for winter, what Buck ya carrying and how cold is it...

-2 in upstate NY when I took the dogs out this morning

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It was 32F this morning when I took the kids to school, so I wasn't really concerned about the weather. Apparently, though, we had an ice storm overnight because the car slid down our driveway and right into the road. Thankfully, there was no traffic and I was able to demonstrate for the kids what to do in icy conditions (panic, over correct, then over correct the other way). On the way home, I picked up a bag of salt.

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FranklinG said:
It was 32F this morning when I took the kids to school, so I wasn't really concerned about the weather. Apparently, though, we had an ice storm overnight because the car slid down our driveway and right into the road. Thankfully, there was no traffic and I was able to demonstrate for the kids what to do in icy conditions (panic, over correct, then over correct the other way). On the way home, I picked up a bag of salt.

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I wondered why there wasn't any traffic out on the road this morning, then saw the sleet covering the everything. We have a Jeep, a 4X4 pickup, and a 4WD tractor. None of them do very well on ice.:)
 
for ya snow and ice fellas how's true 4x4, not all wheel drive, do in the cold mess?

I got an old Nissan frontier 4x4 v6 4.0 liter. Great down here in sugar sand, mud and tight trails. as it's small and lighter. no idear in cold messes....id guess all wheel drive would do better?
 
jbmonkey said:
for ya snow and ice fellas how's true 4x4, not all wheel drive, do in the cold mess?

I got an old Nissan frontier 4x4 v6 4.0 liter. Great down here in sugar sand, mud and tight trails. as it's small and lighter. no idear in cold messes....id guess all wheel drive would do better?
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My wife has a Subaru Forrester and I have a 4x4 half ton. Her car does better in up to moderate snow. I put some granite slabs in my truck bed to help with rear wheel traction. That makes a big difference along with tire selection.
 
DeSotoSky said:
Same trio plus a Subaru Outback, full time 4wd, the Subaru does best.
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My wife had a Subaru Forrester before she bought the 2019 Grand Cherokee. She liked the Forrester better than the Jeep. She plowed snow with it the whole way home from work one night. About eight miles over the mountain. The undercarriage was dragging bottom where she went back the lane to the garage.:)
 
A Dodge Durango AWD with the Hemi has near perfect weight distribution.
Combine that with the proper tires and that thing is like driving on rails.
Great turning radius as well.

I'll take that over my 4x4 Cummins RAM in the snow.

Had a front wheel drive Delta 88 years ago that was great in the snow as well.

The trick to winter driving is understanding you can only do ONE thing at a time.Turn, accelerate or brake. Never 2. And anticipate everything.
 
Our crosstrek has more ground clearance than my F150. Truck differentials hang down where as Subaru tucks their parts up high. The wife feels and is safe in the crosstrek so she is happy.
Still below freezing, ice covering most surfaces and likely that way for a while.
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I prefer 4x4 over AWD. With AWD you never know with any certainty which wheels are doing the work.
While my Duramax Yukon is certainly capable in 4WD in the snow, I drive my 3/4 Ton Silverado. Duramax, cre cab, 8 foot bed and rear locker. The thing is heavy and at 236 feet long, it takes a lot to get it squirrely.
It's got 5 feet on my Yukon.
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February in Tennessee is usually colder than this year, high of 50 today but I'm not complaining. Especially since I drive a 2wd Silverado that I inherited from my dad. It has a rear locker and all-terrain tires so that helps a lot. When it snows I drive my wife's Jeep.

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jbmonkey said:
for ya snow and ice fellas how's true 4x4, not all wheel drive, do in the cold mess?
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I have a Toyota minivan that handles the snow just fine. It wouldn't be much fun spinning through frozen bean fields, but roads aren't a problem. GPyro GPyro 's advice is spot on for whatever you're driving.
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The trick to winter driving is understanding you can only do ONE thing at a time.Turn, accelerate or brake. Never 2. And anticipate everything.
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19F this morning, but not so icy for my walk in the woods. Since the Fall, I've been rotating through my knife chest every 2 days. This morning, it's my Sprint Pro that is absolutely fantastic. The blade just flies out, and has a satisfying thwack as it locks up. Super sharp, and comfortable to work with.
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