Re: H1 in various seasons
I live in Northern Idaho, about 80 miles south of the Canadian border. I use my H1 to pull my snowmobiles. I was in McCall, Idaho in January with beautiful sunny days, but the mercury was at -16F. My rig started every day without being plugged in. I would recomend plugging in however. As for you H1 owners in the south, all of the deisel pumps begin running a diesel blend from the pumps with 'anti-gel' beginning in Ocotber, November. I still put additive in mine if the temps look like they will drop below zero. My Dmax Chevy gel'd up on me when I was travelling down the interstate due to below zero temps compounded by wind chill.
One other point. A heated windshield is a must. My 2000 H1's defrost has a hard time keeping up in extreme cold. I turn on the heated windshield and crank my heater to keep me warm. I have a 92 H1 w/o a heated windshield, and it sucks to drive in the winter. I have to choose to either keep the windshield clear with the defrost or keep me warm with the heat.
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