strokin7.3

People drive 2wd trucks around in the winter every day. My work f150 is only 2wd and it did just fine last winter in all the snow we had here in Indiana. Even drove out of huge drifts of snow no problem. Keep a level head and your wits about you and there is rarely a need for 4wd in the snow unless you are plowing through un-plowed streets with deep snow. 4wd generally just makes people over confident in their vehicle which can cause a whole slew of other problems.

WTF150

Agreed. You really shouldn't engage 4x4 until you are stuck or have low traction leaving a stop and you absolutely NEED it. I can't believe the number of guys saying they drive all winter without even taking their truck out of 4x4. That is a lot of wear on your dr ivetrain.. There is a difference between 4x4 and AWD. That is why we have switch on the fly. Quick and easy to engage and disengage.

Ricktwuhk

Taking videos of speedometers while driving 75+ on a snow covered road. eek:

When you slide off or kill someone, remember the cops will confiscate your phone, see the evidence, and you're done for.

11screw50

Drove 300+ miles in 4wd yesterday/last night. Snow/ice covered roads, why take the chance, I have it, might as well use it.

Last winter on a cold and rainy day, I hit an icy patch on the highway, back end went left and luckily there was nobody beside me in the right lane because I went right through the right lane and luckily got it straightened out before going off the road. Thing is, I'm not sure I'd be in 4wd in those conditions again.

I am in and out of 4wd as necessary.

AndrewM

Not that I get a chance to drive in ice and snow much in Louisiana, but I do love the true AWD feature on my truck. You can actually leave it on all the time with no issues. Works great.

1994Vmax

Only use it as required. I drive in the same winter conditions as the guy in Alaska. Salt is ineffective most of the winter so gravel it is. I don't like driving down the highway in 4 hi unless I have too as I am up in the 70 to 80 mph range whenever traffic allows it. So even roads like his video it's just 2wd. I put on around 50000 miles a year and have for over 10 years now... i dunno. I just drive lol.

Sammy77

If there's snow or ice on the road, I'm in 4WD. I spend a lot of time towing up north in the winter. Most times I'm in Tow Haul & 4WD. In those conditions I could care less about mpg's.

mcfarmall

Waiting until your stuck to switch it into 4wd seems a bit silly to me and in most cases is an exercise in futility. If the roads have deep snow or are icy then I switch on the 4wd and drive with caution, not like an idiot in a four wheel drive truck that thinks he's invincible.

As an old guy said to me years ago, "Four wheel drive just gets you to the scene of the accident quicker."

platinummack

And in the ditch further.

11screw50

Meh, last winter when I went to get my niece for Christmas, it snowed the whole way there and back, coming back was 70mph on the trans canada hwy, no traffic at all, I saw 3 plows (all within 1/4 mile of each other and just leaving Fredericton) and nothing else until St. Leonard. Snow type makes a difference too, powdery snow is a lot easier than wet heavy snow (like I drove up here in last night) because the wet heavy stuff pushes you around more. Last night, I never saw 60, was mostly between 40 and 50 (and saw 12 cars off the road, only 2 were 4wd).

Yes, 4wd helps you get moving, doesnt help you stop but it also keeps you going in the direction you want to be travelling.

I drive the speed I am comfortable with given the conditions and traffic. If there's traffic, I drive relatively the same speed, never know when someone else is going to get sideways into you.