12poundbass's annual winter thread

[slonezp]

4 hours ago, A-Jay said:

Now we're talking . . .

 

AND - we're getting another foot of snow tonight to boot !

A-Jay

 

As are we. 5-8 tonight and 3-5 tomorrow. -2 for a high on Tuesday and -16 for a high on Wednesday.

[MN Fisher]

9 minutes ago, slonezp said:

As are we. 5-8 tonight and 3-5 tomorrow. -2 for a high on Tuesday and -16 for a high on Wednesday.

They're saying 6"-10" tonight, blowing snow tomorrow. Tues -9, Tues Night -29, Wed -16, Wed Night -29

 

Then near or over 30 by the weekend.

 

Our temps have been like a bouncing ball all winter.

[N Florida Mike]

We even had a cold day for us. High of 47. Been raining since daybreak and has not stopped once. Raining  harder right now than it has all day.

Time for some hot chocolate !

[12poundbass]

Well with visibility less than a half mile, snow now up to 2 inches and hour, and winds blowing around 20-30 mph I decided to play it safe and stay home. Plus if I were to put any marks on the ground/snow they'd be gone in less than a couple hours so only makes sense. 

 

Plus it's warm under my blanket! ?

[Way north bass guy]

1 hour ago, 12poundbass said:

Well with visibility less than a half mile, snow now up to 2 inches and hour, and winds blowing around 20-30 mph I decided to play it safe and stay home. Plus if I were to put any marks on the ground/snow they'd be gone in less than a couple hours so only makes sense. 

 

Plus it's warm under my blanket! ?

I’m doing the same today, as a self employed guy I made this a “paperwork day”. Snow isn’t supposed to hit us until late today but this morning it was -27C with winds 30-50kmh meaning below -40 windchill, I was supposed to be on a roof installing a stainless steel chimney liner, it’s right on the shore of Georgian Bay so I’d likely freeze my hands and face off, then get blown off the roof! It’s a summer cottage that doesn’t need the heat immediately hooked up, so it’s gonna wait a day or so ?. 

[12poundbass]

12 minutes ago, Way north bass guy said:

I’m doing the same today, as a self employed guy I made this a “paperwork day”. Snow isn’t supposed to hit us until late today but this morning it was -27C with winds 30-50kmh meaning below -40 windchill, I was supposed to be on a roof installing a stainless steel chimney liner, it’s right on the shore of Georgian Bay so I’d likely freeze my hands and face off, then get blown off the roof! It’s a summer cottage that doesn’t need the heat immediately hooked up, so it’s gonna wait a day or so ?. 

Good idea. Wednesday isn't going to be very productive either, our high is -4 and our wind chill is going to be -35 and further south of the state it's supposed to be -48 f. Way too cold to be outside. 

[slonezp]

 

1 hour ago, 12poundbass said:

Good idea. Wednesday isn't going to be very productive either, our high is -4 and our wind chill is going to be -35 and further south of the state it's supposed to be -48 f. Way too cold to be outside. 

And I have to go to work to keep the Chicago area from freezing to death. 

[12poundbass]

7 minutes ago, slonezp said:

 

And I have to go to work to keep the Chicago area from freezing to death. 

The previous company I worked for doing the same thing I am now I'd have to work. With this cold weather I'd be responding to water main breaks. When it's this cold they're popping like crazy. The company I'm at now doesn't respond to emergencies on the gas side of things. 

 

The citizens of Chicago commend you Super Paul! Hopefully the mayor gives you the key to the city! 

 

I'm guessing your Super Duty handles the snow a heck of a lot better than my 2WD company owned Colorado. ?

[Jigfishn10]

43 minutes ago, 12poundbass said:

I'm guessing your Super Duty handles the snow a heck of a lot better than my 2WD company owned Colorado. ?

2WD in Michigan?!? Does your company think that you're expendable......JK, good move staying home today bud.

[12poundbass]

1 hour ago, Jigfishn10 said:

2WD in Michigan?!? Does your company think that you're expendable......JK, good move staying home today bud.

With the exception of unusually high snowfalls like today it's really not needed. My dad is 67 and just bought his first 4WD truck a month ago, the rest have been 2WD. If you have good tires and know how to feather the throttle 4WD is not needed in every day driving. I use it when fishing the hard to get to boat ramps that are sand but that's about it. 

 

There's been talk in our company about getting us that work the west side of the state 4WD trucks, company wide isn't needed and would be expensive considering we have over 500 trucks in 6 or 7 states.

[Jigfishn10]

46 minutes ago, 12poundbass said:

With the exception of unusually high snowfalls like today it's really not needed. My dad is 67 and just bought his first 4WD truck a month ago, the rest have been 2WD. If you have good tires and know how to feather the throttle 4WD is not needed in every day driving. I use it when fishing the hard to get to boat ramps that are sand but that's about it. 

 

There's been talk in our company about getting us that work the west side of the state 4WD trucks, company wide isn't needed and would be expensive considering we have over 500 trucks in 6 or 7 states.

Just joking bud. The way they treat the roads now compared to say, 20 years ago, at least in my state, you're right, it's not needed. I do have to give credit where credit is due, my state IMHO does a pretty good job of keeping the roads clear.

[12poundbass]

45 minutes ago, Jigfishn10 said:

Just joking bud. The way they treat the roads now compared to say, 20 years ago, at least in my state, you're right, it's not needed. I do have to give credit where credit is due, my state IMHO does a pretty good job of keeping the roads clear.

I know you're just joking around. Plus 2WD can be a lot of fun on back roads and parking lots in the winter.

[MN Fisher]

Just now, 12poundbass said:

I know you're just joking around. Plus 2WD can be a lot of fun on back roads and parking lots in the winter.

My prior truck to the Silverado was a WT/1500. 2WD, V-6, 5-speed manual. Never had an issue on snowy/icy roads...you just have to know how to work the clutch in those situations.

[Jigfishn10]

Used to be a lot of fun @12poundbass, then auto makers started putting in anti-traction. How are you supposed to fish tale with that?!?

[J Francho]

10 minutes ago, Jigfishn10 said:

How are you supposed to fish tale with that?!?

There's a button that disables traction control in my Sierra.  Woo-hoo!

[MN Fisher]

Just now, J Francho said:

There's a button that disables traction control in my Sierra.  Woo-hoo!

Only button I have that controls traction is the 2WD/4-Hi/4-Lo switch

 

Of course it's a 2001, so maybe didn't have the auto traction control...though I can set the 2/4 WD to auto.

[J Francho]

This is separate from the drive selector.  Not sure the 2001 has traction control.  Mine is a 2010.

[MN Fisher]

I'm hunkering down tomorrow night...from the NWS

 

Tuesday Night

Patchy blowing snow before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -31. Wind chill values as low as -58.

 

Winter has arrived with a vengeance.

[soflabasser]

I have read the weather reports the past couple days and it says many northern states are getting hit with dangerously cold weather. Some states are getting -20,-30, even -40 degree windchills along with large amounts of snow. Looks like you northern guys have a couple long,cold weeks (if not months) of weather ahead of you until you can comfortably fish in shorts.

[MN Fisher]

8 minutes ago, soflabasser said:

I have read the weather reports the past couple days and it says many northern states are getting hit with dangerously cold weather. Some states are getting -20,-30, even -40 degree windchills along with large amounts of snow. Looks like you northern guys have a couple long,cold weeks (if not months) of weather ahead of you until you can comfortably fish in shorts.

It's just a short stint - again from the NWS

 

Saturday

Partly sunny, with a high near 37. South wind 10 to 15 mph.

 

So we're back to late-fall weather here by the weekend.

[Coldbasser]

Highs during the day of -36 and wind chills of -50 to - 60 expected next 2 days this is the type of weather that turns you Uncle's into Aunts if you stay outside just a little to long. :-))

Cheers

Rick

 

[slonezp]

6 hours ago, Jigfishn10 said:

Used to be a lot of fun @12poundbass, then auto makers started putting in anti-traction. How are you supposed to fish tale with that?!?

Hot dogging aside, I love the electronic locking differential on my Super Duty and the traction control is less of an annoyance than what I had in the 10 year old Tundra. The Tundra had a mechanical locking differential and the traction control would apply the brakes  as it saw fit to correct the slippage. I always turned it off because I felt it was dangerous. I want a truck to do what I expect it to do at a moments notice. When the truck decides what it wants to do based on certain variables and I am expecting it to react differently than it does, it is unsafe. The Ford responds a lot better to adverse conditions. I can turn off the traction control, but so far, I haven't found a reason to.

[Way north bass guy]

26 minutes ago, slonezp said:

Hot dogging aside, I love the electronic locking differential on my Super Duty and the traction control is less of an annoyance than what I had in the 10 year old Tundra. The Tundra had a mechanical locking differential and the traction control would apply the brakes  as it saw fit to correct the slippage. I always turned it off because I felt it was dangerous. I want a truck to do what I expect it to do at a moments notice. When the truck decides what it wants to do based on certain variables and I am expecting it to react differently than it does, it is unsafe. The Ford responds a lot better to adverse conditions. I can turn off the traction control, but so far, I haven't found a reason to.

My old man had a 2005 tundra, was a nice truck but a pita to drive in the winter. Turn a corner on a little bit of snow and the d**n thing would beep and hum and buzz and brakes would come on and off, hated driving it. My Fords and Dodges are much nicer for me, I can control what I want to do with them, and not have a computer “tell me” how to drive. 

 

[Jigfishn10]

All that cold air you guys are getting is coming our way by Wednesday night...You don't have to share, but thank you anyway?

 

Stay warm guys

[12poundbass]

23 minutes ago, Jigfishn10 said:

All that cold air you guys are getting is coming our way by Wednesday night...You don't have to share, but thank you anyway?

 

Stay warm guys

Ttomorrow is going to be our coldest day, they're already canceling school for tomorrow because of the deadly wind chills. Around my house we're looking at -30 and where I work we're looking at -45. There's an area in SW Michigan in Mark Zona's neck of the woods that's looking at almost -60! 

 

The actual temps are around -15. The forecast for Sunday is 40 and rain. If we actually hit 40 that would a 55 degree swing, if you figure in the wind chill we're talking almost 90 temp swing and our high will only be 40! ? 

 

If we do hit 40 we might have to break out the shorts, tee shirts, and open the windows!