IdaD wrote:
DRW is not as good in snow, whether you're talking loose and deep or packed and icy. Problem with the former is you're punching an extra track through the snow, and problem with the latter is you've got roughly half as much pressure on the road from your rear tires due to greater surface area (same reason some guys run narrower snow tires in the winter).
SSSHHHH, don't tell my dually that. I've driving them in snow and ice for years in the mountains of Western NC, and never an issue, just recently on snow covered roads and Interstate this past Friday in 6-10" of snow and no issues.. Also driven in heavier, wetter snows in the mountains of Va and WVa. Maybe has something do with how long one has experience with driving in the snow, (almost 50 years)? I've never had an issue with a dually in the snow, but run at a lower pressure empty.
