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We've had a pretty easy winter here in northern Alberta for the most part, haven't pushed snow at all yet and previous to this week had only one week of temps under -20C. This week has been a cold one, -40 yesterday and rarely rising above -30, but its supposed to be over by the weekend. My rabbits are staying hidden and I had to lock my ducks in the coop, but all in all not a bad winter so far. Oh yeah, the furnace did [bleep] the bed on Monday, but managed to fix it by Teusday evening so no harm done.

-24 here this morning in western MN. I am getting soft. I decided not to walk the dog.

How's that JD 6430 doing now? Did you get the hydraulic couplers fixed?

There is nothing "fun" about negative temperatures...........................except perhaps to tell your sissy friends and relatives in warmer climes how much you're enjoying it.

Storm arriving right now, 36F with a 30+MPH wind blowing and the snow is starting, can't see the butte 5 miles away now, could a minute ago when I started typing. Going to be a bit colder on the other side when this one blows through.

Geno

11:30 am & -25* here, -37 with the west wind factored in.

Not too bad here in eastern Nebraska - +5* with still winds and supposed to get up to 14*. Crappy stuff is supposed to roll in tonight with minus temps and 5"-7" of snow and 30-40 mph winds and last thru the weekend. Hoping the weather girl is wrong - very wrong!

The days are already getting longer here, like you said before we know it 22 plus hours of daylight

I dont know what the temp was yesterday, but I was laying flooring in the house and it was hot...... so I turned on the ac.

Cooler today and dont need the ac.

This winter has definitely been a return to "normal" after a few mild winters. We had a week of -40F while Tok and Northway
were in the -50F range. Up on the Koyukuk they reported -65F. The snow cover is deeper that the last few years also.

We brought the cows "home" this morning, better windbreak for them. We need to wean the calves that escaped, the late calves. and pull off the one bull we left on the cows.
Nasty weather headed our way the forecast says.

Dang Minniesoda beat us. We only showed -28 last night coming home from pool shooting. Ed k

Why shoot pools? To break the ice?

Hopefully, they consume every bit of the pools that they shoot. I am certain that they are much more nutritious and tasty than store-bought.

How can you do that John? So quick, so many times. Ask for a recipe.

Yeah, Mike, but you have the ocean effect there in Kenai. Here in Sterling it was -22 at 7 this morning, -20 yesterday.. Did get up to 7 above at the house here yesterday, tho. And I'm on top of a ridge- probably colder in the hollers.

He may be walnut-brained, but he ain't stupid.

Sam....dont know about a barn.... but you and your dad sure go above and beyond the call of duty when it comes to your animals.

They could do no better anywhere. Thats a fact.

Poobs, enjoy your banana belt!
(I miss Bozeman winters, not the snow, the temps....)




Richard, It's been pretty mild here. Did hit -15F back in October but of course it warmed right back up. This little cold snap wasn't too bad, February is the month that could be nasty.





Hastings, like Mule mentioned if there's power available we use tank and heating elements that go down into the ground. If there is no power available we use hydrants that either run continually or they are under super insulated tanks that use the warm groundwater to keep them from freezing. I REALLY like the insulated tanks but they are expensive. And we keep an axe handy in the pickup...




Rooster and Beretta, feel free to keep that real cold air all to yourselves!





Anson, the new couplers work great(no hoses pop off) but I still have to heat the solenoids if it's -15F of colder. It's livable....





Las, that's downright fancy!




Meanwhile out in the sticks this morning......






Jim, you don't think a GIANT heated barn would be nice?!

We need to get an oil well like those fancy guys over east!







Back to reality.


Right of the bat this morning a blown out hydraulic line on the bale bed. Didn't even get the first bale off the ground....

Our old '03 bale picker is at the Ford garage getting 8 new injectors so we have no backup...


Old Indian trick I taught myself for replacing long hoses in hard to reach places. This one was 15' of pain in the ass.







World's largest shop.
(management felt sorry for me so they made a little windbreak)




At least both ends were somewhat easy to get at. If you've ever looked under the hood at a 6.7 diesel you'll know what I mean. Clusterfuuck of chit is an understatement.

2 hours later we were up and running.

Sam, good to see you post. I tried starting a Cowboy thread, that went over like a pay pot in a diarrhea ward.

You post great pictures of the wild west, what do you have tonight?

Sam someday i will drive up there just to help you for a couple days.think i would enjoy it.

It was miserably warm and humid in TX today. At least it wasn't 100.