Tommcat Posted March 11, 2023 Share Posted March 11, 2023 we just picked up a new shop trailer, a little bigger to make it easier to work out of. i'd like to add heat and was wondering what people have found for heaters that work well. i'm open to electric or externally vented gas units. i want a permanent mounted unit, not a portable space heater Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crnr2Crnr Posted March 11, 2023 Share Posted March 11, 2023 1 hour ago, Tommcat said: we just picked up a new shop trailer, a little bigger to make it easier to work out of. i'd like to add heat and was wondering what people have found for heaters that work well. i'm open to electric or externally vented gas units. i want a permanent mounted unit, not a portable space heater Did you sell your fur coat? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airflite1 Posted March 11, 2023 Share Posted March 11, 2023 1 hour ago, Tommcat said: we just picked up a new shop trailer, a little bigger to make it easier to work out of. i'd like to add heat and was wondering what people have found for heaters that work well. i'm open to electric or externally vented gas units. i want a permanent mounted unit, not a portable space heater I prefer vented gas, it heats up quicker and when I’ve used electric it caused the generator to use more gas than the furnace used, by a lot. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palu49 Posted March 11, 2023 Share Posted March 11, 2023 1 hour ago, Tommcat said: we just picked up a new shop trailer, a little bigger to make it easier to work out of. i'd like to add heat and was wondering what people have found for heaters that work well. i'm open to electric or externally vented gas units. i want a permanent mounted unit, not a portable space heater I was actually talking to a couple of guys at the races today about their diesel heaters. These were on pretty big 35-40’ goosenecks and they said they love them they heat up fast and hardly use any fuel 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airflite1 Posted March 11, 2023 Share Posted March 11, 2023 4 minutes ago, Palu49 said: I was actually talking to a couple of guys at the races today about their diesel heaters. These were on pretty big 35-40’ goosenecks and they said they love them they heat up fast and hardly use any fuel I’ve got diesel in my RV, it’s kinda thirsty but it heats water that circulates and also provides me with endless hot water. But I like the fact I don’t have to find propane, and it runs off the main fuel tank. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommcat Posted March 12, 2023 Author Share Posted March 12, 2023 6 hours ago, Crnr2Crnr said: Did you sell your fur coat? No, but it gets caught in the clutches 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racinfarmer Posted March 13, 2023 Share Posted March 13, 2023 Vented gas, especially if you are running it all day. I'd consider electric if it was a once in a while thing, but when we were racing, we'd have it running for 2-4 days straight, except changing tanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ez ryder Posted March 13, 2023 Share Posted March 13, 2023 On 3/11/2023 at 2:36 PM, Tommcat said: we just picked up a new shop trailer, a little bigger to make it easier to work out of. i'd like to add heat and was wondering what people have found for heaters that work well. i'm open to electric or externally vented gas units. i want a permanent mounted unit, not a portable space heater I have used suburban rv units in 2 trailer conversions. Just fab a Dimond plate sheet to box the unit and rivet said box to celing . Can be vented if wanted . I used large white gutter on 1 to bring heat to back of trailer to floor . Other I just used the 5 inch holes in unit and on 1 hole a alloy dryer vent cover to blow down . Now 2 of my buds have top of the line Logan toy haulers and 1 has a rpm I think ? Burrant edition and all 3 use fucking garage heaters . I was shocked when I saw what they use yep Modine type shit . Guess they are cheaper than going suburban rv style . But imho still looks ghetto especaly in a 60k+ snomobile trailer . And they are not as efficient at least seat of the pants propane use with same size trailers staying in same place for same amount of time . Also they seem to be having more issues than the rv style suburban with tge hot surface ignition . Like they all have a extra ignitor in the tool box after learning how hard 1 can be to find close to a forest service lot on a mountian pass on a Jan Saturday night lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ez ryder Posted March 13, 2023 Share Posted March 13, 2023 Also if you use some unvented deal you best like h20 buildup. Like wet wet interior. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommcat Posted March 31, 2023 Author Share Posted March 31, 2023 I ended up going with one of the cheap "chinese diesel heaters" from amazon. Installed it today and all i can say is i wish i had put one in the old trailer years ago. Im impressed 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry 976 Posted April 1, 2023 Share Posted April 1, 2023 On 3/30/2023 at 8:15 PM, Tommcat said: I ended up going with one of the cheap "chinese diesel heaters" from amazon. Installed it today and all i can say is i wish i had put one in the old trailer years ago. Im impressed Got a link or some pics??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sled_Hed Posted April 1, 2023 Share Posted April 1, 2023 (edited) 47 minutes ago, Jerry 976 said: Got a link or some pics??? https://www.amazon.com/diesel-heater/s?k=diesel+heater Lots of people using ones similar to these. Edited April 1, 2023 by Sled_Hed 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommcat Posted April 1, 2023 Author Share Posted April 1, 2023 6 hours ago, Jerry 976 said: Got a link or some pics??? I went with this one. https://www.amazon.com/ZHIBANG-Intelligent-Parking-Heater，Diesel-Suitable/dp/B0B7N54XHW/ref=mp_s_a_1_4?crid=3OQ4ND3HLOHX5&keywords=chinese+diesel+heater+8k&qid=1680393470&sprefix=chinese+diesel+heater+8k%2Caps%2C157&sr=8-4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Vandelay Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 On 4/1/2023 at 7:59 PM, Tommcat said: I went with this one. https://www.amazon.com/ZHIBANG-Intelligent-Parking-Heater，Diesel-Suitable/dp/B0B7N54XHW/ref=mp_s_a_1_4?crid=3OQ4ND3HLOHX5&keywords=chinese+diesel+heater+8k&qid=1680393470&sprefix=chinese+diesel+heater+8k%2Caps%2C157&sr=8-4 That pic under the low noise feature with it blowing 4 inches from the sleeping baby's face. Only the chinese.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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