Dodge announces a diesel half-ton...

[barry1me]

wicked cummins what year is your truck? I have always been a fan of the cummins. I have worked on the 2013 6.7L cummins for the past 3 years on the exhaust system.

[IDBoating]

Plug it in ? ahha not a dodge.. Only reason most guys plug there trucks in because its easier on any engine rather than a cold start.

That's why I do it. Except for one 3-4 day stretch skiing in Canada when it was -25F. Clear blue skies and an honest 25 below zero while staying in a condo. The first morning I started the Cummins I could actually HEAR when the oil pressure came up because the engine got a lot quieter. That day I bought a long 12 gauge extension cord at Canadian Tire. Each night I plugged it into the block heater and left the male end just outside one door. When I first woke up I'd slip out the door and plug in the engine so it could heat up while we got ready. Starts were nice and comfy after that and we had heat on the way to the lifts.

I carry that extension cord in the bed of the truck now, just in case. I've used it for lots of other unexpected uses besides the one time for the engine, but it's there so I will never be caught again.

[Timmy!]

I plug my Duramax in! Shoot, if you have that option, why wouldn't you? There's no downside to it except for a higher electricity bill. My truck has the factory remote start too so plug it in, start it up and let it warm up and the snow slides right off the windows and you are good to go!

[Wickedcummins]

=) I $hit I plug mine in anything colder than 50 degrees. I like heat right away and I remote start it too haha.. Nothing more annoying than a cold inside of a car when its cold out... I love the heat

[Ewok]

Plug it in ? ahha not a dodge.. Only reason most guys plug there trucks in because its easier on any engine rather than a cold start. not to mention you get cab heat almost right away. But all my trucks dont even have the OEM grid heaters and have fired up every winter even when we are well below 0.

=) I $hit I plug mine in anything colder than 50 degrees. I like heat right away and I remote start it too haha.. Nothing more annoying than a cold inside of a car when its cold out... I love the heat

[Wickedcummins]

MEANING YOU DONT HAVE TOO... I do it simply because I like Instant warm air in the cab.. But I have left it in below zero all night unplugged and fired it right up no probablem.

[jwanck11]

WA, how fast does your tractor go? How fast does your truck go?

There is your answer.

My Ecoboost is turning ~410/530. Way past the capabilities limited by my allowable payload or bearings.

[loudelectronics]

At -40 I have yet to see a diesel start. I do not think some people understand how cold -40 actually is. Water freezes before it hits the ground when you throw a bucket out side.

[IDBoating]

At -40 I have yet to see a diesel start.

Fun fact: -40 degrees is where the Fahrenheit and Centigrade temperature curves intersect. Their degrees are different sizes, and the slope of the curves are different, which means they have to intersect somewhere and that happens at -40.

[Timmy!]

At -40 I have yet to see a diesel start. I do not think some people understand how cold -40 actually is. Water freezes before it hits the ground when you throw a bucket out side.

It does that at anything below -25. Only reason I know is because I have done this. My diesel started just fine at -27 without being plugged in. Different regions/climates use different additives to keep the diesel fuel from gelling, just make sure you happen to have some from that area in the tank before letting it get that cold or you're screwed (plugged in or not!).

[IDBoating]

My diesel started just fine at -27 without being plugged in.

When I started mine unplugged in that -25F period, the biggest impact was on the batteries - which lose a LOT of ability to deliver current at lower temperatures. I had no doubt the engine would start as long as the batteries could actually turn it over!