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ICE!
I got so much ice under my truck right now that I can barely move it. We got about 3 inches of slushy stuff yesterday followed by several inches of snow and I had to go out driving in it several times. My springs are solid ice from the top spring to the frame now. Even the driveshafts are frozen so bad that it's throwing it out of balance real bad at speeds over 20. I have to go deice it before driving today somehow. Any ideas how?
I would put it in the garage but I have a big load of hay in there right now for the animals.
At least I remembered to park it in gear and not to use the park brake this time!
I would put it in the garage but I have a big load of hay in there right now for the animals.
At least I remembered to park it in gear and not to use the park brake this time!
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From: The boonies by Dallas OR
I thought you guys got bad weather up there 
A common pattern here is slush followed by freezing weather. The worst is both at the same time. The warm storms will go over the mountains and then not drop down so we have sopping wet snow falling while it's in the teens or twenties.
I've dealt with frozen park brake cables, a frozen shifter and frozen steering. Heck, I've even had a broken belt when the lower accessories pack with ice and can't move.
A common pattern here is slush followed by freezing weather. The worst is both at the same time. The warm storms will go over the mountains and then not drop down so we have sopping wet snow falling while it's in the teens or twenties.
I've dealt with frozen park brake cables, a frozen shifter and frozen steering. Heck, I've even had a broken belt when the lower accessories pack with ice and can't move.
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Hot water is how I'd go about it, but then I'm set up to have a hot water hose outside.
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I got about 4 inches of frozen ice on my road. And I'm pulling out onto a hill that goes all the way down to the lake.
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2wd if your wondering. =)
We get lots and lots and lots of slush here in michigan. Its the only thing our road crews are good at doing, salt and slush.
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2wd if your wondering. =)
We get lots and lots and lots of slush here in michigan. Its the only thing our road crews are good at doing, salt and slush.
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From: Melbourne, Ky
A forced air heater like a torpedo heater aimed under the truck? Make sure not to catch it on fire though!
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I have hot water outside too. I just had to use that to unstick it from the driveway and get the ice off the steering linkage so I could move it. It sounded terrible with all that ice popping underneath but I got it in the garage and turned on the heat. The horses are just going to have to eat cold hay. It's outside now covered up. I sure love this global warming. I always wanted snow like this in the desert. That's why we moved here from Pa. We weren't getting enough show there.
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You could even try a de-icer, the stuff comes in a windex type bottle and it actually works pretty good. There are a few different brands but the few that ive tried all work about the same.
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From: The boonies by Dallas OR
I got about 4 inches of frozen ice on my road. And I'm pulling out onto a hill that goes all the way down to the lake.
=)
2wd if your wondering. =)
We get lots and lots and lots of slush here in michigan. Its the only thing our road crews are good at doing, salt and slush.
=)
2wd if your wondering. =)
We get lots and lots and lots of slush here in michigan. Its the only thing our road crews are good at doing, salt and slush.
We get good winters and bad winters. The bad ones come about every 5 years. When they do come we'll get 3-5 bad storms in one of them. I can think of three of the times where I had problems with everything under vehicles freezing up. I'm talking so bad that I have to spend an hour getting things cleared enough that the engine can run, the wheels will turn and I can steer.
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Ya thats how it is up in New England, we get some real heavy wet snow a lot and it cakes up real bad on the mud flaps to the point that is is scraping off the tire lol. We also get the whole freezing crap a lot and I've never had a problem with my truck freezing up, just with some equipment getting iced up.
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I can see my back axle now. The front is still covered completely. I've had the big heater going in my garage since I posted this this morning. It's only gotten to 63 degrees in there so far with the truck full of ice.