#1 or Winter Blended Diesel fuel

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  1. LoboSolo

    LoboSolo Heavy Load Member

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    Cenex stations in Iowa and South Dakota sell RoadMaster, which is a 50/50 blend. Usually runs 20-30 cents a gallon higher. When its really cold, adding Howes is cheap protection. Cheaper than a road call for a gelled truck.

    Another silly stupid thing to prevent problems when it gets really cold is to let your truck coolant warm up to at least 150° before you pull out for the day.
     
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  3. Cowboyrich

    Cowboyrich Road Train Member

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    And in a pinch...wild Turkey dries brakes out!
     
  4. kemosabi49

    kemosabi49 Trucker Forum STAFF Staff Member

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    Drink the Wild Turkey instead and you won't care about your brakes. For a while anyway.
     
  5. x1Heavy

    x1Heavy Road Train Member

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    And if your truck has heated tank fuel returns, you can hold a very high idle to ensure your tanks are toasty. The coolant temperature needs to be close to 180 as you ever can get it or higher.
     
  6. Cowboyrich

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