Extremely happy with 100 in the snow/ice (Atlanta)

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I can go through any road conditions in my LX. Glad you got to experience some adverse conditions. I will say though, that on a snowy road airing down hurts you. If it were pure ice, I guess it would help in a short-term bind. On another note I was in the sand in Cape Cod where the sand is super soft. A 4x4 national park ranger was stuck in the sand (and they are trained in sand driving), and we were a long way from civilization. I tried to pull him out, but he said that they weren't allowed to have civilians do that for liability reasons....so I sat and watched him dig and sweat for 90 minutes...haha. Good thing that cop was smarter.
 
Cfbrenton1 said:
I will say though, that on a snowy road airing down hurts you. If it were pure ice, I guess it would help in a short-term bind.
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Airing down helps in snow in just about every situation. If your driving in just a few inches and you know the road/trail is not iced, don't air down. Otherwise, air down. If there's ice under the snow, the last thing you want to do is cut through it.
 
Houston was hit hard as well and my 100 rocked!:p

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MT Dweller said:
What are you going to cook up in the BGE? I love mine...
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Good eye. Our secondary mission (other than taking doctors to hospitals and rescuing police officers) was getting supplies for a neighborhood party. The BGE delivered a nice brisket yesterday.
 
Around here for the snowy roads, people like less wide tires for on-road snow. If you are off road, blasting through two-feet of snow and snow drifts, that's what we would air down for. I can also say that my wide tires on my BMW are terrible and the snows they put on them are much less wide (and uglier).

And wait...I live in the snowiest part of the country outside of the Rocky Mountains, and you live in Atlanta? What do you know about snow! Haha just kidding. I am glad your beast was able to get you through and help others.
 
Cfbrenton1 said:
Around here for the snowy roads, people like less wide tires for on-road snow. If you are off road, blasting through two-feet of snow and snow drifts, that's what we would air down for. I can also say that my wide tires on my BMW are terrible and the snows they put on them are much less wide (and uglier).

And wait...I live in the snowiest part of the country outside of the Rocky Mountains, and you live in Atlanta? What do you know about snow! Haha just kidding. I am glad your beast was able to get you through and help others.
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For sure, varied conditions warrant varied setups. But, comparing those wide, performance street tires on the BMW at 40psi (guessing) to BFGs at 22psi - netting the same footprint, is apples and oranges. A flexible tire - lower psi - allows the lugs and sipes to move/open & close as the tires rolls over the snow.

And keep in mind - we had 3" of powder sitting on .5-1" of solid ice. Cutting through the snow to reach the ice was not going to help.

Oh, and I moved here from NY. ;-)
 
philthyphil said:
I would have never guessed that from your member name...;p
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Brilliant! Lol now it all makes sense... I've never driven in east coast snow, but around Tahoe I constantly hear 'black ice' from locals. (I've done some nice 360* with lucky outcomes on it too!) Does the east coast use that term so generally as well?
 
The term is used nationally where the phenomenon occurs. I rolled and got ejected from one of these fine vehicles in the middle of nowhere Wyoming on the stuff. No fault of the vehicle, operator error.
 
Up here in MN we were hit with another snow storm this past weekend. We had some light snow (maybe 4-6") and then the wind picked up to about 40 mph. I had to run out to my buddy's place in the country to drop something off for him. It was so bad it was white-out conditions. The snow was blowing across the roads and drifting up to over 3-4 feet in some places. So, like a responsible adult I immediately returned to the safety of my house and fetched my teenage son, a shovel, a tow strap, and some fresh cookies Mom just made. We jumped in the 60 and went snow drift pounding! The snow was light and fluffy so busting through 4 ft drifts was no match for the truck. It was a blast. We saved a young lady stuck in a ditch. We were men among boys out there that day!

We are used to snow and ice but it's still a hassle this year. I feel bad for the people in the South that don't have the fantastic road clearing crews and equipment we have up here. They are amazing. We got another 7" today and they had it all cleared by mid-afternoon.

Have fun and be safe gentlemen!
 
Don't let people from north of you tell you they can drive on ice either. Just witness a morning commute in here Denver -- and Denver is flat -- where the city doesn't treat the roads the night before a storm. It's terrible. Add hills, minivans/prius' and stop lights at the top of those hill, and the backup from that concoction can be miles long.
 
I agree with runtherabbit. Most of the vehicles you see in the ditches up here are trucks. Invincible, or so they think. You try to tell people that 4WD gets you going OK, but doesn't do a darn thing to help in the processing of stopping!
 
Lillopad said:
You try to tell people that 4WD gets you going OK, but doesn't do a darn thing to help in the processing of stopping!
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I was explaining just that to a doctor I was taking to the hospital. She asked "How are you able to stop and they (the SUVs, trucks in the ditch, up against the curbs) couldn't?" I said "I can't either. But I'm going 6 mph, and won't need to stop... There's an old rule in mountain biking and 4-wheeling, when on technical descents: 'The speed you start the descent with, is the slowest you're going to go".

Just last night - yep, with 90% of the ice gone - I was taking my daughter home from practice, explaining how people get in trouble in these conditions - thinking the roads are fine... Just then, we rounded a curve and saw the blue lights of 3 police cars, and an Explorer stuffed in a ditch. I said "... then that happens".

I offer to pull it out. The cop was glad - didn't have to wait for a wrecker. He told the woman (a very cool, 40-something black woman) that there may be damage to your vehicle..." I told her "I'm not a professional, but am an experienced redneck" She laughed and said "I trust him officer".
 
Nothing grabs ice on the road like studded tires! I had a "sports car" when the blizzards came through. Cruiser was unstoppable with studded general grabber at2 in size 275/65/18. The Jeep was INCREDIBLE in the snow with studded cooper courser msr in size 31 x 10.5

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I lived in MN for 7 years and everyone there swears they can drive in the snow just fine, but many overestimate their abilities and go to fast which can have a bad result if they fail to predict the need to stop as this video from the other day demonstrates on I-35. (Don't watch with volume, there is a buzzing sound).

http://youtu.be/PzR3lzvnV9Q
 
Great vid, Gman! Thanks for posting the link!
 
Manhattan said:
So, I parked the highly modified, locked, winch-equiped, lifed CJ... and set out in the 100 - 'cause I wanted to make it.
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I am not one that engages in 'my dog is bigger than your dog'; but since you own both, and stated it so matter of factly - well, it made me chuckle.


Great pic and more importantly - you're out there doing good things for those in need in your community. Good on you.


Take care
 
The south is going to get 2-4" of snow this week. After the last snow storm, I am thoroughly impressed with the handling and capability of the 100.

For those who drive in snow, and solid sheets of ice. Is having the CDL locked a good idea? I had the CDL unlocked and VSC on, the back end came around and I went to counter steer and the truck shot sideways. I just about spun out. I'm not a fan of it when you slide, but what says mud? I prefer counter steering with no intervention, but in the event of a spin out at 40mph, what's the best way to handle it? I am somewhat familiar with driving in the snow/ice, but certainly not a pro. I just want to figure out what the best setup is for avoiding a pile up.
 
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