My guess is that you would use a lot less energy just using an engine heater, rather than heating the whole building, including the tractor.
Using an engine heater is a good idea on any engine, but is almost essential with lots of diesels. There are ways of starting dead cold engines, but it takes a lot of battery power and it would seem to be lots harder on the starter. I have read that a good share of engine wear occurs during cold starts. A plug-in engine heater works great.
Condensation in the engine is something I would not worry about unless the tractor never gets up to normal operating temperature. All engines have some way of getting rid of blow-by and other gasses in the crankcase. If that escape route is open (I suspect that later tractors have some sort of positive crankcase ventilation to the intake), then any moisture should go out of there. Checking the oil dipstick once in awhile should show if there is excess moisture.
I would LOVE to have a constantly heated building to store my tractors and other equipment in, but I don"t think that is ever going to happen for me. It would just cost too much, imho. Good luck!
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