Oh God! I just had a childhood memory. My father started his MAS in exactly the same way over 40 years ago in East Germany. 🙂
That explains why there are so many RU tanks burning. UA helping them to get their tanks ready to move
The german troops in WW2 did the same.
No anti freeze additives in the diesel?
GRETAAA!
Some folks in mongolia start their vehicles like that during winter.
Basically a Webasto
This is why the abrams tank uses a thirsty turbine engine. I heard stories of when they first came out and they would try to use the jet exhaust directly on the m60 tank engines to try and thaw them in West German winters.
You gotta be kidding me! That’s like WWII technique!
That would make steel brittle.
the germans did this in ww2 also. greetings from germany
It’s peculiar.. It seems like the Russians have been starting their tanks by this method all year around.
Throw some petty in the diesel, and give it a good stir. She’ll be right.
Making a fire directly under engine before start up was common practice not only in the winter and not only with the tanks, but in generally for each vehicle at any season for decades in early era of diesel engines.
Used to have a lorry yard down the road from my house when I was little. Over winter I’d quite often be going past on the way to school in the morning and see lots of little bonfires under the diesel tanks.
That’s why you have an APU to cycle engine coolant through.
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Oh God! I just had a childhood memory. My father started his MAS in exactly the same way over 40 years ago in East Germany. 🙂
That explains why there are so many RU tanks burning. UA helping them to get their tanks ready to move
The german troops in WW2 did the same.
No anti freeze additives in the diesel?
GRETAAA!
Some folks in mongolia start their vehicles like that during winter.
Basically a Webasto
This is why the abrams tank uses a thirsty turbine engine. I heard stories of when they first came out and they would try to use the jet exhaust directly on the m60 tank engines to try and thaw them in West German winters.
You gotta be kidding me! That’s like WWII technique!
That would make steel brittle.
the germans did this in ww2 also. greetings from germany
It’s peculiar.. It seems like the Russians have been starting their tanks by this method all year around.
Throw some petty in the diesel, and give it a good stir. She’ll be right.
Making a fire directly under engine before start up was common practice not only in the winter and not only with the tanks, but in generally for each vehicle at any season for decades in early era of diesel engines.
Used to have a lorry yard down the road from my house when I was little. Over winter I’d quite often be going past on the way to school in the morning and see lots of little bonfires under the diesel tanks.
That’s why you have an APU to cycle engine coolant through.
OMG it must be freakin cold
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