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Wondering how the trucks are getting along this winter. It got down to 2 degrees this morning and the only thing I could tell that was different is that the truck was high idling when I started it back up.
Got a little chilly here, woke up to snow and ice packed roads and last night it got down pretty low. Truck performed flawlessly, probably put 250 miles on it yesterday in and out of 4hi (mostly in) on the ice, snow and mostly un-maintained back roads while I was out working.
I love Fords 4-wheel-drive systems in these trucks. 4hi with all the traction control systems left on in my past 3 Ford Trucks has allowed me to go up, down, through and around most anything I come across (within reason), mud and by mud I mean our slick red clay, deep snow, ice or whatever. I carry 200' of chain and other tools in my bed because I usually end up being the recovery vehicle for our work trucks and trailers and whoever else is stuck at the job sites I come across.
Bozeman at -15! Oklahoma City at -2! I was standing out side just long enough to fuel up and my ears began to freeze. A ball cap is not the right head gear in this weather. Amazing how comfortable we are inside the cabs though.
Any of you boys that need to thaw out a bit are always welcome to drop by my place and curl up next to the wood stove with a cup of Hot Buttered Rum.
We rarely get below 20 degrees F here. Snow is variable year to year and always less than 3 or 4 feet (and that's rare).
Now, another 4,000 ft in elevation above where we are here (on Donner Summit, CA) conditions can be quite different (even there rarely below 10 degrees F)...
The wife and I are a bit different than most Californians as we truly enjoy and embrace inclement weather.
Wow, that Donner Pass picture is crazy. I didn't realize it gets that much snow at that low elevation. We're still not up to norms here in Utah. Ski resorts normally get over 125 inches of base and we're still at 75-ish inches. We need the water.
It got down to single digits here last night. I had truck plugged in, but at start up oil was only 32°.... am I just that ignorant as to what the temp is supposed to be?
Wow, that Donner Pass picture is crazy. I didn't realize it gets that much snow at that low elevation. We're still not up to norms here in Utah. Ski resorts normally get over 125 inches of base and we're still at 75-ish inches. We need the water.
That Donner Summit picture is at the 7,000 ft level and was taken early March of 2011. I am at 3,000 ft here and the entire west slope of the Sierra Nevada Mountains are under a dense, warm storm this entire week.
I am looking at a webcam I have mounted on that Donner Summit building right now and it's raining hard up there, the snow is melting rapidly and the Sacramento Valley will be under flood watch all week due largely to the snow melt.
Glad I am in the foothills but feel bad for the low lying areas in the valley. Similar conditions occurred in 1997 and 2005 and in both situations much flood damage resulted. Right now we all here would gladly take your sub zero temperatures to stabilize our snow pack.
-23 C, or -5 F here this am. Brrr. My truck is actually plugged in tonight, inside the garage. So far, all working well, despite the cold. Seat heaters and steering wheel heat turning out to be a darned good thing.
It got down to single digits here last night. I had truck plugged in, but at start up oil was only 32°.... am I just that ignorant as to what the temp is supposed to be?
How long did you have it plugged in and what was the outside temp? Should be much higher than that.
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