Friday night, after work I headed into the Pillsbury State Forest. It was about 8 pm when I pulled into the equestrian campsite. The strong winds coupled with below zero temperatures made for an extremely fridged winter night. Thankfully I had two full 20-pound propane cylinders for the furnace, and a full tank of gas in the generator. I knew as long as everything was running properly, I would stay warm. The main road in the forest was plowed, but I planned on finding a dispersed site off a trial that had not been plowed. I thought I would wake up early Saturday morning and find a dispersed campsite in the daylight. I had planned to use the drone to capture video of my truck on the snowy trail, but the universe had a different plan in store.
Friday night the temperature dropped to -21degrees. When I attempted to start the truck, the Weather Channel was saying it was -17 degrees. Because of the extreme cold temperatures, the fuel in my truck gelled. I attempted to start the truck at least 10 times before finally admitted to being defeated my mother nature.
Unfortunately, this isn't the first time my truck has gelled up. I have been seeing this problem more and more over the last 4 or 5 years. From now on I will be running #1 in the truck all winter. I don't think corn and soybean oil-based biodiesel are capable of flowing well in our cold Minnesota winters.
I hope you enjoy the video. I really appreciate all the positive uplifting messages I have been receiving. It's your kind words that keep me motivated!
I'll see you again next week.
Kenny

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