I've only owned compact to mid size pickups before and they all had issues with snow and ice due to a light back end. I usually carried a few bags of rock salt to add weight in bad weather. This is my first full size truck, and a Crew cab on top of that. This truck is nearly twice the weight and way longer than anything I've driven in bad weather before. How does the winter time traction compare? I know the crew cab and extended wheelbase changes the weight distribution on the rear end, but will it make a big difference? I picked up 100lb of rock salt today since we're expecting snow later this week, and if nothing else I'll need it to defrost my driveway. Will that weight make any real difference in traction on snow and ice? How do these trucks handle compared to something like a ranger?

 

on ice and snow:

2wd= terrible
4x4 with good tires= great

 

You will notice zero difference with 100 lbs added to the bed. You’d need more like 400+ to notice. I don’t feel weight is needed in a 4wd F150.

 

I see you own a 2013...

This will sound crazy but if you want to improve traction...turn off your traction control!!

 

The 4x4 supercrews are not too far off 50:50 weight distribution. They are not horrible in the snow.

 

If you really want to go in snow get real snow tires.

 

not looking to play in the snow, just wondering how it'll handle snowy roads. We don't see enough snow here to bother with snow tires.

 

that's kind of what I was thinking also.

 

On my ranger it would have. But then again .that weighed about 3000lb, the f150 is about 5600lb so I can see why it doesn't make sense.

 

Yep. That would definitely be more noticeable on the little trucks.

I used to put 460 lbs over the rear wheels on my 2008 2wd F150. That was the only way I could get around in the winter. I also ran all terrain tires.

With my 2017 4wd, I’ve never used weight, run highway tires and get around 10x better than I did in the winter with my old truck.