Have you ever had a gas-powered engine cold-start just fine, but then a few minutes later, the rpm drops, the engine chugs and blows black smoke from the tailpipe? Eventually, it stalls. When you can restart it, the problem has healed itself. This is called carburetor icing and is a devil to eradicate.
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Life is full of every emotion. Yet, for many, the recognition of joy is elusive. If you were to look up joy in the dictionary, it is defined as extreme happiness. Yet that ignores the root of the word happy based on circumstances. To find the meaning of joy, the Holy Scriptures need to be referenced. Joy is expressed without speaking.
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Whether your antique iron is a hobby tractor or still earning its keep on the farm, we can all agree on the trepidation about whether or not the engine will start, especially on a colder day.
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There is no doubt that we are in interesting and conflicting times in agriculture. Unfortunately, many of us make matters worse than they should be since we do not modify our business’s thought process and approach. We fixate on crop prices and ignore the changes we can make to succeed at the current price point.
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Thermal stress is found in every engine, transmission, tillage implement, planter, sprayer, combine, clutch, brake rotor, and anything else that experiences a sharp temperature drop in use or during manufacturing. Unfortunately, we all unknowingly pay the price for thermal stress, but there is a way to eliminate it.
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