Heat houser

[Geo-TH,In]

What can you make out of scrap plywood, bungee cords, Plexiglas, and 2 shower curtains?

Next project is to make something similar for my Jubilee.

Only concern is will it fog up on me like my old VW bug that had an air cooled engine?
George

 

[MDW]

Good job George,

How do you like your Terramite? I see a lot of negative stuff online about them but I'm extremely impressed with the work my old T5B has done in the last year or so that I've had it. Here is my 3000D yesterday pulling a dump trailer (finished yesterday) the terramite quickly filled with wet clay.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nsmB9pSd3U

And here it is hauling a rock.

MDW

 

[Dell (WA)]

George........I always figgered it was eazier and cheaper to gitt a USED snowmobile suit with ski goggles. ........Dell

 

[Geo-TH,In]

I bought mine 4 years ago. It had 435 hours on it. I now have 1150 hours. I just love it. There haven't been any problems I couldn't fix. My biggest problem was the carb was dirty. It took me awhile to discover that it only took 3 blasts of air to clean the 3 vent holes inside the carb.

Pound for pound, it is the hardest working Little Big Man out there. I'll never be without one. Have no desire to anything but a T5C.

Is there a place like YT that has a blog for the Terramite? If I have a problem, I just call Terramite and they've been very helpful.

George
George

 

[Geo-TH,In]

Dell,
I have artic carharts. It only took be a few hours putting this together. When you are retired, there are times you have to invent something to do. This was one of those times.
George

 

[MDW]

"Is there a place like YT that has a blog for the Terramite?"

Yeah George there is a Terramite forum. I was going to PM you but the PM is down so I'll just post it http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/terramite/
Looks to me like there are a lot there with an orange fetish.

I wouldn't take double what I paid for mine, If I couldn't replace it, and don't know how I ever got by without it. In a year dollar value to me of the work it's done has paid for it many times, plus it's just fun to run. It's over 20 years old and works like a demon with minimal upkeep.

I recently picked up a 24" and 10" bucket. Man, the 24 will get some work done. I didn't know if there would be enough power but it's now my leave on bucket .

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cu3blIQmP-Y .

MDW

 

[showcrop]

Looks like it will protect you from catching a draft alright, but I bet you'll be scrapin' frost with one hand while you steer and operate the loader with the other. I remember the old beetle days well. Looks like you need to open it up some where so that your breath can get out.

 

[Geo-TH,In]

MDW,
Cool post on U-tube. Your 20 year old T5C looks just like mine, which is a 2004. Your 24 inch bucket wouldn't work in the soil that I dig.

The newer T5C's have a second cylinder on the front bucket. Like you, a second cylinder would be nice, but not nice enough to buy a new backhoe.

BTY, my total investment in the heat houser is $12, the cost of the two shower curtains. The rest of the stuff was recycled scrap.
George