[AT] Engine Heater and wiper arms

[Stuart Harner]

Snow Snakes!

They spend all winter sneaking around and doing things like unplugging 
cords or peeing on a switch so it freezes down.

Snow snakes also carry extension cords away from the last place they 
were used, or if you are organized, they remove them from the proper 
storage location and leave them laying about....somewhere. Same goes for 
3-way adapters and electrical timers.

They have also been reported to have chewed cords in two, but I think 
that was really the rabbits just pointing fingers.

Sometimes the chickens get spooked and fly up into hanging heat lamps. I 
suspect snow snakes but the chickens won't talk about it.


On 2/8/22 10:55, Cecil Bearden wrote:
> My MTZ/Belarus 1220 came with a Tank heater installed.  Since it is 
> built in northern Ukraine, one could assume it was manufactured to 
> start in cold weather.  Just to be safe I parked it close to the power 
> pole with the 30 amp 115V outlet and the heavy extension cord that 
> stays plugged in to it.  Since the pole had a 3 ft snowdrift , I just 
> plugged the cord into the tank heater and headed to the warm house.   
> Next morning it was 3 degrees with a 23 below wind chill and I needed 
> to unroll some hay bales for bedding for my spoiled cows.  I noticed 
> the tractor started ok, but seemed to be a little stiff as the engine 
> fired and revved up.   The next 2 days in the snow it started up but 
> seemed to be stiff.  I always let it run at idle for a few minutes 
> before opening the throttle up and moving.   I bladed the snow off on 
> Sunday and noticed that the extension cord had never been plugged in 
> to the outlet!!!  I had been plugging the heater into the dead 
> extension cord for 3days!!!
>
>
> My wife picked up some new OEM in the package windshield wiper arms 
> from a thrift store yesterday a left and right.   They fit a Ford 
> Escape 2008-2012  If anyone needs them email me and we can make a deal.
>
> Yáll stay warm and safe, I have to go feed cattle..
>
> Cecil
>
>
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