Last weekend, we took our new Lance 2285 up to Idyllwild, CA, where it snowed pretty hard. Our 200 Series performed impeccably. The RV park had steep and narrow roads leading in and out, and the roads did not get plowed. We saw Jeep Wranglers, Ford F-150s and F-250s struggle to get around and those without chains got stuck. Our LC just soldiered on. At one point, the park "ranger" was assisting RVers get unstuck and was patrolling in the park with an F-150 4x4 with chains. He told us we would get stuck too without chains. Well, with the LC in 4Lo and the traction control set, we proceeded go around the stuck RVers through the deep snow and ice.
I was most impressed when we towed our trailer out of the park. I was concerned about going down the steep icy road with 6,000 lb plus in tow. We put chains on the trailer, the LC in 4low and let the crawl control do its magic. The crawl control was noisy and busy, letting us know it was working its magic. It did get a little hairy when we had to stop on the steepest part of the slope because an F-250 was stuck on the road. The trailer wanted to jack knife but we got the rig stopped. (I think I should have been more aggressive with the trailer brake to keep the trailer in line.) After the F250 got towed out of the way, we made it down from there without any issues with the crawl control doing a great job of controlling our speed and keeping our rig on the road.
We were very impressed.
I was most impressed when we towed our trailer out of the park. I was concerned about going down the steep icy road with 6,000 lb plus in tow. We put chains on the trailer, the LC in 4low and let the crawl control do its magic. The crawl control was noisy and busy, letting us know it was working its magic. It did get a little hairy when we had to stop on the steepest part of the slope because an F-250 was stuck on the road. The trailer wanted to jack knife but we got the rig stopped. (I think I should have been more aggressive with the trailer brake to keep the trailer in line.) After the F250 got towed out of the way, we made it down from there without any issues with the crawl control doing a great job of controlling our speed and keeping our rig on the road.
We were very impressed.