Kubota BX- Installing a cab heater on my tractor (How-To)

[@GPOutdoors]

Morning Biff! Excellent step by step detailed install. Heat!! Thanks for taking the time to walk us through it. You'll be in a T-shirt and shorts with that heater. LOL. Great stuff!

[@BiffsEquipment]

Good Afternoon GP! Thanks im glad you liked it, I tried to make it as detailed as I could for anyone needing to follow along. Hope your doing well buddy!

[@roderickmatheson2770]

Thank you for the info on putting a heater in, I just put a cab on my bx2350 Kubota tractor I take care of 2 community ice rinks in winter so this winter I plan on being nice and warm in my Kubota.

[@BiffsEquipment]

Hey thanks man! Awesome I’m glad this video helped you do your installation! It’s really not too bad of a job once you have a little guidance and steps to follow showing you what should go where and why. I’m sure you’ll be nice and cozy in your cab now this winter! Sounds like a fun job taking care of ice rinks! Do you run special tires for this?

[@roderickmatheson2770]

No I just use chains on the tires, but stud tires would be better I'm told@@BiffsEquipment

[@HuserHelpers]

Looks like I would have taken that lower radiator hose mod off camera as well because I would have been dropping f-bombs. Great job Mike, I'm sure that will be warmer than the electric one.

[@calewarner06]

Agreed

[@BiffsEquipment]

Thanks buddy! It has made a HUGE difference compared to that little electric heater and for the $50 total i had invested in this new heater setup its gonna be WELL worth it! Thanks for watching!

[@JeepinMaxx]

Great informative video. I appreciate that you mentioned supporting supporting your loader while working under it. I cut some angle iron to 14.25" and place one over each the cylinder rods, started by holding in place with zip ties, but now I use magnets. Once again after watching your video - I have cab envy!

[@BiffsEquipment]

Thanks Frank, Yah I try to always think about safety when I can so that i can help others to stay safe.. As you know it only takes one time to have something bad happen in an instant. The angle iron you made up for your loader rams was a good idea.. I have seen it done before in the past but never actually knew anyone to do that. I actually like that idea better than a 2x4. Thanks for watching! Sorry my reply took so long i have been extremely busy plowing snow the passed 3 days.

[@jh9855]

Great video! You are very smart. Being warming a cab is huge in the winter.

[@BiffsEquipment]

Thanks a ton Jean! I agree its def gonna help out alot being nice and warm now inside of the cab, getting out of the wind alone helps alot but its even better when you have nice warm air blowing at you for those super cold days. Thanks for watching!

[@HomeWithTheBuffingtons]

T-Shirt work for sure now! That is some hot air! Nice job buddy!

[@BiffsEquipment]

Thanks buddy! Its def gonna make a huge difference thats for sure, Think I may even add a few hoses to the outlets later down the line. Thanks for watching!

[@nickg3625]

You should make an amazon store of all the products needed for this. I’d happily support your channel. The forums did not make any sense, you made it super simple to understand

[@BiffsEquipment]

Thanks Nick I'm super glad I could help because helping others is what I love to do most. I totally agree with you that just looking at words and pictures can be difficult at times and i have had the same struggle in the past as well on forums. Thanks for watching and ill be sure to add links in the video description for you guys.

[@nickg3625]

@@BiffsEquipment so was the heater enough for the cold. A video and temp comparison would be awesome.

[@BiffsEquipment]

@@nickg3625 new heater is enough for the colder temps.. I can continually feel nice warm air blowing on me it’s nice

[@ironheadbiker]

PACKERS AND BILLS MOVIN ON!!!!! congrats

[@BiffsEquipment]

Hell yah!! I hope to GODDD we can make it to the super bowl this year! Just getting there would be a dream come true for all of us bills fans here in buffalo, Win or Loose!! Hope all is well buddy, how is your back drag been working? We got over 3' of snow in less than 3 days so I been plowing like a mad man both at work and at home so sorry for the late reply

[@ironheadbiker]

Back drag works awesome. Did some minor additions my video didn't show. Mainly adding some stoppers to hold the pins on the pusher, so they just retract instead of pull out. We've been pretty light on the snow lately, unlike you guys. I used to run hwy 5 twice a week from Wisconsin to Lactalis cheese in Buffalo (kind of Lackawanna area really) , to avoid the tolls. I know all about your winters, ya get the snow! We've got the potential for a good 1-2 punch this weekend, Saturday night into Sunday, but they say it'll be done before the big game. I also added my uhmw blade to the backdrag, stuff cuts like steel. I love the flip up ability of the blade, and the "reach" it has out in front of the tractor. It makes a great combo with my blower, and more importantly I don't need to remove my blower now. I'm busy as hell at work, but I go home Saturday am, then off until Wednesday so let it snow!

[@BiffsEquipment]

@@ironheadbiker that’s awesome man.. yah I only live about 40 min west of Lacawana.. very cool. I watched your video with your back drag it works fantastic!

[@ironheadbiker]

Now that's a plush fit. Some serious heat coming out, you'll need a heat shield for your left knee lol. The old water valve reminds me of my 1st semi truck, a good ol 9670 series international cabover. We actually used the same process to heat out fuel tanks, coolant lines running thru the fuel tanks, imagine the potential for headaches. Now obviously they return hot fuel to the tanks, but the old mechanical fuel pumps were "too dumb to fail". Here in lovely Wisconsin heat is always a good thing. Looked like a pretty straight forward install. I got my uhmw for my back drag yesterday, we got maybe 3" of wet heavy snow so I guess I'll get to play with it a little bit. I ordered a 72" 2 piece blade from moose country plow systems. Imagine my surprise when they sent me 3 of them. I'm sure I'll find something for them to go on. Somebody made a costly mistake. Stay busy, and hey maybe my Packers will meet your Bills in the big game! Later bro

[@BiffsEquipment]

Thanks kick ass man! Did you make a video on the backdrag yet? Ill have to check it out! Thanks for watching and your right this heater may warm my knee a bit too much haha. I plan to make a little adaptor for the end of the exit ports so i can better direct the airflow where i want so that will help alot. Thanks for watching as always!

[@ironheadbiker]

Yeah got to use the back drag today, 3" wet heavy shit. But it worked friggin awesome. Now I can keep my blower on all the time. The video i made on it was last week when we didn't have snow yet so I pushed some up onto my patio to drag it away. Lol. I welded some keepers on to lock my pins onto the pusher so I don't have to look for somewhere to store them like I did in my video. It has 4 pins, all removable, but I keep the top ones in, so I can flip it up into the top of the pusher when I don't need it, but my cylinders don't even extend half way to operate it. I'm always concerned about doing damage to cylinders when they're fully extended. I back dragged 60ft lines today without fall off mainly cuz we only had 3", but it scrapes awesome. Put a 72" uhmw blade on it today also. Scraped down to the gravel. I just couldn't be happier now since I can keep my snowblower attached to get rid of any piles. A blower and snow pusher combo is the best setup in my opinion. Push it into a long wind row, then blow it away never to be seen again.

[@msclawnmaintenance]

Awesome video man. Just a thought, maybe move the ball valve to inside the cab that way you can adjust water flow / temp from inside the cab.

[@BiffsEquipment]

Thanks buddy, I actually thought about it but there isn't many places i could have easily mounted it tho this is a great option for someone looking for more control of their heat on the go.. I'm just gonna set it and forget it tho mostly just wanted the valve so that I could turn the heat completely off in the spring and I'm still un-decided if I'm gonna completely remove the cab or not in the spring time. Thanks for watching!

[@rvnmedic1968]

@@BiffsEquipment I've got the Curtis Cab and I remove the doors in the Spring/Summer. Good cross-ventilation. The heater I have died within one winter season and it has a lousy reputation for that. It's the type that takes hot water from the engine. No problem, a heavy Carhart jacket, snow mobile pants and a watch cap covered with my headphones (for noise and FM music!) keeps me warm up here NE of Syracuse. Cheers, Bob

[@ambrosehowell2564]

Good Day, awesome job, very delayed. I’m doing the same thing. You weren’t kidding about the lower rad hose.. I had to put a T on the upper rad hose, for my the thermostat housing has a temp gauge and I have a coolant block heater on it as well. Thank you.

[@BiffsEquipment]

Awesome man, I’m glad the video helped you out that’s exactly why I wanted to make it. I’m not sure why Kubota made 2 different types of thermostat housings but they shoulda just made them all like mine with the extra port/plug for an accessory heater. I’m glad you got yours all ironed out, I plan to do another Heater upgrade sometime after Re-installing my cab again this year. Thanks for the comments 👍🏻

[@jeffdewing2527]

Good job, detailed nicely I have a 425 john deere with the same cab ill definitely get one of those heaters thanks for making the video keep up the good work.

[@BiffsEquipment]

Thanks Jeff! A year later and the cab heater still works great! Last winter I felt it was still slightly underpowered but only on super cold days but this year I insulated my cab a lot more cuz I felt the wind coming right through it last year and ever since I did that the Heater has been more than capable of keeping me warm. Hope this helps and thanks for watching, let me know how you make out!

[@puddlejumper3534]

I am doing a heater install on my side x side and you can buy a 1”x1”x5/8 y to do the install. The y might make it easier to do And they are made of aluminum. Nice work I hope to get at my install soon. You will like the heat. I know I do.

[@BiffsEquipment]

Thank Patrick! The aluminum T's are a great idea and will prolly be a little more heavy duty than the PVC ones so that's good to hear. You'll have to let me know how yours turns out! Having a heated cab in the winter is the best thing in the world and the heater has been working flawlessly thus far! Thanks for watching!

[@crookedclubhouse]

Heck yeah that’s gunna be a huge help when you’re plowing awesome dude

[@BiffsEquipment]

Thanks Chris!

[@michaelfinney2160]

I think I’ve seen that the Curtis cab comes with a panel that covers the intake suction screen below steering wheel so it won’t suck all the warm air out of the cab. If you don’t stop that suction from within the cab it’s gonna be hard to heat I would think. That electric one may have worked if that suction screen was blocked like the Curtis cabs. Just a thought. Looks good ! Have a Blessed Day

[@BiffsEquipment]

Thanks for watching mike. Yah I totally agree with you, it’s funny you mention that cuz I actually contacted Kurtis about that radiator screen cover but unfortunately it’s not for sale seperetly.. it’s only to be sold with a kurtis cab which kinda stinks .. I plan to make my own very soon tho as it is hard to keep heat in when the rad is sucking it all back out.. great in the summer but bad in the winter (unless you cover the screen) I plan to use some heavy fabric or something to cover it and when I do I’ll post a video on it. Thanks for watching !

[@jeffdewing2527]

I have a 425 john deere with a cab as well, what I did was removed the radiator screen and bought some thin Dimond plat and traced out the screen on to the Dimond Plat and cut it out with tin snips then drilled 4 3/8 holes Vertically so far it work good .

[@PRP13]

CLEAN INSTALL GREAT JOB.

[@1jw298]

Did you ever do a video on the replacement of the block heater?

[@sloeryd]

Very informative. Thank you for posting. What are your shed measurements?

[@BiffsEquipment]

Thanks buddy! I think my shed is a 18x16 or something close to that. I finally built myself a nice big garage so I no longer have to work out of my small shed anymore but I’ll tell you for the last 5+ years that shed worked awesome as a garage.. I just finally outgrew it over time to where I needed more space.

[@wlsteffen]

Nice job Biff!

[@BiffsEquipment]

Thankyou, hope it helps some people 👍🏻

[@calewarner06]

Very nice and detailed, great job looks like it's going to work nice

[@BiffsEquipment]

Thanks Cale! If you want my old electric heater you can have it just lmk

[@danyoder3534]

Awesome video sweet heater looks like a factory install but I think I’d add some type of dimmer switch for the fan control

[@BiffsEquipment]

Thanks Dan! Yah I was actually planning on adding a variable voltage switch but didn't have one at the time.. I'm gonna run it the way it is first and see if its needed but if its needed ill def be picking one up. Thanks for watching!

[@rindress]

As always great video and explanation.

[@BiffsEquipment]

Thanks glad you liked it!

[@khtractors]

You definitely won’t have to worry about your left leg getting cold! Our old International buses would blow drivers heat out on the left of the seat so that leg stayed extra toasty! It should do a good job.

[@BiffsEquipment]

Thanks man! Sorry I'm just replying we got 3 foot of snow in 3 days and things have just been crazy for me lately. I hope your doing well I saw you released a few new videos I got to get over and watch them when i get time. The new heater core style heater is doing a fantastic job, Like you say its very similar to those they have in older school buses and short buses.

[@khtractors]

@@BiffsEquipment hey no problem, I understand! That’s a lot of snow! Enjoy

[@jameshogan6380]

Awesome job awesome video

[@BiffsEquipment]

Thanks James

[@maintenancewithmike]

Sorry couldn't make out the brand of heater you ordered. Can you let me know?

[@ambrosehowell2564]

Good morning, awesome video. I’m installing this heater as well on my BX. Do you know what size is the fitting for the thermostat housing. I need to find another coupler that goes there for I have the temperature probe there.

[@BiffsEquipment]

Sorry I’m just seeing your comment. I’m assuming you are saying that you don’t have the plug on your thermostat housing? Some had the plug there some did not.. If you do not then you will have to remove the thermostat housing and drill it out and tap the treads for 1/8” or 1/4” pipe thread .. I can’t remember which size either 1/8 or 1/4 but in the intro of my video I believe I said which size nipple I used for this fitting.. it’s just your standard brass nipple you can find them at any local hardware store.. nothing special about it just if you don’t have a plug that you can pull to thread it in you’ll need to drill and tap it as I explained above. Lmk how you make out!

[@danyf3116]

Biff, my man, by the time you are done with your BX mods, you'll have the equivalent of the Kubota Series M tractor!!! When will you change the front wheels to match the back ones????!!! LOL

[@BiffsEquipment]

Haha thanks Dany! Just try to do a little at a time, its always great when a mod not only gives better performance but one that also helps out the operator as well! Thanks for watching.

[@danyf3116]

@@BiffsEquipment Just noticed I wasn't subscribed to your channel having been following it since 2019. It is now corrected.

[@michaelbovee155]

Nice job! Stay warm. Could you post a link as to where you bought the heater from? Thanks

[@BiffsEquipment]

Thanks man, I got the Heater from Wish.com everything from wish comes straight from china so prices are cheap but shipping takes about a month,.. I couldn't find my exact heater but found you one very similar only this one i feel is even better than mine and comes with more extras as well for about $50.. Here's the link: www.wish.com/product/5d79ea7418dfe61b1cd1714d?hide_login_modal=true&from_ad=goog_shopping&_display_country_code=US&_force_currency_code=USD&pid=googleadwords_int&c=%7BcampaignId%7D&ad_cid=5d79ea7418dfe61b1cd1714d&ad_cc=US&ad_lang=EN&ad_curr=USD&ad_price=51.54&campaign_id=7203534630&gclid=CjwKCAiAl4WABhAJEiwATUnEF55yTxGxBGZkRI04JP3GStDflipwB9jS8dzk6_-YI8ih0pHjWwlprhoCn38QAvD_BwE&share=web

[@marcsprague6047]

Awesome job

[@BiffsEquipment]

Thanks!

[@chdinct6792]

Another nice installation video. Didn’t think that electric heater was going to do the job in upstate NY. Is the fan speed variable?

[@BiffsEquipment]

Thanks buddy! Yah winters can be quite tough and quite cold up here in NYS so I needed something a little better, The fan is in fact variable as its just a couple of 12v computer fans and they work way better than I woulda ever thought.. So far I haven't had a reason to put a variable switch on it but some day I may do this, Thanks for watching! PS. Sorry for the late reply we got 3 foot of snow in 3 days here where I live so I been plowing non stop both at work and at home so sorry I couldn't respond sooner.

[@WichhartAcres]

Dude thank you for posting this! I learned a ton! Did you just buy the hose from an auto supply store? I have been looking at that cab for a little bit now. It doesnt officially fit the bx23s so I would have to make some mods to it. Might make for a good vid. Thanks for posting!

[@BiffsEquipment]

No Problem Wichart glad I was able to help! I think your really going to love this cab but your right you will have to modify or manipulate the upper ROPS support braces a tad but aside from that i think you can easily get it to work.. You'll have to let me know how you make out! As for the Gates coolant hose I get mine from Napa but any auto parts store will have it for you. Thanks for watching!

[@allenr265]

Getting my BX23S delivered soon. If I do this will it void my warranty? And are the fans noisy or its tolerable? Are there variable speeds for the fans? Thanks mate.

[@BiffsEquipment]

Adding a cab heater will not void your warnetee to my knowledge just make sure your installing it correctly with the proper fuse in place so that if it ever shorts out it will blow the fuse and protect your tractor. The fans on this heater only had high and low settings they are not infinitely variable. Hope this helps!

[@seansysig]

Great project as always. Nice heater install. Are the fans individually controlled? Also you could easily mount a thermostatically controlled valve that shuts the water off to the cab at say 65° F. Why not use a 3/8" close nipple and mount the valve directly to the thermostat housing?

[@BiffsEquipment]

Thanks Sean, The heater so far is working flawlessly, SO much better than the old one and my new switch panel has been great as well. As for using a close nipple to mount the valve off the housing I was only able to get the supplies I had as it was Sunday when i went to pick up the stiff I needed and not many stores were open and had what I needed so i had to make due. I also wanted the valve to be some what hidden so it still looked pretty factory when I popped my hood but that's a great idea what you said for others who want to simplify things a bit. Thanks for watching!

[@SchulzChris]

Question, now that you've used the heater for a season. How did it work out? Under sized, Over sized or just about right?

[@BiffsEquipment]

Hey Chris this heater worked great last year much better than any electric heater tho I do feel it was still slightly too small for me and where I live with the cold temps we can get so this fall I plan on installing an even larger heater so stay tuned for that!

[@sheldonj364]

Hi Thank you for posting this video! Question .. what size fitting/adapter did you use to connect the heater hose to the thermostat housing?

[@BiffsEquipment]

Hey Sheldon, I can’t remember but I think at the very beggining of the video when I’m going through the parts I tell you what size nipple I used. I wanna say it was either 1/8” or 1/4” brass nipple. You can find them at any local hardware store. Let me know if you find it in the intro of this video if not I’ll see if I can find it for you 👍🏻

[@DaveLhuillier]

i dont have those plugs. Why cant i just cut that upper hose and run both those ends to my core in cab. Alls that would do is send it through the core and back would it not? Yes i know the t-sat would have to open for heat but no big deal!

[@conkle26]

To adjust the temp a little you could install a speed control on the fan so you don't get to hot if that happens.

[@BiffsEquipment]

Thanks Conkle, I was actually planning on adding a variable voltage switch but didn't have one at the time.. Think I'm gonna run it the way it is first and see if it is needed but if it is then ill def be picking one up. Thanks for watching!

[@jeffwilliams4676]

Very useful

[@BiffsEquipment]

Thankyou!

[@frankmchale6916]

Would you be able to give me a link for that heater,I looked but can't come on one. Super video, really simplified the process.

[@BiffsEquipment]

Hey Frank, the heater I bought was from wish.com but you can find similar ones on eBay. But if you go to wish.com and search “cab heater” you should be able to find the same one or heaters that are very similar to the one I got.. the only bad thing about wish.com is it takes like a month to get it sometimes as it comes direct from China. If you do buy one from there go with a heater that has 4 outlets instead of only 3.. the more outlets the better cuz that means the radiator inside will be larger giving off more heat than mine does.. but Mine does do the trick pretty darn well and keeps me warm.. I make sure I insulate the cab well with fabric tho so that there aren’t many air gaps otherwise with a strong wind it can suck the heat out from the cab so just be aware of that. But so far this was the best heater I found to use in this cab for its dimensions and how well it fits and works.. if you find one with an extra outlet from what mine was it should still fit no problem where I placed mine because the only thing that will change is it will be a little longer. Hope this helps!

[@frankmchale6916]

100percent, thanks very much for getting back to,I'm sure plenty wouldn't. I just bought a hitachi ex45 an that's what I want to put the heater in,here in the west of Ireland we might not get the negative temperatures that you do there but it does be blowing cold weather for 7 or 8 months so a heater is badly needed .

[@kenaustin1390]

Hello. Can you provide a link to the heater that you installed? Thanks in advance.

[@BiffsEquipment]

Hey Ken, the link should be in the description of the video.. If the link no longer works then try going to “Wish.com” and typing in “cab heater” and you should be able to find the same heater or one that’s very similar. Good luck!

[@kenaustin1390]

@@BiffsEquipment Thanks. I found it. Costs more not but looks like the same heater. $70.00

[@nickg3625]

Do you have a link to the heater core or something similar. Thank you for making such an easy to follow guide. I’m saving this one for when I do mine

[@BiffsEquipment]

Thanks Nick! I will post a link to the same or similar heater in the video description for you guys as soon as I can, I would check video description in a day and I hope to have it up for you guys then. We go quite a bit of snow in the last 3 days nearly 3 foot so i been plowing like crazy both at work and at home. Have a great rest of your week and thanks for watching!

[@mwkacala]

I'm with Nick's comment. I'd like to know where to buy that heater too. I had the electric one also and it was worthless.

[@BiffsEquipment]

@@mwkacala go on wish.com and search for “cab heater” you’ll see the same heater.. it comes direct from China but takes about a month to get here.. they have a black one and a red one that’s slightly larger than mine which would work even better.. If you can’t find it let me know ans I’ll give you a link

[@tractortinkerer11]

Do you have the sku # for the heater from wish? Looks like that will work for my neighbors BX2200. Nice video.

[@BiffsEquipment]

Hey buddy, unfortunately I do not but I left a few links in the video description awhile back when i made this video and if the links still work you should should be able to see exactly the type of Heater I bought from wish 👍🏻

[@davidparadis490]

How much additional coolant did you have to add? That was a lot of hose, so I'd think you need at least that much volume. Second, I'm no mechanic, but I'm assuming that since the heater core is fed and returned off tees, that the engine is still getting priority for coolant supply since a liquid takes the path of least resistance. Finally, any way to moderate the heat? Caps for those 3 openings maybe?

[@BiffsEquipment]

Hey Dave, as for the coolant I wanna say i only lost about 1.5-2 quarts and i added about 3 quarts in total after bleeding. As for your second question the T is only on the return hose so it will not disrupt flow but even if you had a T on both the feed and return hoses it still wouldn't effect flow very much at all, you don't need an insane amount of flow as it is to get really good heat from a heater core and the flow that these T's supply is plenty and its been done this way for years with tractors and equipment.. The larger factor would be making sure you have the correct size coolant hose running to your heater core as too small of a hose for the application will def hinder the flow more so then a T would. Also your right about it taking the path of least resistance so your normal radiator would for sure be getting higher flow than your heater core is but its suppose to be anyways, as I mentioned above you don't need a ton of flow for a heater core just so long as the coolant is flowing at a decent rate you'll be all set. Hope this helps!

[@toddcaskey9984]

R you going to put in some kind of dimmer switch to control the fans ? Great job with the videos. Todd

[@BiffsEquipment]

Hey Todd, I was actually planning on adding a variable voltage switch but didn't have one at the time.. Think I'm gonna run it the way it is first and see if it is needed but if it is then ill def be picking one up. Thanks for watching!

[@s.meredithclark1164]

What is the name of your heater? Thx

[@prairieprintingdesigncompu4490]

What material does the tee have to be made of to withstand normal operating temperatures of the coolant?

[@BiffsEquipment]

I believe mine was just made from PVC and irs been holding up just fine, the temperature of the coolant isn’t getting very hot, these tractors run pretty cool.

[@mightymoeexcavating754]

U can't be warm enough plowing 😁👍

[@BiffsEquipment]

You got it!

[@joelemire1913]

Cool heat lol

[@BiffsEquipment]

Haha thanks!

[@rickfolkestad3448]

I bought a BX2680 last October and even though there is heat coming out of the heater, the cab stayed ice cold. After checking out the tractor a little more I realized the cooling fan draws air from the cab, past the battery and through the radiator. All my heat is being sucked out of the cab by the radiator fan! What was your solution?

[@BiffsEquipment]

Hey Rick, your right since the radiator fan sucks air from the operator and pushes it to the front of the tractor in reverse from your normal tractor design (which is actually a great thing in the summer) you have to block off the radiator screen in the winter. I showed how I do this in this video which I’ll link below for you… lmk if this helps! kzbin.info/www/bejne/rnzSi3egg990aMU

[@rickfolkestad3448]

@@BiffsEquipment Thanks! I about froze my butt off last winter. I think I'll try to make a cover for mine. Keep the videos coming. They are both interesting and informative (I just missed this one).

[@AkDadStuff]

Heyhey Mike, You don't happen to have a link for that heater do you?

[@BiffsEquipment]

Hey Mike I dont but if you go to wish.com and search "cab heater" youll see the same exact heater it may be red or it may be black.. Some have 2 holes some 3 holes and some 4 holes.. I would get one the same size or slightly bigger than mine.. i would prolly go with a 4 hole heater since your cab will be bigger than mine.

[@thewilly00007]

Awesome..... Too bad I have no cab...

[@BiffsEquipment]

Thanks man, hey it’s good knowledge to have for when you do eventually get one. I would highly recommend the Original Tractor Cab when you do get one!

[@wilfridashlaw4680]

Biff I installed a core in my kubota bx1880 like you did, but it doesn't get really hot, how is yours. Could use help.

[@BiffsEquipment]

Mine gets pretty hot, did you make sure you bled all of the air out of it? Try removing one end of the heater hose off the heater then run the tractor until coolant comes out of it then plug it back into the heater, sometimes they get air locked when they are new, I’m sure you got some air in yours still is all

[@wilfridashlaw4680]

I sent it back, the second one did the same thing so I ordered a complete new one 28,000 but and I'm getting heat now. Thanks for your help, love your channel.

[@BiffsEquipment]

@@wilfridashlaw4680 glad to hear it all worked out in the end buddy! Thanks for your support!

[@ecard0]

Nice… I just looked at my tractor, and I have a sensor plugged into that hole :( I have the BX 2380

[@BiffsEquipment]

Thanks man; dang sorry to hear that but lucky it’s not a huge deal, you could always buy a T fitting and run both the sensor and your heater hose to it at the same time, if not you’ll unfortunately have to drill and tap a new hole. Let me know how you make out!

[@chiefjoseph8154]

Help? I have a 2003 bx1800. I don’t have the fitting you have at the top radiator hose. I put a tee into the top hose and a tee at the lower hose. I bled out the air with a purge tee. I get no heat. How do I get the flow to go to the heater? Thx.

[@BiffsEquipment]

You have to bleed the air out of the Heater itself .. remove one end of the heater hose from your heater and run it till coolant comes out of the heater then once coolant starts to come through the heater you know it’s bled and can stick the heater hose back on. Try that and let me know what happens. Sounds like you did everything correctly so you must have an air lock

[@steveott1884]

Hmmm... I did not see any wood supporting the front bucket at the end when you're wrapping up! Other than that it went well.

[@BiffsEquipment]

Haha, Thanks for watching Steve, hope we get some more snow soon!

[@alleycatvietnam]

Any idea why Kabota engineers decided to mount the radiator in the aft part of the engine bay?

[@BiffsEquipment]

Haha! Wish I did!!

[@waynesheffield7011]

So that during the summer, the hot air flows away from the operator.

[@BiffsEquipment]

@@waynesheffield7011 Wayne is Correct I read your comment wrong John I thought you were asking why they decided to put the radiator hose in such a tight spot.. yah the radiator is in the front near the operator to keep the operator cool during summer months.. with a front rad the hot air from the rad gets blown back onto the operator making you much warmer in summer months.. they also did this to help the radiator screen from getting so clogged up with grass clippings and debris because being beer the operator the screen can stay cleaner longer which helps to keep the engine running cooler in the summer months as well 👍🏻

[@MarkDecamps]

Will you remove the cab in the summer?

[@BiffsEquipment]

Hey Mark thanks for watching. I havnt quite decided yet to be honest.. At first I purchased this cab for the SOUL reason that it would be easily removable come summer cuz i didnt want a cab on in the summer but the more i use the cab the more i really enjoy it and like it so its getting tougher and tougher for me to wanna take it back off come spring. I guess ill have to feel it out come spring and see how things go so stay tuned!

[@MarkDecamps]

@@BiffsEquipment Yea I would think you might want to leave it now that you have the heater and hoses installed. If you take the door and windshield off it would make a decent sunshade I guess.

[@BiffsEquipment]

@@MarkDecamps I agree.. yah I’ll know more this spring when I kinda feel things out here as it gets warmer for sure

[@rickpacheco8864]

Cool job, ( Hot, I mean Hot job ) as usual.

[@BiffsEquipment]

Thanks Rick, should really help to hold heat in the cab now!