Bota at -8 degrees

[LateBloomer]

Cisco, I have only been here about a 1.5 years and make no claim to being acclimated that well. Since you are from the interior you know how moderate our weather here is in the banana belt known as the Valley. I know South Carolina well, my wife is from Orangeburg and I trained in Charleston. My idea of good fishing was a few crappie and bream or a 4-5 pound bass. When I hooked my first coho up here I knew my fishing days in Santee were over. Have not tried Brandy yet for the cold. I have however learned to put my beer outside in the snow to keep it from freezing. Check out my Bota today after I finished moving some snow, should remind you of the good old days in the last frontier.

 

[frank_f15]

NOV. 27 and its -8 deg.? good luck! at those temps you might want to go to a block heater.

 

[BBELL]

What are you running for engine oil in this type of temp?

 

[BBELL]

oh sorry, I just finished reading those hole post

 

[5030]

Late Bloomer:

You NEED A CAB TRACTOR!!!

You make me feel cold and I am in the warm house.

Nothing like a warm cab for doing snow chores and Paul Harvey on the am-fm. Like Paul says--"That's the rest of the story"!!

 

[r0GuE]

Being cold irritates me,... living where it is dark at 5PM (Pittsburgh PA) irritates me... If I were you, I would probably kill the dealer that sold you a tractor in Alaska without a block heater. I have a shed and still think I need one. I would also like a cab, but that is overkill for me (If I had more $$ I would probably feel differently).

I'm glad to have you on board at TBN! I have always ben facinated by Alaska and it looks like you are a Pic freindly person.

By the way, when you said your wifes car was in the garage, does that mean that it is your expedition in the cold!!! /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif

 

[Junkman]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( By the way, when you said your wifes car was in the garage, does that mean that it is your expedition in the cold!!! /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif )</font>

His wifes car might be a dog sled with 14 Huskies to pull it and they want to keep warm when not working??????? /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif

 

[5030]

Junkman:

Back in the days when I owned my own tractor trailers and before electronic engine controls like electronic timing advance, I use to eithr keep my Freightliners plugged in or I'd have to take a charcoal grill (the cheap round ones with the short legs), fill it with charcoal, light it and place it under the oil pan for a few hours to warm the engine enough to get it started.

You'd have to drape tarps over the engine to the ground to keep the wind away. That was truck'in at it's finest.

Nowdays, you just turn the key. No matter how cold it is, 2 turns and the engine will fire up. New diesels (class 8) start better than gasoline engines.

 

[Junkman]

Daryl

I remember those days well. My 1955 Chevrolet didn't like to start when the temperature got below 0. I learned that when I lived in NH back in 1962. Had the car towed to the local gas station about 12 miles away. They put a shovel full of hot coals under the oil pan for about 1/2 hour and it started. That was right about the time that you could hear the oil start to make popping sounds..... Replaced that car with a Corvair that would always start no matter how cold it was, but just couldn't get it to shift from first to second until you drove a long enough distance to warm the transmission oil. Live is a constant trade off.....

 

[lamarbur]

"life is a constant trade off" you could always get one of those "unusual gifts from the other half" you know, like having you put to sleep or something )