Popular Post 66dc75 Posted Saturday at 10:41 PM Popular Post Share Posted Saturday at 10:41 PM Fun ride to the job this morning. Lot of white knuckled people out there who should have stayed home and out of the way. 4 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/76356-so-how-about-this-weather/page/6/#findComment-590839 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post other dog Posted Saturday at 10:42 PM Author Popular Post Share Posted Saturday at 10:42 PM I went sledding in sunny Florida one time. 3 5 Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/76356-so-how-about-this-weather/page/6/#findComment-590840 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Joey Mack Posted Saturday at 11:14 PM Popular Post Share Posted Saturday at 11:14 PM (edited) Yep. Here in central N.C. i did get behind a few drivers doing almost 10 MPH. on tire wiped roads. My wife who is from here told me to shut up, they were just being safe.... I guess I am supposed to supress my winter driving skills because I AM a Yankee... 🤔anyway,, no one was hurt in the making of this post... Edited Saturday at 11:50 PM by Joey Mack Pour sperring 3 6 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/76356-so-how-about-this-weather/page/6/#findComment-590843 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mrsmackpaul Posted Sunday at 01:21 AM Popular Post Share Posted Sunday at 01:21 AM 4 hours ago, 67RModel said: We just moved to a new place in October and it’s not set up for any type of solid fuel heating appliances yet. Well it is but I don’t trust the chimneys. All I have right now is a propane forced air furnace. And I never got around to installing a 30A receptacle to backfeed the main panel with. 100% reliant on electric utility to stay warm at this point. I had a power outage last night on probably the harshest night yet this winter. Amazing how that happens. I’m surrounded by Amish so the transformer out on the pole is solely for my house. It “blew” at about 8:30 or 9:00. I called it in and honestly didn’t think they would come out until the morning since the weather was dangerous and my house was the only one affected. I couldn’t believe it but 25 minutes later this guy shows up by himself. Sets up on a 45mph state highway. No traffic control. 4” of snow on the road. 40mph wind. 9 degree temp and goes up and changes a fuse I think he said. Plus he was laying in the snow under his truck to get the frozen outrigger sensors to work to allow his bucket to go up. If this guy wasn’t making $250/hr he wasn’t getting paid enough. I was in awe… That's a pretty good service, never got the power going in the snow before, but certainly have in torrential rain for customers Paul 4 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/76356-so-how-about-this-weather/page/6/#findComment-590855 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post other dog Posted Sunday at 12:52 PM Author Popular Post Share Posted Sunday at 12:52 PM 14 hours ago, 66dc75 said: Fun ride to the job this morning. Lot of white knuckled people out there who should have stayed home and out of the way. That's how 219 going up to Buffalo would look sometimes with lake effect snow. The worst part for me was always my wipers icing up. I'd have to pull over and clear the ice off and wouldn't get 5 miles before I'd have to do it again. I think if I had to run up there all the time I'd get heated wipers, I delivered kyanite to a place in Orchard Park once in a while. 4 Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/76356-so-how-about-this-weather/page/6/#findComment-590860 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted Sunday at 02:32 PM Share Posted Sunday at 02:32 PM Our T 800s used to do that in very cold weather. Somebody told me way back just turned your sunvisor down and your problem is solved …it works 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/76356-so-how-about-this-weather/page/6/#findComment-590865 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted Sunday at 02:42 PM Share Posted Sunday at 02:42 PM I had the same problem when I first started with Fedex I was going from Salt Lake City to Bozeman Montana most of the way it was around 25 below zero I was praying the heater blower did not quit … lol 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/76356-so-how-about-this-weather/page/6/#findComment-590866 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post 70mackMB Posted Sunday at 02:43 PM Popular Post Share Posted Sunday at 02:43 PM The town highway dept's last 2 or 3 Western Star plow trucks have heated windshields. Electric elements in the glass just like a rear window in a car or SUV. As far as l know the drivers really like it. And, 0930 and we just got on the high side of 0*! .....Hippy 3 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/76356-so-how-about-this-weather/page/6/#findComment-590867 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted Sunday at 02:48 PM Share Posted Sunday at 02:48 PM Yeah the heated glass and my Mustang works really well. I just turned it on yesterday and it was just morning due. It cleared right up after about 15 and 20 seconds. 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/76356-so-how-about-this-weather/page/6/#findComment-590868 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Brocky Posted Sunday at 03:18 PM Popular Post Share Posted Sunday at 03:18 PM 18 hours ago, 67RModel said: We just moved to a new place in October and it’s not set up for any type of solid fuel heating appliances yet. Well it is but I don’t trust the chimneys. All I have right now is a propane forced air furnace. And I never got around to installing a 30A receptacle to backfeed the main panel with. 100% reliant on electric utility to stay warm at this point. I had a power outage last night on probably the harshest night yet this winter. Amazing how that happens. I’m surrounded by Amish so the transformer out on the pole is solely for my house. It “blew” at about 8:30 or 9:00. I called it in and honestly didn’t think they would come out until the morning since the weather was dangerous and my house was the only one affected. I couldn’t believe it but 25 minutes later this guy shows up by himself. Sets up on a 45mph state highway. No traffic control. 4” of snow on the road. 40mph wind. 9 degree temp and goes up and changes a fuse I think he said. Plus he was laying in the snow under his truck to get the frozen outrigger sensors to work to allow his bucket to go up. If this guy wasn’t making $250/hr he wasn’t getting paid enough. I was in awe… Yes, the men who work on power lines in terrible weather conditions do not get either the pay or the respect they deserve. My house heat system is the same as yours. I have a large Eden Air electric heater, which I can run off my generator, is enough to keep the house warm for short periods of time. Our local Electric Coop is very good at responding to calls quickly. For hurricane and ice storms they preposition trucks all over their system so they can respond better/quicker. 4 Quote Brocky Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/76356-so-how-about-this-weather/page/6/#findComment-590872 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post other dog Posted 9 hours ago Author Popular Post Share Posted 9 hours ago I don't think the igloo will last long in this heat wave. The dogs are watching it melt now. 3 Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/76356-so-how-about-this-weather/page/6/#findComment-590999 Share on other sites More sharing options...
70mackMB Posted 8 hours ago Share Posted 8 hours ago Wow Tom. We just rocketed up to 41* with 2"-4" of snow on the way tonight. .....Hippy 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/76356-so-how-about-this-weather/page/6/#findComment-591008 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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