rodo

Me and my family were gone for two weeks (in Texas), and just got back this morning. I had to bust through about 3' of snow this morning to get to the house before I could plow. Didn't spin a tire! These things are snow pigs!! At elk camp this fall, I was pulling out everybody when a foot of snow fell at camp. Unlike pevious F150s, they seem to be well weighted in the rear.

SailorDon

Perhaps (as some posts have inferred) it is the Platinum "pimp panel" that provides the weight in the rear for traction.

I was concerned about the accumulated road salt from the New Jersey and Pennsylvania portion of my road trip. Mother Nature provided a fresh water "power rinse" by sending torrential downpours all the way from Lake Charles, LA to Houston, TX. That's a 3 hour drive and 3 inches of rain fell during those 3 hours. I found that where water accumulated on the highway, turning on the 4WD improved traction at highway speeds (60 mph).

I figure that NJ and NY ban private vehicles during "snow emergencies" because the local drivers don't know how to drive on snow nor do they have vehicles that are equipped for driving in snow. What happens is they get their cars stuck in the middle of the highway, effectively blocking all traffic, including snowplows. In this Winter 2010 storm, the Long Island Expressway was completely shut down due to stuck vehicles. The Brooklyn Queens Expressway was partially shut down for the same reason. In an attempt to discourage these "yahoos" from screwing things up, they just ban all private vehicles on public roads.

09fx

here in nj they call a state of emergency for snow alot more than they should only bc that is the only way they apply for a fed grant. i work in a state prison and cant leave until the SOE is lifted. o and i drove all over during and after the storm. my truck didnt even hint at getting stuck. this thing is built for snow which is why im surprised they dont recommend snow plows on our trucks