Alaskan and Canadian posters….

They don't go square only the bottom is frozen flat hence the clunking sound as the tires go down the street and it doesn't happen till -30F range.

It was a hell of a lot colder than that…i've seen -40 here(lower 48) and there isn't any comparison. Do radials do it, too? This was before radials…

Last Edited by SPUD on 12/08/2013 09:43 PM

That's fukin' cold 'brah

How cold does it get in Anchorage these days…still snow by halloween, right?

FYI....you lose 1 PSI of pressure for every 10 degrees drop in temperature.
...which would also contribute to flat spots on the tires.

At -25 the rubber tires are not going to be very pliable anyway which would make the flat spots stay in place longer.

As for bias ply....as far as I know they are only used on some trailers at this point.
They suck for any kind of handling.

Not in Alaska, northern BC or Yukon tonight myself, butcan confirm it's cold as a witch's tit army undisclosed location in the lower 48.

You can tell i'm in a warmer climate now….
So radials at a sustained -30 will clunk down the road before they warm up?

i aint never heard of square tires before

but ive heard of air compressors freezing so you cant put air into your tires

From my experience, and I have a lot of cold weather experience, it starts at -35c. If the tires were warm when parked on a concrete surface it is worse than if you just came from a short jaunt. Yes my tires are radial.

Sucks driving to work freezing your ass off with a little peep hole to see the road as you bump along on your square tires.

I'll be doing this tomorrow morning, oh yea.

* tip for cold weather driving, make sure your hair is dry before you start driving.

Hmmm...I lived in Norway for 4 years and had -55 weather at the "worst" and never had that problem.

YES!!

LMAO I made that mistake once!!

on the flipside of winter the jamaicans in Toronto wear woolen hats with long sleeved woolen sweaters & pants in july at 88F

& they complain their freezing

i guess it just all depends on what you're used to lol

We always parked in a garage for the most part, but that time really sticks out in my mind because it was so horribly bitter cold….clear as a bell…one of those nights. I remember the car had points, and you really hoped it started…

Let's not forget fuel lines freezing up as you're driving down the road…that's always a hoot!

Last Edited by SPUD on 12/08/2013 10:21 PM

Damn.....-55 without a garage and plugging the thing in to keep the oil warm....good luck getting it started.

Water in the gas must be a horrible thing too.

LOL
I was way on up in Canada one time and it got to like 80f(guessing) and everyone thought they were going to stroke out. One guy was walking along with a gas can all drenched in sweat, so I stopped and gave him a ride….poor guy!

Last Edited by SPUD on 12/08/2013 10:29 PM

No joke, I used to carry a hibachi in my trunk. After working a long day with no where to plug in,the car would freeze up. I'd fire up the hibachi slide it under the oil pan and voila the car would start.

back in the day tires were made of nylon

motor oil 10/30 turns to thick peanut butter type texture at -35 or colder

they say you should switch to 5/30 or a thinner motor oil if your in frigid temperatures

yep 85F or hotter is to damn hot

air conditioners sell out

Poof, in a fireball! LOL!

Neat McGuyver hack.

yeah and polyester cords…or were those my pants?

Damn, it's 79 degrees here in SE Florida right now.

I'm sitting in boxer shorts out by the pool

Now thats cold!

I always wanted to weather a winter in rural alaska... Just so i can say i done it

It's around freezing outside and 70f in here and my toes are cold!
I think I froze my feet one too many times in my youth….err something like that.

Last Edited by SPUD on 12/08/2013 10:46 PM

sounds nice

& here where i am (NorthEastToronto) its 30F right now

i just put another log on the fireplace

i saw that movie

the dude died

Thinking back, not my wisest move, lol.

Now I just call CAA.