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tgwright
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Sep 14, 2015

Cold Weather Towing

I am a new trailer owner. I have a 2015 Ram 2500 and an Open Range 3x 427BHS(41ft).
I am headed up through South Dakota, Wyoming, Montana and on down through Washington to Colorado in December/January.
I have lived up north for a while, but have never driven a rig like this in cold weather/snow.
Can anyone offer any driving tips for how to deal with snow and bad weather?

Thanks!

Tim
  • I towed on snow last year. 4w low range, locked in 1st, trailer sliding left and right. I do not recommend it at all.
  • It sounds like you have never driven in wintery conditions so, when it does snow or the roads are snowpacked, unhook and drive in those road conditions to get some just plain driving experience. Even those born and raised in those conditions seem to forget their driving skills as soon as the first snow hits the road. At 50 mph stopping distance will be 3x as far on snow and almost 6x on ice, plus the vehicle can do some strange gyrations, like fishtailing, spinning in circles and half circles and all kind of thrill invoking actions.