stuck in a hard place
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stuck in a hard place
I'm a big fan of 1st gens! but I dont know if I can deal only having 2wd anymore. dealing with the aftermath from the recent blizzard really makes me miss my old 4x4 trucks. now I just get irritated whenever my truck slips or gets stuck. I wish I could just trade up for a 4wd model... just my most recent complaints about my rig.
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Put some weight in the bed. I spend 90% of my winter time up here in 2wd.
If you search around there is a thread on adding weight using a concrete bedliner............
If you search around there is a thread on adding weight using a concrete bedliner............
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I have had no problems getting through 3ft tall x 30ft long snow drifts in my old 2wd. It comes down to 2 things, tires and weight. If you have sufficient weight and the right tires, it will go through most things that a 4wd can.
I have roughly 1k pounds of tires, snow/ice (when they were there), and BF Goodrich MT 255/75/R16. Skinny enough to not float, deep lugs to break up and grab.
Kid you not, 3ft deep, 2 separate layers of snow with crusts of ice on top of each, went around a corn crib. Wheel speed 30mph, ground speed around 10. Even my Arctic Cat 400 4x4 couldn't go faster than 2nd gear HI range otherwise it would bog....
I have roughly 1k pounds of tires, snow/ice (when they were there), and BF Goodrich MT 255/75/R16. Skinny enough to not float, deep lugs to break up and grab.
Kid you not, 3ft deep, 2 separate layers of snow with crusts of ice on top of each, went around a corn crib. Wheel speed 30mph, ground speed around 10. Even my Arctic Cat 400 4x4 couldn't go faster than 2nd gear HI range otherwise it would bog....
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hey-Hey!!!,
1/8" thick lead sheet does a fine job of adding weight w/o taking up too much space. I've been running around in 2WD 250's since 1991 and have yet to miss 4WD enough to want to carry it around and fix it( or have it get in the way of fixing stuff ). I'm not working under the illusion that I can go where ever I want, and as Mr. Eastwood said, "a man has got to know his limitations"...
cheers,
Douglas
1/8" thick lead sheet does a fine job of adding weight w/o taking up too much space. I've been running around in 2WD 250's since 1991 and have yet to miss 4WD enough to want to carry it around and fix it( or have it get in the way of fixing stuff ). I'm not working under the illusion that I can go where ever I want, and as Mr. Eastwood said, "a man has got to know his limitations"...
cheers,
Douglas
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hey-Hey!!!,
1/8" thick lead sheet does a fine job of adding weight w/o taking up too much space. I've been running around in 2WD 250's since 1991 and have yet to miss 4WD enough to want to carry it around and fix it( or have it get in the way of fixing stuff ). I'm not working under the illusion that I can go where ever I want, and as Mr. Eastwood said, "a man has got to know his limitations"...
cheers,
Douglas
1/8" thick lead sheet does a fine job of adding weight w/o taking up too much space. I've been running around in 2WD 250's since 1991 and have yet to miss 4WD enough to want to carry it around and fix it( or have it get in the way of fixing stuff ). I'm not working under the illusion that I can go where ever I want, and as Mr. Eastwood said, "a man has got to know his limitations"...
cheers,
Douglas
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i wouldn't have a 4x4 any more ,i don't have all the problems with the extra parts wearing out ,and i have never been stuck..........i know the limitations of my truck