new GMC 1500 2x4. No one needs 4x4 anyway
Got wife 2018 GMC 1500. No one but famers,ranchers, ult. company, cops, logers, and people up in Canada need 4x4, just something saleman sell people who have good credit anyway. Waist of money.
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In slippery snow and ice/ mud/wet grass conditions tires are a huge factor. The right tread pattern, winter rated tires for snow and ice make a huge difference in 2WD and 4WD vehicles.
Kind of like those idiotic tug of war videos we sometimes see. There not so much about which engine has the most power, they're more about which truck can put that power to the road surface...best...in other words which tire affords the best traction.
If you don't have traction than power just spins the tire and all that engine power energy just dissipates in a cloud of tire smoke.
I've always told my kids to be sure they have top notch tires on their vehicles..because when you think about it, all you have between you and the road surface is an area similar to 4 hand palm prints...not much between 2 tons of vehicle and sometimes dangerous road conditions.
So yes, traction is essential. If you have a 4WD truck with lousy tires or a 2WD truck with excellent tires and some additional ballast weight...over the rear drive wheels...and a locking axle...or limited slip axle...I'd prefer the 2WD with the locker and ballast and excellent tires.
Kind of like those idiotic tug of war videos we sometimes see. There not so much about which engine has the most power, they're more about which truck can put that power to the road surface...best...in other words which tire affords the best traction.
If you don't have traction than power just spins the tire and all that engine power energy just dissipates in a cloud of tire smoke.
I've always told my kids to be sure they have top notch tires on their vehicles..because when you think about it, all you have between you and the road surface is an area similar to 4 hand palm prints...not much between 2 tons of vehicle and sometimes dangerous road conditions.
So yes, traction is essential. If you have a 4WD truck with lousy tires or a 2WD truck with excellent tires and some additional ballast weight...over the rear drive wheels...and a locking axle...or limited slip axle...I'd prefer the 2WD with the locker and ballast and excellent tires.
