Truck slipping down icy driveway. 6 speed.

12 years of parking my 86 with a seized ebrake taught me to leave it in R and 4lo if it was steep. I never had it walk away once.

 

A wheel chock similar to this, or something with cleats on the bottom would probably work.

But would be a PITA to deal with. Your truck would roll forward into it, so you’d either have to back up, or drive over it then hop out to pick it up.

 

Clean all the junk out of your garage and park there

 

Hahah this is an option I might have to take. I use my garage as a workshop and it would be a pain to have to park in there, but I do have things laid out so its possible if need be.

 

Try using nitrogen instead of oxygen in your tires.

 

I got the tires put on at Costco so they have nitrogen in them. It that I think it would make much of a difference other then not changing pressure as much when the temp changes.

 

Thanks! This is a great video explaining parking in 4h. Essentially having the truck in 4hi transfers the parking brake power to the front wheels through the drive train, so you get double the parking power. This makes me feel much better as long as I park in 4 hi.

 

Did this just slide (wheels not turning) down the driveway, because you parked on a good layer of ice?

Or did it roll down the driveway ?

Realize you may not know since you didn't see it happen, but worth asking. 'Cause it means different answers needed for prevention of it happening again

 

I have only heard of that happening one other time in my life, about 30 years ago my buddies parents 4 Runner slid down the driveway and into the yard.

 

You could see the rear tires skid marks so pretty sure it skidded. Park brake was on right too.

 

Buy more underwear.

 

So with an open front differential, would the parking brake in 4hi only give you braking action in one of the front wheels?

 

Clear the ice. My buddy went to work like usual one day when it was icy. Everybody parked like normal. When they came out for lunch every car was stacked up against one another on the low side of the parking lot.

If it slides sideways, nothing you can do there's just not enough traction to park. If slides longitudinally parking in 4wd will help but if all four tires slide then again there's just not enough traction to park.

 

No. In this instance for one to roll the other must spin in the opposite direction. You're getting grip from both.

 

If the wheels were not turning, your options are more limited.

Not parking on ice is the big deal here. You can spin some really heavy stuff around on ice with little pressure, as I'm sure you know.

 

I'll definitely be more diligent about putting ice melt down and being careful where I park now. I was sliding down the driveway myself when I went to get in the truck.

 

lol what? Nitrogen is useless unless you drive a race car or an airplane.

 

Is this a Friday post or what?

 

All tires are inflated with nitrogen - about 78%. Most of us don't even have to pay extra.

 

I would think there would be tire tracks or skid marks