Anyone use a diablo tuner?
Front defroster. In order to help dry the air going onto the windshield, the factory programmed the engine controller to turn on the ac system.
This turns on the electric fan at the radiator that helps cool the radiator.
Trust me, dependent on the plow and speed, finding that sweet spot is tough. A balancing act for sure. But I found dropping the speeds when you can and heater on full blast also helps. I’ve even had days where racing to the next parking lot (customer is crying) I’ve had to open the windows (while snowing) and raise the heat to drop engine temps. Also watch your transmission temps. Don’t let it go over 180. Plowing and pushing snow raises that very quickly. Driving with the blade on just as quick. Good luck!
Syleng1
Thanks, I appreciate the input
There is nothing professional about my outfit
About 6 years ago we bought a new house which had a larger driveway then the previous one, and it is too big for me to want to do it with a snow thrower
So I weighed all the options and decided that buying an old truck and putting a plow on it made the most sense
At the point I ended up with an 84 Bronco, but I never could get it to run right
A little while later a buddy of mine sold me his 05 f350 for about what I would have paid just for the plow that was on it
This was the same guy who was plowing our church' parking lot, and he lived about half an hour from the church, and I'm 6 minutes away so I decided to take that over
Somewhere during that time the plow guy who does my brother in laws church couldn't make it so they asked me to fill in, and when he didn't show the next season the hired me as thier official plow guy
Those two churches are my only "official" accounts
There are probably half a dozen people that call on me when things get too big for them to handle, and I tend to just help people when they need it
Last year I decided to upgrade the f350, because it was rusting out from underneath me, so over spring break I bought the 2500 and swapped the plow over
Like I said, this was my first season with it
I have not seen any spike in trans temps, but ill keep an eye on it and report back