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Oct 11, 2008 | 01:32 AM

Snowking

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Winter front went on

Guess it is winter I had to put on the winter front on my International semi. I was at Estevan today and when I got up to highway speed the temp came down to 120, luckily I had the winter front in the cab or it woulda been a cold long ride.

Also I beat my fastest speed record today in the QuApelle valley man that was a ride.

(It does not govern out when a guy is in neutral)

Oct 11, 2008 | 08:17 AM

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winter is comming, there's no doubt about it...i'll probably get one of those fronts this year... never had one before.

Oct 11, 2008 | 09:47 AM

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Haha tell me ya werent coasting in neutral in the valley!

I went all through last year without a winter front on my pickup trucks, as for the semi's they seem to need them a little sooner, ive noticed that too.

Oct 11, 2008 | 01:21 PM

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Hah thats funny faster in neutral yeah winter is coming im not lookin forward to it

Oct 11, 2008 | 09:55 PM

Snowking

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coasting down the valley instead of cutting my speed down to 110-115 to prevent over reving I kinda decided just to shove the semi into neutral, the speedometer went up to 140 needle went alittle beyound the end.

Oct 11, 2008 | 10:14 PM

LaredoF350

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'Mexican overdrive' - be very careful! I had two scary scenarios with it - once I forgot the jake on and stalled the engine and lost power steering. The other was on a long hill in the Fraser Canyon in BC with a set of A-trains. I am sure I was going 120 or 130 mph and scared shootless!!!! I popped 'er out of gear and kind of underestimated the lenght of the hill - no exhibition or carnival ride will touch that feeling!

Oct 11, 2008 | 10:31 PM

preppypyro

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Man I dont have the guts to do that!

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Oct 12, 2008 | 09:00 PM

preppypyro

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That swift woulda weighed about as much as the steer tires on my kenworth in alberta lol.

Oct 12, 2008 | 09:55 PM

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96sherm

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lol...my truck wheels require more torque than my suzuki engine made...

Oct 12, 2008 | 11:15 PM

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preppypyro

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Haha its funny, sadly true!

Oct 12, 2008 | 11:24 PM

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Dustin1690

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Yeah love that quote...

Oct 13, 2008 | 07:35 AM

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Fullcrew7.3

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I was thinking of putting my winter front on the PSD the other day. It's about that time. I leave mine on well into the spring as well. Just runs better when she's good and warm.

Oct 13, 2008 | 10:30 AM

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I have never had a problem with my diesel pickup yet. Seems to keep everything nice and warm, but I do have bug screen covers in the front, and they may help somewhat.