5 degrees without wind chill

what a nightmare getting equipment started and machinery working. we are not used to it in md. i dont know how youall deal with the extreme cold all the time
 
Friday morning we broke a 130 year old record with a -12 at the NWS @the air port in Cincinnati Ohio, My house it said -19 and the wind chill at 7.00am was -25 to -30. Plug the diesels in and pray you have a cab or heater house on the tractors. Just have to bundle up and get it done as fast as you can and get back in the house to get warm again. You get use to it after a while, Or so they tell you. Bandit
 
Sorry, but that's nothin'... that is very common here in WI. The -25 or -30 stuff is what gets us cranky.

Make sure you have winterized diesel, a good block heater and let things warm up well once it's started.

Weather is also a big factor behind having a heated shop.
 
I spend more fuel getting the old chore pickup heated up enough so it doesn't fall all over its face. Man is it cold blooded. That makes her a little dicey below zero. Always starts, but don't plan on doing much but running it at high idle for a while! You get good and knowing how many times you have to pump the accelerator pedal every time you shift to keep from hitting your head on the steering wheel.
 
No kidding, last winter was my first winter in Wisconsin so after that I am more to take even plain zero lol and 18 degrees in when everything seems to work so much better lol
 
i complain when it gets in 20s.we have foot of snow now blew brake line or wheel cylinder in plow truck. have two farms to feed at mile apart and neighbors that want plowed out.skidloader geled up. jcb backhoe still working and keep adding brake fluid to plow truck dodge cummins pickup. gotta get back at it see what else brakes
 
I haven't had anything gel for a long time, but I have a good fuel supplier. Change the filter, and consider adding a small amount of gasoline to the tank. I have used a quart or so of gas with 25 gallons of diesel. It will help, but DO NOT get carried away with the gas.
 
It helps to be born into it and raised here....like any other area, natives adapt and learn what it takes to survive. And then some don"t, so when their brain thaws in Spring, they move.

Personally, our lowest here was minus 44 in Jan "94. Still had dairy then, and it was NOT a treat, but not the worst. Dec "85, the haylage froze in the Harvestore and wouldn"t slide down to the unloader...had to feed dry hay for a few days. Warmed up, came slamming down when the unloader was running, burned off all 3 drive belts!
 
That must be the cold blast I remember. We had -46 that time. A deputy sheriff a few miles away that lives in a deep valley ha d an unofficial -60. That was picked up by national news. Had friends in Tenn call to see if we were still alive . They got quite a kick out of it when I told them when it got up to-15 it felt warm out. And it did cause you were bundled up for the colder weather. Like you said, when you grow up with it you learn how to deal with it and adapt.
 
What i remember best from working on a large hog farm when younger is that when it gets really cold then it is liquid hog manure hauling time!I always overdressed. Comes from learning from the opposite when younger. lol
 
unfortunatley dont have heated shop other than torpedo heater. we got everything running and chores done. now just have to fix brakes on plow truck.
 
Doug what kind of gloves do you wear ? As I get older "76" my hands get cold first. I usually wear gloves and a pair of mittens. Sometimes I put those little hand warmers in my gloves.
 
in really cold weather I have to go to mittens. I use Wells lamont yellow cloth mitts with wool liners. Have to have 2 layers. I find leather chopper mitts about useless. Most are too stiff. These cloth mitts give you good warmth with quite good dexterity. Bought the last mitts online, couldn't find them in stores around here. Don't know where to get the liners. Found a bunch at a garage sale . They really don't wearout too fast. I'm 69 and my fingers and toes are the first to tell me its time to go in the house.
 

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