Wild and Free

Just started feeling like fall here today after 70 mph winds yesterday and most of the night and down to 40 and faded to finally a breeze now and high of about 30 today saw our first real ice forming on ponds and small lakes today as well, been getting into the teens at night this week.. Last weekend we were high 60's and beautiful yet. Dry as a bone but loving the no snow yet. Hopefully it holds for another week, headed to Bozeman next week. for turkey day.

You definitely need to make sure you are out of the ocean breeze if you have any shot at getting that beast running in sub 70*f weather lol..

Lifes experience trumps opinion.

Not going to argue anything just stating my life's experiences along with many others who have had the same experiences. Call BS all day if you have not had the 20+ years in the field literally I don't know how one can stand on the pulpit and preach science. I flat out stated I can not explain but there is a definite difference. That's all. So step down before I come out west and kick that milk crate out from under ya lol....................

One would think so but in this instance real world and science differ for some unknown reason. PFM! Another of mother earths great mysteries. You will not find a single heavy equipment tech who has worked on known fleets of equipment who would not share the same thoughts as I.

Ha ha good catch, that Would be an interesting read.

Had to edit to get the proper video link in the last post, wasn't the one I wanted but still a good one. Had to edit to get the proper video link in the last post, wasn't the one I wanted but still a good one.

I'll play, Gotta love Pinkard and Bowden. I am sending this one out to hexorz to help him stay warm during his power outage. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gc1URQgQWNo

Most likely the well is 220-240V and will require at least 30 amp service to get it to kick on unless it has a soft start capacitor relay box. Could be done but would require some electrical work and a way to plug it into the generator if it is big enough to run it. This just guessing as I do not know what type of well he has or how deep it is, could be a simple 20 foot systern open pit well then it would be easy. I am lucky enough to have dual water supplies, have rural water and my own well which I need to get hooked up into my generator transfer panel for this type of scenario. Have lived off generator power living here in the Northern plains plenty of times, last one was about 5 years ago went over a week in 20* weather with no power. Nice to have a wood stove for this too.

The actual Deutsch crimper is an awesome tool, we have several at work and I have used the lesser off brands and there is a big reason for the price once you see and use them. Plus the Deutsch crimper works for a larger variety of Deutsch connectors, the lesser brands are pretty size specific and not as precise of a crimp.

There is a thread on Smarty forum and they are tight lipped about it. Other than not our software and different entity which doesn't rule out same roof lol. http://smartyresource.net/forum/showthread.php?926-RaceMe-ultra-programmer What make me think is they say different entity but can still be the same father as the site sells BBI injectors as well.

Funny how they mirror all of the different Smarty models. Just different decals on the same housing, although a lot of other tuners use the same plastic housing platform too..

Goes by the name of Raceme tuners. Seems they only support 07 and newer from my research and they do have delete software too. Looks to be a foreign co. http://raceme.eu/, looks funny that they sell BBI injectors which begs the question of is it Smartys way of getting around some rules or is it a true copy cat company? Seems to be suspicious. http://www.racemetuners.com/

Here is a similar crimpers. http://www.amazon.com/D-sub-Deutsch-Crimping-Tool-20-12/dp/B003U02C80/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1447802303&sr=8-5&keywords=deutsch+crimp+tool&pebp=1447802397676&perid=18V39RE4ZJATA0NXKDRM More options. Just be sure it is an indent type crimper and not one that smashes the terminal as the DT style terminals need to hold their shape in order to be snapped into the connector and removed again, they are serviceable connectors and by smashing them like 99% of other cheap types ruins them. http://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&keywords=deutsch+crimp+tool&tag=mh0b-20&index=aps&hvadid=3527392883&hvqmt=b&hvbmt=bb&hvdev=c&ref=pd_sl_9hwau3wcd8_b

That is dependent on the amperage load demands of what is being powered and the length of the run.

For the DT connectors there are a couple different sized pins and sockets for wire size. I recommend the gold plated connectors, they will prevent future headaches, we see a lot of issues with the nickel plated pins and sockets with internal arcing and then loss of connection over time. http://www.deutschconnector.com/products/deutsch_pins_and_sockets/deutsch_dt_pins_and_sockets/ Don't forget the Deutsch crimper tool. http://www.deutschconnector.com/products/deutsch_connector_tools/deutsch_connector_crimp_tools/HDT-48-00/

These are days we are talking -50 and colder wind chill days. Sub zero and 30 mph winds suck any heat away as fast as its generated then add road speed on top of that. We have outlets in our parking lot at work and I have had my cummins snort buck and fart and be extremely angry @ start up in extreme sub zero temps even being plugged in for 10-11 hours. Anyone on the northern plains will tell you to stick the science and tails of wind chill not having any effect on iron. As a Diesel tech for over 20 years and a lot of it as a field tech can attest to the fact that the same engine at the same sub zero temps parked in the wind versus out of the wind act totally different. Can't explain it but all who deal with this know well that wind does definitely have an effect on iron, can't explain it but it does.

On more than a few occasions on both the 02 and 05 I have had the front completely blocked off and have driven 60-70 mph for over an hour in temps of -20*f and colder in the wind and never saw the coolant temp pass 140-150*f and never get much past 40*f in the cab. Just so much environmentally related parasitic heat loss it never warms up. Heck the tranny temps never even broke the 75-80* mark.

Actually the shipping industry still runs normal old high sulfer #2 as a lot of countries do not have the same fuel standards as the western countries mandate. If one ever sees those huge cargo ships coming through a narrow shipping lane they smoke more than a 10K acre forest fire. I saw a couple of them a couple years ago going through the straight of juan De fuco in WA state, could not believe the trail of smoke they left.

Like stated above mine is usually plugged in below freezing temps so it is usually just enough idle to get things pumping and circulating seat belt on ect and then drive easy until coolant temps hit around 140-150 then its game on.

I popped a copper water line in my prime 1972 Avion travel trailer a couple years ago due to the use of RV antifreeze, had it throughout the system and purged with it but it does freeze still in sub zero temps, have other friends who had the same issue using it, we have all since gone to blowing out the water systems with air now just pour just a bit of RV down the drain traps to help if there is a small bit of water left there.

Tax evasion charges for running dyed fuel on road in a licensed vehicle. as far as the fuel itself no difference other than the color.

Here is our local classified site that blankets from western Minn to eastern Mont all of ND and northern SD, Craigslist is a dead zone here as this site rules the roost here. I just type in Cummins and or dodge diesel ect for main searches, Lots of fairly good deals lately if one watches close as the oil field has slowed down and lots of guys looking to dump stuff right now. I just bought a brand new $1500 treadmill for 800 bucks from a guy who just lost his job and is moving out of state and is dumping stuff to head out again. From what I see of prices in your area a drive to the east would save you some bucks to pick up a rust free rig too as long as it doesn't come from Minnesota. http://www.bismanonline.com/content/action/Search?q=cummins&searchCategoryId=All&sto=on&x=0&y=0 Here is one of the better deals I have seen lately, looks to be a nice ride for the asking price for a mega cab 3rd gen. http://www.bismanonline.com/thompson_nd/2006_dodge_2500_cummins_6_speed

This is pretty much what I hear when Mike starts talking about computers and operating software like Linux and such.

I read the add and it appears to be bad grammar and punctuation that makes it read different than what is intended more than anything, that and lack of technical knowledge to top it off. What he intended to say is this...................... lol