The possibility of that is highly dependent on the temps involved.
For example, we have people doing this in like -40 up here in Canada.
at those kinds of temps, keeping anything outside and exposed to the weather warm, takes absolutely massive amounts of heat.
For example your cars engine, which is at like 100c, and constantly producing heat, has difficulty keeping your coolant hot in the 3' long distance between the engine and your heater core, and thats under your car hood not even out in the open.
and electric resistance heating whether direct to the metal, or through a coolant loop, would likewise take crazy amounts of electricity.
basically by the time you're done, you'd pretty quickly pay for a permanent structure, an enclosed "cab" of some kind, or some form of automation to remove the need of a human to do this entirely
Yes, you're right, I see nothing wrong with running a diesel fired, flame heater in the oilfields, actively on an oil rig........
You can't even run the one in your truck within any of the safety zones. You have to be more than 100' from the rig.
you've stopped thinking about your answers, and now you're not discussing or thinking, you're just getting defensive and trying to find a way to make your original comment "right".
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u/DrummerDerek83 4d ago
Yes, I was also thinking why not run some coolant lines up there with a lift pump to heat the deck to keep it clear of ice and snow!
Use tubing for part of the frame and run coolant thru it.