Firefighter Kubota
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Well aren't we a princess!!!:laughing:
Block Heater Install
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Well aren't we a princess!!!:laughing:
fish6942
Gold Member
I have mine plugged into an RF controlled AC adapter which was $8 at Menards. The remote stays in the house.
haveissues
Silver Member
Sure am. My garage is a few hundred feet away and down hill a ways. I don't feel like putting on my boots and trudging through the snow just to plug in a block heater and turn around. What can I say, I'm a little girl. :cowgirl:
haveissues
Silver Member
It does need to have wireless internet. They make some that just use a radio signal and a little remote but I have no idea about the range.
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sandyc
Veteran Member
The last needed tool arrived yesterday for the install of the block heater. Had to buy a 17mm hex socket wrench to remove the freeze plug and a 1 3/8 socket to install the heater. The draining of the coolant was easy now that Kubota has a "master" drain that does both the block and the radiator. All told, maybe 10 minutes work. Set it up with a remote switch from Amazon ($15) so I don't have to walk to my barn to turn it on. Works slick! thanks for the info guys!
Looking4new
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- Northern Ontario, Canada
- Tractor
- 2012 Kioti CK27HST w/cab
Love those remote switches. I have two. One for the tractor and the other for the Heep.
varmint
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- Mar 17, 2003
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- Northern Maryland
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- Kubota B8200, then a Kubota L3130 HST, now a Kubota L3400 HST
I would just suggest that a couple of hours of block heater is probably a lot longer than needed, and may be "using" up the heater element. My B8200 is cold blooded- a bear to start without a block heater, but it only takes 20-30 minutes and it is good to go. I have a Canadian Kubota screw in heater.
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sandyc
Veteran Member
I noticed that there was a bit of antifreeze leaking out of the block heater threads. Tightened it up a bit more (maybe 20 lbs) and it still weeped a bit. Bit the bullet. Drained the A/F, and removed the heater. Took off the Teflon tape I used (recommended by Kubota) and replaced with thread/pipe dope compound. Tightened it up again and have no leaks yet. Other than that, the heater works slick....motor fires up and runs smooth after an hour of using the heater! Got to be easier on the motor to start up warm versus zero degrees!
devildog1
Veteran Member
Yes Teflon tape sometimes does not work if it's put on ever so slightly wrong. There is a new to me product called brush on Teflon, looks like white pipe dope, works the nuts.
Devildog
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