Chinese diesel heaters for enclosed sled trailer

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So this is a long shot here but anyway to rig this up to a pickup to keep warm? Always wanted a webasto or proheat but could never justify it. Not worried about cab warmth as much as warm engine ready to go. I have constant block heater power but would like to minimize idle time.-30C callouts a guys got to roll..
 

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Spend the money on one that isn't Chinese garbage. Christ you spend how much on your sled, truck and trailer then want to cheap out on a couple hundred dollar piece of ch!t?
Feel free to buy yourself an Espar if that's what you want. I'll keep my extra $800 and go on vacation. I'm not throwing money at ch!t just to pay for a name. FFS its a trailer heater, its melting snow, not keeping babies alive.
 

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What are guys doing to get rid of all the water from melted snow. Drain hole, sponge, mop?
 

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What are guys doing to get rid of all the water from melted snow. Drain hole, sponge, mop?
Warm moving air at ground level. I have a little air mover fan that runs when I'm plugged in.

Then there's a couple drain holes at the back of the dovetail at each corner for the snow that inevitably gets stuck in the traction grids.

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What are guys doing to get rid of all the water from melted snow. Drain hole, sponge, mop?
knock off as much as you can before you put the sleds in, that helps a lot. then Floor drain at back mainly (for me). Park on a slight angle or use trailer jack to raise tongue. Once things are mostly melted off, I'll pop the ramp door and squeegee out the last little bit.
 

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Drain holes, drill a 3/4 inch hole, take a router and make 1/4 inch deep cuts from the hole to a foot or so in the direction of where the water runs.
 

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I also bought a electric 12 volt fan ( type you see in school buses for the windows, mounted at the roof pointed down right at sled hoods. Circulation is great .
 

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knock off as much as you can before you put the sleds in, that helps a lot. then Floor drain at back mainly (for me). Park on a slight angle or use trailer jack to raise tongue. Once things are mostly melted off, I'll pop the ramp door and squeegee out the last little bit.
Do you use your enclosed in the summer and if you do, how do you find it for getting dusty in there with the floor drains?
 

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Do you use your enclosed in the summer and if you do, how do you find it for getting dusty in there with the floor drains?
Mine sucks in a lot of dust. Nothing a piece of Gorilla tape can't fix though.
 
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Fire up heater, crack open both roof vents

Trailer toasty dry the next morning...

Snow melts, turns into water, evaporates,,, rises with hot air flow ,,, vents out the vents...

The less Snow that enters the Trailer the faster it drys...

Snow brush track assembly,,, hit it with compressed air Canon,,, whaaaala...
Trailer bone dry in 4 hours...

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Working on fixing up my trailer but need to find a propane line that’s 12-15 feet long it seems to be impossible to find. I’m off tomorrow and going to Edmonton to find this. We’re should I look
 

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Working on fixing up my trailer put need to find a propane line that’s 12-15 feet long it seems to be impossible to find. I’m off tomorrow and going to Edmonton to find this. We’re should I look
Pretty sure a co-op agro center should have something
 

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Working on fixing up my trailer but need to find a propane line that’s 12-15 feet long it seems to be impossible to find. I’m off tomorrow and going to Edmonton to find this. We’re should I look
Call some hydraulic shops that make hoses. They may have the fittings there. Just bring your old ones in so they can match it up.
 

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What are guys doing to get rid of all the water from melted snow. Drain hole, sponge, mop?

I cut a trough drain into the floor, One accross the back and one at the front.
 
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