Need help from those with "Snow" experience...

Nebraska is flat as a board, so of course it's easier. Add in even a few degrees of an incline and it becomes impossible in 2WD.

Even if the OP knew how to drive in snow/ice, that's no guarantee the NDF's around him do. I envision a huge clusterfuck if you leave the house. Like has been suggested, stay home if you can.

 

No need to be a douche about it, some are more prepared with knowledge than others. OP came here for help.

 

i would drive my base 4x2 in it....it's just snow....but i have snow tires, 150 lbs of sand and 20 years of experience.

 

i would disagree. the proper tires (snow) make a world of difference.

 

how far?

 

I would not even take my 4x4 truck which has studded winter tires in those type of conditions you are experiencing,and it is not cuz my truck would not handle it. It would be the million other fools trying to do the same thing with Honda civics etc. and clogging up the highways making it impossible to go any where.

 

I would stay home if I were you. SC is not prepared for that kind of snow and there is going to be a frozen layer of ice under all that snow. Tires, weight, slow speed and 4x4 will all help, but being that you are a pre runner, stay home and stay safe.

 

I had no weight in bed and all terrains on a 2004 Prerunner in Colorado one winter. Snow was fine. Ice + hills = i got stuck.

I'd avoid getting out if possible. Otherwise, just go slow

 

thats rite dont go out if you dont have to cause their will be everybody else that does not have no reason driving in it but if you do just take it slow and easy

 

as far as i had too.

office is 7.5 miles. no worries. had to drive to Ohare a couple of yesterdays ago during a snow storm. I90 was a make your own lane because all the markings are covered sort of day. no biggie.

 

lots of folks here drive rwd all winter long, with winter tires, weight, and no problems. On the winter highways here I put the truck in 4x4, when it is icy, but just for compact snow, its not a problem. Offroad in the snow, yes, its in 4x4. That said, IMO, having a personal truck without 4 wheel drive is pointless to me.

 

I used to have a BMW 325is (rear drive) and some good snow tires. The difference between my summer tires and the snow tires was night and day. With snow tires I could go anywhere even without weight in the trunk.

With my summer tires, I was dangerous on wet pavement.

Tires, experience, and the traffic with which you share the road make huge differences even for a 2wd vehicle. However, the OP likely does not have snow tires, doesn't have experience, and the same goes for those with whom he will be sharing the road.

 

I can remember some ridiculous traffic jams caused by just one person with 2WD that couldn't get up a hill. One time I was trying to get home after a long day at work and a Ford Aerostar was in the ditch and there was 20 cars behind it on that two-lane road. I park the 1997 at the end of the line, walk up to the ditched vehicle, tell them get that thing turned around downhill, and bip bam boom you get traffic moving again. No, they were like deer in the headlights, couldn't figure out what to do. So I walk back to the truck, put it in 4HI, and zipped right on by the whole mess. Had some fava beans and a nice Chianti . . . . . .

 

No way could I have gotten home from work in tonights blizzard using 2wd..well not with massive difficulty anyway. The stock tires on my new truck are horrible compared to my old Winterforce. Cars were all over the place, people pushing them up hills. Folks around here are pretty good driving in snow, but the plows could't keep up, it was deep and a little greezy by the ocean. My road was unplowed, about 10-12" of dense granular, wind blown. Whoa. but no problem in 4wd and yeah its fun.

Anyhow, for taco 2wd- 4 good snow tires, some weight near the axle and good driving skills is perfectly fine for 90% of winter driving. Deep or Steep=4WD.

 

2WD with chains can make an ugly situation look good, but 4WD makes it so easy . . . .

 

hope you guys survived,,8-10 inches here is common,,we had that much 2 weeks into december,had ice storm later,,then lots more,,close to 2feet now.run 4 snows & about 200lbs in bed..no problems,,2wdr/4banger auto,,take time,leave space...fun in canada,,typical winter,,guys in northern states have same fun,,