The texan,s used to send use new foundation rigs with oil and fuel for +80 degree weather to Alberta in the middle of winter. Talk about fun .Had to bring out the big heaters for three days.
Very well done I've skipped many videos where posters are simply feeding their egos, the man in this video does thwe best job without a bunch of needless narration and music. Keep up the good work and be safe.
I worked in Alaska in the 70's and always carried a propane torch and cases of liquid ether to dump into the air system. The torch was for frozen brakes and valves. The ether went into the service side glad hand after I'd freed up the system to get ice and water out of the air tanks.
I don’t have to worry about this in the south, but I had a ditch witch run out of fuel while unloading. Made it to the ramps and it teetered back back far enough to stall. It was at the rental/dealership on a Friday afternoon. It sucks to have anything stall out on your trailer.
We had the same problem with the genset on our boat. Basically the filter is only allowing a small amount of fuel through, enough for the engine to idle. As soon as you load it, though, it starves for fuel and stalls. With our genset, it ran fine until you drew more than 10 amps, then the rpm would drop.
Rule #1, just because you have an “air dryer” does NOT mean you don’t drain your tanks once and awhile. We learned that lesson in the 80’s when they first came out. Moisture still collects in your air tanks.
Great video Steve really enjoy all the camera angles and your commentary. Interesting unload at least the guy that helped you got the dozer out of the way of your trailer stay safe.
An excellent video! You lead an interesting life--- with surprises and challenges along the way. I appreciate the ways in which you tell the story over several videos. Well done!
Boy that video brought back the memory of the times the cold had ruined a beautiful day. That part I don’t miss at all. Frozen fuel lines frozen up brakes and parts just breaking because it’s just to dam cold. Driving 65 mph in minus 30 degrees weather is like minus 60 on steal parts. Not sure about anyone else but I don’t do so well at minus 60. I know I’m getting old and getting soft, lololol, great vid Steve, MR FSC…
The Law of Murphy- worst case scenario!! Thankfully you had someone who understood!! Overworked Guardian 😇Angels!! Keep on trucking,dude!! Great video,as usual 👏 👌 👍 🙄 😀!!
The shipper/manufacturer is the one who should have treated the fuel for liability reasons. You don't ever want to mess with customers' stuff even if it's something run of the mill that you'd do to your own like fuel treatment.
We used to have an awful time bringing Florida cars to Canada. You had to change the windshield washer fluid as soon as it came into the country or it would freeze and bust the tanks and fittings.
The season doesn't matter. The exhaust stack on a lot of off-road equipment is very free flowing which allows for air going down the road to starts the turbo charger spinning. With no oil, bearings don't last. A plastic coffee can over the stack works well attached via a bungee cord. Military trucks that aren't started n a while, tend to fill the muffler with rain water. When starting after sitting, you don't want to be close or you get carbon/oil/water shower.
isopropyl alcohol 60% , good old rubbing alcohol. fast anti gel for diesel fuel! works better than most of the crud they sell now! Usually cheap anywhere in the United States!
I was talking to one of my friends that runs a big rig like yours the other day and I ended up talking to him about how you are eating your fuel filters before your oil changes are due. he thinks that there may be something in your fuel tanks or just a LOT of water in the fuel that your pumping I kind of also have to remember that up here in Canada we treat our fuel a little different. Keep the Great Vids rolling I love watching them on my weekends :) be safe out there
I enjoy the stories you weave into/thru your videos. Good job. BTW, how many more miles do you think you can get out of your driver seat? It is starting to look a bit uncomfortable.
Probably wasn't the best idea to duct tape the stack on the dozer either! Don't get me wrong I know exactly why you did, but should probably find a different trick for that.
Advantage is it's all manual so no system to go down or fail. Disadvantage is more steps and manual labor. Hydraulic ones either have their own engine to be self contained or they run off the truck's PTO pump. If the truck doesn't have a PTO pump, the trailer has to be self contained. Either one adds complexity and complexity adds fail points as well as extra maintenance and repair requirements along with potential downtime. It's the same debate as new complicated emissions truck vs old simple mechanical truck. Orwell is dead simple compared to a new truck and arguably a lot more reliable at the expense of comfort and fuel economy. And there's always the purchase price. New and complex is more expensive than old and simple.
Honestly it has nothing to do with the age of the equipment it’s if the machine has #1 winter diesel or #2 summer diesel. Most diesel these days is #2 so it needs to be treated for winter to avoid gelling and plugging up the fuel filters. It would appear this fuel was not treated.
You never chan down like that as you do not do that as you can bend the tracks you chan off the roller serports 1 chan on the back pulling front woods the fount chan pulling back all up you Ned only 4 chans all up
That stupid machine is probably having a dpf sensor issue because of the cold weather. Lets dig 18 you tuber has one and one of his first and only issues with his wasa dpf related issue. Other than that he hasnt had any issues. You know my opinion is we need this equipment to build roads. It do t drive across country so why all the pollution b.s.. make absolutey no sense
It was gelled fuel, not emissions related. It would thaw some with the engine heat, run out, thaw more, run out, etc. The fuel wasn't treated because it came from the south where it's warm. Treated fuel can get a lot colder before it gels. That's why you saw him put Howe's in his tanks when he filled is truck before he came north.
Probably heard it a million times but you need to paint the rear rims. Spruce ol Orwell up a little !! And get you a new drivers seat, your ass and back will love you
As a waste of 21 minutes of my life that was not totally frozen I admire your inspiration but let’s set the record straight played in simple things are junk should’ve gotten a 🦌
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