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FTE Chapter Leader
Joined: Sep 2011
Posts: 63,191
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From: Great Falls, Montana
Frozen.........
Last night it droped to Minus 33 Degress ..-33*F
That was fine......right up to the point when the power went out at 0200 (2am)
Power ended being out for 10 hours......
Wood stove in the living room..plus a gas fired "wood" stove in the basement rec room.......this kept us warm and the water pipes safe from freezing.
I tried starting the 5.5KW Generator (gasoline) in the 5th wheel...would not start.
Then at 0915 I needed to start the Truck (F-350 6.7 diesel). The truck had been pluged in...but that did no good as the power went out at 0200. It started without any problem....
......The center panel displays a message about not driving until 30 seconds has passed.
We came through fine.......some others not so good.
That was fine......right up to the point when the power went out at 0200 (2am)
Power ended being out for 10 hours......
Wood stove in the living room..plus a gas fired "wood" stove in the basement rec room.......this kept us warm and the water pipes safe from freezing.
I tried starting the 5.5KW Generator (gasoline) in the 5th wheel...would not start.
Then at 0915 I needed to start the Truck (F-350 6.7 diesel). The truck had been pluged in...but that did no good as the power went out at 0200. It started without any problem....
......The center panel displays a message about not driving until 30 seconds has passed. We came through fine.......some others not so good.
Cargo Master
Joined: Oct 2012
Posts: 2,333
Likes: 35
From: South Carolina
Last night it droped to Minus 33 Degress ..-33*F
That was fine......right up to the point when the power went out at 0200 (2am)
Power ended being out for 10 hours......
Wood stove in the living room..plus a gas fired "wood" stove in the basement rec room.......this kept us warm and the water pipes safe from freezing.
I tried starting the 5.5KW Generator (gasoline) in the 5th wheel...would not start.
Then at 0915 I needed to start the Truck (F-350 6.7 diesel). The truck had been pluged in...but that did no good as the power went out at 0200. It started without any problem..........The center panel displays a message about not driving until 30 seconds has passed.
We came through fine.......some others not so good.
That was fine......right up to the point when the power went out at 0200 (2am)
Power ended being out for 10 hours......
Wood stove in the living room..plus a gas fired "wood" stove in the basement rec room.......this kept us warm and the water pipes safe from freezing.
I tried starting the 5.5KW Generator (gasoline) in the 5th wheel...would not start.
Then at 0915 I needed to start the Truck (F-350 6.7 diesel). The truck had been pluged in...but that did no good as the power went out at 0200. It started without any problem....
......The center panel displays a message about not driving until 30 seconds has passed. We came through fine.......some others not so good.
Post Fiend
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 14,325
Likes: 14
From: Island Southeast Alaska
It's been to damn cold here to snow for a couple weeks. Now it's warming up today
and dripping. I hope to heck it snows and don't rain. Ground is froze as is the roads.
Rain will shut it all down for most. Even studded 4X4's. But the late models do okay.
As do us old skool mid 80's and older rigged Alaskans. We stay home and drink Beer
and Egg Nogg and like that.
Merry Christmas, Stay safe and keep the shinny side up folks.
Wow I just realized that I don't have a rig with a shinny side. What is up with that?
and dripping. I hope to heck it snows and don't rain. Ground is froze as is the roads.
Rain will shut it all down for most. Even studded 4X4's. But the late models do okay.
As do us old skool mid 80's and older rigged Alaskans. We stay home and drink Beer
and Egg Nogg and like that.
Merry Christmas, Stay safe and keep the shinny side up folks.
Wow I just realized that I don't have a rig with a shinny side. What is up with that?
Posting Guru
Joined: Jan 2012
Posts: 2,457
Likes: 1
From: Rio Rancho, NM
It was 10* here in New Mexico a few days ago. We even had a dusting of snow on the ground for all of 5 hours before the sun came up.
I'm with arctic... stay home, drink beer and egg nog (and maybe a bit of good Scotch).
I'm with arctic... stay home, drink beer and egg nog (and maybe a bit of good Scotch).
Fleet Owner
Joined: Aug 2010
Posts: 21,253
Likes: 1,656
From: Reynoldsburg, Ohio
Same to you Sir---and every one else assembled here too!
Sounds like my white E250---mostly road slop from a few days of rain>mush and what ever is dumped on our streets here! 
Hotshot
Joined: Nov 2008
Posts: 15,014
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From: Semper Fi tell I die!
What is this rep thing you speak of kind sir
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From: northwestern Ontario
Boy do I wish I could send you what we have, I just ran the snow blower though the yard to bank the snow around the house for a little extra insulation. There is 2 feet of this white crap and -30*.
Cargo Master
Joined: Oct 2012
Posts: 2,333
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From: South Carolina
They are calling for temps to drop below freezing again. I cut the heaters on in the camper and the pump house. I think it will dip down again in a couple days, so I'm planning to leave them plugged in.