Forum Discussion
JiminDenver wrote:
I always see commercials and videos for 4x4's and think but I could drive a Buick through that, this one is no different. Powdery and not so deep is fun to play in, it's the 18-30 inch storms with heavy wet snow that weed out the wanna be's.
So that's why they used the Ford in that video then! :W:W:W:W:W:W- The only difference between reaching down and pulling the lever back a notch on our F 150 and turning the switch on the dash of the Expeditions is that the Expys will switch between 2 and 4 wheel drive automatically. They all will go into 4x4 on the fly and need to be stopped to go in to 4x4 low.
I will say that the anti slip on the 07 Expy is pretty impressive. Slick just doesn't affect it like the others. Combine that with a set of Wranglers and you can't tell the difference between dry and ice. It just goes when you hit the gas. - As I've posted before, my '97 as always been reliable as far as 4x4 functionality. The switch has always worked. The only repeated issues I've heard of dealt with the vacuum switches on Fords and Chevys that didn't get used enough.
Fast Mopar wrote:
Cool video, but having lived in SD for 23 years and spending a lot of time driving in conditions like that, the video is not very realistic. Often times the snow is heavy and wet, as opposed to fluffy and powdery as shown in the video. He was driving fast to maintain momentum and to look good on video, but in situations like that, you have to be ready for hidden obstacles such as logs and rocks that can tear things up. Sometimes you just need chains to get through, compensating for those smooth riding highway tires. Many times an electric winch can be your best friend when you get bogged down and high centered and are far away from civilization and the temp is -30 F. Sometimes you turn the switch to 4Lo and it does not engage.
But, hey, it makes a cool video.
Well, they are in Colorado at high elevations. Having grown up in the Pacific NW, and living in Utah now, the snow is a lot different!
Have you had any issues with a new model 4x4 failing to switch in to 4 wd or 4-low? I know when my dad bought his first 'push button' 4x4 in the early 90's (a Chevy Suburban), he was not happy about it. Although I can't remember him ever having a problem -- mostly just didn't like the idea. I did have one problem w/ a mid-90's Jeep Cherokee and a wire coming off that stopped the front axle from engaging (got me real good and stuck one time!)
But I have owned a 2000 or newer push button 4x4 since, well, about 2000, and can't recall a single instance of failure to engage. Just wondering if anyone has ever had a problem on a newer model 4x4?- I always see commercials and videos for 4x4's and think but I could drive a Buick through that, this one is no different. Powdery and not so deep is fun to play in, it's the 18-30 inch storms with heavy wet snow that weed out the wanna be's.
MM49 wrote:
The fish is easily impressed.
MM49
Don't see a lot of snow in south Texas- The fish is easily impressed.
MM49 dreeder wrote:
I doubt anyone is being fooled, most of us know that any of the trucks could pull that off but it doesn't matter, still looks like alot of fun.
Yes. However, what wasn't in the video was any sort of ascent in those conditions. Seems odd that here in the Rocky Mountains where you are almost always going up or down that the video only showed what appeared as mildly flat. Add hills and the story would change a lot.
Here is video of us out in very similar conditions with OHVs but add in the inclines. I saw a lot of SxSs and ATVs get stuck or had forward momentum stopped frequently that day because of the snow with an ascent. Video opens at an area where there was a hill that could not be navigated. We had to turn around.
COATV Ride in Central City, CO on New Year's Day 2015- The closest thing I can get to the snow running video is a mud sloppin pot hole infested roads that I travel on from time to time.
dreeder wrote:
Yea I am thinking it is typical traction control that uses the brakes to limit wheel spin. I am sure it sorta works but I think I far prefer upgraded differential systems to transfer torque.
I imagine the auto 4 works the same way as the auto 4 on the Chevy's and Rams. Senses wheel slip and provides power to the non slipping tires.
