New pickup

[Doofy]

The winter - 1965 - we are living in Glennallen, Ak. I guess this is before they made battery chargers or trickle chargers. Every D**N night, I drag the battery out of my little VW bug into our cabin, reinstall in the AM. Off to work. I eventually got acid burns, on my hands, that I thought would never heal. Of course, they did but I shall NEVER forget that winter.

Do you remember all the tires being square? The wheel bearings being frozen and not turning? Thank God, lubricants and tires have improved. Sometimes, Dad would bring in the oil and antifreeze to keep warm. -30 this morning and I don't care. Retirement is wonderful!

 

[oosik]

I'm very sure there were chargers before 1965 also. In Glennallen - nearest auto parts store is 185 miles away in Anchorage. Learned many cold wx lessons in Glennallen. VERY important - get your steering wheel moving BEFORE you get the vehicle in motion.

If I were to have stayed in Glennallen - having a heated garage would have been just as important as having a house.

 

[oosik]

Doofy - I remember the front tires on the poor little bug being rock hard and bottoms, flat as a pool table. Many times the bug would move forward 10 to 15 feet before the front tires would begin their first rotation. Winter in Glennallen is a real challenge.

 

[Doofy]

I'm very sure there were chargers before 1965 also. In Glennallen - nearest auto parts store is 185 miles away in Anchorage. Learned many cold wx lessons in Glennallen. VERY important - get your steering wheel moving BEFORE you get the vehicle in motion.

If I were to have stayed in Glennallen - having a heated garage would have been just as important as having a house.

Only took me 25 years to build a garage. Slow learner, I guess. Lubricants didn't improve until Conoco developed DN600 grease to use on the North Slope and also the arctic weight oils.

I only use Mobile 1 O-30 synthetic anymore and never worry about my vehicles not starting.

 

[Doofy]

Doofy - I remember the front tires on the poor little bug being rock hard and bottoms, flat as a pool table. Many times the bug would move forward 10 to 15 feet before the front tires would begin their first rotation. Winter in Glennallen is a real challenge.

Drove my first snowmobile (1966 10hp Scorpion) right in the front door and my Mom about had a cow. No carbide skegs and no track studs so I didn't hurt anything.

 

[tjkubota93]

Finally had a chance to look at the mountain of paperwork I brought home. I purchased as extended manufacturer warrantee.

Thanks for the link Zero Turn Man. It sure helps when you type in the correct VIN. The list went on for eight pages. I downloaded it because I could see items not listed on the window sticker.

One thing - -Listed GVW - 8565 pounds. Declared weight for vehicle licensing - 12,000 pounds. I'll have to ask about this.

NYbirdman - "transmission selector" ? Do you mean a knob for 2WD, 4WD high, 4WD low?? Yeah - I sure like the old lever in my Jeep TJ. Just like an emergency brake lever.

My F-150 has the twinky knob also.

We drove our 2006 tj out of town (just me and the wife). I got tired so she drove the last part. Pulled up at hotel and she parked on an incline and yanks the transfer case shifter! I came unglued, me-wtf are you doing? Her-I set the e brake because it's a hill. Me-If you yank that any harder it will go to neutral and we will roll down the hill! It is the 4wd, not the brake!

 

[Doofy]

We drove our 2006 tj out of town (just me and the wife). I got tired so she drove the last part. Pulled up at hotel and she parked on an incline and yanks the transfer case shifter! I came unglued, me-wtf are you doing? Her-I set the e brake because it's a hill. Me-If you yank that any harder it will go to neutral and we will roll down the hill! It is the 4wd, not the brake!

Hahahaha. My Wife did the same exact thing on her Jeep Liberty. Finally got her trained that "we don't use the ebrake in the winter time" 'cause they freeze.

 

[tjkubota93]

Hahahaha. My Wife did the same exact thing on her Jeep Liberty. Finally got her trained that "we don't use the ebrake in the winter time" 'cause they freeze.

I ASSumed she knew how to operate everything in it. Her first car was a brand new 1999 wrangler. I guess it, like many jeeps never got put in 4wd.

 

[Jstpssng]

A buddy lived in Alaska and his driveway was down the hill from his house. So he lugged a battery down every morning to jump it. And back when he got home from work.

I started our Kubota diesel tractor at -22 F just to see if it would start. It did.

Your Kubota did much better than I would at that temperature. :thumbsup:

 

[Jstpssng]

Drove my first snowmobile (1966 10hp Scorpion) right in the front door and my Mom about had a cow. No carbide skegs and no track studs so I didn't hurt anything.

Funny thing, our first snowmobile was a 1966 Arctic Cat. Remember them, with the polar bear on the steel cowling? My father and his friend somehow got that sled into the living room and under the tree on Christmas Eve.