Driving in 2 feet of snow

[FRAWLZLINE]

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[Bear Hunter]

In my experience (Wisconsin) it seems usually the snow is hard packed on a trail where a decently wide tire may keep you on top or deep and soft where you need to cut through. The Gladiator goes better then any other vehicle I have owned or ridden in. However, there are limits. Even with chains you can only push so much snow. At some point traction wont help if you try pushing hard drifted snow banks you will not make it. I have also had bad experiences with chains on other vehicles in terms of damaging fenders etc. I agree that running in the snow is so much FUN!

 

[SightsOfIron]

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[dcmdon]

Did you turn traction control off to keep your momentum up?

This is a mixed blessing.

Last year, I was stuck in the snow with the TC off and the rear axle of my Mojave (no locking front)

My problem was the only wheel with decent traction was one of the fronts.

So I turned all the electronic nannies back on and actually put it in 4H Auto and the BLD did its thing by braking one front wheel. This transferred torque to the one front with good traction, which got me right out.

In other cases keeping wheel speed up is the key.

Bottom line is if you are stuck, keep trying different things.

Someone above mentioned airing down. This can help. But depending on the snow it can hurt also. Are you trying to float or dig down to the pavement underneath?

Finally, nothing beats real snow tires. I put Nokian snows on my truck this year after not being able to keep up with my wife in her car in the snow.

Last year my truck was better when be got 2 ft of fresh snow because of my ground clearance. (The OEM Falken AT3s were surprisingly good. If I didn't spend the winter actually chasing snow, I'd probably have left them on). Her car was better once it was packed down because of her tires. Now I've got the tires and it's fantastic. Only 1 storm so far, but it was a good one.

 

[WILDHOBO]

This is a mixed blessing.

Last year, I was stuck in the snow with the TC off and the rear axle of my Mojave (no locking front)

My problem was the only wheel with decent traction was one of the fronts.

So I turned all the electronic nannies back on and actually put it in 4H Auto and the BLD did its thing by braking one front wheel. This transferred torque to the one front with good traction, which got me right out.

In other cases keeping wheel speed up is the key.

Bottom line is if you are stuck, keep trying different things.

Someone above mentioned airing down. This can help. But depending on the snow it can hurt also. Are you trying to float or dig down to the pavement underneath?

Finally, nothing beats real snow tires. I put Nokian snows on my truck this year after not being able to keep up with my wife in her car in the snow.

Last year my truck was better when be got 2 ft of fresh snow because of my ground clearance. (The OEM Falken AT3s were surprisingly good. If I didn't spend the winter actually chasing snow, I'd probably have left them on). Her car was better once it was packed down because of her tires. Now I've got the tires and it's fantastic. Only 1 storm so far, but it was a good one.

4H Auto is amazing in snow. Truly amazing. I’ll never have another one without it. Living in a warm climate, I’d never use it. But here I use it daily in the winter.

 

[Escape.idiocracy]

Nice!...Do you find any use for OFF-Road+ in 4wd in this kind of snow? I would think it would help as it detunes traction and stability control, but it has only snowed once here since I got my Mojave and it was too new -lol, for me to test it then, I was still learning to (constantly) put it into 4wh/4wl back then - LOL.

I tried the off-road+ and didn’t like it. Tried the 4-low “duck” mode thing too and do not understand what it brings to the table….

I do see great value in being able to disable traction, ess, all the nanny stuff in 4-high….

 

[dcmdon]

I do see great value in being able to disable traction, ess, all the nanny stuff in 4-high….

Just do realize that if you don't have a Rubicon (locking front and rear diffs) those nanny's can get you unstuck with the BLD.

 

[Imbuere]

Imagine having 40s and having to ask this question.

 

[Curt Oz]

You can do what I did last year.
Buy the biggest snowblower you can find and it will never snow again.
I have yet to use this sucker.

 

[dcmdon]

You can do what I did last year.
Buy the biggest snowblower you can find and it will never snow again.
I have yet to use this sucker.

I'm in a similar situation.

I just replaced a 25 year old blower with a 2 year old Toro that I stole. Not really. It didn't run. I was 99% sure the carb needed to be cleaned. So I scooped it up for $350.

I drained and replaced the gas, cleaned the carb, and replaced the spark plug and it fired on the first pull once I put it back together.

 

[AyeCantSeeYou]

Sorry, it looks like a DUCK!

I never saw the "duck" on that thing until now. ?

 

[NCIC105]

Issue with the driveway/house position is how the wind packed it in and where it put it. Photo below is 2 police SUV's getting stuck yesterday. They brought in a tow truck to get them out. Top of the hill the snow was up above my knees just due to how the wind built the drift.

Did you give ‘em coffee and let them stay in the warm until the tow truck arrived. ?

 

[keithcroshaw]

My wife’s Subarus have always done better than my Jeeps in the snow. 2 feet would bury her though lol.

 

[FrankFrqnkFrank]

i used this fine toro on a driveway with a 10% incline

 

[Gvsukids]

I have loved the Falken Wildpeak AT'S Rubicon take off tires. If the 35's weren't so damn heavy. I'd go that route when I lift it. But looking at the Recon Grappler instead when it does get lifted.
The Falken tires have been pretty much bulletproof for what I do.

I swapped my M/T with the A/T this winter and have seen an improvement in traction. So I look forward to having them into the spring and maybe though summer.

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