Heater In A Max Iv ??

[JOHN 317]

Has Anyone Tried To Place Some Type Of Heater In A Max Iv ,im Thinking Of Either A Ceramic Or Elec Heater With A Small Blower On It Towards The Windshield To Act As A Defroster, I Also Werent Sure About Powering, Possibly With A Dedicatedt Battery Like A Trolling Motor Battery ,, Not Sure How Long It Would Last Before It Needed To Go Back On Charger,, Just A Thought If Anyone Has Any Input,, I Was Thinking It Would Be Nice For The Cold Weather Hunting Trips While Useing The Enclosier And Windshield.

[Mike]

What about just using a small one that plugs into your cigarette lighter?

[whipper-ag]

What I foumd works the best was, Move to Arizona. You'll never have to deal with that problem.

[Rock Doctor]

I don't know much about Max's, Do they have liquid cooled engines?

If so, why not tie into the cooling system with a heat exchanger?

If they are not liquid cooled, just disregard this post!
RD

[westkymaxiv]

did you use a cigarette lighter type heater? Im thinking of doing that.

[mossman381]

We used one of them heaters in a small tractor cab and it sucks alot of power. It has even blown the fuse many times. It doesn't do the best at heating the cab but it is better than nothing.

[GREASEMONKEY]

I have this!

It's a 12V ceramic heater from the local auto parts store. Only draws about 15 amps, and does a fair job for a defrost.

Just on a side note, I once had an old VW bug. The engines are all air cooled. I had to ditch the factory heater system for performance reasons. I decided to add a small engine oil cooler, and a small blower behind it! It worked out great! I'm not familiar with your machine, but I'm guessing that something like that could be done!

[mossman381]

The heater we have is bigger than that. And it eats 30 amp fuses all the time. I like the oil cooler idea.

[GREASEMONKEY]

In my VW the engine is in the rear, so I put the oil cooler under the rear seat & vented into the floors. In my pic, right where the ceramic heater is, would be a good location for vents.
BTW: I used a set of T valves to bypass the cooler in the summer.

You have got me interested in upgrading the heat in my argo now! If I can find space, the factory air box off of my jeep wrangler would be a perfect heat exchange box. I could put the oil cooler in the box, and use one of these blowers & some air duct.
Det Mar Tunnel Blower - BoatersWorld.com

[liflod]

I heated my Max IV with engine heat blown through the side of the body. Look under the thread Max IV mods.

[westkymaxiv]

the heater in the above photo are all over ebay I believe. I know I found them on the net somewhere.

[RKlingborg]

Say Greasemonkey is that blower reversable? I was thinking about useing one or two to cool the brakes and or warm up my feet when rideing.

[GREASEMONKEY]

I'm not sure! I'm going to pick one up on my next trip to boaters world. I'll let you know what I find. I'm gonna guess it is! The majority of 12V electric motors do not come with polarity protection!

[mossman381]

I heated my Max IV with engine heat blown through the side of the body. Look under the thread Max IV mods.

How well does that work for you?

[liflod]

It blows a fair amount of heat to the front of the machine. I only run with a windshield and a roof, but my feet stay nice and warm. When I stop, I can feel the heat rising from the floor. Definitely worth the money and time spent.