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    It snowed some last night....

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    Winter driving must not be one of strong suits..



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    easy, 2 wd w / 6-700 lbs sand and drive slowly!

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    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!!

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

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    Quote Originally Posted by pjost View Post
    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......

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    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 ?

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    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!!!

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    Man I hope that's a joke......
    Yes, that was my lame attempt at a joke hence the...

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    Glad I bought a car with all wheel drive!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Scrappah View Post
    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?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Scrappah View Post
    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 ?
    I can teach you how to move through the snow on a horse faster than 20 mph. I cannot do it any faster than that, so I could not teach you how. By the way, if I was limited to that speed because of snow, the truck would not get started.

    All kidding aside, regardless of who was driving, Morgan did not sleep well. I get stuck worst than that in the drive way and still have five miles to go to the paved county road, which is the third priority for plowing. Sometimes it pays to sleep in and stay at home.
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    Quote Originally Posted by sawmilleng View Post
    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.
    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.
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    You don't need all wheel drive. I have three vehicles I drive mostly- an Audi A6 quattro, a Buick LeSabre (FWD), and a RWD Chevrolet pickup. Common sense, and you'll be fine. All wheel drive just gets you going. After that, you're on your own. The first vehicles in the ditches here are 4x4 Suburbans and Subarus. People think they're invincible.

    What driving school offers near-new cars? I took mine in a 20 year old Taurus with over 250k miles. And, a lot of dents.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sirscrapalot View Post
    Can't drive in snow?

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    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 !

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