what are you talking about, I love driving in that wet sloopy stuff

I just cant wait to get me some M/T's

 

the only time i see the sloppy stuff is in april. there's no slop at -20. yeh it's fun. decided on the mud terrain yet?

 

the most important thing is, of course the tires. the best thing you can have is tall and relatively narrow tires with a nice snow tread. In snow you have to have a tire that will cut through the snow down to where there is traction.

I once had a 73 Super Beetle on which had studded snow tires mounted on all four corners. I was driving between Estes Park and Loveland, Colorado. going thourgh the The Big Thompson Canyon. The road was dry where the Sun could get in and ice where there was shade. I had the 914 VW/Porsche pull up on my hind end he wanted to pass me in the worst way. He would pull up on my back bumper to pass and then we would go into a curve in the shadows where it was black ice. With my Polish 4 wheel drive I rolled through these areas like I was on rails. The driver in 914 on the other hand more then once almost lost it over the side into the Big Thompson creek. I could see the frustration as he in his big bad mid-engine Porsche couldn't get past this !!@#&%%$$$!!!! VW. what was a real howler was when we finally got out of the canyon. He went roaring by me and disappeared up the road. When I next saw him he had been pulled over by the Colorado Highway Patrol

 

I drive every day all day in my truck, see I am a Forestry supervisor and spend 90% of my driving offroad in the crapiest situations, winter especially and i can tell you that it is a dellicate ballance when weighting your truck for the winter, and please dont put loose concrete blocks in your truck you could kill someone with **** like that in the bed. The safest thing I have come across is water cans filled for weight, run a strap through the handles to secure them in case of a accident it prevents them from becoming projectiles, it could save your life and the lives of others.

 

Hi Folks,

again, I want to thank everyone for taking the time to reply to this thread.

Moderate driving in incliment weather, sounds like a simple rule of thumb. But sometimes it is just so much fun to slam the throttle to the floor to feel the **** of the truck slide around.

Can you imagine getting into an accident and having a ton of loose bricks coming thru the back window at ya? I think I will give that a pass this year... they got sharp pointy edges that would hurt upon impact with the back of your delicate skull.

I can remember living in Winnipeg and the winter of '96 - '97, the temp didn't get above -25 C for 32 days straight. Bitchin... I didn't have a command start in the mini van. Brrr... but the traction was more than reasonable. Most intersections were slippery, but that was because of folks spinning their tire trying to pull away. So you had to watch out if the light turned red. You had to brake well before to adjust for the fact you were going to slide. I didn't have ABS either.

Now, I know that this truck has ABS. So I can only hope that I would be able to steer away from the upcoming accident. Or at least away from the passenger compartment of the vehicle that I am going to hit.

Mitch

 

not to be a "know it all" but as you probably know, Canada has the worst winters. lol I do put the 25kg sandbags in the back of my 2wd truck with all season or winter tires. It really does make a big difference. Well, in this kind of snow anyways. lol. getting your tires siped is a good idea too. studded also if it is legal down there. 4 wheel drives uses more gas as far as i know, so with the weight and good tires on your truck, you shouldn't need it.

 

An old woods truck that i had i bolted 3/4 inch checker plated steel to it it did the trick but if you get into a skid it prolly will not do to much to save you from sliding i guess what i mean to say is if weight makes you feel more confident and keeps the mrs happy id go ahead and do it, it wont hurt for sure

 

I had a '76 F-150 with a camper in the bed of the truck. Now this is when I lived in Victoria BC.

There wasn't any real snow to talk about...

Never did see how it handled with the camper in the bed. Now that is ALOT of weight in the bed of the truck.

Mitch

 

weight gives you traction but then it would also take longer for you to stop

 

Morning skidoo-guy,

what part of Winnipeg do you live in? I lived in Windsor Park (St B) for 7 years.

I got a daughter that still lives there on St Anne's Road. No, she doesn't drive a truck.

We got about 15 cm (6 in) of snow last night and now it is raining outside. It is going to be a bitch later today when it freezes. It is above freezing right now, but it is due to drop later today.

This is the same storm that messed up the New England states.

Mitch