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Mike C · 01-14-2003, 06:33 PM

All excellent advice. Used furnace is pretty much worthless. If you have gas, I would take advantage of it. I'll probably put my electric furnace in my shop when I upgrade my house to a heat pump, but who knows when THAT will be. In the mean time, I just use the radiant barn (as they call it...Hmmm. ) heater if anything.

**Yukon Jack** · 01-14-2003, 06:41 PM

I'm surprised you even need a heater down in that sunny, bikini clad Texas climate of yours.

Btw, tell them college girls I say hello!

weasel29gm · 01-14-2003, 08:28 PM

Jack, have you thought of a dual air- heat unit, gas-pack. self contained, high low any where. I got on for the house, $ 2600 installed. But if you can get someone to wholesale it to ya. Appx. $11-1300 do your own ducts you'd have heat & air. Do good on a 2400 sq ft garage. Or try 2 4-5 plaqe ventless nat gas heaters on each side or end of it. Use as needed,cost what 2-3 hundred? I"m goin' with 2 3- plaqe, one up front and the other at the back. My garage is 14 by 32.

Mike C · 01-14-2003, 10:34 PM

Chances are your name won't come up when I'm talkin' with girls...

Yea, I seldomly use the heat unless I am doing something that is temp sensitive. (Paint or drywall, or it is REALLY cold-ouside temp in 20's or 30's.) Until I get the whole thing insulated, it's really hard to keep temp up. I have two whirly-birds, 3 gravity vents, and two gable vents which really lets the heat out! Also have non-insulated garage doors (4 of 'em 9'x7', I just couldn't afford insualted, it doubled the price.) Whatever you decide, hopefully you have been steered from the kerosene....

O'l Buck · 01-15-2003, 04:24 AM

If your barn is anything like my barn, use the house heater, a big wood burner and 2 space heaters.....my barn needs help bad!!!!!.....I'm gonna have to try the ATF and diesel mix in my knipco heater, I just use #2 diesel in it, but diesel smoke makes me horny, so my wife won't let me work in the barn much in the winter.......LMAO

01-14-2003, 06:33 PM	#26
Mike C Registered User Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Austin, TX, USA Posts: 7,727	All excellent advice. Used furnace is pretty much worthless. If you have gas, I would take advantage of it. I'll probably put my electric furnace in my shop when I upgrade my house to a heat pump, but who knows when THAT will be. In the mean time, I just use the radiant barn (as they call it...Hmmm. ) heater if anything. __________________ 44 Willys MB 52 M38A1 64 Corvette Coupe 68 Camaro 'vert LT1 & TH700 69 Z/28 355 12.6's @110 69 Chevy Short Step 4 1/2"/7" drop 72 Jimmy 4WD 4spd 4" & 35's 02 GMC 2500HD 4x4 Duramax

01-14-2003, 06:41 PM	#27
Yukon Jack Post Whore Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Rose Hill, KS, USA Posts: 12,686	I'm surprised you even need a heater down in that sunny, bikini clad Texas climate of yours. Btw, tell them college girls I say hello! __________________ 1970 Blazer with a 400 sbc and 4" lift 1980 Pontiac Trans Am, 455 Oldsmobile 2012 Kawasaki Concours 14

01-14-2003, 08:28 PM	#28
weasel29gm SLOW BUT SURE,BUT CLOSER Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: eleanor wv usa Posts: 3,096	Jack, have you thought of a dual air- heat unit, gas-pack. self contained, high low any where. I got on for the house, $ 2600 installed. But if you can get someone to wholesale it to ya. Appx. $11-1300 do your own ducts you'd have heat & air. Do good on a 2400 sq ft garage. Or try 2 4-5 plaqe ventless nat gas heaters on each side or end of it. Use as needed,cost what 2-3 hundred? I"m goin' with 2 3- plaqe, one up front and the other at the back. My garage is 14 by 32. __________________ 69 C-10, OWNED 38YRS... 350 over 30, 350 Turbo, 3:73 Posi P/S, P/B Black with red and black int. ''LOVE THESE OLD ''TRUCKS.......

01-14-2003, 10:34 PM	#29
Mike C Registered User Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Austin, TX, USA Posts: 7,727	Chances are your name won't come up when I'm talkin' with girls... Yea, I seldomly use the heat unless I am doing something that is temp sensitive. (Paint or drywall, or it is REALLY cold-ouside temp in 20's or 30's.) Until I get the whole thing insulated, it's really hard to keep temp up. I have two whirly-birds, 3 gravity vents, and two gable vents which really lets the heat out! Also have non-insulated garage doors (4 of 'em 9'x7', I just couldn't afford insualted, it doubled the price.) Whatever you decide, hopefully you have been steered from the kerosene.... __________________ 44 Willys MB 52 M38A1 64 Corvette Coupe 68 Camaro 'vert LT1 & TH700 69 Z/28 355 12.6's @110 69 Chevy Short Step 4 1/2"/7" drop 72 Jimmy 4WD 4spd 4" & 35's 02 GMC 2500HD 4x4 Duramax

01-15-2003, 04:24 AM	#30
O'l Buck Recovering Truck Driver Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Orleans, NE USA Posts: 1,883	If your barn is anything like my barn, use the house heater, a big wood burner and 2 space heaters.....my barn needs help bad!!!!!.....I'm gonna have to try the ATF and diesel mix in my knipco heater, I just use #2 diesel in it, but diesel smoke makes me horny, so my wife won't let me work in the barn much in the winter.......LMAO __________________ 67 K-20 350, SM465, Eaton rear, 4.56 no spin option 00 Dodge 2500 4x4, 24V cummins, 5 speed Chad South Central Nebraska



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