windchill -60 below, what should redbull test?

[Willard]

That's great! Makes me want to go out and buy a new sled

 

[GCJenks204]

That's great! Makes me want to go out and buy a new sled

@stihl livin has a couple for sale, maybe he’d deliver...

 

[tree monkey]

 

[MustangMike]

Yep, back in the day we covered our skidders with a thin nylon parachute and kept the engines warm with hockey stick propane heaters. That parachute made all the difference in the world keeping the wind chill off.

The covering would also lock the heat in, other wise it would disperse, like if you left all your windows open.

 

[tree monkey]

 

[Philbert]

Opened up the fridge for lunch; nice to feel the warm breeze . . .

Philbert

 

[Wood Chopper]

Fack yeah Scott. That’s the real *s-word right there.

Bought a set of tires from Jeff Fredette out in Illinois.

Amazing the traction you get on the ice. Most fun I’ve ever had in the cold.


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[Stump Shot]

The St.Germain radar, bikini run and drag races are this Friday and Saturday...

 

[redline4]

The St.Germain radar, bikini run and drag races are this Friday and Saturday...

So what your really saying is you wont be home this weekend.

 

[grizz55chev]

So what your really saying is you wont be home this weekend.

Even those bikinis wouldn’t get me out in that stuff when it’s in the minus 20* range.

 

[stihl livin]

This is how you water skip

 

[ManiacalMark]

Above freezing everyday starting Saturday woot!

 

[Deets066]

-32 this mornin
45 on Monday
That’s only a 77* jump in a few days. WTF

 

[ManiacalMark]

Supposed to be 50 monday so that's a 60* jump

 

[Redbull661]

-32 this mornin
45 on Monday
That’s only a 77* jump in a few days. WTF

see, global warming is real!

gets more interesting...

 

[huskyboy]

Metering needle wont seal? I had to lower the metering lever a touch on a 661 and polish the seat with a q tip because it flooded on restarts. Fixed the problem. But the opposite of your situation... it was in the 90’s in summer when it happened to me.

 

[Stump Shot]

Here's my Julian @Redbull661 inspired vidja. Thought I'd see if an auto tune faired any better or not, Took a bit to get started and stay running. To be fair the saw was empty and I had to fuel it up with (also cold) mix, but also to be fair it does have a primer button, so... should have negated that. Was worried I'd cold seize the little feller, takes a bit to warm up. Took the entire rest of the day for this to upload after it was just about done, it started from scratch again. Other than that, to heck with cutting wood at 30 below.
Edit: I did have the heat to the carb turned on.

 

[Stump Shot]

see, global warming is real!

gets more interesting...

I think if the saw gets an ice ball on the metering diaphragm it would be unable to stop or slow the flow of fuel, so it could be just an icing problem possibly.

 

[MustangMike]

More power to you guys, but I have seen enough to know I would not want to do this to any of my saws!

 

[huskyboy]

I’ll take working in winter over 90+ degrees heat in summer any day. Granted... -30+ is pretty cold. Lol