MX5400/MX6000 Engine Block Heater

[Egon]

Alternative heaters to aid in starting.

In-line hose heater. They work well.

Throw a tarp over the engine and place a small portable heater under it. This also works well. Extend the tarp a bit to cover the transmission and you can get a real good warm up of everything. This is a little bit more work but works really well.

 

[Powderdreams]

OP:
I have the MX5400 and wanted a plug-in heater, I have the heaters on all my other Kubota vehicles (M7040-RTV-BX25). The dealer would not install the heater. I had planned to self-install the heater at home, but discussed with a technician he told me it WILL mess-up (confuse) the onboard electronics and I would become unhappy if I had to address the electronics confusion issue.
Good luck.

 

[jigs_n_fixtures]

OP:
I have the MX5400 and wanted a plug-in heater, I have the heaters on all my other Kubota vehicles (M7040-RTV-BX25). The dealer would not install the heater. I had planned to self-install the heater at home, but discussed with a technician he told me it WILL mess-up (confuse) the onboard electronics and I would become unhappy if I had to address the electronics confusion issue.
Good luck.

Look at the glue on oil pan heaters. I have them on my JDM tiny truck and adding them made a huge difference in how easy it is to start, and how fast it gets warmed up. Adding the one to the transmission made real difference in how long it takes to warm up the transmission enough to shift well.

I plan to add them to the engine and transmission on my one-ton dodge. The 6.7 Cummins uses a manifold preheater instead of glow plugs, and there is an issue with a bolt related to the preheat system coming off inside the intake manifold and grenading cylinder 6, totaling the engine. I got them bought and ran out of time to get them on.

And, I plan to add them to at least one of the tractors next summer. Just a matter of finding the time to get them installed.

When I install them, I run the power cords to an aluminum j-box and install a thermostatic switch to power them when the temperature gets below freezing outside. Then I install an RV power plug on the vehicle which feeds to the j-box. Gives me a one point hook up, for the heaters and a hard mounted battery charger/conditioner.

 

[jyoutz]

Look at the glue on oil pan heaters. I have them on my JDM tiny truck and adding them made a huge difference in how easy it is to start, and how fast it gets warmed up. Adding the one to the transmission made real difference in how long it takes to warm up the transmission enough to shift well.

I plan to add them to the engine and transmission on my one-ton dodge. The 6.7 Cummins uses a manifold preheater instead of glow plugs, and there is an issue with a bolt related to the preheat system coming off inside the intake manifold and grenading cylinder 6, totaling the engine. I got them bought and ran out of time to get them on.

And, I plan to add them to at least one of the tractors next summer. Just a matter of finding the time to get them installed.

When I install them, I run the power cords to an aluminum j-box and install a thermostatic switch to power them when the temperature gets below freezing outside. Then I install an RV power plug on the vehicle which feeds to the j-box. Gives me a one point hook up, for the heaters and a hard mounted battery charger/conditioner.

On my 5.9 Cummins, there is a built in heater on the block. After I bought it I researched this and discovered that all I had to do was to pull out a plastic plug that covered the plug receptacle and then plug in the cord. At the time, Dodge wanted $80 for the cord. I bought one from the local Cummins shop for $17.50. IDK about the 6.7, but it would be worth finding out if it already has the heater and just needs the cord.