Tolerating cold temperatures without having to idle.

You need to go much lower to get my vote.
-24F (-30C) for me.

 

I maintain a temperature in that cab 24/7 with the engine. Sometimes there are food items that should not be allowed to get cold or hot.

I recall one 60 degree day up near Scranton I shut down and went ahead and killed the engine, been running hard a while. Windows open, bug screens in and bed.

The following morning I woke up sitting in snow that had blown in and ice 4 inches thick around the drives and something like 26 or so with a brisk storm wind. Now I was no where near appropriately dressed for that temperature and condition and it was COLD. Im glad she cranked because she gets a little temperamental when it's really cold. (Wet fog near the sea usually really makes it bad...)

There have been a number of times Ive gone to hibernate in dead old iron with a candle going on the floor waiting for the rescue mission to arrive during winter storms. You sort of do not go to sleep, because you might not wake up. We carried a small wood bench that went across both seats in them days.

Finally another cold incident was actually a log book problem with my famous one tank ATS tractor. Fueling two or three times a day to get anywhere. (Disgusting...) I finally ran out of hours and no way to work around it until midnight. Not only I was out of hours I had about two gallons left in the tank by stick. So I had to shut engine off in the cold. It did have a wabco heater for the sleeper and I used that. (It did good but burned more fuel we did not have...) Fuel line was about three parking spaces away and I was able to get some tankful at midnight.

Im pretty certain that if I had two tanks with that company I would not have had the constant appointment killing shorts on fuel and hours. It's ridiculous.

That's enough about this for today, Im pretty sure others have stories to tell.

 

50 and 60 degrees? perfect sleeping weather. 40 i sit with the engine off even. 30 might get fired up every few hours to take chill out if its windy or something. i have no apu or anything.

 

Without a bunk heater I'd be idling at around 40/45.

 

Honestly you can stay real warm down to 0. Go to YouTube search Fortress clothing. Made in Utah. I want to get their products so bad, but not cheap.

 

I can stay warm colder than that but I want a comfortable temp in the cab.

 

Baloney, just idle the truck.( step it up to about 1000 rpm's, tho) This argument is as old as the hills. Your boss doesn't sleep in a cold room, neither should you. Years ago, you didn't dare shut a truck off. If it didn't start, the service call and being late, would far outweigh the cost for a few hours idling. Cost, about 1 gallon/hour and you'll be on time for your delivery.

 

I wish I could vote twice since the 50's feel warm in the spring but the 60's feel cold in the fall