First time in the snow with my Taco...Yikes!!!

Amen Brother!

 

Nice! Let me know how they are in this part of the world! Haha

 

new tires and weight in the bed will make a world of difference. A sand bag or 2 from home depot are cheap and you can them keep around for more then one year. Don't be afraid to put in 4wd if you have too.

 

I didn't read all these posts but for snow and ice, keep it in 4 wheel drive and go slow! Speed is the one common denominator that will get you into trouble in adverse driving conditions. In my neck of the woods if you are in the mountains legally you are suppose to have chains available as well. If I need chains and 4 wheel drive, it's time to park it!

 

That's my favorite time to drive!! I love to be out in feet of snow cruising around! I'll go out just for a drive at midnight when we are getting snow and no plows are out.

 

QFT.

 

Same here. Puts a smile on my face. Very capable this thing

 

tacomas are horrible in the snow, best bet is to park it until it melts.

 

TIL this means'quoted for truth' but is way funnier if you think 'quit f*cking talking.'

 

LOL. Yeah, that's funny. Like quit fucking talking, nothing else needs to be said.

 

You have 4x4 use it!I always laugh at the guys bragging about how far they get in 2 wheel drive when they have 4x4.We just started getting snow it's gonna get worst some mornings I am 1st truck in and I will go threw 12-20in of snow some drifts go over my hood!!I love it!Duratracs or Safari tsr same tire!!

 

Nice

 

We get hardly any snow....ice on the other hand is another story. Good tires and about 250-300lbs of concrete pavers, about 6 of them work wonders.

 

here's how i'm keeping sandbags in place over the axle... otherwise they slide around on me

junkyard tires

 

Adrenaline is fun stuff but body damage isn't.

Once you get used to the traction control it's impressive. Slush and ice are the two times I don't have all the control I want. Slush is the worst. The only remedy I've found is more tread and less speed.

4WD Hi mode won't hurt your truck. It's part time 4X4. Every week I drive to the ski area and 50 miles of that drive is in 4wd unless the road is consistently dry and bare. I did the same in my Jeep (part time 4x4) for 10 years. When I sold it at 160k mi it had never had any mechanical problems related to the 4WD.

Rear weight helps, especially in standard cabs. (In DCabs there's more weight over the rear axle.)

If you don't have a tonneau and don't already carry stuff in the bed, consider 2 alternative ways of adding weight:

3/4 tank of gas minimum: 100 lbs. 1 tube sand: 50 lbs. Total: 150 lbs, the minimum to make any difference IMO.

3 tubes sand: 150 lbs. (In a pinch you can slice open the sealed rubber tube and use it for sanding the road as a traction aid.)

Personally I fill up my DCab often and carry my chains and tools under the tonneau; no sand. Keeping fueled up in winter is a good idea. And you'll have a big supply of fresh fuel for your generator when the power goes out.

 

Not sure why people are afraid to put there truck in 4WD.
If there is any amount of snow/ice on the ground and its slippery,
The truck goes into 4WD.
The idea is to prevent a mishap, not get out of one after the fact.
I installed a set of Goodyear Duratracs on my truck shortly after new.
They are an all-terrain tire that is actually Snow Rated.
Have been very happy with them, no problems. No extra weight in truck.
Those and smart driving are all you need for this:

 

Kind of thought the whole idea behind 4 wheel drive was for adverse driving conditions. Not sure why someone wouldn't use it just in case. Added insurance! After all, I paid extra for it, why not use it?

 

may be concerned a paved road isn't slick enough to allow slipping and thus cause binding, which could lead to catastrophic damage to your vehicle
... that could be one reason
there's been times where I'm going down a very windy paved road that has only patches of ice here and there, and I don't throw it in 4wd, cause it's still predominantly dry and the next S-turn could put a serious hurting on things

 

X2

After a new snow of any significance I'll go out early and just drive around and play. If I have the day off however...I'm throwing the boards in the bed grabbing the coffee as heading somewhere with even more snow.

Ya. These trucks really do suck huh

 

In case you find yourself prevaricating about whether to switch into 4x4, here's your excuse:

Go ahead and switch, you're lubricating the front end components.

I don't drive long dry stretches in H4, but I don't hesitate to engage it when conditions are even slightly frosty. I've been driving in snow since before disco.

Uphill especially, occasional patches of crystalline H2O of any form are reason enough for me to use H4 and slow down.

I believe there's no reason to be concerned that a wet paved road isn't slick enough to allow slipping and could thus cause binding and damage to your vehicle. When making tight turns in a parking lot you might feel the fronts jump but you're going slow; if it still worries you, straighten out and switch to H2 for that maneuver. But on the highway you don't turn tightly enough to cause a problem.

I've only had three 4WD vehicles and just switched to them 15 years (250,000 mi) ago, so take my advice with a grain of road salt. Binding is a concern with full-time 4WD, but not the Taco's part-time 4WD.