Dang Southahners, always lookin for a reason to go hide in the house when it gets below 60 :hmm3grin2orange:
Seriously, if it makes ya feel better, run the ram in and out empty a couple times before putting it to work. Otherwise just give 'er billy and the oil will be up to temp in no time. I can point ya to literally hundreds of tractors running every day on dairies around here, down to -30°F, usually with nothing more than an engine block heater on em. They whine for a bit when it's cold, then life is good for the rest of the day. The way some of the people on here talk, the repair shops should be buying hydraulic pumps by the boatload, but for some odd reason, they just keep running. (And yes, many are the same basic open center pump found on splitters, just a bit bigger and single stage).
Git to work SS, sheesh, whaddya think it's your birthday or somethin?
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