stuck on wet grass

If you have "all season" tires, they're pretty worthless. You should have a more aggressive tire on the rear when only have two wheel drive.

Do you have another vehicle? If so, how close can it get to you and still stay on good ground with traction? If it's not too far, you probably don't need much of a tug to get moving again. Any combination of ropes, tow straps and chains will work to give you a gentle tug to get the truck moving.

Do you have a set of tire chains?

Bill

Lay out planks, or other traction pads? I keep a set of cable chains in both of my trucks, which go on quickly. Perhaps a farm tractor or 4x4 truck to hook up to front tow hooks if you are a distance from a hard surface. Good luck...

Do you have the transforce at or ht? If ht, then I think a more aggressive tire may be in order. The at is a pretty good balance of traction and low road noise, as I'm sure you know the more aggressive tread you get the more hum and less service life.

Also, if you don't have some sort of limited slip or locker that is a worthwhile upgrade. 2wd diesels are known for poor traction because they are so heavy in the front and relatively light in the rear when unloaded.

I have the transforce at. Fortunately i pulled it out with my 4x4 f150. But that truck is for sale so it wont be available to me forever. I am going to keep it till the weather starts warming. Im sure this is probably due to the lack of tread depth, but it makes me wonder if the transforce at may not be the right replacement tire for me.

Any other aggresive load rated e tire out there that wears well and gets good miles?

How do you tell if your truck has a limited slip diff or an open diff? I noticed that both tires seemed like they had spun and not just one.

I've been stuck in wet grass several times. Florida's black soil turns to axle grease when it's wet.

northwest,
I understand the issue, I have a 2005 dodge diesel extra cab 2x4,

with that diesel engine, we do not need to get off the pavement if the ground is wet, do not remember how much that engine weighs, but the front will go down quick.
my truck has positive traction, both back wheels will pull, how I know is when the rear tires are a bit slick, if the pavement is wet you give it too much fuel and the rear will try to get sideways in a heart beat.

nice truck, you just have to know its limitations, good fuel mileage,

do you have tow hooks on the front, if not you need to get a set, these trucks should never have been allowed to leave the factory without tow hooks.

I have Michelins highway tread tires, ride and drive good, but not mud tires by any stretch.

NorthwestBound wrote:
I have the transforce at. Fortunately i pulled it out with my 4x4 f150. But that truck is for sale so it wont be available to me forever. I am going to keep it till the weather starts warming. Im sure this is probably due to the lack of tread depth, but it makes me wonder if the transforce at may not be the right replacement tire for me.

Any other aggresive load rated e tire out there that wears well and gets good miles?

The transforce tires are garbage. I've got them on my truck and want them to wear quickly - you can do a lot better.

I would look at Cooper AT3s, Toyo Open Country or BFG AT KO2. The BFGs probably won't wear quite as well as the first two. The Cooper ST Maxx is supposed to be a great tire too but it may be more aggressive than you want.

Drop your drive tire pressure to about 15 psi and drive out?

Who's grass are you planning to tear up with "aggressive tires" ?

call a tow service.....