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I know rear 2WD are still being made but it was my impression that they were bought by people where the weather rarely gets cold. Now, I don't live anywhere near as brutal as Michigan, but there's no way I get up my hill in rear wheel drive even in a light snowstorm. Wife's caregiver with a rear-wheel pickup she bought when living in Los Angeles learned this lesson when she got stuck this morning. And on dry roads, I frequently "lay a patch" (as we said back in the 1960s), and not because I'm some young hot rodder (age 70).
The problem lies in your right foot, not the truck.
In the early 60's , before 4wd, a neighbor had a long farm driveway that was slightly downhill. Every morning the bed of his truck would be filled with 10 gallon milk cans on his daily trip to the creamery. However, one emptied, it was impossible for him to make it back up the driveway on most days in winter.
He had to fill about 5 or 6 empty milk cans with water so he could make it back home.........despite having a good well on the farm and not needing the water.
W/O adding weight in the bed of a 2wd, they are worthless in winter conditions.
Man. I've been doing it all wrong then. I now have two 2WD F150s and have yet to get stuck in either of them (in honesty I've had the new one less than two weeks). That includes getting caught in a surprise sleet storm near Altoona a few years ago and, and a couple weeks later, an unpredicted snowstorm in the same area. Then there was Snowmageddon here a few years ago, I was out and about when others still hadn't shoveled. Of course I have really good snow tires on that truck and also know how to drive in winter conditions.
Growing up in very rural NWPA all cars (with only a couple exceptions like the Olds Toronado) were RWD and 4WD on pickups was rare.
4WD is something people have convinced themselves they "need" when they really don't. And they rarely, if ever, even use it.
Man. I've been doing it all wrong then. I now have two 2WD F150s and have yet to get stuck in either of them (in honesty I've had the new one less than two weeks). That includes getting caught in a surprise sleet storm near Altoona a few years ago and, and a couple weeks later, an unpredicted snowstorm in the same area. Then there was Snowmageddon here a few years ago, I was out and about when others still hadn't shoveled. Of course I have really good snow tires on that truck and also know how to drive in winter conditions.
Growing up in very rural NWPA all cars (with only a couple exceptions like the Olds Toronado) were RWD and 4WD on pickups was rare.
4WD is something people have convinced themselves they "need" when they really don't. And they rarely, if ever, even use it.
I will repeat...........without adding weight to the bed of a 2wd..........they are worthless in winter.
I do not believe you had no problem driving in winter .....with out adding weight to the bed of a 2wd.....
The problem lies in your right foot, not the truck.
Uh, no, my heavy foot went on a diet circa 1966 and has been a light foot ever since.
Seems there are diametrically-opposed opinions here regarding the value of a rear wheel 2WD pickup in snowy weather. Comforting to know that some have had the same negative experiences as me.
Nice how you never addressed my point of.........adding weight.......
Why should I address it? I have never had to, which was what I said, although I do have sandbags ready if I think I should need them. I will cop to having a couple dozen full body goose decoys and a cart in the back some days.
You then called me a liar. Or did you forget that part?
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