P500 Cold Start Attempt -19 degrees F

[Deleted member 3748]

Can we ride today?
@trigger @tr005 @Remington

 

[Remington]

Geeze Louise ...... it Dam cold still here too!

 

[tr005]

-20 this morning in Cadillac when I loaded my first load. Worried about the truck gelling up but didn’t have any issues yet. One more to go. Luckily my garage is heated so the 1000 doesn’t have any problems starting.

 

[Deleted member 3748]

-20 this morning in Cadillac when I loaded my first load. Worried about the truck gelling up but didn’t have any issues yet. One more to go. Luckily my garage is heated so the 1000 doesn’t have any problems starting.

What do you have to do if the fuel gels? Stay in Cadillac until it's warm again?

 

[lee]

Ok, the mitten thing is funny.
But that is all Michigan has.
15* in Springfield Ohio now, been out sliding my ATV around in the snow (supposed to be hooking up the plow) .

 

[Remington]

-20 this morning in Cadillac when I loaded my first load. Worried about the truck gelling up but didn’t have any issues yet. One more to go. Luckily my garage is heated so the 1000 doesn’t have any problems starting.

Yup, heated garage here too! No problem starting the P1K5 in this weather. The quads in the garage at the cabin....now they may have an issue

 

[Remington]

What do you have to do if the fuel gels? Stay in Cadillac until it's warm again?

Probably lol. No...we use to use 911 red can to “un jell” if you will to add to the fuel if it jells . I just make sure I have an additive in my truck to keep it from jelling.

 

[Deleted member 3748]

Ok, the mitten thing is funny.
But that is all Michigan has.

That means nothing coming from an Ohioan.

 

[elkguide]

Only -15* here this morning and my P1K-3 has been starting OK but I have had the power steering freeze up on me several times. -12* seems to be the cut off. Above that, no problems but once you hit -12*..... if you let the rig sit, you'll be using the old "Armstrong" steering.

 

[lee]

That means nothing coming from an Ohioan.

Well, at least you didn't point out that Ohio doesn't even have the mitten thing.

 

[Deleted member 3748]

Well, at least you didn't point out that Ohio doesn't even have the mitten thing.

we're too busy focusing on Wisconsin about the mitten BS.

 

[Deleted member 3748]

Only -15* here this morning and my P1K-3 has been starting OK but I have had the power steering freeze up on me several times. -12* seems to be the cut off. Above that, no problems but once you hit -12*..... if you let the rig sit, you'll be using the old "Armstrong" steering.

I don't ride that well below 0.

 

[Russ989]

You can’t beat that, my old John Deere gator would have said nope!!

 

[Remington]

You can’t beat that, my old John Deere gator would have said nope!!

That’s a nice doe there on the back of that P5. Good eating for sure.

 

[tr005]

Sorry for the delay just got home. I keep my fuel treated this time of year the best I can. But like Remington said they have stuff to help ungell fuel. When that doesn’t work ya have to figure out how to warm the tanks up.

 

[Russ989]

That’s a nice doe there on the back of that P5. Good eating for sure.

Yeah, she was good eating. I shot her opening day of firearms season here in Missouri. She walked in at 6:45 and bedded down, I dispatched her at 9:36. I’m pretty patient but after my buddy eliminated a coyote at 8:30 I decided to end the morning with a bang!!

 

[Russ989]

That’s a nice doe there on the back of that P5. Good eating for sure.

She was also the first thing I hauled on my P5 as well.

 

[elkguide]

She was also the first thing I hauled on my P5 as well.

A little blood will break 'em in correctly for sure!

 

[Mudder]

Lowest temp sucessful start record?? would be interesting poll for below freezing rides.

 

[Deleted member 3748]

Lowest temp sucessful start record?? would be interesting poll for below freezing rides.

I like it! I'm in the lead for the moment, but I'm sure it won't last.