hello all, thks for letting me join. Just bought a new B2601 (4hrs) and wondered if anyone has connected heater hoses up to the water pump and Rad. I know I have to cut into the lower Rad hose and the small hose on the water pump, but with out draining the whole Rad not sure what is the inside size of both hoses. I also can't find any 'Y' fittings for these hoses. I live in Canada, have searched amazon but nothing their. Any advise would be great. THKS
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If there are similarities between the L3200 and B2601 plumbing, there's no need to cut anything. Somewhere I posted info on the heater I installed in a DIY cab I started near the end of 2012. I ran the heater using the thermostat bypass. In the attached pics you can see the tie-in.
There was a little rubber elbow that went from the block to the t-stat housing. The two ends were different sizes. The end that connected to the t-stat housing was the same size as the heater inlet/outlet pipes. Simple matter to loosen the hose clamps, pull the end off of the t-stat housing and rotate the rubber elbow to clear stuff.
One heater hose was connected to the rubber elbow via an internal coupling, and the other heater hose went to the t-stat housing. The flow was controlled with 3 valves. Two near the heater (one in supply and one in return) and one between those and the engine so that when flow to the heater was shut off, the third valve was the bypass. NOTE that flow in this line must be maintained, either through the heater or this bypass valve.
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There was a little rubber elbow that went from the block to the t-stat housing. The two ends were different sizes. The end that connected to the t-stat housing was the same size as the heater inlet/outlet pipes. Simple matter to loosen the hose clamps, pull the end off of the t-stat housing and rotate the rubber elbow to clear stuff.
One heater hose was connected to the rubber elbow via an internal coupling, and the other heater hose went to the t-stat housing. The flow was controlled with 3 valves. Two near the heater (one in supply and one in return) and one between those and the engine so that when flow to the heater was shut off, the third valve was the bypass. NOTE that flow in this line must be maintained, either through the heater or this bypass valve.
HEATER
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Much of the time I enjoy the open air and nothing around me. Then there are those times when my feet and fingers are freezing and it isn't that much fun anymore. After reading about numerous homebrew cabs I decided it was probably something I could handle. What I need is some guidance /...
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If there are similarities between the L3200 and B2601 plumbing, there's no need to cut anything. Somewhere I posted info on the heater I installed in a DIY cab I started near the end of 2012. I ran the heater using the thermostat bypass. In the attached pics you can see the tie-in.
There was a little rubber elbow that went from the block to the t-stat housing. The two ends were different sizes. The end that connected to the t-stat housing was the same size as the heater inlet/outlet pipes. Simple matter to loosen the hose clamps, pull the end off of the t-stat housing and rotate the rubber elbow to clear stuff.
One heater hose was connected to the rubber elbow via an internal coupling, and the other heater hose went to the t-stat housing. The flow was controlled with 3 valves. Two near the heater (one in supply and one in return) and one between those and the engine so that when flow to the heater was shut off, the third valve was the bypass. NOTE that flow in this line must be maintained, either through the heater or this bypass valve.
HEATER
Northern AH468 20,000 BTU Auxiliary Heater 12v DEERE,CASE MASSEY INTERNATIONAL | eBay
20,000 BTU AUXILIARY HEATER- 9 1/2 X 6 1/2 X 7- 12 VOLT. 12V 20,000 BTU HEATER HAS THROUGH THE FLOOR CONNECTIONS & BOLT TO THE FLOOR MOUNING FOR HEAVY DUTY, SAFE OPERATION. OVERALL DEPTH: 7.www.ebay.com
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DIY Cab - Finally decided it was time
Much of the time I enjoy the open air and nothing around me. Then there are those times when my feet and fingers are freezing and it isn't that much fun anymore. After reading about numerous homebrew cabs I decided it was probably something I could handle. What I need is some guidance /...
Here is a pic of the short hose on the B2601, I resume that is the hose I take of and run lines to the heater, but I will have to have a bypass valve worked in some where I think
If there are similarities between the L3200 and B2601 plumbing, there's no need to cut anything. Somewhere I posted info on the heater I installed in a DIY cab I started near the end of 2012. I ran the heater using the thermostat bypass. In the attached pics you can see the tie-in.
There was a little rubber elbow that went from the block to the t-stat housing. The two ends were different sizes. The end that connected to the t-stat housing was the same size as the heater inlet/outlet pipes. Simple matter to loosen the hose clamps, pull the end off of the t-stat housing and rotate the rubber elbow to clear stuff.
One heater hose was connected to the rubber elbow via an internal coupling, and the other heater hose went to the t-stat housing. The flow was controlled with 3 valves. Two near the heater (one in supply and one in return) and one between those and the engine so that when flow to the heater was shut off, the third valve was the bypass. NOTE that flow in this line must be maintained, either through the heater or this bypass valve.
HEATER
Northern AH468 20,000 BTU Auxiliary Heater 12v DEERE,CASE MASSEY INTERNATIONAL | eBay
20,000 BTU AUXILIARY HEATER- 9 1/2 X 6 1/2 X 7- 12 VOLT. 12V 20,000 BTU HEATER HAS THROUGH THE FLOOR CONNECTIONS & BOLT TO THE FLOOR MOUNING FOR HEAVY DUTY, SAFE OPERATION. OVERALL DEPTH: 7.www.ebay.com
CAB BUILD
DIY Cab - Finally decided it was time
Much of the time I enjoy the open air and nothing around me. Then there are those times when my feet and fingers are freezing and it isn't that much fun anymore. After reading about numerous homebrew cabs I decided it was probably something I could handle. What I need is some guidance /...
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When I installed the heater on my B2410, I cut into the little bypass hose, installed adaptors to change to 5/8" heater hose. Ran the 5/8 hose to a valve like this PYPASS VALVE then into the cab heater. Easy to do and it works great controlled by a choke cable I installed on the dash. The bypass hose on my tractor looks just like your picture.
Not sure how your tractor is plumbed. The bypass I used was on top of the engine and around the t-stat. The pic you posted looks like more of a main line into the water pump?
Hope someone more familiar with the B2601 can comment.
Hope someone more familiar with the B2601 can comment.
Nice setup. Fortunately on the L3200, the short hose ends were two different sizes. One end of the short hose was 5/8" so no cutting or adapting was needed.
The smaller end of the short hose remained attached to the tractor.