Student Driver

Lucky they missed the pole.

Winter driving must not be one of strong suits..



Sirscrapalot - Snowbank + Spin = lol.

I load transformers in the back of mine in a box when its needed

I used to put a full 4'x8' sheet of 1/2" steel plate in the box of my 2wd pickup for the winter. Bolted it down, though. Didn't want it to slice thru the cab if I had an accident!!

Jon.

Originally Posted by MattInTheHat

I worked with someone who went one step further, it was cut to fit around the wheel wells and such. Said he could plow almost anything with it.

I plowed the roads for years with a two wheel drive truck that had 20,000 lbs of sand sitting over the driven wheels. Four wheel drive is for pu**ies ! ;-)

Originally Posted by NHscrapman

I have watched a one ton with a 9 ft fisher, SS sander fully loaded, in park, slide down roads with the plow down to the ground essentially plowing by itself.
I have watched tractors with hydro static clutches do the same thing blade on the ground and she starts rolling away.
Grade plays a huge factor in using 4 wheel drive, we have "extremley" steep grades on our routes and I'm going to tell ya, No 4 wheel and you ain't gonna make it one season here. I don't care how many flat roads you have plowed and for how many years you've done it.

< Gentle laughter > I was just being playful bro.

When you're running the little pickup trucks four wheel drive is a necessity for plowing.

I was running heavy metal. An eleven foot Frink on the front and an eight foot wing plow with TEN tons of sand over the driven wheels. The key thing is to maintain your momentum when you're plowing uphill. It takes a little bit of skill but if you know how to run a ten speed the steep grades aren't too much of a problem.

The thing that frigs you up is when the vehicle up ahead of you loses traction and you have to come to a complete stop halfway up the hill. It's iffy about getting a re-start. More often than not you have to back down the hill with the sander on to get some traction.

From what i've seen two wheel drive is pretty much the standard for most municipal and state trucks that plow the roads. I did run one that had a button on the shifter for engaging the differential lock but i didn't like the feel of it. A posi track rear end pushes your truck straight when you're trying to make a turn. Too easy to get into a mess that way ....

Originally Posted by pjost

I like to put about 800lbs of sand bags in the trunk of my front wheel drive car.
Works good!

Man I hope that's a joke......

Twenty miles per hour is the golden rule for me. As long as i stay under that speed i can drive through most anything safely.

I wonder if it was the student or the teacher that put the car in the ditch.

Those that can't .... teach ?

Originally Posted by Scrappah

Twenty miles per hour is the golden rule for me. As long as i stay under that speed i can drive through most anything safely.

I wonder if it was the student or the teacher that put the car in the ditch.

Those that can't .... teach ?

Can't drive in snow?

Sirscrapalot - Bring it! - The Rock

Originally Posted by Sirscrapalot

Can't drive in snow?

Sirscrapalot - Bring it! - The Rock

Yeah that was my thought. Teacher can't drive in snow and put the car in a ditch ?

Gawd .... lesson 1 ought to be how to do power slides out in the middle of an abandoned parking lot somewhere. It gives you a good feel for how to recover when you're sliding out of control.

Besides .... it's wicked fun !

Watch out, Scrappah!! I'm sure Patriot would have something to say to you about that last sentence!! ;>)

In the trunk of the front wheel drive car.....I get a laugh at those who don't understand the physics of where to put the weight... The other side of that is the people who put a couple of 15 lb sandbags over the rear axle in their pickup. Or still others who do the same with two--12" diameter rounds of firewood...again, probably totalling 15 lbs each... Gads, the HUGE increase in traction!!!

Jon.