@@FastAgMontana The entire time I pulled for RPS, I wore the uni shorts and my military issue Goretex. The only time I wore the standard pants, was when I had to chain up.
Yep keep that grill covered and dump some additive in the tanks to avoid gelling and top it off. Let it run. Nice speed of video for scale. lol Many times wished we could run it like a race truck on the scales.lol
You got some nice toys and a beautiful bunch of little basketball players keep up the good work brother . i just treated myself to a new f150 no engine warmers down here in florida though
Back in the late 1990s a late friend bought a new Ford semi with a Pro Heater.We both slept at the old Husky Truck stop in south Edmonton Alberta Canada it dropped to -40 plus high windchill, He slept all night with his truck shut off very comfortable in his sleeper.His truck started with no problem in the morning.
Machinery is not affected by windchill. But cold. Is still cold. I was up in Alaska, and upon arrival, it was -60 degrees without windchill. We worked outside for the next six weeks. Loved it!!!
Hauling wheat to the elevator in below zero weather was always an adventure of stiff belts, frozen-solid hydraulic fluid, dead truck batteries and stubborn auger motors on my farm 20+ years ago. Motors on the auger were of particular hatred. I got sick of these little gems not wanting to start so I would heat up a teapot full of water until it "whistled" at me. I would pour the water on the intake manifold and carburetor of the motor. It sure made a difference when the temps were below frickin' cold. I liked to haul in the wintertime because nobody was foolish enough to brave the Arctic conditions here in Dawson County, Montana. With only single-axle trucks and barely 400 bushel boxes, spending any time in line was particularly aggravating. Cold-weather hauling worked for me...I had the elevator to myself!! :-) Thanks for sharing your world with us Tony...take care.
I have Webasto systems in all my diesels including trucks and cars. I couldn't think of plunging them in all night. The Webasto is programed to turn on 1 hour before I start the motor. This heats the water and circulates it in the motor and heater plus turns on the fan. I love your farm!
If you want your trucks to start better in extreme cold install a 5Amp battery tender and plug it in when you plug your block heater in. Makes a world of difference on cold mornings and helps your batteries last longer.
Wheels turning always helps. I blew a tag tire last year when I took off in the dark and had a brake froze up. FYI, it takes around 1200 ft to blow one after you let the tag down on pavement.
Another great winter video Tony and the tucks look so nice. This reminds me hauling corn in the winter. I use a propane weed burner and put it under the oil pan then go back to the house to eat breakfast. The truck was ready to make a 50 mile trip to the Illinois River elevator.
John Lindquist Thank you, if you keep them clean the polishing goes a lot further. Your 50 mile haul was through a lot of towns I bet, only one for me. What would we do with our propane.
Love your equipment. Love your trucks . Looks like you take very good care of your equipment. That's awesome . Like watching your channel. Love seeing that equipment . I'm very amazed on how good you take care of it . Witch is a very good thing. You take care of it . It will take care of you. You must of learned from an old timer , like I did. Keep up the good work , stay safe an definitely stay warm an dry.
I was in Helena at my Grandparents for Christmas one year in the 80's, It was -40 and dead calm for 5 days straight! and we thought western Colorado was cold...
Awesome video!! I truck and live in Montana as well, except I haul fuel tankers. I drive a 93 Pete 379 that has been completely redone as far as running gear, and new seats, and carpet and now at Kenworth in Missoula for a custom paint job. Will be out for about a month or so lol. Driving a T 800 Kenworth in the meantime lol!! Drive Safe my friend!!
@@FastAgMontana I love them all lol, but the long nose Pete's and KWs are definitely my favorite, for I've had them both and they have been fantastic trucks that are beautiful to look at!!! God Bless you my friend and be safe out there😇🙏👍
Love the side lights on your truck and trailer, all vehicles should have them that way when they go sideways you can still see em. Went to work in Canada Jan 1994 and arrived in a snow storm, rented a car the next day parked it overnight at the hotel. Next morning turned the key and nothing, us Brits aren't used to plugging in engines in the south of the country and no body at the rent centre told me. Hitched a lift to work and tried the car when I got back later, it roared away OK.
When you know it's going to get that cold wrap a heating pad around it and put a small tarp over over the small engine that you want to keep someone warm
@@FastAgMontana Not a truck , but my pops used to use an old 100 watt incandescent with the tin hat on em , on mom's old diesel rabbit. He would go set it up under the hood pointing right at the head and it would fire up alot easier next morning. Add a blanket over top to keep baby tucked in nice 😁
@@FastAgMontana Thanks for the info. I drive a fuel truck in central us and we generally blend 70% #2 and 30% #1 in our area but haven't needed anything but #2 this year.
We used to own a Mercedes truck, it had a blending chart in the glove compartment. Depending on the temperature they gave you the amount of kerosene to add to diesel for temperature. When plugged in started and ran well.
Man that series 60 sounds gooooood! so From the wheel spin I'm guessing your rigs don't have full lockers? also what is the reasoning behind the axle spacing on your trailers? I'm from up in Alberta & we either run tandems or tri's if its a single trailer but the bogies are all spaced evenly
Dave J.A Just single locking diffs. The spacing is basically to save on tire wear empty, they don’t scuff bad when you turn. The longer spread gives us more capacity. They measure ours in overall lengths in the axel groups it doesn’t matter how they are spaced in that group. And the they turn a bit better empty when they are pushed forward with the rear axel up.
they always say wind chill only affects bare exposed skin.. i have always said if a cold wind is blowing over your warm(block heater) engine .it affects the engine same as bare skin. i usually tarpped it in as best as i could.best thing i had a 60 series detroit with opptimized idle . just leave it run it would shut off start to warm or charge the battery.in the morning it was always warm and ready to go. at least until some sensor control went out and the company was too cheap to fix it.
Just stumbled upon your videos. You have earned another subscriber! We're planning on moving to MT in a couple of years from Florida. Moving to the NW part of the state. Flathead County, likely. Any tips for moving to that area from here?
Shop tip if you can't find the ether can you might try WD-40 works really really well and is not as dry as ether so the lubricant it's easier on the cylinders and those ice-cold piston rings
Rodney Morgan It varies on a day to day basis. The locomotives that they have in service range anywhere from brand new to 20 years old. The older ones tend to have bad seals around the windows and doors so they can get a little drafty. Some engines stay warm (almost too warm sometimes) and others you have to put every article of clothing on from your bag haha.
You can get concrete blankets for about 110 dollars they are 12 x24 feet. Cover small engine with them, will keep stuff 30 degrees warmer. We bought one of these big diesel fired heaters puts out a million BTUs turns winter into spring. I got mine in Billings for 9000 with 1500 hrs.
Save those batteries !!! Crack the battery with a scew driver tip it over and let the acid drain out on the garage floor ! Stuff makes perfect floor cleaner !! Also I loved my multi axle when empty in the snow with no load after sitting all night sometimes it would be to slippery to move. When you drop the back lift and put 40 lbs in it, It would simulate weight on the drives so you could get rolling.
i was in victorville last night @45f i was freezing all i had was some shorts and a sweatshirt. get to phoenix its 35. supposed to drop to 25 tonight.. brrrrr.. yes i know totally unprepared. but i normally run team arizona to l.a. so did not see a need for heavy clothing. with 20+ yrs experience you would think i learn ?? nah it's all fun..
-60°F in Alberta hauling oilfield fluid two weeks ago. Worked a week straight of it. Truck ran for a week without a burn. Thankfully I never d-rated or froze up. Oil gets so thick and gummy you can't turn valves or spin pumps. Thankfully my heat-trace never failed me. Working in that cold of weather really sucks. Cool video thanks for sharing! I wish I had some time to make videos like this.
45 below windchill is bad, 45 below air temp is worse (for starting any engine). 45 below air temp with a north wind is nearly unbearable (for man, beast, and engines).
Anyone who can drive a big rig in that type of cold weather gets my vote of approval. Well done my friend. Drive safely...
Sirphil 0267 thank you. Will do!
True that 🙏 I’m from Chicago and it’s gonna be -10 on Wednesday and we drivers here thinking day off lol
@@anoop439 it was -15 or -20 in Aledo, IL this morning as I was unloading ammonia tanks at one of the AG places 😁
Lol try driving in the North Maine woods in the winter...she can get fun...
The sounds of a very cold engine trying to fire... Good video Tony!
Welker Farms Inc Thanks Nick!
@@FastAgMontana and Welker farms both make great videos
You know it's super cold when the snow crunches like that
Yes that's a common sound around here this time of year!
The nicest trucks seem to haul animals or grain.
There sure are a lot of nice cattle trucks out there.
We take pride in our rides, that’s for sure
2:30 VTEC JUST KICKED IN YO!
That Jake sounds good on that ol KW looks good at night all lit up to 👍🏻
Big props to you,......not many people could tolerate that job. Good luck sir.
Love jake brakes and cold starts......The horn was a bonus
I love our cold weather, keeps the bugs down and the riff raff out. #Philipsburg
Oh man, I'd be hauling that semi, with a semi on,😂 that jake sounds awesome. I love American trucks. I'd live in one
Once your rubbers ever break loose on a slick slope while playing the song of our people you'll change that station real quick. Truckers will get it
Same system we had in Alberta and Saskatchewan. After -25C it’s all the same, damn cold, but at least we didn’t have the nasty wind.
Prairie Strong66 Ya cold is cold!
I just spent a week in central Illinois where it was 9 degrees and that's cold enough for me. Have a good day sir.
Rawhide Adventures long sleeve shirt weather lol.
23 in cold enough for me in Austin. I much prefer heat and humidity
@@FastAgMontana The entire time I pulled for RPS, I wore the uni shorts and my military issue Goretex.
The only time I wore the standard pants, was when I had to chain up.
Yep keep that grill covered and dump some additive in the tanks to avoid gelling and top it off. Let it run. Nice speed of video for scale. lol Many times wished we could run it like a race truck on the scales.lol
Seriously love to hang with you for a few days and experience your work day and help out😃👍🏻
This video makes me love California
Not me, makes me continue to love Montana where you can see the sky and there aren’t so stinking many people.
Love the jake brake !
WE NEED TO HEAR THAT ENGINE MORE!!
I also listen to the block heaters, just because it worked last time, does't mean it will work this time.
salty 101 yep. Have to listen for the crackle/hiss
You have a bad lifestyle . No people to deal with . just you , your machines and your family i dont think it gets any better than that.
Luisito 713 I couldn’t agree with you more, but I do like people.
You got some nice toys and a beautiful bunch of little basketball players keep up the good work brother . i just treated myself to a new f150 no engine warmers down here in florida though
I had go put on a coat just to watch this one.
Marc Kimbrell that’s hilarious
Got to love that highline weather
It sure can be interesting.
Those trucks are beautiful
Back in the late 1990s a late friend bought a new Ford semi with a Pro Heater.We both slept at the old Husky Truck stop in south Edmonton Alberta Canada it dropped to -40 plus high windchill, He slept all night with his truck shut off very comfortable in his sleeper.His truck started with no problem in the morning.
It’s currently-45 celsius without windchill and -60 with the windchill here in Canada 🇨🇦
Hot
Good looking and good sounding W9's. The sound of those jakes are sublime. I definitely have my days where I miss driving a truck.
Machinery is not affected by windchill. But cold. Is still cold. I was up in Alaska, and upon arrival, it was -60 degrees without windchill. We worked outside for the next six weeks. Loved it!!!
Your right.
Hi mate..🇦🇺
Got to hold my hat out to you guys, looks so bloody cold there it would freeze the wings of a blowfly....
Stay safe on the roads..
Love it when he speeds up the video it sounds like a formula 1 car
You're living the dream brother 👍
Mark A. Luna I would agree!
Hauling wheat to the elevator in below zero weather was always an adventure of stiff belts, frozen-solid hydraulic fluid, dead truck batteries and stubborn auger motors on my farm 20+ years ago. Motors on the auger were of particular hatred. I got sick of these little gems not wanting to start so I would heat up a teapot full of water until it "whistled" at me. I would pour the water on the intake manifold and carburetor of the motor. It sure made a difference when the temps were below frickin' cold. I liked to haul in the wintertime because nobody was foolish enough to brave the Arctic conditions here in Dawson County, Montana. With only single-axle trucks and barely 400 bushel boxes, spending any time in line was particularly aggravating. Cold-weather hauling worked for me...I had the elevator to myself!! :-) Thanks for sharing your world with us Tony...take care.
Allen Hrubes You are right hauling in the cold is the only way to move bushels.
pouring hoy water on the freezing cold intake can cause a crack in that part
I TOTALLY agree with you. It's a trick my father used and, believe it or not, we never had any problems...must've been pure luck. :-)
Awesome video Tony ! Love the Jake brake !!
wow those trucks good sound
Boy ooh boy I don't miss that weather be safe out there good video
Smart idea to wash the battery box. Keeps corrosion away.
That’s what I was thinking!
Good Lord bro, that’s some serious cold. We’re freezing not wanting to go out when it’s just regular 20F, I couldn’t imagine-20F 🥶. Enjoy your channel
Dang cold cold bless y’all for all you do
Those trailers look huge, are they 53ft? In England we only have 45ft ones any bigger is another class of license
Nothing beats the sound of a revved up truck engine on a cold winter's night.
I have Webasto systems in all my diesels including trucks and cars. I couldn't think of plunging them in all night. The Webasto is programed to turn on 1 hour before I start the motor. This heats the water and circulates it in the motor and heater plus turns on the fan. I love your farm!
Military Museum how much are your car webasto's? They are crazy expensive in the state
Love the W9’s
Thank you. They are nice trucks!
Lovely family ❤
If you want your trucks to start better in extreme cold install a 5Amp battery tender and plug it in when you plug your block heater in. Makes a world of difference on cold mornings and helps your batteries last longer.
Love the jake's and the w9's
I got cold watching you, good stuff.
Tony's Road Train!
Here snuggled in my blanket...temp outside 35. Then i see this video.
Lets just say i added another blanket
That will do it everytime (battery) Certainly has been a little chilly up your way. Stay warm and be safe
Wheels turning always helps. I blew a tag tire last year when I took off in the dark and had a brake froze up. FYI, it takes around 1200 ft to blow one after you let the tag down on pavement.
Randy Uhrmacher Lol it doesn’t take long at all.
Always good to here jake brake
Even better to hear it.
Another great winter video Tony and the tucks look so nice. This reminds me hauling corn in the winter. I use a propane weed burner and put it under the oil pan then go back to the house to eat breakfast. The truck was ready to make a 50 mile trip to the Illinois River elevator.
John Lindquist Thank you, if you keep them clean the polishing goes a lot further. Your 50 mile haul was through a lot of towns I bet, only one for me. What would we do with our propane.
Glad I found your channel.
Me too. lol.
Love your equipment. Love your trucks . Looks like you take very good care of your equipment. That's awesome . Like watching your channel. Love seeing that equipment . I'm very amazed on how good you take care of it . Witch is a very good thing. You take care of it . It will take care of you. You must of learned from an old timer , like I did. Keep up the good work , stay safe an definitely stay warm an dry.
Thank you! Yes grandpa and dad were good teachers when it came to maintenance!
I enjoyed that. Not sure why, but I did.
I am guessing the truck noises. lol
Those rice grinder engine noises were a nice touch! 😂
Worth a sub. Stay safe brother
I like the Travel Music you are Playing. Sounds like a Adventure is Just Ahead. Lol
lol. Picking music is the hardest part.
I remember Nashua hill back when I was kid. Could be fun. lol
Nice video. We sometimes run a flex pipe off a pickup tail pipe to a auger engine to warm it up. And a tarp. Nice semi you have.
I never go anywhere without a can of ether this time of year, especially for small engines.
From north Dakota. I Feel your pain. . been up by your neck of the woods many a time. I pull Hopper over the road when I'm not farming.
Oh nice! Who do you haul for
@@FastAgMontanamy own truck but I'm with ET trucking out of casselton couple miles from me.
Yeah in that climate you have to run a diesel engine to keep the fuel from jelling up and so that the engine doesn't freeze up
Just stopped in Wyoming and its only 27 but I'm from California so it's kind of the same LOL
I was in Helena at my Grandparents for Christmas one year in the 80's, It was -40 and dead calm for 5 days straight! and we thought western Colorado was cold...
Don F not fun at all.
Nothing like a semi bbbbrrrraaaaaaappppppiiinnnnngggggggg at the elevator.
Typical sound on a Maine winter morning.
Awesome video!! I truck and live in Montana as well, except I haul fuel tankers. I drive a 93 Pete 379 that has been completely redone as far as running gear, and new seats, and carpet and now at Kenworth in Missoula for a custom paint job. Will be out for about a month or so lol. Driving a T 800 Kenworth in the meantime lol!! Drive Safe my friend!!
That Pete sounds like quite the truck!
@@FastAgMontana I love them all lol, but the long nose Pete's and KWs are definitely my favorite, for I've had them both and they have been fantastic trucks that are beautiful to look at!!! God Bless you my friend and be safe out there😇🙏👍
Nice video I love hauling grain I'm in Minnesota hauled to adm chs Purina and a bunch of other places
trey pettigrew it’s hard to beat a good day in the truck.
Love the side lights on your truck and trailer, all vehicles should have them that way when they go sideways you can still see em.
Went to work in Canada Jan 1994 and arrived in a snow storm, rented a car the next day parked it overnight at the hotel. Next morning turned the key and nothing, us Brits aren't used to plugging in engines in the south of the country and no body at the rent centre told me.
Hitched a lift to work and tried the car when I got back later, it roared away OK.
Man,, now that's Cold!!! I couldn't Imagine being in weather that Cold. I live in SC by the way. Lol
I live in myrtle beach!!!!
Hayabusa1340 you guys had some nasty weather down there on Thursday.. couple of tornadoes touched down I heard?
@@GoBuckeyes216
Yeap. And we got Snow Today!!! Crazy
Liked this video Tony !! you can keep that coooold !!!!!!
Real nice video keep up the work driver
When you know it's going to get that cold wrap a heating pad around it and put a small tarp over over the small engine that you want to keep someone warm
John Rannard my luck the heating pad would start burning lol.
@@FastAgMontana
Not a truck , but my pops used to use an old 100 watt incandescent with the tin hat on em , on mom's old diesel rabbit.
He would go set it up under the hood pointing right at the head and it would fire up alot easier next morning.
Add a blanket over top to keep baby tucked in nice 😁
I would be curious to know how they blend their diesel for those temps.
We were running 75% number 1 fuel.
@@FastAgMontana Thanks for the info. I drive a fuel truck in central us and we generally blend 70% #2 and 30% #1 in our area but haven't needed anything but #2 this year.
James Byers I could be running 2 with conditioner now.
We used to own a Mercedes truck, it had a blending chart in the glove compartment. Depending on the temperature they gave you the amount of kerosene to add to diesel for temperature. When plugged in started and ran well.
Man that series 60 sounds gooooood! so From the wheel spin I'm guessing your rigs don't have full lockers? also what is the reasoning behind the axle spacing on your trailers? I'm from up in Alberta & we either run tandems or tri's if its a single trailer but the bogies are all spaced evenly
Dave J.A Just single locking diffs. The spacing is basically to save on tire wear empty, they don’t scuff bad when you turn. The longer spread gives us more capacity. They measure ours in overall lengths in the axel groups it doesn’t matter how they are spaced in that group. And the they turn a bit better empty when they are pushed forward with the rear axel up.
Man i wish my work truck's engine brake sounded like this one.
You need to take the muffler off. That’s all.......
Winters are brutal much respect
-25? Lol I was working outside in Winnipeg today -42
Jake we have been that cold here too. There is a lot of people further south that can’t fathom 0.
This video just makes me hate the cold even more
I am glad all winter isn’t that cold.
they always say wind chill only affects bare exposed skin.. i have always said if a cold wind is blowing over your warm(block heater) engine .it affects the engine same as bare skin. i usually tarpped it in as best as i could.best thing i had a 60 series detroit with opptimized idle . just leave it run it would shut off start to warm or charge the battery.in the morning it was always warm and ready to go. at least until some sensor control went out and the company was too cheap to fix it.
ernie w I agree. The wind has to cool off the engine more than if I wasn’t blowing.
I hauled a lot of grain over there pretty nice elevator
Your the man that keeps it moving so we can just hop in the car and onto the local Walmart we go! God bless stay warm from TEXAS!🙏🏼
Your right. At least some people out there understand how that works.
Lived in ND for 7yrs. Lowest I seen was -60 with windchill. Sucks
Just stumbled upon your videos. You have earned another subscriber! We're planning on moving to MT in a couple of years from Florida. Moving to the NW part of the state. Flathead County, likely. Any tips for moving to that area from here?
Sir Timothy's Piano Time Thanks for joining along. Pack some warm clothes. Lol.
Shop tip if you can't find the ether can you might try WD-40 works really really well and is not as dry as ether so the lubricant it's easier on the cylinders and those ice-cold piston rings
I cant believe that big KW only has 3 batteries.
That tuck came from Kansas. That might be why. My white truck only has 3 as well, Oklahoma truck.
I’m a conductor for BNSF and run trains from Havre to Glasgow and back. Gets a little chilly some days!!
Rodney Morgan It varies on a day to day basis. The locomotives that they have in service range anywhere from brand new to 20 years old. The older ones tend to have bad seals around the windows and doors so they can get a little drafty. Some engines stay warm (almost too warm sometimes) and others you have to put every article of clothing on from your bag haha.
You can get concrete blankets for about 110 dollars they are 12 x24 feet. Cover small engine with them, will keep stuff 30 degrees warmer. We bought one of these big diesel fired heaters puts out a million BTUs turns winter into spring. I got mine in Billings for 9000 with 1500 hrs.
Thank goodness it isn’t that nasty all winter. Those blankets would work good!
Need to add new holder to your belt Ether and Plier holder all the times in the winter 🥶😝
Jim Thomas that’s hilarious, just spraying it at all the engines I walk by.
Fast Ag Montana you guys must have to live on that stuff up there
Jim Thomas we don’t use it much actually. If things are plugged in and have good batteries they normally will start.
Ya just giving you hard time that stuff is hard on diesels and all
Dude I hope you pushed snow far enough for April, may stuff. Love that cheap quality gas nowadays. When you need either for gasoline motor....
Tim Woodring ya we have lots of room for the snow. We will just stack it taller if needed.
Save those batteries !!! Crack the battery with a scew driver tip it over and let the acid drain out on the garage floor ! Stuff makes perfect floor cleaner !!
Also I loved my multi axle when empty in the snow with no load after sitting all night sometimes it would be to slippery to move. When you drop the back lift and put 40 lbs in it, It would simulate weight on the drives so you could get rolling.
That rear axle does transfer some weight up front for sure!
I'm pretty sure battery acid eats cement.
Dave C. I would tend to agree.
Baking soda and warm water works good to neutralize battery acid.
Country Wolf yes we use that as well.
i was in victorville last night @45f i was freezing all i had was some shorts and a sweatshirt. get to phoenix its 35. supposed to drop to 25 tonight.. brrrrr.. yes i know totally unprepared. but i normally run team arizona to l.a. so did not see a need for heavy clothing. with 20+ yrs experience you would think i learn ?? nah it's all fun..
You are going to have to toughen up! Lol.
-60°F in Alberta hauling oilfield fluid two weeks ago. Worked a week straight of it. Truck ran for a week without a burn. Thankfully I never d-rated or froze up. Oil gets so thick and gummy you can't turn valves or spin pumps. Thankfully my heat-trace never failed me. Working in that cold of weather really sucks. Cool video thanks for sharing! I wish I had some time to make videos like this.
That’s crazy cold. I have only had to be out in -40. -60 sound miserable.
Hello Tony, always enjoy your videos, quick question, what kind of soap do you use with your pressure washer?
William M. Martin Thanks for watching. MS truck and trailer cleaner
Friends that drive for a living, spec their trucks with three air lockers.
Cheers
Carl Thor I wish we could have specced these trucks like that.
Nice riggs.
First time subscriber...love your editing.
Thank you for joining the party!
45 below windchill is bad, 45 below air temp is worse (for starting any engine). 45 below air temp with a north wind is nearly unbearable (for man, beast, and engines).
Ronald Marsh you are right. We had -40 air temp last winter. Not fun.
Trucker Josh 💪
You otta get yourself one of those espar diesel heaters for that truck