Negative twenty

We missed our record low by one degree, but the coldest February 20 since 1885 is still noteworthy.
 
Great googly moogly. I can't wrap my head around the concept of negative twenty as a temperature.
 
The snow was squeaky last night. I'm a little embarrassed to admit, I played in it for a few minutes. slow steps drawing out the squeaks; fast steps quick little eek eek squeaks.
 
Snow can squeak? I've heard it softly crunch under my snow shoes, but never squeak. That would be unnerving.

Try walking on a wood deck or porch and hear it make loud cracking noises.

Almost like a firecracker.
 
and you're 250 miles south of me...without being plugged in, it wouldn't have started here

tomorrow is gonna be a great day on the trails

I don't even have a heater. I don't know why. Maybe it was an option. It's a friggin 1 ton Dodge dually crew cab....wtf Dodge?

It's only never started once maybe last year but this was a close second and I run all the right fluids and have strong batteries.


But it's not the fuel or motor. It's the batteries. No matter how strong they are they take a beating when it's 20 below and it hasn't been above ten degrees since I don't know when.

Couple heating pads on the bats is what it needs.

Not the engine block.
 
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In a vain attempt to make myself usefull to 1sickbastard, I offer

A husband and wife are shopping in their local Wal-Mart.

The husband picks up a case of Budweiser and puts it in their cart.

'What do you think you're doing?' asks the wife.

'They're on sale, only $10 for 24 cans,' he replies.

'Put them back, we can't afford them,' demands the wife, and so they carry on
shopping.

A few aisles further on along the woman picks up a $20 jar of face cream and puts it in the basket.

'What do you think you're doing?' asks the husband.

'It's my face cream. It makes me look sexy and beautiful for you when we're making love,' replies the wife.

Her husband retorts: 'So does 24 cans of Budweiser ... and at half the price.'
 
I don't even have a heater. I don't know why. Maybe it was an option. It's a friggin 1 ton Dodge dually crew cab....wtf Dodge?

It's only never started once maybe last year but this was a close second and I run all the right fluids and have strong batteries.


But it's not the fuel or motor. It's the batteries. No matter how strong they are they take a beating when it's 20 below and it hasn't been above ten degrees since I don't know when.

Couple heating pads on the bats is what it needs.

Not the engine block.

A frost plug heater is the best heat for such a vehicle in a mild climate such as where you live. Battery warmers aren't all they are cracked up to be. They can cause other problems. Hardwire a good trickle charger for the batteries to the same plug that the frost plug heater is wired to and you're good to go anywhere south of Canada. Throw a silicone oil pan heater on and you're good for a winter trip up to Chilly's place.

I just run synthetic in my 6-cyl diesel with no plug in heaters or chargers. It always starts, even at -30°F. I haven't had it at colder temperatures.
 
Not quite breaking a recodd...its -31 in town this morning, 30 miles away from the big lake at the ski hill they reported -45

Thats C but -40 C and F are the same thing so take it from there

a couple buddies from Ohio came up for snowmobiling yesterday...dumbasses

Coldest Quebec has been in 20 years. Go figure.
Yeah, we don't sled when it is this cold or windy. Not fun.
 
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