Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[svk]

Zogger said: mine was the single onliest vehicle to crank and run at like 30 below

you can be sure that any-thing that sits out overnite in -30F and starts right up... gets both my praise and attention. [especially if I was one of those needing a jump!] brrr-r.

I don't ever remember any -30F days or nights, while living in Washington state, but certainly many cold ones. one of the worst scenarios... was the freezing rains of winter in Seattle... back then auto door lock modules din't exist... just the old ignition key! and so the freezing rains would hit the car and settle down into the door lock... and then the fun began. all but impossible to get door open, and of course... you had some place to get to and was late... lol.... [not fun!]

Remote start is a godsend for freezing rain/snow storms. You can get some decent heat inside to usually defrost the frozen doors.

 

[Philbert]

Nice thing about 40° below, it that you don't have to worry whether it is Fahrenheit or Celsius . . . .

Philbert

 

[Philbert]

Remote start is a godsend for freezing rain/snow storms. You can get some decent heat inside to usually defrost the frozen doors.

If you have remote start, you probably have electric door locks, right?

Philbert

 

[svk]

If you have remote start, you probably have electric door locks, right?

Philbert

Yes but even an unlocked, frozen door can be inoperable.

 

[Agent Orange]

And stacked. Couldn't get the old lady out in the balmy 5° weather so I tackled it solo. I'm pretty sure my neighbors aren't happy with me pounding T posts in the ground with a sledge at 8 am on Sunday, but I got it done.

 

[farmer steve]

And stacked. Couldn't get the old lady out in the balmy 5° weather so I tackled it solo. I'm pretty sure my neighbors aren't happy with me pounding T posts in the ground with a sledge at 8 am on Sunday, but I got it done.

if you can weld, make yourself a post pounder for them t posts. look at most any farm store for ideas. beats a sledge any day.

 

[nomad_archer]

Remote start is a godsend for freezing rain/snow storms. You can get some decent heat inside to usually defrost the frozen doors.

Remote start is a godsend for when it gets cold period. No need to have snow/Freezing rain. I have had it in my last two vehicles and is a non negotiable item in all my future vehicles. I love it. All I do is walk to the window and push a button. I still pay for it though. My wife drives a manual so I am her remote starter.

 

[Backyard Lumberjack]

Yes but even an unlocked, frozen door can be inoperable.

sounds like the voice of experience...

been there, done that, too! and the door don't open always... at an inconvenient time!! lol I remember my'55 chevy HT... midst of winter... unlocked, but locked out!!! but the old '61 Vette was the best at it. cold rainy day, she would fill up couple inches in pass compartment... cold, freezing rainy day as I had parked it to go to class... then colder rainy afternoon... and door stuck in lock and jam! oh how I hated it when that happened... lol.... and suddenly the afternoon temps got colder!!!

 

[dancan]

Wait till you guys see a sticker for 0w5 under the hood of your new car lol

 

[chucker]

Wait till you guys see a sticker for 0w5 under the hood of your new car lol

?? would that be anything like vegetable oil? or olive oil! imported.

 

[chipper1]

idles at 1250 - 1275... need I say more! getting up there close to chain saw territory, sounds like a good excuse to buy a roller cam

 

[chipper1]

Remote start is a godsend for freezing rain/snow storms. You can get some decent heat inside to usually defrost the frozen doors.

Yes but even an unlocked, frozen door can be inoperable.

Nice trick you can use once you get a door open that helps get the others open, is to have one person pull on the door you want to open then the other person slams the one that you already opened. The pressure from slamming the door will pop the other door right open.

 

[chipper1]

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And stacked. Couldn't get the old lady out in the balmy 5° weather so I tackled it solo. I'm pretty sure my neighbors aren't happy with me pounding T posts in the ground with a sledge at 8 am on Sunday, but I got it done.

Looking good AO.
Have you ever scene something done and had the I could've had a v-8 feeling.
Just had one of those when I saw how you have the wood stacked on the pallet opposite of the "direction" of the pallet.
I never liked how the wood got jammed into the pallets/fell through the openings.

 

[svk]

Wait till you guys see a sticker for 0w5 under the hood of your new car lol

My 15' Suburban takes some wacky viscosity, must have synthetic oil. Even if I buy everything from Walmart its $45 to change the oil.

And MN jacked up the license fees to be based on retail value again. (One of the few good things Ventura did was repeal that to a flat rate.). My tags are $650 per year. I'll probably buy used when the lease is up on this....just too expensive when this stuff adds in.

 

[dancan]

Wow , plates by retail price , that's baked .
We pay by weight .
Chevy wants Dexos for warranty so they claim .
http://www.agcoauto.com/content/news/p2_articleid/178

 

[svk]

Yes it is!

 

[farmer steve]

My 15' Suburban takes some wacky viscosity, must have synthetic oil. Even if I buy everything from Walmart its $45 to change the oil.

And MN jacked up the license fees to be based on retail value again. (One of the few good things Ventura did was repeal that to a flat rate.). My tags are $650 per year. I'll probably buy used when the lease is up on this....just too expensive when this stuff adds in.

them's crazy fees. my F150 is about $75. and the F250 is about $160.

 

[farmer steve]

Wow , plates by retail price , that's baked .
We pay by weight .
Chevy wants Dexos for warranty so they claim .
http://www.agcoauto.com/content/news/p2_articleid/178

read that link dancan. only 1 word for that and the last time i heard they aressted people for it.
EXTORTION!!!!!!

 

[farmer steve]

ok. back on topic. going out to cut some more white oak in the morning. with temps in the low 20's the ground should be frozen enough.

 

[svk]

Going to see -24 overnight.

Have some indoor sorting to do tomorrow. See what kind of good stuff I can scrounge up lol.