Help this Texan survive the Colorado winter.

Like many posters have said....get out and practice in a safe area. 1) If you start to slide....DON"T over correct. 2) get used to the 4WD and when to use it....don't have it on on drive pavement or when in a parking lot and you are making sharp turns...you will experience Driveline binding....not good for the 4WD system. 3) Going up snowy hills is a lot easier than going down them....take your time and leave plenty of room between you and other vehicles on hills. 4) don't drive like an ass...take your time and you will be OK. 5) as someone else has said...easy on the gas and easy on the brakes. I see quite a few 4X4's/ AWD vehicles on the side of the road when we get a lot of snow....the vehicles were perfectly capable...the drivers not so much

 

If you can avoid it, don't stop on a hill. Eaaaaaasy on the gas... Leave lots of room better you and the car in front of you.

The abs, imo, applies a strong vacuum to a certain sphincter. I pump my brakes to avoid it kicking in.

Lastly, go play in a parking lot. See how the truck react to locking up there brakes...a hard turn... Gas in a turn...
Better to find out beforehand...

 

easy on gas when stopped at light/sign. Go ahead and put 200lbs in bed. If u have the $, get some extra wheels and put some good snow tires on em. Blizzak and firestone winterforce are very popular here. Wife Has
ALTIMAX™ ARCTIC by general tire. (not sure why im stuck in this font hahaha). They wear very well and aggressive open tread did ok during spring thaw when mud and snow present. Main things are go slow, remove ALL snow and ice from windows, blinkers, and lights. Roof and Hood! It will flip up or slide down onto window. Weight in bed. Kitty litter in a plastic container works great if u get stuck. Chains if you go into mountains. Shovel. I like pointed cause its usually packed under frame if u get burried. Snacks, blanket, flashlight, the usual winter car stuff. Like others said. If u approach wet or dry turn, turn off 4x4. U will feel choppy turn if u dont. thats the 4x4 saying: turn me off you wookie. I carry some h20 bibs or snow pants also. hand warmers, h20 proof winter gloves. until u have been stuck bad u wont get it. Those traction pad plank things work wonders also. I use two old 4 wheeler ramps which are 2x6 planks with a buncha hex head screws for traction. Do not tail gate.

 

Even though I drive in snow every winter and have been doing so for a couple of decades I still take the truck out in the first snowfall of the year, every year, and push it until it slides.

I find an empty parking lot and turn hard and hit the gas and start a skid. Playing with losing and regaining traction can be a lot of fun. It also means that when the truck slides in a real life scenario I already have the muscle memory or instinct to sort the truck out.

Same as anything, practice.



I do also put sand in the back of the bed. It goes into the vegetable garden in the spring.