I use an anti-gel when the conditions call for it. I operate primarily in the upper Midwest, so that is frequently during the winter. The time to wish you had is not when you are gelled up along the road. Even the best truckstop fueling locations can get some water in their fuel occasionally, and biodiesel, which is very often mixed in where I run, has a higher cloud and pour point than regular diesel. I learned years ago to not trust that a fuel supplier treated the fuel properly. They like to cut costs like anyone else. Buy your fuel conditioner by the case at supply outlets and avoid truck stop pricing. I keep heavy duty coveralls under the bunk, full insulated head gear, insulated pak boots, emergency heating pads, a couple of spare fuel filters with some fuel in a container in a frame rail side box to do the davco unit (which is rare since it is a heated unit), glad hand air hose to air up a tire if needed, and a wide selection of tools to handle most little things. I spec'd out full lockers in my drive axles with this truck to minimize having to get out and do something for traction except in the most extreme circumstances. When I flip 3 switches, all four hubs have full power on my drive axles. And I don't have those twisty cheap plastic air lines to hook up to glad hands. Real, straight, heavy duty air lines there that will not crack at the most inopportune time when it is -25F. Carrying a small shovel and some cat litter is a wise move to get traction if needed. Works better than salt, some times, which can just bore its way thru the ice and leave you still with little traction. Maybe a custom mix of salt and cat litter would work fine. Haven't tried that.
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Last edited by Copperhead; 10-22-2012 at 03:11 AM.
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