You guys that haven’t changed a tire, boosted a vehicle, or pulled one out of a ditch at minus 30 or better don’t know what you’re missing. Generally minus 25 is the point where if it hasn’t been plugged in for at least a couple hours it won’t go and gas line antifreeze is a must too. Nearly everyone around here has a remote starter and when the temperature drops below minus 15 inside my vehicle the starter will kick in and run it for 5 minutes when it sits outside during the day.
On this topic my father in law has been a farmer all his life and recalls that in the 40’s and 50’s few people had power to their yard to help with warming engine blocks but the truck was the farmer’s lifeline. The stovebolts had a solid reputation that they would start in bitter conditions when Fords and Dodges would refuse which explains why the majority of old farm trucks around here are GM’s.
