We don't need no stinkin 4X4 honey !
Wife and I upgraded our tow vehicle a few months back from a 150 SuperCrew to a 2016 F250 CC gaser 2 wheel drive. We test drove 2 identical trucks. One a 2wheel drive and the other a 4 wheel drive. My...
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Boat ramps, wet grass, light snow.....I've been stuck in all of them in my old 2 wheel drive truck ('04 Chevy 2500HD). The truck was originally an open rear differential. That was a real sweetheart getting torque only to one wheel. One time I was stuck on an algae covered boat ramp and this 'helpful' fisherman asks "ain't that got four wheel drive?". Oh geez, I guess I just forgot to engage it :S That was so frustrating to see one wheel with traction but the wheel on the slickest surface spinning like mad. After that trip I found a limited slip differential and installed that which helped quite a bit.
The last time I got stuck in the fall of 2015 towing the camper I told the wife I was done with 2WD and the truck would be for sale when I got home. She didn't believe me until she saw the sign in the window and the new (to me) truck in the driveway.
Towing capacity doesn't mean squat if the truck can't even move itself in slippery conditions.
The last time I got stuck in the fall of 2015 towing the camper I told the wife I was done with 2WD and the truck would be for sale when I got home. She didn't believe me until she saw the sign in the window and the new (to me) truck in the driveway.
Towing capacity doesn't mean squat if the truck can't even move itself in slippery conditions.
