ago I made two steel angled side frames, covered with canvas, that bolted to the tractor frame, two bolts each side. Y"d out to the fenders, went forward up to the light. Ahead of that, I installed engine side shields from a mounted corn picker. No windshield, but did direct engine heat back to the operator, and kept the wind off. Would have been easy to mount a windshield on top of those frames.

Bill(Wis) · Jun 4, 2009

It seems like attaching light(s) to top of cab pointing back attached to fender light(s) wiring would be simple. Am I wrong? The one light, on the left fender in my case, stayed on the fender and all my backblading of snow at night was by yardlights.

RobMD · Jun 4, 2009

What on EARTH is that green stuff on your tractor?

Goose · Jun 4, 2009

We once had an M with a cab made of plywood and plexiglass. Even had a floor in it. We made some canvas panels alongside the engine also.

When you got all that cast iron in the trans and rear end warmed up, and with the fan blowing all the engine heat back into the cab, you'd be sitting in it in your shirt sleeves in zero weather.

Anonymous-0 · Jun 4, 2009

Either Lichens are growing on it, or it is morphing into a green tractor, LOL..

Kansas 4010 · Jun 5, 2009

Try looking up femco out of Mcpherson Kansas. They used to have their instructions online. I would look at using the heaviest canvas tarp I could find. You also might look at the material they make boat covers out of.

JDJohnDeere · Jun 5, 2009

we just got done loading the truck with lime. when it gets this dry, 11 hours of loading'll do that. Its since been washed off. Yet another reason I need the heat houser, I was white as a ghost :roll:

JDJohnDeere · Mar 18, 2010

Well, I finished the heat houser last october. I havn't been around for a while and forgot my password

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I'll go indepth of the building and what I used tommarow or later this weekend. Right now I just need some sleep.

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