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Nice, always like seeing snow. Lots of people don’t like badges I get it. In the snow we have had this year I’ve noticed the following of my two vehicles on the drive:
The Expedition is noticeably more planted in the snow and imo easier to control. Esp coming off a stop, my 150 is quick to light the tires up....prob a combination of the big engine and no weight over the rear doesn’t help it’s case. In contrast the expy will spin if you gas it but it seems to me like the traction control acts faster and more aggressively. In 4x4 they both work well, but I still have to give the edge in performance to my Expedition.....I’m thinking it’s the curb weight (approx. 6,000 pounds).
Last edited by ModularFord; 01-17-2019 at 01:40 PM.
Nice, always like seeing snow. Lots of people don’t like badges I get it. In the snow we have had this year I’ve noticed the following of my two vehicles on the drive:
The Expedition is noticeably more planted in the snow and imo easier to control. Esp coming off a stop, my 150 is quick to light the tires up....prob a combination of the big engine and no weight over the rear doesn’t help it’s case. In contrast the expy will spin if you gas it but it seems to me like the traction control acts faster and more aggressively. In 4x4 they both work well, but I still have to give the edge in performance to my Expedition.....I’m thinking it’s the curb weight (approx. 6,000 pounds).
I've noticed the same with Expeditions (and Excursion) vs pickup trucks. My family has had several Expeditions over the last 18-20 years (98, 04, 14) all with 5.4s. Didn't drive the 98 in the snow, but drove the 04 quite a bit and the 14 once. My '12 F150 (Screw, 4x4, eco with 3.55s) with the Duratracs is the most planted pickup I've driven in the snow. But the Expedition handles even better in the snow. I think it's a combination of the weight (although my F150 weighs almost 6K with me in it) and weight distrubtion. We had an 02 Excursion (V10, 4x4, 3.73s) for a while and it did great too, but would spin tires easier than the Expeditions.
I've found crew cabs with a little more weight to the rear do better in snow than regular cabs. And SUV's as a rule do better than trucks because the weight is more evenly distributed. A 1991 Cherokee I used to own was the best snow vehicle I've ever driven. Of course adding a cap to a truck puts some weight on the back and helps too.
Was in a fair amount in Colorado in November. More than a foot deep over 10,000'
Took mine out to try out the new tires, figured I detailed it the week we get a foot of snow. Not many days in the 60’s in Jan, didn’t think 3 days later we would have a foot of snow, but made for a nice picture.
I drive a city bus, snow days aren’t in my vocabulary. It would be nice if it was. My ranger with a set of duras was amazing in the snow. Second gear and 4lo it was amazing.
Took mine out to try out the new tires, figured I detailed it the week we get a foot of snow. Not many days in the 60’s in Jan, didn’t think 3 days later we would have a foot of snow, but made for a nice picture.
This is probably the best looking F-150 Ford has ever produced. Nice truck man!
01-17-2019, 11:47 AM
