How to Cold Start a Frozen D6 Cat With FIRE

The next time you find yourself in some freezing weather and you have the convenience of heading right on out to your car or truck and starting it up without a hitch, just remember this video that will make you super appreciative for what you have at your fingertips.

When it comes to old-school diesel engines, starting them in the cold isn’t as simple is putting your key in the ignition and turning it over.

Instead, they need to be warmed up and brought to a temperature that they can run at before putting them in motion. Sometimes, folks might have the luxury of an engine block heater, but that’s certainly not the case here.

Check out the video below that shows the alternative method of starting up a snow moving machine with a little bit of help from the heat of a fire. One step in the wrong direction in this could go poorly.