4 Wheel Drive or not
We are buying a Heartland Bighorn 3875 FB fifth wheel which the GVRW is rated at 16,000 lbs. and the hitch weight is listed at 3010 lbs. We originally wanted to buy a Silverado 3500 4X4 long bed diese...
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GoPackGo wrote:
Having lived in snow country for a long time, I believe there is no worse vehicle in the snow then a 2WD truck (or RWD van). Because there's no weight over the drive wheels. The trucks would probably work much better if carrying a truck camper or towing a 5th wheel.
I haven't paid too much attention, but maybe those Alaska troopers are driving front wheel drive (FWD) cars these days. A FWD vehicle with good tires does extremely well in snow. In fact, when I had FWD cars, I used to put 2 real snow tires on a set of extra rims and switch them out every December, then switch back about 1 March. I could go just about anywhere in the snow. But even without snow tires, a FWD car does surprisingly well in snow or other slippery conditions, because of all the engine and transaxle weight right over the drive wheels.
You sir Nailed IT. Driving in slippery condition weight over the driving and steering wheels = a feeling of being completely hooked up. When I lock in the front diff the weight of the diesel over the drive tires is priceless for great traction and control. The challenge is to hold back throttle to not break loose but I find that pretty easy. Rwd may have its place but not for me in winter.
