ranchhopper Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 Are you guys able to get your trucks going and stay going 13 below zero here this morning again. I came across this video it reminds me of the old days getting the F7s started in the morning. 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/52110-its-cold-here/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ezrider Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 generally the mack will start as long as there is enough juice in the battery's and the oil isn't to stiff that it turns over at a decent rate. it will cough and gag and complain but it will start. generally anything sub 0 i like to pull it inside or plug it in if its going to be shut down a while if i am able to. my diesel pickup starts amazingly well in the cold as well. it will also complain about it but its never not started, try to plug it in at anything sub 0 as well. i did a cold start video of the pickup and the bobcat a week or so ago when it was -20 ish air temp. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/52110-its-cold-here/#findComment-388794 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ranchhopper Posted January 2, 2018 Author Share Posted January 2, 2018 I remember our 91 R models would start great in the cold even the ones with 500K on them it was more of a problem keeping them from freezing up during the day while running with them. 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/52110-its-cold-here/#findComment-388798 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freightrain Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 Glad mine sits inside til April! I do wonder how the old air starter would do in frigid temps? I haven't looked at the air pressure gauge lately but a few weeks ago it was still up over 100 psi. That is only down like 10-15# from when I shut it off in Oct. I know the old 673 would fire up unaided in 18* weather. I tried it years ago. Don't know how the 237 would act? Quote Larry 1959 B61 Liv'n Large...................... Charter member of the "MACK PACK" Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/52110-its-cold-here/#findComment-388799 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mowerman Posted January 2, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted January 2, 2018 winter sucks,,,,lets face it...lol.bob 5 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/52110-its-cold-here/#findComment-388809 Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeavyGunner Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 (edited) On 1/2/2018 at 11:52 AM, mowerman said: winter sucks,,,,lets face it...lol.bob Except when the snow bunnies are out. They are a winter creature rarely seen in these parts. Edited September 16, 2018 by HeavyGunner Quote The problems we face today exist because the people who work for a living are outnumbered by the people who vote for a living.The government can only "give" someone what they first take from another. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/52110-its-cold-here/#findComment-388817 Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeavyGunner Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 4 hours ago, ranchhopper said: Are you guys able to get your trucks going and stay going 13 below zero here this morning again. I came across this video it reminds me of the old days getting the F7s started in the morning. We’ve been running all week and yesterday’s high was -16 low was -28. It’s a real pain in the morning waiting for enough air to leak by the fittings and warm up the 1/4” plastic hose for all the fire valves and auto inflated so they will swell up and stop leaking. Once you’re going there usually isn’t any problems and I don’t shut it off until I get home and plug it in. Quote The problems we face today exist because the people who work for a living are outnumbered by the people who vote for a living.The government can only "give" someone what they first take from another. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/52110-its-cold-here/#findComment-388819 Share on other sites More sharing options...
other dog Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 Pretty neat video there, i've often wondered about locomotives, how big are the engines?..do they have a pony motor to start them?..they don't have a starter motor do they, no way it could turn that engine that long without burning up, could it?..I just figured when they were new and they first started them up that they were never shut off again, for anything, ever. Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/52110-its-cold-here/#findComment-388821 Share on other sites More sharing options...
other dog Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 We used to have block heaters on all the trucks at H.H.Moore's, when we got in we'd drop the trailer and park the trucks out by the fence and plug them in so they'd start when it was time to go. And usually they would, but if they didn't we'd take some pieces of plywood and prop them against the cab to kind of close off underneath the truck and aim the old kerosene space heater right up under it and in just a few minutes it was good to go. 1 Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/52110-its-cold-here/#findComment-388823 Share on other sites More sharing options...
other dog Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 I used to have a '68 Biscayne, with a 283 and a Powerglide. It wouldn't start one time when it was real cold, would barely turn over, so I put just a few pieces of charcoal in a cast iron skillet, slid it up under the oil pan for a few minutes, and it started right up. Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/52110-its-cold-here/#findComment-388824 Share on other sites More sharing options...
other dog Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 ...and they say- and i'm not sure who "they" are- that when "Jigsaw" 's old VT903 wouldn't start, he would drain the oil into a washtub, bring it in the house and warm it up on his kitchen stove, then put it back in the truck, started right up. That's what they say anyway. Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/52110-its-cold-here/#findComment-388825 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ranchhopper Posted January 2, 2018 Author Popular Post Share Posted January 2, 2018 2 hours ago, HeavyGunner said: Except when the snow bunnies are out. They are a winter creature rarely seen in these parts. It cant be that cold there the thermal indicators are not sticking out yet. 3 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/52110-its-cold-here/#findComment-388840 Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeavyGunner Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 No they’re just a hardier breed of snow bunnies up here. Quote The problems we face today exist because the people who work for a living are outnumbered by the people who vote for a living.The government can only "give" someone what they first take from another. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/52110-its-cold-here/#findComment-388841 Share on other sites More sharing options...
1958 F.W.D. Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 1 hour ago, other dog said: I used to have a '68 Biscayne, with a 283 and a Powerglide. It wouldn't start one time when it was real cold, would barely turn over, so I put just a few pieces of charcoal in a cast iron skillet, slid it up under the oil pan for a few minutes, and it started right up. You are now forbidden from doing this. Quote TWO STROKES ARE FOR GARDEN TOOLS Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/52110-its-cold-here/#findComment-388845 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ranchhopper Posted January 2, 2018 Author Share Posted January 2, 2018 2 hours ago, other dog said: Pretty neat video there, i've often wondered about locomotives, how big are the engines?..do they have a pony motor to start them?..they don't have a starter motor do they, no way it could turn that engine that long without burning up, could it?..I just figured when they were new and they first started them up that they were never shut off again, for anything, ever. Some of the older EMD reversed the generator to start them some were equipped with twin air starters turning the ring gear some were electric most of the older units we worked with had the V16 567s which were 567 cubic inches per cylinder then they were upgraded to 645s. The EMDs are a two stroke and had massive roots blowers when notched up if you were in the car body your ears really took a pounding. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/52110-its-cold-here/#findComment-388848 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ranchhopper Posted January 2, 2018 Author Share Posted January 2, 2018 (edited) 2 hours ago, other dog said: Pretty neat video there, i've often wondered about locomotives, how big are the engines?..do they have a pony motor to start them?..they don't have a starter motor do they, no way it could turn that engine that long without burning up, could it?..I just figured when they were new and they first started them up that they were never shut off again, for anything, ever. This is one of the best videos for the whine the two stroke roots blown V16 567 makes while being notched up watch how this guy bounces around like being in a truck. Nice old original barrel style control stand which are all gone now I'm just glad we still had a lot of the older units in service you never forget the sound of these this was a single engine unit the E9s had two of these in each unit.. Edited January 2, 2018 by ranchhopper Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/52110-its-cold-here/#findComment-388849 Share on other sites More sharing options...
gxbxc Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 (edited) Our Alco's beat the start time by 3 min 10 seconds ,of course our's had a few mod's 180 degree block heaters oil heaters and circulaters big air start tanks ,. Hit the switch and they started went wide open and closed to the buss in 30 seconds ,or else we failed the test. They were awesome machines ,one generator one rcp pump and maybe a few lights. Edited January 2, 2018 by gxbxc 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/52110-its-cold-here/#findComment-388851 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ranchhopper Posted January 3, 2018 Author Share Posted January 3, 2018 Alcos were great locomotives the UP owns the only steam locomotive also an alco built in 44 never retired from service. Alcos were always great for pushing out the blackest diesel exhaust ruining the tree huggers day. 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/52110-its-cold-here/#findComment-388852 Share on other sites More sharing options...
david wild Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 enjoying global warming ???? Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/52110-its-cold-here/#findComment-388871 Share on other sites More sharing options...
41chevy Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 I did enjoy the seeing contrails from my stacks 4:30 yesterday morning in -25 temps getting on 95 in Maine. Quote "OPERTUNITY IS MISSED BY MOST PEOPLE BECAUSE IT IS DRESSED IN OVERALLS AND LOOKS LIKE WORK" Thomas Edison “Life’s journey is not to arrive at the grave safely, in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting ‘Holy shit, what a ride!’” P.T.CHESHIRE Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/52110-its-cold-here/#findComment-388872 Share on other sites More sharing options...
davehummell Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 I am retired as of june and i really don't miss getting up and going in to work as a lot of the repairs i did out side on a cardboard. But now that i don't have to do anything i get up at seven every morning to feed the chickens and water the goats and deal with 5 dogs and 3 barn cats. And two weeks ago i getting a little board so the water heater went bad on Tuesday spent the day changing that. wed. the bathroom shower fauset went to leaking so back to the store to fix that. Monday i was asked to get the spraywand fixed in the kitchen sink back to the store for a new fauset. This past Thursday the sinkdrain went bad. I was afraid i would have nothing to do if i retired? 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/52110-its-cold-here/#findComment-388875 Share on other sites More sharing options...
h67st Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 7 hours ago, davehummell said: I am retired as of june and i really don't miss getting up and going in to work as a lot of the repairs i did out side on a cardboard. But now that i don't have to do anything i get up at seven every morning to feed the chickens and water the goats and deal with 5 dogs and 3 barn cats. And two weeks ago i getting a little board so the water heater went bad on Tuesday spent the day changing that. wed. the bathroom shower fauset went to leaking so back to the store to fix that. Monday i was asked to get the spraywand fixed in the kitchen sink back to the store for a new fauset. This past Thursday the sinkdrain went bad. I was afraid i would have nothing to do if i retired? That's what I don't miss...fuel jelling up in the primary filter, having to heat up the air dryer exhaust so it would stop leaking, pulling the main line off the compressor and pouring alcohol in it to melt the ice in the system. The worst was bringing a truck into the shop and laying underneath while it thawed...ice cold water with salt mixed in dripping on me. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/52110-its-cold-here/#findComment-388882 Share on other sites More sharing options...
other dog Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 14 hours ago, 1958 F.W.D. said: You are now forbidden from doing this. That's OK, the Biscayne is long gone. Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/52110-its-cold-here/#findComment-388886 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freightrain Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 Where's the youtube video of the Russian guys starting the D9 using a bonfire under it?? Quote Larry 1959 B61 Liv'n Large...................... Charter member of the "MACK PACK" Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/52110-its-cold-here/#findComment-388887 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freightrain Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 13 hours ago, ranchhopper said: Alcos were great locomotives the UP owns the only steam locomotive also an alco built in 44 never retired from service. Alcos were always great for pushing out the blackest diesel exhaust ruining the tree huggers day. I got to run that old 1949?(real early model long hood forward) R3 at the local train place. Yup, it was like a 237 for chugging the black smoke. Quote Larry 1959 B61 Liv'n Large...................... Charter member of the "MACK PACK" Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/52110-its-cold-here/#findComment-388889 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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