i deflate the tires a bit up here....i go out to work or school an extra 30 min early to avoid traffic...and i take here real easy and stay in the right lane no need to kill anyone.....the tires will spin really easy...all ur weight is in the front...

 

If you want weight, buy a big flat piece of steel, and put in your bed, and tie it in tight. You can still use the bed then too. I wish we got more snow here. Last year we didnt get even one decent snow.Nothing over an inch deep.

Eric

 

I too was humbled yesterday morning..........I have always had gassers. This is my first CTD. My last truck was a 03 1500QC 4X4 Hemi w/3:55 rears and 17" wheels. That truck was like a tank in the snow. I rarely needed four wheel drive. I took my 05 2500 QC 4X4CTD w/3:73s out yesterday morning and the first snow covered corner almost made me soil my pants. I am no stranger to driving in snow and ice, but the handling of my CTD is quite a bit different. With the added weight of the diesel and the 8ply tires at 70psi the [EDIT] end is all over the place. I am going to drop the tire pressures and probably add some weight to get more grip or I will start to use the 4X4 more often.

 

after reading this thread I decided that this needed to be posted

http://www.alldumb.com/item/11874/

 

yeah, this winter might be interesting. My truck is bad enough in the rain, even with 35 psi in the rears...3rd gear is a no acceleration thing (well, egine only, truck just drifts sideways).


I think I'd just buy a used waterbed matress instead of the bladder thing posted...got to be cheaper. Fill it with water, and once it freezes, you could stack a load on it if need be.

 

nice video!!...havent seen that before

 

what about putting some concrete in the bet with rebar etc tied in?

 

Contact HOSS, I believe he holds a patent on concrete bedliners... https://www.dieseltruckresource.com/...crete+bedliner

 

Actually, 4x4 helps a LOT to keep the back from stepping out. This is because the front wheels pulling helps keep the rear end back where it's supposed to be.

Since you have so much more weight over the front axle, engaging 4x4 will make the truck behave much like a front wheel drive car.

Now, if you have a heavy trailer on the back, then engaging 4x4 doesn't change the behavior as drastically.



The weight distribution and combination of driven wheels has EVERYTHING to do with winter handling.

jh

 

I learned a long time ago use 4x4 and drive it with the go pedal, i.e. point the front end where you want to go and goose it a little.

Feather the throttle and you will find a balance practice makes perfect!

Just say no to the brakes unless you are trying to slide it on purpose. Let your gears work for you.

Rick

 

how much weight do you guys think would be enough??

 

I used a 1000 lb coil of steel in the bed last year. YMMV.

 

i could just borrow a coil from work. but that would be 40,000 LBS +, that would certainly keep the truck from moving at all.

 

Man you don't like a good challenge???



This pic was take on a forestry road last weekend. As you can see there is no chains on and I was running 2WD most of the way till I turn around... Then I used 4WD to get the beast turned around. Then I played going back down the road in 2WD and with the jake active!

 

I've experienced that regular fluffy snow gives good traction. It's the icy/glazed over roads that is a pain and the exhaust brake is your enemy in this stuff. I've locked the rear a few times and got her sideways just from cracking the brake on slick roads. Snow is different, the rear just starts to hop.

Just take your time and don't be stupid.