Looking Toward Winter Already.. What Are The Common Equipment Failures During Winter?

nEighter

I want to be able to plan ahead this winter. What have you found that was the "weak link" during winter? Air lines? Compressor? Guns? Getting the coveralls washed this weekend. I just want to hit this winter and be able to continue to repair homes throughout with minimal downtime.

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Framer53

We always had a problem with water freezing in the air lines, until we started using a drier and autoluber with winter air oil!

My personal weak link was my gloves. Never could get a pair that were flexible, waterproof and kept my hands warm!

JonM

Lately it's been which soup opera to watch...

smeagol

diesel equipment gelling up

nEighter

Hey didn't see any responses to this! I will try the drier and also getting that winter oil is a must!

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mikeswoods

Wet saw was my biggest dread. Bought a little propane torpedo heater
and a plastic curtain.
The mini compressor I got last winter can't start up when it's cold

Warren

You said the mother of all bad words. "WINTER"!!

I hate to even think about it til it gets here. I have to agree with the air hoses freezing. When that happens this year, I am going home. That will be my new indicator of when it is to crappy to work. The gloves thing has haunted me for 25 years. Someday, someone will invent a pair that is waterproof, flexible, durable, and very warm. I will pay big bucks for those when they come out. In the meantime, I usually buy about 3 dozen pairs of jersey gloves. Somedays, I go through as many as 5-10 pair. I was also considering having one of those hand towels on my belt kinda like the quarterbacks use to dry their hands.

CookeCarpentry

I hope that day comes soon!

CScalf

I rarely use gloves, don't like em, so i stick those heat pads in my Carhartt pockets...

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oldfrt

About the only piece of equipment I worry about is my hands,everything else has a remedy.

Been taking to switching to a dry pair many times during the day.
Sometimes have to wear 2 pr., one inside the other.

Who said Winter anyways!!!!

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davitk

Slip them in the wrists of the gloves. Won't keep them dry but it sure feels good.

loneframer

I always had a problem with freezing air hoses and guns. Draining the compressors tanks frequently helped, as well as keeping everything bathed in sunlight when possible.
As for gloves, brown jersey gloves with the tips of the fingers cut off. A pair of nitrile rubber gloves under them to keep the wind off of the hands works great too.

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Warren

Lone I have seen those fingerless gloves and I have always wondered.......................................... .................

Isn't that the part that gets cold? The fingers?

loneframer

As long as I keep my hands covered, I can usually tough out the fingers being cold. In rare cases of extreme cold here, I will leave the fingers on the gloves, but it kills my productivity. I had good results with the nitrile gloves last winter. They will be on my Fall shopping list this year too. It's the wind that kills my buzz.

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Framer53

You guys need to work where it is up to 20 below. Fingerless and no gloves don't cut it!

oldfrt

Just hit them with your hammer a couple more times,
Once they're numbed up real good,no problem.


Last winter wasn't bad ,cause of mostly dry snow conditions here,all the shoveling however.....................

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loneframer

It rarely goes into single digits here and I like it like that. Summer/Winter temp extremes range from 10 degrees in winter to 100 degrees in summer, rarely are these limits broken.

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Warren

I hear ya. Northeast Ohio here. We get the cold and snow crap about the day before you guys do. As a rule of thumb, we try not to work when it gets below 10 degrees. This rule is not set in stone, but if its 10 and blustery, forget about working outside that day. I really don't mind the cold all that much. It's the wet snow that kills ya.

ibarnes

I know sometimes down here it gets too dangerous to work. We sometimes get almost an inch of snow. lol

FRAMERBEN

Here in the 'ville, Louisville, Ky that is, i like to treat myself to a nice $25 pair of Northface glove liners at the begining of each Winter. Over them, I will wear a fresh pair of jersey gloves. Once the jersys get a hole (usually my left index finger) I throw them away immedatel so I do not wear out the quality glove liners. This allows the liners to last all winter. The liners are practical with anything below 25 deg. f. Anything above that the jersys stay nice and warm.