Winter front for the Raptor

[Squatting Dog]

I have no info on Alaska, other than its f'n cold!

Umm congrats on the Oil sands project?

BTW do you need a personal invite like Joe did to register?

No... I am doing everything I can... I want to make sure I can fully commit and not have to back out at the last minute (like little sahara, sema, chupacabra, etc)

And oil sands project has been brought up at work but not at home... Don't need to ruffle feathers, until those decisions need to be made.

-Greg

 

[whtrapta]

Only issue I ever had was snow melting from the windshield then refreezing in the grated plastic thing in front of the windshield and covering the intake for the cab vents. So no air blowing out of the vents. Not a good thing. Had to dump hot water in there to get it to open. Other than that I never had an issue with the truck warming up or staying warm.

 

[rap7or]

What about Alaska? Huh?

Maybe there is another reason I am asking...

What if I have an opportunity to be electrician at the oil sands project..

-Greg

I saw a Raptor on Ice Road Truckers, no winter front on it.

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[2SVT'S]

I haven't seen any of the Raptors in North Dakota run winter fronts. The block heater is required depending on the state. I thought I heard a dealer say its included in all factory vehicles delivered to ND. Anyway the block heater will help cut down the time it takes to warm up your ride from a cold start.

 

[Laidout]

I have never used a winter front or the engine block heater on any truck I have ever owned.

 

[ISFast]

No... I am doing everything I can... I want to make sure I can fully commit and not have to back out at the last minute (like little sahara, sema, chupacabra, etc)

And oil sands project has been brought up at work but not at home... Don't need to ruffle feathers, until those decisions need to be made.

-Greg

Cool!!! I'll probably be bringing the crap back down the pipeline.

Yeah during the OK blizzard we didn't have any issues with either raptor except..... Air filter. We went out blasting around in a field and it was 2ft+ of snow. I had clogged up the air filter box to a solid block and same thing with the air filter. Pulled it out beat the shit out of the filter to get all the ice out and cleaned out the box as good as i could. Put it back in and the truck went into limp mode due to a little moisture after the truck set and started to warm up enough to thaw out the filter. No big issues after I shut off the truck to rest it and then it was fine. I now keep my old OEM filter in the truck incase my K&N filter has an issue like this. FYI my OEM filter was the one that was filled up and I was going to buy one the week before the storm hit but got busy.

 

[shooterAMG]

On my old Ram with a belt driven fan, I placed a piece of cardboard between the trans cooler and the radiator. It was the only way the old girl would pump out heat when it was 10 or below.

In extreme low temps, like 30 and below, tires can start to freeze and create a flat spot from where the vehicle was sitting.

Anyway, there were a couple sites i found that had suggestions.

 

[ntm]

Mine lives through -10 to -30 degree f temps all winter. The odd time it'll get down to -50 for a few days.
Past -20 it definitally runs a bit cool, us canadians typically just stuff a bit of cardboard in front of half of the rad. A clip in solution for the backside of the grill would be a welcome option.
You don't necessarily need the block heater, the truck will start, but it'll make some terrible noises for a minute or two when it's -30 out.

For reference, I live 8 hours south of the Fort Macmurray oil sands. It's not really colder there, but it's extreme low temps last for longer.
If you've never worked in these temps, it sucks. It's actually painful. Especially if it's outdoor electrical work that requires a certain amount of dexterity, thinner insulated gloves aren't really warm enough, and your hands freeze quickly.

 

[Stingray23]

Never seen one of those, nor would I ever use one.

 

[JuggNuttz]

just do this