Snow time

[thejunkman]

So winter is upon us, and we are expecting our first accumulation of the season. Got me to thinking and figured I'd throw this out as a topic of discussion. I don't run my 2wd 67 in the winter, since I don't want salt hitting my frame, but it seems like some of you guys run your trucks year round. I run my 2wd Chevy in the snow, and folks around here act like I'm crazy. So you guys running your 2wd bumps in the snow, how do they do? For my chevy I built a wooden weight box that straddles my fenders and holds sandbags, and throw some Kelly winter marks on. I find myself passing 4x4s stuck off the side of the road. . I'm into old school stuff and for me running a base model 2wd in the snow is a fun challenge. It reminds me of the days when most trucks and cars were 2wd and people just had to know how to drive. And you took your truck where it had to go. Kind of a pointless post, but since that time of year is here, I figured I'd throw it out there.

[tidybowl]

I've driven my 2WD 70 F-250 in the snow for the last 10 years in northern Idaho and never been stuck. I have a beautiful set of $200 chains I've never used although I keep them in the truck after October. I think much of snow driving is the driver. It gets easier as you get older and drive slower.

[thejunkman]

That's what I'm talking about. Haha. There's a certain skill that comes with it. Feathering the gas and brake, picking your battles, etc. a couple years back, my wife ( then girlfriend) and I, took a day trip up north and got caught in a severe snow storm. I took us through some of the worst snow I'd ever seen on no maintenance roads, white knuckling and feathering the whole way. We passed lots of young drivers with lifted 4x4s and smashed front ends waiting for a tow. They must have been In disbelief watching me trudge past them. Fun stuff. I think too many people these days rely on all wheel drive. And don't get me wrong, I'm pretty young myself. Just an old soul I guess.

[thejunkman]

I'd also love to see any pics you guys have of your bumps in the snow. 2wd or 4x4.

[motzingg]

I grew up in northern wisconsin driving a ranger. I had 4x4 but rarely if ever locked the front hubs. Never had problems driving in the winter, learned at about 15 years old how to drive a stick shift in the snow. Heck, I rode a moped in the snow for 6 years every single day...

We got 'snow' last night in NC and its always pretty funny when everyone freaks out and goes 20 on the highway with half an inch of slush. Still scary as hell with everyone driving like a jackass. The bump did just fine, no salt here! It did feel like i was driving a truck with twice the horsepower as every start was a rolling burnout and power-sliding the turns! My escort didn't seem to have that problem.

[fastEdsel]

All our Twin-I-Beam Ford's have a wider stance on the fronts than the rears. You just had to be knowledgeable about that when tracking on some deep ruts in half frozen snow. They had a tendency to bounce back and forth in the ruts but if you think ahead and take your time, our Ford's always got us home. And why did the "posi-trac" differential work so much better in the Ford's than any other truck? They seemed to pull a lot straighter and in the other makes they wanted to pull the rear of the truck sideways.