winter is coming.
#1
10-12-2012, 03:08 AM
winter is coming.
do you guys use fuel conditioner?
and here is what i have so far just incase: air line antifreeze jumper cables a can of startyabastard (starting fluid) am i missing anything?
#3
10-13-2012, 10:41 AM
I use them sometimes, if its going below zero mostly.
Running the winter belt like I do the fuel is all pretreated. Add these items Warm clothes, if you have to work on something outside the truck small propane torch, gets thing un froze quickly new flashlight batteries one of those yellow raincoats, the cheap kind wll do, in case you gotta lay down in the snow 50 bag of salt, keep it on the deck plate. 1 gallon jug of fuel to prime those 2 filters I'll think of more.............
#4
10-13-2012, 01:04 PM
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A spare pair of warm gloves, it sucks to lose one and not know it till ya need it.
tow chain lay it down on the ice (streached out) to get moving up that small incline when you used all your salt. A 5 gallon bucket filled with small crushed stone for traction for when the chain trick didn't work. Windshield juice and spare wiper blades (put the winter blades on now and save the old ones for spares) A bottle or 2 of rubbing alcahol for brakelines and add to W/W juice to help lower the freezing point Make sure you have WARM clothes and sleeping bag, if your truck breaks down you may not have ANY heat for awhile
#5
10-13-2012, 02:42 PM
I use them sometimes, if its going below zero mostly.
Running the winter belt like I do the fuel is all pretreated. Add these items Warm clothes, if you have to work on something outside the truck small propane torch, gets thing un froze quickly new flashlight batteries one of those yellow raincoats, the cheap kind wll do, in case you gotta lay down in the snow 50 bag of salt, keep it on the deck plate. 1 gallon jug of fuel to prime those 2 filters I'll think of more.............
#6
10-13-2012, 02:45 PM
A spare pair of warm gloves, it sucks to lose one and not know it till ya need it.
tow chain lay it down on the ice (streached out) to get moving up that small incline when you used all your salt. A 5 gallon bucket filled with small crushed stone for traction for when the chain trick didn't work. Windshield juice and spare wiper blades (put the winter blades on now and save the old ones for spares) A bottle or 2 of rubbing alcahol for brakelines and add to W/W juice to help lower the freezing point Make sure you have WARM clothes and sleeping bag, if your truck breaks down you may not have ANY heat for awhile i like the tow chain trick. never heard it before. i do want to get a cheap pare of ski gloves just to have.
#7
10-13-2012, 03:56 PM
Or better take long nice vacation, and go somewhere warm... Just kidding, but it's really a good idea, if you can afford it. Winter is harsh for the truck and the driver, expenses is higher, and freight is low. If you don't have it already, get an "Espar" bunk heater, best thing after the sliced bread, will pay for itself in about a year.
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#8
10-14-2012, 04:55 AM
Or better take long nice vacation, and go somewhere warm..
Ya mean like you do?? ....................After all the winters you did in the old country, I figured one here would be a piece of cake.......LOL :-) That Espar sure is nice tho....... Jumper cables.......ya never know
#9
10-14-2012, 05:38 AM
Y'all didn't get the memo? Winter has been cancelled for this year on account of it's too much like work and it's just wrong to treat fingers and toes like that.
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