I laugh at peeps when they talk about winter fronts. They are not needed.
If Your truck is maintained properly, You'll be fine.
Mine isn't and that's why I use one
I laugh at peeps when they talk about winter fronts. They are not needed.
If Your truck is maintained properly, You'll be fine.
Plugging in @32 is a waste of money. These trucks start very easily down to about 0 degree's.
There's a lot of scare tactics being thrown around. Cold like anything the OP will see in VT during Dec. is nothing. If We were talking -20 degree's then some of these tactics MIGHT be worth it.
Plugging in @32 is a waste of money. These trucks start very easily down to about 0 degree's.
There's a lot of scare tactics being thrown around. Cold like anything the OP will see in VT during Dec. is nothing. If We were talking -20 degree's then some of these tactics MIGHT be worth it.
My truck is well maintained, I just got new batteries & tires over the summer. I have a leaking seal in the front left axel that's just gonna have to leak. Its easier to add a squirt of gear oil every couple weeks than tear the entire axel down to replace the seal.
I always carry an extra fuel filter, tools, belts, hoses, chains, straps, jacks, hammers, oil, ether, fuel, water, aluma-seal, and whatever else I can fit in the box anyhow so I'm good there. One poster asked if I had ever driven in snow/ice before. Well, we had an ice/snow storm here in Florida in 1989. We had snow and ice for a couple of days. I did drive on it a little then, and I did not enjoy it. I have not driven on any ice or snow since then, something like 21 years.
I appreciate everyone's comments and it should certainly be an experience. I hadn't thought about fuel gelling - it does not do that here, nor the possibility of being stranded on the road in bad weather for hours on end. I guess it's a good idea to keep plenty of fuel in the tank to keep the motor running for the heater. I suppose if that happened after a few hours I'd probably just get out and slit my wrists.
One poster asked if I had ever driven in snow/ice before. Well, we had an ice/snow storm here in Florida in 1989. We had snow and ice for a couple of days. I did drive on it a little then, and I did not enjoy it. I have not driven on any ice or snow since then, something like 21 years.
Whatever that little flurry you had in Florida is more like a typical day in northern New England and I wouldn't really count it as experience.
take glowplugs away and its pretty im possible to crank an idi even at 100 degrees there not many that will crank without glow plugs