Happy Block Heater Day!

[GrumpyFarmer]

This summer my buddy picked up his first tractor ever, a really clean L3302 (used) and opted not to have a bloc heater installed in on the deal. I was not able to convince him. I did convince to treat fuel though. Today, driveway drifted over, and it was his first no start.

I’ve had one on each of my machines and I think it helps… can’t imagine all that compression on cold rings is good for them…got to be hard on the engine and if a real cold start.

anyway I am curious I am the oddball with the bloc heater or not (yes I understand block heater is not the main contributor to me being odd)

 

[McMXi]

I've had block heaters in all four tractors, and have them in both trucks and use them regularly. I wouldn't have a diesel truck or tractor without a block heater.

 

[WI_Hedgehog]

Honestly, it's no longer about starting, ECUs and injectors solved that problem, it's about wear. Oil doesn't flow well when it's thick like molasses, and that's where a block heater helps greatly. I have a block heater, oil pan heater, and rear gearbox heater for the hydraulic fluid because I love my Kubota.

 

[MapleLeafFarmer]

block heaters here are not even an option anymore here.

I don't know of any car, truck, tractor retailer that sells new vehicles that don't already have them installed. They are standard equipment here.

 

[GeoHorn]

I was “trapped’ (sort-of) into buying a Cummins-equipped Ram 2500 last year…. and was pleasantly surprised to read All Cummins had factory-installed block heaters.

(Perhaps this makes-up (in some small way) for that traitorous Grid-Heater.)

Typical of my luck…. the very next version of this engine dumped the hazardous grid-heater and accepted the industry-standard Glow-Plugs. I always seem to get the last-versions of poorly-designed products.

Anyway…. during this wide-area-freeze I’ve kept the block-heater plugged-into power….. while I stayed at-home next to the fireplace the entire time. Never even tried to start it.

 

[Runs With Scissors]

This summer my buddy picked up his first tractor ever, a really clean L3302 (used) and opted not to have a bloc heater installed in on the deal. I was not able to convince him. I did convince to treat fuel though. Today, driveway drifted over, and it was his first no start.

I’ve had one on each of my machines and I think it helps… can’t imagine all that compression on cold rings is good for them…got to be hard on the engine and if a real cold start.

anyway I am curious I am the oddball with the bloc heater or not (yes I understand block heater is not the main contributor to me being odd)

Thank you sir!

Reading this just reminded me to go plug mine in.

 

[NCL4701]

Don’t have one because it didn’t come with one and it’s parked in a climate controlled shop that stays between 65F and 75F year round. If it was parked somewhere that got cold, I’d definitely have one.

 

[mdhughes]

After having the block heating sitting in the box for 6 years, I install it this last Aug. I never had a no start problem, but it would auto idle up when it was really could out. Now with the block heater, it doesn't do that and it sounds a lot happier at 10°F when I start it.

Like WI_Hedgehog said, it's about wear.

 

[forky]

I would not be without one either. It never went above 0 here for the last 2 weeks until today.
My dealer does not have any new tractors without block heaters. He said that with the weather we have here, it's a no-brainer and worth the cost.

 

[jimh406]

I voted glad I have it, but we haven't had much snow. That means the tractor isn't plugged in since it isn't going anywhere.

 

[Ping]

My BX spends it's 'winter' months in our heated garage. No need for a block heater.