2WD Ranger owners, how do you prepare for bad weather?
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2WD Ranger owners, how do you prepare for bad weather?
If I'm not mistaken, most of us who own 2WD Rangers don't switch to winter tires so we usually just stick with our all-terrains and load the bed down. I'm just curious though, what else do you folks do to prepare for snow and ice?
We had a few trees topped this past summer so we have plenty of 100+ pound logs in the backyard. I'm going to throw about 5 or 6 of them in the bed and try to situate them over the rear axle the best I can. Other than that I might pick up a pair of tire chains to be safe. So what's say you?
We had a few trees topped this past summer so we have plenty of 100+ pound logs in the backyard. I'm going to throw about 5 or 6 of them in the bed and try to situate them over the rear axle the best I can. Other than that I might pick up a pair of tire chains to be safe. So what's say you?
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Tires are the most important thing... a little extra weight in the bed will help some. But other than that just learn to drive in snow.
I've had a couple of 2wd trucks and have never really had any problems in the winter.. I always have good snow tires, and just drive carefully when the roads are slick. That's all you need.
I have a 4x4 now, but to be honest, I hardly ever use 4x4 at all in snow...
I've had a couple of 2wd trucks and have never really had any problems in the winter.. I always have good snow tires, and just drive carefully when the roads are slick. That's all you need.
I have a 4x4 now, but to be honest, I hardly ever use 4x4 at all in snow...
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I did almost 200 lbs last year in my bed but this year I have my 8.8 L/S and expo leaves so the truck beds hauling weight it a ton more. I might go more or keep it the same.
I bought a bed liner that had 2x4 holders on it that hold the sandbags in place. When and bought a 9 foot 2x6 and cut it up to fit. YEAH no more sliding sandbags.
I bought a bed liner that had 2x4 holders on it that hold the sandbags in place. When and bought a 9 foot 2x6 and cut it up to fit. YEAH no more sliding sandbags.
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A set of tire cables is a good start. A few hundred pounds in the bed will definitely help out. After running BFG AT T/A KO a couple winters (and getting stuck many times over in my RWD), I now recommend a set of four winter tires (studded if legal and required).
Even with my FX4, I get the same stuff except the tire cables.
Dave
Even with my FX4, I get the same stuff except the tire cables.
Dave
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If you deal with snow i'd definitely get a set of winter tires. I drove a 240sx for 3 years in Ottawa and had to be at work by 5am. So if it snowed at night i would have to drive thought unploughed roads. With a couple sandbags and the cheapest winters i could buy i never once got stuck and had a lot of fun in empty parking lots at 4 in the morning. Since I live in Seattle i didn't pick up any winter tires because snow is rare and doesn't last for more than a couple days to a week so i picked up a nice pair of Geolanders, i'll buy a couple sand bags and drive carefully on the few snow days we get.
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I guess it really depends on the winter that you have in your area. If you only have to deal with a few snow storms, then a good set of all-terrains will be fine if you take it easy. But if you have a long winter or lots of freezing rain and ice, then I would consider winter tires.
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The thing with all-terrain tires is that they do just fine in snow, but not so good in icy conditions. I ran all-terrains on my 4x4 the first winter I had it, and since then I've been using winter tires. It really makes a difference and personally I think it's worth the money.
I guess it really depends on the winter that you have in your area. If you only have to deal with a few snow storms, then a good set of all-terrains will be fine if you take it easy. But if you have a long winter or lots of freezing rain and ice, then I would consider winter tires.
I guess it really depends on the winter that you have in your area. If you only have to deal with a few snow storms, then a good set of all-terrains will be fine if you take it easy. But if you have a long winter or lots of freezing rain and ice, then I would consider winter tires.
To be honest, last winter was the first time I wasn't able to make it out in my Ranger. It didn't help that I didn't have any weight in the bed, but with over 3 feet of snow on the ground not even my neighbor with a 4x4 Dodge Ram was able to get out. The last winter we had like this was back in 96 as we usually just get maybe 6-8 inches two or three times a winter.
That's why a gas guzzling 4x4 pick-up wouldn't really make sense for me. Anyway, that's why I started this thread. For now, I'll just stick with my all terrains with plenty of weight in the bed. As long as we don't get a repeat of last year or 96 then I should be ok.
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