Cold Weather Package

TheOldHokie

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Myersville, MD
TOOH and I both drive BMW sedans equipped with cold weather packages. She came in the other day all excited because after 4 years she just discovered that unlike mine her's has a heated steering wheel. So this morning I came in with this picture and told her that after 20+ years I just discovered my old Kubota has a heated seat and steering wheel as well. She was not amused ;-)

TOH

PS> The real reason for the heater - loader valve was iced up and I was not in the mood to wait...

PPS> Did I mention that I rate the joy of plowing snow just barely above a colonoscopy....

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(quoted from post at 11:14:05 12/30/17) Cold weather package?

Isn't that a round trip ticket to Orlando? ;)

I just booked that as well - leaving for Orlando on the 18th for a week plus!! Too cold and snowy to play golf here although 15 brave (crazy???) souls at BCCC did exactly that on Wednesday. No snow to deal with but temps were in the mid-teens to low twenties. That's a lot of discomfort for a 1 in 9 chance to win a paltry $40. Almost too cold to drink beer and barely enough profit to cover the bar tab if you do - brrrrrr ;-)

TOH
 

I have read a few of the posts about magnetic heaters vs hose heaters . I have found on my 3000 diesel that the torpedo heater mixed with half diesel and half used oil works great . The small 40K heater is easy on the fuel but is more than enough for this job . Once the motor has started I point it towards the rear to heat the hydraulics while the motor is warming up . I also have other uses for the heater , like my hands and toes .
 
49 degrees outside right now, predicted to have highs in the 60's for a week. Breezy and damp too, not what we are used to.
 
(quoted from post at 11:51:50 12/30/17) 49 degrees outside right now, predicted to have highs in the 60's for a week. Breezy and damp too, not what we are used to.

Wish that was in our forcast. Instead low-teens for another week with a chance of more snow. The little tractor has been relocated to where it should have been to begin with. Takes some of the morning pain out of the plowing ;-)

TOH

PS> I am being an optimist and leaving the chains hanging on the wall....

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In January Santee cooper is not far away enoufh to get away for the cold BTDT... Fla. was a good call :D

I have a exhaust evacuation set up HO-MADE its plumbed with 3" PVC with a exhaust fan outside the building it sure pays off on a diesel when you first fire it off cold...
 
I would rather plow snow and deal with -30, than live in Florida. I would rate golf at par with colonoscopy.
 
"I would rather plow snow and deal with -30, than live in Florida. I would rate golf at par with colonoscopy."

Cowdog, your post had me laughing out loud.
I'm a firm believer in each to their own, but I agree totally.
Five years in FL was more than enough for me.
-14 here this week, wind chills to -47 in places.
Golf certainly hasn't crossed my mind this week!
 
TheOldHokie,
Anybody who has a clean and organized shop as you do; either has mental problems or too much time on their hands. OR not enough projects half way completed.
 
(quoted from post at 10:00:57 01/01/18) TheOldHokie,
Anybody who has a clean and organized shop as you do; either has mental problems or too much time on their hands. OR not enough projects half way completed.
  • [*:bc0e1aed41]Mental problems - YES[*:bc0e1aed41]Too much time - NO[*:bc0e1aed41]Not enough half finished projects - MOST DEFINITELY NO[/list:eek::bc0e1aed41]My mother kept a neat clean house and as kids we were required to keep our living quarters the same. Once trained....

    TOH
 
(quoted from post at 19:33:13 01/01/18)
(quoted from post at 10:00:57 01/01/18) TheOldHokie,
Anybody who has a clean and organized shop as you do; either has mental problems or too much time on their hands. OR not enough projects half way completed.
  • [*:3e5849b3f2]Mental problems - YES[*:3e5849b3f2]Too much time - NO[*:3e5849b3f2]Not enough half finished projects - MOST DEFINITELY NO[/list:eek::3e5849b3f2]My mother kept a neat clean house and as kids we were required to keep our living quarters the same. Once trained....

    TOH


  • A place for every tool, and every tool in it's place. I had to learn that when I started learning to be a watchmaker. It's pretty easy to lose track of tools when you have a work area cluttered with odds and ends of tools. The habit followed me into my garage where I work on tractors. Now I can find anything I might need right away.
 

Even a mop bucket, WOW. I have a floor scrubber and I can remember even seeing it within the last month. I have no mop bucket or wringer for picking up the dirty water. but I do have a floor drain.
 
(quoted from post at 21:08:32 01/01/18)
Even a mop bucket, WOW. I have a floor scrubber and I can remember even seeing it within the last month. I have no mop bucket or wringer for picking up the dirty water. but I do have a floor drain.

I wish I had installed a couple floor drains especially in the adjacent bay. Coolant spray from the open spindle machine tools is a constant PITA and the main reason for the mop bucket but it works just as well on melted snow ;-)

TOH
 
(quoted from post at 05:40:29 01/02/18)
(quoted from post at 21:08:32 01/01/18)
Even a mop bucket, WOW. I have a floor scrubber and I can remember even seeing it within the last month. I have no mop bucket or wringer for picking up the dirty water. but I do have a floor drain.

I wish I had installed a couple floor drains especially in the adjacent bay. Coolant spray from the open spindle machine tools is a constant PITA and the main reason for the mop bucket but it works just as well on melted snow ;-)

TOH

TOH, apparently you need a few of the enclosed machines. A friend has a bunch of Haas millers. Another friend has a number of another brand which he says is much better than Haas.
 
(quoted from post at 10:06:55 01/02/18)
(quoted from post at 05:40:29 01/02/18)
(quoted from post at 21:08:32 01/01/18)
Even a mop bucket, WOW. I have a floor scrubber and I can remember even seeing it within the last month. I have no mop bucket or wringer for picking up the dirty water. but I do have a floor drain.

I wish I had installed a couple floor drains especially in the adjacent bay. Coolant spray from the open spindle machine tools is a constant PITA and the main reason for the mop bucket but it works just as well on melted snow ;-)

TOH

TOH, apparently you need a few of the enclosed machines. A friend has a bunch of Haas millers. Another friend has a number of another brand which he says is much better than Haas.

One would suffice and a small CNC grinder was on my Xmas list but Santa said he couldn't afford it :roll:

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I have had my eye out for an affordable VMC within a reasonable distance but so far no luck. I am brand agnostic - I'll take anything as long as the control is reasonably current, priced in my budget, and actually works :twisted: A small early 2000 vintage Haas would be perfect but they seem to be concentrated on the west coast - not surprising since that is home to aero-space and where the Haas factory is located.

So for the time being I make do with the mop bucket...

TOH
 

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