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| It was a challenge. We plumbed the oil pans so that the block heaters would circulate the coolant through the oil too. We had parachutes and heaters called Herman Nelsons. They burned #1 fuel. They could either be driven by small diesel motors so that they were self-contained, or driven by electric motors for use around camp. They put out a huge amount of heat, and when you directed the airflow under a parachute, it was real toasty. We plugged most everything in except the CATS - they ran all winter - other than when we quickly drained the oil and replaced it. If the used 10wt oil sat an hour, you could put a lathe in it and lift up on it and break it. New 10wt oil, if it was in a quart can, would have to be heated for some time - oil heads very slowly. You could cut the top and bottom out of the can and push the oil out and it would sit in the shape of the can, slowly melting down . We would generally work normal days down to about -55 or so. One day it was almost -70 and the ornery Eskimo surveyor p***ed on the thermometer sensor. Everyone went to work. They were not happy at dinnertime.
If I think about it for long, I have a whole lot of stories. . . . (BG) | |
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All the talk about fish
