Difference between the red top and the yellow top
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From: Edmonton, AB
im running the diehard platinum as well, and it starts no prob in -40C although edmonton may not be as cold as winterpeg statistically, ist awful damn close!!! im yet to start it on a -50C day, hopefully in jan-feb i can give some feedback on -50C!!! well actually to be truthful i hope i cant! ah damn i just saw that i wasnt the first to say winterpeg!
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From: Rich, Virginia
Originally Posted by Tbird69
It sure can, -40C isn't unheard of. Winnipeg is the coldest city in Canada with our population size. -40 is the only point where the Celsius and Fahrenheit scales meet.
I was in -16F weather in Europe [Nth Eastern Turkey] many years back and, I sheet you not, I couldn't feel certain parts of my body. It was one of the most horrible things I've ever experienced. The irony was, I was living in Sydney, Australia at the time, and, because of differing hemispheres, it was smack bang in the middle of summer back home [100F plus] and here I am stuck in the middle of winter in a foreign country. Go figure...
Do me a favour next time it's that cold.... When it gets that cold, I'm assuming it's snow and/or ice covering the ground, correct?
Get a steaming hot cup of plain old water, go outside and throw it up in the air. Does it turn into snow/ice before it hits the ground or is that horse dung?
I heard about a work collegue mention it a year back and, ever since, I've always wondered....
What's a hot, summer's day for you all?
10-degrees fahrenheit?
Sorry to drift off topic.
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The best part about those temps is stepping outside first thing in the morning and your nostrils stick together when you take that first inhale.
The other good thing about those temps is when icefishing. You get flashfrozen fish. Throw them out on the ice and they're hard as a board in 5 minutes. I have a pic somewhere on one trip up in Temagami. The fish are standing on their tails in a snow bank. The warmest day we had was -33 without windchill. Oh man I was hurting after an hour on a snowmobile to an outpost lake.
The other good thing about those temps is when icefishing. You get flashfrozen fish. Throw them out on the ice and they're hard as a board in 5 minutes. I have a pic somewhere on one trip up in Temagami. The fish are standing on their tails in a snow bank. The warmest day we had was -33 without windchill. Oh man I was hurting after an hour on a snowmobile to an outpost lake.
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From: Rich, Virginia
Originally Posted by last5oh_302
The best part about those temps is stepping outside first thing in the morning and your nostrils stick together when you take that first inhale.
The other good thing about those temps is when icefishing. You get flashfrozen fish. Throw them out on the ice and they're hard as a board in 5 minutes. I have a pic somewhere on one trip up in Temagami. The fish are standing on their tails in a snow bank. The warmest day we had was -33 without windchill. Oh man I was hurting after an hour on a snowmobile to an outpost lake.
The other good thing about those temps is when icefishing. You get flashfrozen fish. Throw them out on the ice and they're hard as a board in 5 minutes. I have a pic somewhere on one trip up in Temagami. The fish are standing on their tails in a snow bank. The warmest day we had was -33 without windchill. Oh man I was hurting after an hour on a snowmobile to an outpost lake.
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From: Alberta Canada
Originally Posted by Grubrunner
That's minus 30 to minus 50 degrees fahrenheit!
Where's it get that cold!
Anyway, a big thumbs up for the Diehard.
However, I think the Diehard Platinum is a little overpriced [$180.00].
The Diehard Truck, SUV and Van is an awesome battery.... and $100.00 less than the Diehard Platinum.
Where's it get that cold!
Anyway, a big thumbs up for the Diehard.
However, I think the Diehard Platinum is a little overpriced [$180.00].
The Diehard Truck, SUV and Van is an awesome battery.... and $100.00 less than the Diehard Platinum.
My truck doesn't shut off much when it gets colder then -20c...it hardly shuts off at all..so I don't have much experience with cold batteries in my F150. I'm still running the stock piece.
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From: Rich, Virginia
Originally Posted by 07HD
-30c were I am right now.
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Holly sheet! I just notcied the "C" That's -22F... all yours!
Last edited by Grubrunner; Dec 20, 2007 at 12:51 AM.
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From: Alberta Canada
Originally Posted by Grubrunner
There's a better chance of a Clinton winning another presidential term than that happening.
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From: McAllister, MT
it was -50F last winter when i was in montana. stock battery was dead after just a few hours in that nonsense.
oh and by the way i have video of the boiling water test but i don't know how to post it.
oh and by the way i have video of the boiling water test but i don't know how to post it.
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From: McAllister, MT
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From: British Columbia
Originally Posted by brocious03
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From: Winnipeg, Manitoba
Originally Posted by Grubrunner
That's just crazy beyond belief!
I was in -16F weather in Europe [Nth Eastern Turkey] many years back and, I sheet you not, I couldn't feel certain parts of my body. It was one of the most horrible things I've ever experienced. The irony was, I was living in Sydney, Australia at the time, and, because of differing hemispheres, it was smack bang in the middle of summer back home [100F plus] and here I am stuck in the middle of winter in a foreign country. Go figure...
Do me a favour next time it's that cold.... When it gets that cold, I'm assuming it's snow and/or ice covering the ground, correct?
Get a steaming hot cup of plain old water, go outside and throw it up in the air. Does it turn into snow/ice before it hits the ground or is that horse dung?
I heard about a work collegue mention it a year back and, ever since, I've always wondered....
What's a hot, summer's day for you all?
10-degrees fahrenheit?
Sorry to drift off topic.
I was in -16F weather in Europe [Nth Eastern Turkey] many years back and, I sheet you not, I couldn't feel certain parts of my body. It was one of the most horrible things I've ever experienced. The irony was, I was living in Sydney, Australia at the time, and, because of differing hemispheres, it was smack bang in the middle of summer back home [100F plus] and here I am stuck in the middle of winter in a foreign country. Go figure...
Do me a favour next time it's that cold.... When it gets that cold, I'm assuming it's snow and/or ice covering the ground, correct?
Get a steaming hot cup of plain old water, go outside and throw it up in the air. Does it turn into snow/ice before it hits the ground or is that horse dung?
I heard about a work collegue mention it a year back and, ever since, I've always wondered....
What's a hot, summer's day for you all?
10-degrees fahrenheit?
Sorry to drift off topic.
