Originally Posted by
Scrappah
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 ! ;-)
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.
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