Hack Attack
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You're older than that
little giant substitute
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the problem with diesel is fumes, just parking in someones driveway at a normal distance you can begin to smell it inside.
Propane is also much safer to be running inside a truck, only combustible as a vapor.. thats why all RVs use propane.
Propane is also much safer to be running inside a truck, only combustible as a vapor.. thats why all RVs use propane.
Hack Attack
Member
if you can use a lpg bbq without drama then you can most likely use a lpg heater
hogjowl
Idiot™
How do you know?
Desk Jockey
Member
It stinks and residue coates every where inside the van.
hogjowl
Idiot™
Was it underway?
Yes, we were chasing Jap Destroyers and German U-Boats.
Cleanworks
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We used to have a Russian diesel electric sub moored in new westminster. Toured that many times
Bob Savage
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Those older transformers were wound with better wire, so they will last longer.
There was a time when we built "things" to last a long time, as opposed to now where profit is the most important product!
There was a time when we built "things" to last a long time, as opposed to now where profit is the most important product!
ronbeatty
Member
with my heater vented properly, I get no diesel odor.
Desk Jockey
Member
Over $100,000.00 unit and you have to run supplemental heat. Something doesn't add up. ???
Is it really cold there? Or will that unit not hold heat with dual wands running in the winter.
For that kind of money I figure its gonna serve me hot chili when I'm done cleaning.
Dolly Llama
Number 5
maybe you've just become immune to the smell due to the exhaust of a running diesel engine in the drive
we used fuel fired burners for 20 years ..they give exceptional heat
Burning K1 they're not terrible for odor
Burning diesel, they flat out stink with a black sooty puff ( seen in sunlight) every time they fire and stop
..L.T.A.
Dolly Llama
Number 5
did you eventually figure out the miss was from a partially closed choke and not your lawn mower gas??
The 231K btu burner on the Powermatic could hold 272 sustained indefinitely with a 6 flow wand
.L.T.A.
The 231K btu burner on the Powermatic could hold 272 sustained indefinitely with a 6 flow wand
.L.T.A.
Hack Attack
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@Nomad74 does that diesel burner not have a temp range that it just holds in?
The lpg (propane) burner originally on my predator had a variable range it just holds it in, you set the upper desired temp and the lowest desired temp and it just holds it in that range
The lpg (propane) burner originally on my predator had a variable range it just holds it in, you set the upper desired temp and the lowest desired temp and it just holds it in that range
Yes, there is a thermostat knob on the left side you can set the temp. shuts the burner on and off. I actually really like that machine. It's almost instant heat and when everything works, it just goes. 30hp Kohler and 47 blower. I need to pull the girl out of mothballs and use her a bit.
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I am going propane heat with my Rotovac TCS mount.
FredC
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the cab guy is cool with the propane?
hogjowl
Idiot™
It’s a good mount
They’ve had succes with propane for decades
But you’ll eventually grow tired of it
Hack Attack
Member
Is propane relatively difficult to source in US?
here most petrol stations carry it, what I find annoying is most commercial vehicles are diesel but I have to buy petrol in a boat tote tank to supply the TM
hogjowl
Idiot™
For me, the problem was where to buy it. Nobody in town has it. The RV places have it at twice the price, or I could go to a propane distributor to purchase it for a reasonable price, but roll the dice on whether they’d have a guy to fill my tank.
They eventually taught me how to fill my own tank and even gave me the keys to the gate. I was on the honor system, which I NEVER abused. However, driving out there was a hassle.
I love heat exchange.
They eventually taught me how to fill my own tank and even gave me the keys to the gate. I was on the honor system, which I NEVER abused. However, driving out there was a hassle.
I love heat exchange.
KevinD
Member
At our local office after the drivers left there was no one to fill either.
The girls in the office let us fill our own till Corporate found out and then the shit hit the fan.
Cleanworks
Moderator
It's getting harder to find propane filling stations. We have the 20 lb BBQ bottle exchange on every corner. I have propane now but I would prefer hx. I also have a little hydramaster cds using a coolant hx. Definitely not as hot as my propane unit but so easy to use. Maybe I can retrofit their Salsa heat option.
You think that's hard, try finding a 100 watt light-bulb.
