truck and trailer total loss due to black ice
So it's been almost 3 weeks since we totaled our truck and fifth wheel. We were an hour from home enroute to Florida from Hamilton, Ontario when we hit black ice, lost control, went down an embankmen...
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DutchmenSport wrote:
4 wheel drive can be used at any time, on any road conditions, whether the conditions warrant it's use or not. No damage or harm will come to the vehicle for using 4 wheel drive, ever. I have learned that when using 4 wheel drive, it just feel more comfortable to run slower.
I agree this is terrible advice. Furthermore if you put it in 4x4 over 55mph you're going to have some damage also. That's in the Ford manual. Dry roads will definitely do damage.
Searching_Ut wrote:
Driving on ice is a learned skill, and you pretty much have to get it to be a reflex action to handle situations like you encountered..
Driving on ICE you're at the will of outside forces, driving in SNOW is a learned skill. Black ice you really have no control. Putting it in 4x4 is not going to help unless you get dry pavement.
