Big Muddy rancher
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It's so cold that the Preheat display on the tractor this morning said
" Wait to start, Time remaining,Three months" :shock:
" Wait to start, Time remaining,Three months" :shock:
How cold is it?
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Stretch
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:lol: I know the feeling. It was only -2 here this am and I didn't want to start very well either... :wink:
Good news though it is about 17 now and sunny so it doesn't seem so bad..
per
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minus 32 C, no wind, sunny. Not to bad at all. Warm shop to keep from needing preheat. Most of the animals are still grazing or swath grazing. Keeping water in front of them is my big challenge. No creepy bugs or crawly things to worry about. Might even slow the pine beetle. It is going to be a good day.
Jigger Boss
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-33C this morning, now its sittin' at -20.4C. Transmission won't shift in my old truck that has the hay on it :? . I need that truck this coming week so I can start hauling from the hay stack to the hay shed.... My xmas day project while I'm home by myself. 
gcreekrch
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-31 with light snow this morning, circuit breaker on my 7400 block heater gave up last night so was up twice to start it and let run for a while. Did chores without a hitch.
Clear and -22 right now.
Clear and -22 right now.
WyomingRancher
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Had a high temp. of 30, now back down to 12. At least the sun shone some today, and the wind stayed away for a day .
.miocene
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only -20 here this morning,with a light snow.one tank was without ice the other was thin only needed a shovel to break and remove the n.h 7610 started on the second try .all in all a good day clear and -15 at the moment
Richard Doolittle
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gcreekrch said:-31 with light snow this morning, circuit breaker on my 7400 block heater gave up last night so was up twice to start it and let run for a while. Did chores without a hitch.
Clear and -22 right now.
Good practice for calving heifers, huh??
It got up to zero this morning. The wind went down so I was overdressed and sweating while doing chores.
DiamondSCattleCo
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per said:
Good golly, I hear that. Sandpoint pump house froze up when it dipped to -40C. After I got everything thawed out, the pump lost prime and I haven't managed to get it back. Cows are licking snow and just fine, but I've been running a garden hose from the house well, filling water troughs for the calves. Run water for a couple hours until the hose freezes, then drag it back in to thaw out. Repeat as necessary.
-28C here today. Feels almost summery compared to the last 2 weeks of misery.
Haven't even turned a track on the Scud this year
Rod
Big Muddy rancher said:
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I laughed so hard I almost wet myself by spilling my drink. now my wife thinks I have either had too much or I got frostbite on my brain
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3 below zero now. 25 mph NW wind. Lots of ice and snow. Spent all day getting stock feed and water. Tractor froze up twice, garden hose froze up while filling a temporary tank, Automatic waterer froze up 3 times today....I was froze up most of the day. Just miserable. Supposed to be 13 below tonight. IF ONLY THE WIND WOULD STOP BLOWING..... Didn't get to church this morning and the afternoon service was cancelled. Not much of a rest day...and in 10 hours I get to start all over again. Thankfully I have a warm home and enjoy listening to the furnace burning up all that 2 dollar a gallon propane.
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Don't get too overly anxious for it to end-- don't know where this is heading when it goes past us- but we have another one coming.. :roll:
The heaviest snow is supposed to be south of the Missouri...But tomorrow sounds like another nasty day....
The day started at +8 F and ended at 0 F - - - -It is supposed to get back to +3 F tomorrow Plenty cold enough for me and mine.
Where did you get $2.00 propane - - - -The best price I can fine is $2.68 _-- - - - at least we are well insulated!
I doubt I will start any of the gravel pit tomorrow.
We have not had any accumulating snow yet so no money made plowing for the state or county.
Where did you get $2.00 propane - - - -The best price I can fine is $2.68 _-- - - - at least we are well insulated!
I doubt I will start any of the gravel pit tomorrow.
We have not had any accumulating snow yet so no money made plowing for the state or county.
Jassy
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WyomingRancher said:Had a high temp. of 30, now back down to 12. At least the sun shone some today, and the wind stayed away for a day
Heat wave in WY??? That's the spot I want to be..lol It's -9 tonite,,but during the day with winds a blowing around 30mph made for some chilly windchills...don't know for sure,,my temp gauge don't register that low below 0..! Alls I know it was dang cold!
gcreekrch
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That North wind is cold no matter what direction it comes from.
All the way up to +1 F and predicted to go to +15 F for a high today. Wind chill is about - 21 F
At least no snow and the forcast is for about +50 on Christmas with a chance of rain.
Looks like a good time for working on equipment in the shop for a couple of days. I built a small shop ( 24' X 48' ) several years ago so that I could heat it. We can only get one piece of equipment in it at a time but is much better than trying to stay warm in a 54' X 69' shop.
We work in the bigger shop most of the year but we heat the small shop with used oil and have an attic exhaust fan in the rafters set to come on at 70 F or above and blow the heat back down. This fan alone cut our heating cost almost in half.
At least no snow and the forcast is for about +50 on Christmas with a chance of rain.
Looks like a good time for working on equipment in the shop for a couple of days. I built a small shop ( 24' X 48' ) several years ago so that I could heat it. We can only get one piece of equipment in it at a time but is much better than trying to stay warm in a 54' X 69' shop.
We work in the bigger shop most of the year but we heat the small shop with used oil and have an attic exhaust fan in the rafters set to come on at 70 F or above and blow the heat back down. This fan alone cut our heating cost almost in half.
burnt
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gcreekrch said:
The same thing is said about our east wind. In fact, around here they say the east wind is lazy because it goes through a person instead of around it . . .
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theony said:
Interesting- you must be at a higher elevation than me..Weather bureau on the hill saying -5, but only less than 2 miles away down in this hole of a river bottom its -10... :shock: And we have about a 20 to 25 mph East wind making my flag stand out from the flagpole pretty good- and pretty nippy on the face...
Yesterday I was watching the area weather- and I noticed all the higher elevations were warming up.... At Zortman mine it got to 11 Above- and is 10 right now--so the warm air is above us, if it can only get mixed down...