Re: [AFMUG] OT vac ex in freezing temps

2020-12-05 Thread Chuck McCown via AF
Depends on how hard and deep. If frozen too hard we drill. From: Steve Jones Sent: Friday, December 4, 2020 8:02 PM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT vac ex in freezing temps So this begs the question, if its freezing out what are you able to do? Are you plowing

Re: [AFMUG] OT vac ex in freezing temps

2020-12-04 Thread Steve Jones
y > get back to the shop at least it will not be frozen stiff when they go to > winterize everything. > > > > From: Colin Stanners > > Sent: Friday, December 4, 2020 1:10 PM > > To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group > > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT vac ex in freezing

Re: [AFMUG] OT vac ex in freezing temps

2020-12-04 Thread Chris Fabien
o to > winterize everything. > > From: Colin Stanners > Sent: Friday, December 4, 2020 1:10 PM > To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT vac ex in freezing temps > > Some excavator manufacturers have "arctic" upgrade packages. My understanding >

Re: [AFMUG] OT vac ex in freezing temps

2020-12-04 Thread Chuck McCown via AF
, 2020 1:10 PM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT vac ex in freezing temps Some excavator manufacturers have "arctic" upgrade packages. My understanding is that as long as the vacuum truck is stored inside a warm shop when not in use, the clean water tank will h

Re: [AFMUG] OT vac ex in freezing temps

2020-12-04 Thread Colin Stanners
Some excavator manufacturers have "arctic" upgrade packages. My understanding is that as long as the vacuum truck is stored inside a warm shop when not in use, the clean water tank will have enough thermal mass to not freeze during most workdays. The vac design may be passing the engine exhaust und

Re: [AFMUG] OT vac ex in freezing temps

2020-12-04 Thread Chuck McCown via AF
Microwave Users Group Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT vac ex in freezing temps Have you considered beet juice instead of water? Or will that muck up the innards On Fri, Dec 4, 2020, 1:19 PM Chuck McCown via AF wrote: Trying to figure out how to keep my vacuum excavators working in low temps

Re: [AFMUG] OT vac ex in freezing temps

2020-12-04 Thread Steve Jones
Have you considered beet juice instead of water? Or will that muck up the innards On Fri, Dec 4, 2020, 1:19 PM Chuck McCown via AF wrote: > Trying to figure out how to keep my vacuum excavators working in low > temps. Thinking of perhaps a heat exchanger dumping engine heat via the > water jack

[AFMUG] OT vac ex in freezing temps

2020-12-04 Thread Chuck McCown via AF
Trying to figure out how to keep my vacuum excavators working in low temps. Thinking of perhaps a heat exchanger dumping engine heat via the water jacket or exhaust into the water tank. Thinking of an air purge that would blow out the hose every time they are done using it. Perhaps some kind