Two wheel drive or 4x4?
Looking at purchasing a new tow vehicle and considering the pros and cons of two wheel vs four wheel drive. Which do you have and why did you make that choice?
Forum Discussion
"Now others will chime in ( waiting for Billings Montana to show up ) saying you do not need it even in winter, but man, North Dakota winters are a lot more brutal than Billings Montana winters."
Well, dang, wouldn't want you to be disappointed! Here I are!
I will admit, NoDak winters just might be a little worse than Billings winters, but how about Hungry Horse winters, 11 miles from the West entrance of Glacier National Park? I grew up there (in the 1950's), never had a 4X4. I got my first 4X4 (a 1960 Chevy half ton) in 1970. I bought it specifically for hunting on my uncle's ranch in central Montana.
When I needed a truck to tow a fifth wheel, I got a Dodge CTD 3500 long bed 4X2. It did the job just fine for nearly three years, then spent about 8 years hauling hay out of farm yards. Never got stuck. I used to put 35 bales on the truck, and about 90 to 100 bales on a flatbed trailer behind it.
Now that the horses are gone, so is the truck.
Now I have a "toy truck", not intended for hauling or towing. It is 4X4, not because I NEED it, simply because that's what I found. It has been in four wheel drive once, to verify that it works. It will probably never be in there again. Unless, of course, I put a snow plow on it (not likely).
None of my motorhomes have been 4X4, and I'm not about to attempt to drag a trailer someplace where the motorhome won't/can't go!
If you WANT a 4X4, by all means, get one. I have two of them. Not because I really NEED them, but because I simply WANT them.
Well, dang, wouldn't want you to be disappointed! Here I are!
I will admit, NoDak winters just might be a little worse than Billings winters, but how about Hungry Horse winters, 11 miles from the West entrance of Glacier National Park? I grew up there (in the 1950's), never had a 4X4. I got my first 4X4 (a 1960 Chevy half ton) in 1970. I bought it specifically for hunting on my uncle's ranch in central Montana.
When I needed a truck to tow a fifth wheel, I got a Dodge CTD 3500 long bed 4X2. It did the job just fine for nearly three years, then spent about 8 years hauling hay out of farm yards. Never got stuck. I used to put 35 bales on the truck, and about 90 to 100 bales on a flatbed trailer behind it.
Now that the horses are gone, so is the truck.
Now I have a "toy truck", not intended for hauling or towing. It is 4X4, not because I NEED it, simply because that's what I found. It has been in four wheel drive once, to verify that it works. It will probably never be in there again. Unless, of course, I put a snow plow on it (not likely).
None of my motorhomes have been 4X4, and I'm not about to attempt to drag a trailer someplace where the motorhome won't/can't go!
If you WANT a 4X4, by all means, get one. I have two of them. Not because I really NEED them, but because I simply WANT them.
