Re: PTO based heater

On 10/20/03 3:18 PM, in article [EMAIL PROTECTED], "Robert
Johnston" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> I work for a company that is developing a new type of portable heater using
> system of permanent rare earth magnets and spinning disks that runs off of a
> PTO and produces large quantities of dry heat very efficiently. We are
> looking for suggestions as to suitable features and functions as well as
> data on the types of areas heated on a farm. Anyone interested in commenting
> on the below questions or making any other suggestions would be greatly
> appreciated.

   
    There are portable heaters already available that probably are a lot
more efficient than anything relying on a tractor PTO.  What advantage is
there to what you want to do compared to portable kerosene heaters?
  One type of portable heater was nothing but a steel tub with a lid on it.
There was a flue at the center of the lid maybe 5 feet high.  One poured
diesel fuel into the tub and lit it.  Heat output was regulated be opening
and closing a vent on the lid.
   Some grain drying systems need heat.  Those are typically fueled with
natural gas or propane.  These are usually drying bins or things like batch
dryers.   Hog farrowing operations probably need some heat when the pigs are
young.  
  You're asking a farmer to use an expensive piece of equipment to produce
heat.  There would have to be some big advantage to your system to justify
that.  Tractors aren't cheap nor are repairs.
  These are a couple examples of your competition:

  http://www.vogelzang.com/portable_heaters.htm

   The price is under $500 U.S.
      
                                                       Good luck,

                                                       Dean

   
   



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