So what do yu do when it does way below zerp???

[John Rogers]

Yes it is, but I came down with the flu Monday afternoon, laid down for a nap and woke up with my head and chest in terrible shape? That is about the fastest I have ever gotten sick as far as I can remember. My eyes have swelled up so it is hard to see although better this afternoon.

[scott540]

love walk out freezer term. lots of leftovers on the shelves in our garage. had to bring the beer and pop in though . which sucks. pop cans exploding makes a hell of a mess

[GWN7]

It was -42C here the other day. I've done everything over the years to enable starting. Ether starting fluid. Wrapping the engine in a old quilt to pre heating them with a hibachi grill. I've used a tiger torch inside a 4' length of 6" stove pipe with a 90 degree end to direct the heat up at the engine and keep the flames away. New truck has a composite oil pan (read plastic) so that is out. Now I have a small generator to power the immersion block heater. I can program my command start to fire up every 4 hrs (It then runs for 10 minutes) and shuts off but I lost the book that tells me how to do it.

[livi]

Originally Posted by recycled sixtie

I had to google that one! What typically do Swedish drivers drive in Sweden? I am guessing Volvo?

Volvo and SAAB for generations. Generally very reliable in cold weather. Asian and German cars are gaining market however. Myself, I slide around in a twenty year old Beemer.

[Heel n Toe]

Originally Posted by 911_Dude

Below zerp?! Thats some cold chit right there.

That's cold enough to freeze your derp off.

[legion]

Originally Posted by scott540

love walk out freezer term. lots of leftovers on the shelves in our garage. had to bring the beer and pop in though . which sucks. pop cans exploding makes a hell of a mess

I made pea soup out of our Christmas ham bone. Put it on the back porch to freeze.

When my MIL lived up here, she'd forget a twelve-pack of soda in her trunk multiple times every winter.

[GH85Carrera]

Big difference from below 0 F and 0C.

Around here is is rare (fortunately) to get below 0F. We saw some single digit temps for a while and a total of 123 hours below 0C.

[Jolly Amaranto]

Back when I was in college, my GF and I drove up to Utah to go skiing during one winter break. We had a mutual friend going to school in Logan where we stayed. He was staying in a basement apartment outside of town on a farm. One morning we got up to go ski, temperature was -15 F and the old Dodge would not even kick over. The friend issued us an old steam iron and a blanket. We laid the iron against the block of the slant 6 so it rested just above the oil pan flange, threw the blanket over the engine, plugged in the iron and retreated with the car battery to the warm apartment to drink hot coco. An hour later we reinstalled the battery and the car started right up.

[JackDidley]

Originally Posted by legion

How cold is zerp?

I think its colder than a welldiggers ass. It was 3*F here this morning. Thats almost zerp.

[GH85Carrera]

Originally Posted by Jolly Amaranto

Back when I was in college, my GF and I drove up to Utah to go skiing during one winter break. We had a mutual friend going to school in Logan where we stayed. He was staying in a basement apartment outside of town on a farm. One morning we got up to go ski, temperature was -15 F and the old Dodge would not even kick over. The friend issued us an old steam iron and a blanket. We laid the iron against the block of the slant 6 so it rested just above the oil pan flange, threw the blanket over the engine, plugged in the iron and retreated with the car battery to the warm apartment to drink hot coco. An hour later we reinstalled the battery and the car started right up.

One one of the family ski trips we took a while back, we wen in my in-laws Mercedes 300 TD to Wolf Creek, CO. We stayed Southfork. It got 36 MPH with 5 adults in it, a ski rack on top and enough luggage to fill up the motel room. It also had the factory block heater. I asked the hotel manager if it was OK to park near a live 110 outlet and plug in the car. He said sure. I brought an extension cord. The next morning every car in the parking was covered in heavy snow except our Mercedes. The block heater also kept the entire car warm. I got in and waited the customary few seconds for the glow plug to glow, and it fired up instantly. We went to breakfast and let it idle. It was great to not have to brush off snow or ice. Throw on the chains, and we went up the mountain right behind the snow plow. The fresh powder snow was knee deep on the runs.

[Seahawk]

Only issue for us is the horses...barn gets closed up, electric water heaters for all stall buckets, dual blankets, lots of hay and grain, heater on in the tack room for the barn cats, etc.

I have battery tenders for all the tractors, 6x6 Ranger, and the Tundra; generators for the house should we lose power, wood stoves burning as I type, plenty of wood in the garage, tons more in the barn we cut and split ourselves.

I actually like winter here in the Maryland. Rarely severe for long.

This has been an interesting stretch. Another week and we're back to normal.

[ckelly78z]

I have a diesel tractor JD 955, with my loader on it that won't even try to fire. I put the Mr.Heater aimed at the oil pan, with the battery charger on, and a quik shot of ether to no avail. I am currently hauling firewood, burnable trash, anfd horse hay with either a long sled, or a 4 wheeled ABS wagon.

My 99 Ford Powerstroke diesel hasn't started for 2 weeks now without at least an hour of being plugged in, (AND) a shot of ether. It probably needs new glow plugs, and/or GP relay.

[jamesnmlaw]

There's a reason animals migrate.

[flatbutt]

Predicted high for tomorrow is 4F. Close enough to zerp to not matter. The wind is howling like a banshee too just suckin' heat out of the house.

So I'm doing inside stuff like catching up on filing, practicing the cello, will get to installing a new part on the Duc and maybe get around to an upgrade in the basement shop.

[TimT]

Seriously eff this...Furnace seems to be running constantly..at least its light snow so not to much to shovel.

I'm going to take after my mother, she rents a Villa in the Yucatan from New Years until Easter, or April...

My poor lil gator...

[gduke2010]

Originally Posted by recycled sixtie

We have had -20C or about -10F for a whole week and our Camry and Lexus RX350 both start up no problem in an unheated garage. The RX has no block heater but there is no need for it.

Newer cars and suv's are way better at starting than the older cars. Having said that my 1958 VW bug would start no problem in -20F with no block heater. Loved that old car but had next to no heat when the car was running.

Yes, they will start but, they make a winning sound. Can't be good for them. The developer I worked for would shut down the dirt crew. Every time it got that cold equipment would break. Trying to run equipment when that cold cost a lot of $. I'm sure you run equipment in Canada when way below zero. Seams best to give the crew time off rather than risk costly repairs. He said they were all $8k to $10k.

[flatbutt]

In this weather the Taco knocks when it first turns over. The noise goes away after some heat builds up. I figure it's due to cold oil but no idea what's knocking.