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ironeagle2006
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| Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2008 6:22 pm Post subject: |
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| -49 C Lets just say I would be going outside only if I had to and with a pair of hot pads in my seat boots and gloves. I know all about cold however ran one week in the North of the US were it did not get above -30 for the week still can not stop laughing when I remember that guy out of BC when it was -50 he shuts his engine off to check his OIL and screams when it would not restart. It gelled up and the batteries died in 5 mins. |
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COLT
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ironeagle2006 wrote: he shuts his engine off to check his OIL and screams when it would not restart. It gelled up and the batteries died in 5 mins.
:dung:
Maybe his alternator quit up the road before he shut it down....
But anyhow, L.N. going with direct ?
"our house" Hmmm :wink: |
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ironeagle2006
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| Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2008 8:41 pm Post subject: |
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| Colt we pulled in at the same time as he did I ran in and grabbed a gallon of oil and just dumped it in since I could tell by the OPG we were low bouncing a little bit he shut his off and it was not 5 mins later he tried to crank and NOTHING. Saw him in the resturant later that day he had 3 bad batteries and a plugged fuel Separator. |
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Rev.Vassago
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| Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2008 9:37 pm Post subject: |
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COLT wrote: ironeagle2006 wrote: he shuts his engine off to check his OIL and screams when it would not restart. It gelled up and the batteries died in 5 mins.
:dung:
Maybe his alternator quit up the road before he shut it down....
But anyhow, L.N. going with direct ?
"our house" Hmmm :wink:
I agree, that is a pile of BS. Fuel would not gel in 5 minutes on a hot truck, and the batteries failing were certainly not caused by the weather. :roll: |
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4roses
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Location: BrokenArrow, Oklahoma
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| Ladies ... all I can say is ... I know you gotta love it in order to do it, but geeezzzz ... ..... when it gets 25 below here I can't hardly stand it .... I take a to You ... I know someone has to do the job up there and it makes me feel good knowing 2 of the ladies that can handle it up there ... .... just keep safe and know your top knotch drivers .... I'm proud of you both and everyone else that works in the area. ............... I have a personal friend who lives in the nothern part of Alaska ... he works in the oilfields - he says it get to 27 minue there - - - ... so ladies enjoy yourself I'll stay with my 50 degrees .. :wink: and be happy. Keep up the amazing work :!: :!: |
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ironeagle2006
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| Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2008 9:50 pm Post subject: |
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| Were YOU THERE THAT DAY REV. NO you were not I saw it happen and there were about 20 other drivers also saw it happen. This was the weekend Fargo got hit with that massive Blizzard in the 90's and put it to you this way trucks were buried up to the roofs in spots and it was taking ENDLOADERS to dig them out. |
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Rev.Vassago
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ironeagle2006 wrote: Were YOU THERE THAT DAY REV. NO you were not I saw it happen and there were about 20 other drivers also saw it happen. This was the weekend Fargo got hit with that massive Blizzard in the 90's and put it to you this way trucks were buried up to the roofs in spots and it was taking ENDLOADERS to dig them out.
That doesn't change the laws of physics. :roll: |
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ironeagle2006
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| Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2008 10:29 pm Post subject: |
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| He was from Vancuvor BC and maybe his Battereys were weak already however still it did happen Rev. |
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Rev.Vassago
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ironeagle2006 wrote: He was from Vancuvor BC and maybe his Battereys were weak already however still it did happen Rev.
I didn't claim it didn't happen. :roll:
I claimed the reason it happened was not caused by fuel gelling in 5 minutes, or by batteries failing within 5 minutes because of the cold. |
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ironeagle2006
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| Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2008 10:47 pm Post subject: |
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| Fuel Gell was more than likely secondary I am betting since it took the shop 45 mins to pull him into it. But at -40 F nothing is going to like to crank. |
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Rev.Vassago
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ironeagle2006 wrote: Fuel Gell was more than likely secondary I am betting since it took the shop 45 mins to pull him into it. But at -40 F nothing is going to like to crank.
Now the story changes, and Colt's and my assessment stands. :roll:
ironeagle2006 wrote: It gelled up and the batteries died in 5 mins. :dung: |
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roadhog
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wildkat
Joined: 19 Feb 2007
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Location: Somewhere on the Alaska Highway, Canada
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for4roses wrote: Ladies ... all I can say is ... I know you gotta love it in order to do it, but geeezzzz ... ..... when it gets 25 below here I can't hardly stand it .... I take a to You ... I know someone has to do the job up there and it makes me feel good knowing 2 of the ladies that can handle it up there ... .... just keep safe and know your top knotch drivers .... I'm proud of you both and everyone else that works in the area. ............... I have a personal friend who lives in the nothern part of Alaska ... he works in the oilfields - he says it get to 27 minue there - - - ... so ladies enjoy yourself I'll stay with my 50 degrees .. :wink: and be happy. Keep up the amazing work :!: :!:
Thank you Rose, been a brutal month, VERY cold! BUT, the end is near! It was a balmy -45C in Yellowknife yesterday... & believe me that is WAY better than -55! :lol: :lol: :lol:
Worst of the whole mess is when it gets that cold at home here, we had some nights of -45, truck was pretty fussy about starting, but we are pretty sheltered here at home, so as long as I can keep out of the wind she'll usually go, but when I'm on the road once the temps fall below -30 I don't shut her off except to check the oil :) We are far to isolated to take any no-start chances! |
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wildkat
Joined: 19 Feb 2007
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Location: Somewhere on the Alaska Highway, Canada
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LadyNorthStar wrote: Yep, Whitehorse WK.
Beaton Hill and the one after it.... were my first hills to tackle as a newbie with my superb.
Man what was I thinking back then?
Our house is about 17 km outside of town Colt, its always colder there. It was -49 the other morning.
Are you going back to Fulton or TriCal or whatever they call themselves this week? :lol: :lol: :lol: Or are you just doing a transfer with Gold Star? |
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Windwalker
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wildkat wrote: Good Arctic coveralls, boots & mitts...all good to -100C! :lol: :lol:
How does that song go??? Ooga ooga mooshka......
"And bathes in ICE COLD WATER every day........ |
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