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Snow Wheeling Tips n Tricks

Discussion in 'Off-Roading & Trails' started by llamasmurf, Dec 9, 2019.

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How deep have you had your rig in snow?

  1. Up to the hood!

    13 vote(s)
    9.0%

  2. Over the tires

    41 vote(s)
    28.3%

  3. Was dragging my rear diff, I swear!

    62 vote(s)
    42.8%

  4. It got in the treads of the my tires I think

    29 vote(s)
    20.0%
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  1. Dec 21, 2019 at 7:08 AM
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    Here is @Marc70 puttin work breakin trail on our trip yesterday.

    :cookiemonster:

     
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    llamasmurf, Dec 21, 2019
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  2. Dec 21, 2019 at 9:08 AM
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    Damn that rig looks like fun
     
    PasswordIsTaco123, Dec 21, 2019
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  3. Dec 23, 2019 at 5:12 AM
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    Nice. Where in Ontario yall from? We should do an international snow wheeling trip sometime :D
     
    SR-71A, Dec 23, 2019
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  4. Dec 23, 2019 at 6:01 AM
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  5. Dec 23, 2019 at 6:19 AM
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    SR-71A, Dec 23, 2019
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  6. Dec 23, 2019 at 9:10 PM
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    Snow wheeling is my favorite too. I like 10psi, siped mud tires and lockers. Always carry something to inflate tires, a snow shovel and starting fluid or something to reset a bead isn't a bad idea. The winch, snatch block, extra chain and tow strap never leave my truck. snow.jpg
     
    Buschman, Dec 23, 2019
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  7. Dec 24, 2019 at 7:30 AM
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    Awesome pic, thanks @Buschman :fistbump:

    10 PSI is the golden zone I have worked out as well. :rolleyes:



    o_O

    So far of the 6 who have voted over the hood, only 2 have manned up and posted the images to support it!~:anonymous:
     
    llamasmurf, Dec 24, 2019
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  8. Dec 24, 2019 at 9:50 AM
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    That is so sweet ! What tires are you running for that??
     
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  9. Dec 26, 2019 at 8:51 AM
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    They are just 285 75 16 BFG KM2's. It was one of those perfect snow days, light dry powder! Every snow trip isn't like that one unfortunately.
     
    Buschman, Dec 26, 2019
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  10. Dec 26, 2019 at 8:56 AM
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    That is one of the things I love about snow wheeling so much. You have to check it every single time you get in it, it changes day to day.

    Makes it much more difficult, and challenging :cookiemonster:
     
    llamasmurf, Dec 26, 2019
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  11. Dec 26, 2019 at 8:56 AM
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    I voted:

    *It got in the treads of the my tires I think

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    Tocamo, Dec 26, 2019
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  12. Dec 26, 2019 at 8:59 AM
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    :hattip:

    Honest vote with pic to back it up.:thumbsup:

    Looked like a beautiful day to wheel in it. :rolleyes:
     
    llamasmurf, Dec 26, 2019
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  13. Feb 4, 2020 at 6:41 AM
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    Totally forgot to post this after my trip a few weekends ago.. Never seen anything like it before. Breaking trail through 4-12 inches of really icy, fresh, powdery snow all morning. Only made it 20 ish miles before I noticed a loss of power which was a shitty feeling that far away from anyone or anything haha. Ended up taking the intake hose off which helped a lot. I can only figure the snow was so fluffy that it circulated up around the wheel well liner and into the intake

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  14. Feb 4, 2020 at 6:44 AM
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    Oh and another win for the Maxtrax solo recovery, plus a shot from this past weekend :D

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  15. Feb 4, 2020 at 6:46 AM
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    Holy crap!@

    That is an intense amount of snow on your air filter! :anonymous:


    Snorkel time?

    I had a similar issue when I did this




    I should have stopped and turned my snorkel intake around backwards, but I did not. My air filter did not look that bad but it was covered in snow.
     
    llamasmurf, Feb 4, 2020
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  16. Feb 4, 2020 at 7:10 AM
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  17. Feb 4, 2020 at 7:13 AM
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    :eek:

    Those are some amazing shots!

    You know its intense snow wheeling when people are wearing snow shoes :fistbump:
     
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  18. Feb 4, 2020 at 7:13 AM
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  19. Feb 4, 2020 at 7:16 AM
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  20. Feb 4, 2020 at 7:21 AM
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    Every few years I get a good snow day like this. Last snow day I had that was anything close to this was probably 2013. In the same area too.


    I was at 3-4 psi. These trails were dug up with ruts so there was no big risk of blowing beads off. However I did blow and bead off and bend a wheel on a tree lol. Nothing a hammer didn’t fix on the spot.
     
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