You know it's cold when a 6.7 doesnt want to start..

Mpoage · Jan 17, 2013

Super08Duty said:
You seemed a little worried on the first vid of your truck, then in a hurry on your dads truck...little cold was it? Lol

When it didn't start the first two times I thought the battery's were gonna be drained before I could get it started. I didnt want to stand out in the cold fighting some rock solid jumper cables. LOL

RedRice589 · Jan 17, 2013

Holy crap! We havent even hit the 30's down here.... i only hit the glowplugs out of habit i spend all day in a tshirt sweating.... bull**** i want some cold weather.

alwil · Jan 17, 2013

RedRoce589 said:
Holy crap! We havent even hit the 30's down here.... i only hit the glowplugs out of habit i spend all day in a tshirt sweating.... bull**** i want some cold weather.

you are welcome to come and take ours if you want it.

TERRCO · Jan 17, 2013

How true is it that if you take a glass of water and dump it outside it freezes before it hits the ground? I have heard this from a few people that come work down here. We rarely get below 30 degrees and if we do its not for long and only overnight.

Dustball8504 · Jan 17, 2013

Manytoys said:
You guys make it seem like -19 f (-28c) is cold. It gets to -31f regularly and occasionally to -40f up here. That's why block heaters are standard in Canada!!

I'd like to see some colder weather but you guys can keep that crap LOL

I'd be happy if it hit 15-20 and stayed like that all winter, I'm sick of mud.

jdgleason · Jan 17, 2013

It gets to 15, 20, 30 below here but usually not for too long. That's friggin cold.

jdc753 · Jan 17, 2013

Whew, good thing it started!! No place you want to be stranded or working on a truck.

Sure wish we could get that cold again up here, its been in the 40's lately and hasn't even gotten into the teens yet up here. Been a wicked mild winter, but years past I remember getting weeks in the negatives.

Mpoage said:
When it didn't start the first two times I thought the battery's were gonna be drained before I could get it started. I didnt want to stand out in the cold fighting some rock solid jumper cables. LOL

I thought it sounded like the batteries were fine, seemed the starter was spinning over pretty quick, and not like it was free spinning either. That's pretty cool on the automatic warm up and oil temp features too!

How many times did you try cranking it before the video?

BlkNTan · Jan 17, 2013

Hasn't been above 25 in a week here. But only down to 5 above or so.
Looking forward to 39 next Tuesday! Might be golf weather.

BlkNTan · Jan 17, 2013

How far that is from Philmont Scout Ranch? The Sangre de Cristo Mountains are a beautiful area.

Dieselcraft · Jan 17, 2013

You herd me cry ing about 22 f
Couldn't be in the negs

GreenMachine · Jan 17, 2013

Dzchey21 said:
damn... thats a cold ass honkey LOL sorry i had to

That song is awesome

alwil · Jan 17, 2013

TERRCO said:
How true is it that if you take a glass of water and dump it outside it freezes before it hits the ground? I have heard this from a few people that come work down here. We rarely get below 30 degrees and if we do its not for long and only overnight.

I have never seen that before....but at -65c rubber belts no longer turn

duddy · Jan 17, 2013

thats -85 f, at that point its just god dam cold. We are suppose to have a high around 0 come monday, and me with no place to plug the truck in, oh well guess that is why i change the batteries already.

01PSD · Jan 17, 2013

Sounds like a gas powered golf cart when it's trying to turn over at one point LOL

Ad8 PRODIGY · Jan 17, 2013

GreenMachine said:
That song is awesome

Yup.

I can't believe trying to start mine at that temperature. Mine hates starting in the teens

RedRice589 · Jan 17, 2013

I'd trade in a heartbet man... although i know for a fact riding horses every morning like i do won't fly in that weather!!!

jdc753 · Jan 17, 2013

TERRCO said:
How true is it that if you take a glass of water and dump it outside it freezes before it hits the ground? I have heard this from a few people that come work down here. We rarely get below 30 degrees and if we do its not for long and only overnight.

Something kinda like this...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yzhyltwq4IE

Mpoage · Jan 18, 2013

jdc753 said:
Whew, good thing it started!! No place you want to be stranded or working on a truck.

Sure wish we could get that cold again up here, its been in the 40's lately and hasn't even gotten into the teens yet up here. Been a wicked mild winter, but years past I remember getting weeks in the negatives.

I thought it sounded like the batteries were fine, seemed the starter was spinning over pretty quick, and not like it was free spinning either. That's pretty cool on the automatic warm up and oil temp features too!

How many times did you try cranking it before the video?

That was the first attempt after sitting about 24 hours. I think the fuel was gelled in the motor itself and that's why it wouldn't start. My dad's didn't have any problems any of the days we were there. But that was just outside our cabin. Worst case scenario I would have just strung an extension cord out there and plugged it in.

BlkNTan said:
How far that is from Philmont Scout Ranch? The Sangre de Cristo Mountains are a beautiful area.

It's about 45 miles from Taos, NM.

Mpoage · Jan 18, 2013

This was the second night we were there. It only sat for about 12 hours. My phone ran out of memory that's why the video is cut short.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_ec2tqWibk&feature=youtube_gdata_player