Some pics and video of my new tires and a COLD start-up
12-04-2006, 04:42 PM
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Move up here, we dont use salt on the roads here,, too cold, salt loses its ability to melt at -20 c. We have a special compound here works great, no more rusted out vehicles, the only ones rusted out here have come from the maritimes.
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12-04-2006, 05:11 PM
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Brime Right???? We use that here in NC! It dosen't rust the Vehicles out like the salt does by what I have been told!
12-04-2006, 05:18 PM
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ok, this is a vid from this morning with my truck plugged in overnight.
BTW: I unplugged the truck before I actually started it:
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BTW: I unplugged the truck before I actually started it:
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12-04-2006, 06:07 PM
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12-04-2006, 06:43 PM
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So your truck went right into the 1000 rpm high idle on it's own, I presume? Mine has only done that once at about 21 degrees. Course, I usually don't give it a chance to do it because I use the cruise control high idle feature as soon as possible.
I like your new tires. Never heard of them before but they look awesome.
I am very jealous of your weather........I want some "REAL" snow, bad!!!
I like your new tires. Never heard of them before but they look awesome.
I am very jealous of your weather........I want some "REAL" snow, bad!!!
12-05-2006, 12:46 AM
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Man, thanks for the memories!! Looks like the Joliet area from the photos; Shorewood, Plainfield, Channahon, Elwood........
I have started at -5 unplugged, with no problem. Just use about 1/3 pedal. I have started and driven in -15 with fuel treated. This was plugged-in. The motor does make some funny sounds at these temps.
Just go to the local pressure wash and remove that salt when you can. I'm dealing with the aftermath of a yankee truck now. It's not pretty what salt can do.
Nice truck.
Chris
I have started at -5 unplugged, with no problem. Just use about 1/3 pedal. I have started and driven in -15 with fuel treated. This was plugged-in. The motor does make some funny sounds at these temps.
Just go to the local pressure wash and remove that salt when you can. I'm dealing with the aftermath of a yankee truck now. It's not pretty what salt can do.
Nice truck.
Chris
12-05-2006, 01:19 AM
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All of the automatic transmission equipped 04.5 on up trucks (and maybe before) have this feature available. It just has to be enabled by the dealer with a scan tool.
Basically, while your truck is idling and in park or neutral, you turn on the cruise control and hit set. It will automatically go from 725 (or so) rpms up to 1100. Then you can adjust it up to 1500 rpms with the accel button or down with decel button.
It is a very nice feature because our trucks don't produce much heat at 725 rpms.
It is not available with the 6 speed trucks but somebody figured out how to get around it to work on those too. Sorry im not sure who it was, but there was a thread a while back about it.
12-05-2006, 01:29 AM
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Man, thanks for the memories!! Looks like the Joliet area from the photos; Shorewood, Plainfield, Channahon, Elwood........
I have started at -5 unplugged, with no problem. Just use about 1/3 pedal. I have started and driven in -15 with fuel treated. This was plugged-in. The motor does make some funny sounds at these temps.
Just go to the local pressure wash and remove that salt when you can. I'm dealing with the aftermath of a yankee truck now. It's not pretty what salt can do.
Nice truck.
Chris
I have started at -5 unplugged, with no problem. Just use about 1/3 pedal. I have started and driven in -15 with fuel treated. This was plugged-in. The motor does make some funny sounds at these temps.
Just go to the local pressure wash and remove that salt when you can. I'm dealing with the aftermath of a yankee truck now. It's not pretty what salt can do.
Nice truck.
Chris
I cant pressure wash it, since its in the high teens/low 20s everyday.
12-05-2006, 01:49 AM
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Viking, It should give a "weight" rating too.
The original OEM BFG Rugged trails are "E" Rated and have a 3195lb weight rating. I have "D" rated BFG AT KO's on my truck now, and they have the same 3195lb rating.
I know there are some "E" rated tires that go up to like 3400 or maybe 3700lbs.
12-05-2006, 02:11 AM
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Viking, It should give a "weight" rating too.
The original OEM BFG Rugged trails are "E" Rated and have a 3195lb weight rating. I have "D" rated BFG AT KO's on my truck now, and they have the same 3195lb rating.
I know there are some "E" rated tires that go up to like 3400 or maybe 3700lbs.
The original OEM BFG Rugged trails are "E" Rated and have a 3195lb weight rating. I have "D" rated BFG AT KO's on my truck now, and they have the same 3195lb rating.
I know there are some "E" rated tires that go up to like 3400 or maybe 3700lbs.
12-05-2006, 06:35 AM
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Are you kidding? Did you see that his poor truck is more grey than maroon? That is SALT. Be happy you don't have this weather. Your truck will last longer.
Here in Northeast, PA ( ) they spray the roads with salt brine if they even think it might snow. Then they dump rock salt like it's free after the snow starts falling. I will have to get a few photos this year of the 3-4 " high piles of salt at intersections where the salt truck stops but the salt flow doesn't. A month or two into the season, all you have to do is go to the store and your truck will be as salty white as the roads not matter what color the paint is/was. Then after a few years, you get a free two tone paint jobe. But the lower accent color is always the same and it has texture. It is disgusting. 
Here in Northeast, PA (
) they spray the roads with salt brine if they even think it might snow. Then they dump rock salt like it's free after the snow starts falling. I will have to get a few photos this year of the 3-4 " high piles of salt at intersections where the salt truck stops but the salt flow doesn't. A month or two into the season, all you have to do is go to the store and your truck will be as salty white as the roads not matter what color the paint is/was. Then after a few years, you get a free two tone paint jobe. But the lower accent color is always the same and it has texture. It is disgusting.
12-05-2006, 11:04 AM
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Here's my other thread I started about a few days ago for the tires:
https://www.dieseltruckresource.com/...d.php?t=125854
https://www.dieseltruckresource.com/...d.php?t=125854