I work outside when it's below zero... even split firewood if there some to be done. Extreme temperatures don't keep me indoors, but if ya' add wind it will. It's a rare day I don't get out at least for a few hours to do something (not always firewood related)... I just don't "feel" right if I don't get some fresh outdoor air every day. It was -6° yesterday when I went out... cleaned the ashes out the firebox in the shop, put some tools away, shoveled the snow out'a the pickup box (yeah, I do have one shovel that fits my hands), and just generally piddled about.
Anyway, at least once during mid-winter I start and run all the stored OPE and toys... I don't know why, it's just something I do, makes me feel better just knowing (or thinking) they will start in the spring. I figured yesterday was as good a day as any. I reckon it was a bit warmer in the machine shed, maybe zero or a touch under... the Harley golf cart (74 Kohler two-cycle), both lawn tractors (Kohler engines), the push mower and garden tiller (both Briggs), and Stihl weed whip all fired up and ran fine. The generator gets started one a month, the boy has been riding his little ATV, the chainsaw and splitter were both used less than a month ago, the Stihl leaf blower and MTD(?) snow thrower (Tecumseh two-cycle) are used regular for clearing snow, and the little tractor gets used 2-3 times a week. Everything I have will start without problem in sub-zero cold... always has. Well, except for the splitter hydraulic issues and I don't know about the pressure washer, it get's stored in the basement...
Heck, I don't even keep a can of ether... I've never needed it.
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