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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: formb on December 03, 2010, 09:40:54 am

Title: Brrrrrr
Post by: formb on December 03, 2010, 09:40:54 am
Just went out to start up the Landy,

The oil in the gearbox has frozen near solid. I'm guessing the diesel will be the same.

Chuffing Brrrrrrr !  >:(
Title: Re: Brrrrrr
Post by: clearlyclean on December 03, 2010, 09:44:36 am
Light a small fire under the landy like they do in Russia  ;D
Title: Re: Brrrrrr
Post by: TomCrowther on December 03, 2010, 09:46:37 am
I don't know how you cope up there when it's so cold. -7 here this morning although it's warming up nicely to -5! I keep the van warm with a good heater at night but won't work when it's below -2 because of concerns around safety {wfp = ice making machine}.
Title: Re: Brrrrrr
Post by: Llaaww on December 03, 2010, 09:47:57 am
It is thawing out down here +2 this morning  8). Trouble is that we are expecting freezing rain sometime today.  >:(

Title: Re: Brrrrrr
Post by: formb on December 03, 2010, 09:49:23 am
I'd love a bit of rain!!

-19 here when the wife left this morning.
Title: Re: Brrrrrr
Post by: ♠Winp®oClean♠ on December 03, 2010, 09:50:13 am
Was between -15 to -20 up near you last night Fomb.

It was -12 here last night! 8)
Title: Re: Brrrrrr
Post by: formb on December 03, 2010, 10:00:32 am
Chuffing Brrrrrr
Title: Re: Brrrrrr
Post by: AuRavelling79 on December 03, 2010, 10:05:54 am
I'd love a bit of rain!!

-19 here when the wife left this morning.

Had words did you? Bit of an atmosphere?  ;D
Title: Re: Brrrrrr
Post by: ♠Winp®oClean♠ on December 03, 2010, 10:06:04 am
Nice granite!

Think it's much of the same for next week FormB by the looks of it! ::)


-19 in the morning is pretty serious stuff mind!
Title: Re: Brrrrrr
Post by: formb on December 03, 2010, 10:07:26 am
I'd love a bit of rain!!

-19 here when the wife left this morning.

Had words did you? Bit of an atmosphere?  ;D

;D
Title: Re: Brrrrrr
Post by: formb on December 03, 2010, 10:08:51 am
Nice granite!

Think it's much of the same for next week FormB by the looks of it! ::)


-19 in the morning is pretty serious stuff mind!

I'm praying for a tropical heat wave.

Don't really hold out too much hope though.
Title: Re: Brrrrrr
Post by: mci services on December 03, 2010, 10:27:46 am
form b it won't be much good to you now but for the future, when in the army we used to drain all the oil out of the landrovers i.e. gearbox, transfer box, engine oil etc before going into cold climates and a different grade oil was put in, stronger mix of anti freeze etc. I have driven landrovers at -30 without any problems with freezing in fact I wish I had one now :'(
Title: Re: Brrrrrr
Post by: formb on December 03, 2010, 10:32:50 am
What were you in?

I'm guessing REME
Title: Re: Brrrrrr
Post by: mci services on December 03, 2010, 10:35:00 am
What were you in?

I'm guessing REME

me reme no chance ;D when I said we I meant them, the reme, I was in the royal scots
Title: Re: Brrrrrr
Post by: cozy on December 03, 2010, 11:57:20 am
UK wil should have winter diesel on the forecourts by now. The safe thing to do though in temps like this is to keep the fuel tank as full as poss to stop the fuel waxing. That's when the wax seperates from the rest of the fuel. It was a REME bloke who taught me all this. Winter diesel is good to minus 26c.
Title: Re: Brrrrrr
Post by: Dave Anderson on December 03, 2010, 12:08:43 pm
Form B...think you need to turn that flow rate down just a tad... 8) 8)