What have you done to your Land Cruiser this week? (25 Viewers)

[cims1970fj40]

It snowed for Christmas at Ft Gordon Ga (Augusta) back in 74. Was comical watching people try and drive

Still is comical

 

[MatthewMcD]

Yes. And you want ice breaker chains with a hardened V bar. Get the octopus bungie cord tensioner. Chains work in mud too,
If you think you might need 4WD then turn the hubs in now. It is 10 times easier to drive onto the chains when you can still move than to put them on when you are stuck. I can chain up the front axle of the 40 without getting wet/muddy and that's usually enough.

There is an inside and outside to chains. Put them on correctly or you can damage your tires. I cut my chains to fit with 1 extra link, no floppy bits wagging about. Make sure one of the bungie hooks is threw the chain lock so it can't pop loose. Put your chains on at least once in a nice place so you understand how to do it.

Have a several gallon bucket or bag to put them in. I have like 8 pr of cotton jersey gloves in the bucket. I pair for each wheel to put on and 1 pair to take them off.

You mention chains on the front so I think that means buy two pair so I can run chains on all four corners in the worst of it.

 

[charliemeyer007]

Correct 2 sets of fitted chains.

 

[Grayscale]

Honest question as I don't have a lot of 4WD experience. In icy conditions do you carry and use chains? (If there is a better forum for this LMK.)

I don't use the Cruiser like that, anymore. I go places, but, I'm not using the vehicle anywhere near its full potential, especially when conditions are slippery. Tire chains seems too analog, and the climate here doesn't warrant it. Lockers, Maxtrax and shovels, winches, a buddy with tow-rope, play how you want on the trail. There are tire chain laws that vary by state, so it depends on what surface you are wheeling on, if you decide on chains.

When it is icy, here, and it is those special and rare storms, you can apply the brakes and go right thru intersections in residential. It is far too risky navigating icy roads with traffic. People construct walls, or install bollards, boulder, in their front yards because when you live on corners, steering and braking doesn't always work, and who wants a car crashing into their home? Snow isn't that bad at low speeds, but, icy is really to be avoided because you won't know that you are on it until you feel the slip, when you try to brake or steer.

If you are less familiar with winter wheeling, be aware that the pile of snow on the vehicle's roof can come down all at once on the windshield and lower-style wiper arms, if you don't clear it before you start driving.

 

[clrussell]

I don't use the Cruiser like that, anymore. I go places, but, I'm not using the vehicle anywhere near its full potential, especially when conditions are slippery. Tire chains seems too analog, and the climate here doesn't warrant it. Lockers, Maxtrax and shovels, winches, a buddy with tow-rope, play how you want on the trail. There are tire chain laws that vary by state, so it depends on what surface you are wheeling on, if you decide on chains.

When it is icy, here, and it is those special and rare storms, you can apply the brakes and go right thru intersections in residential. It is far too risky navigating icy roads with traffic. People construct walls, or install bollards, boulder, in their front yards because when you live on corners, steering and braking doesn't always work. Snow isn't that bad at low speeds, but, icy is really to be avoided because you won't know that you are on it until you feel the slip, when you try to brake or steer.

If you are less familiar with winter wheeling, be aware that the pile of snow on the vehicle's roof can come down all at once on the windshield and lower-style wiper arms, if you don't clear it before you start driving.

If it’s icy my 40 stays home.

If someone smashes into my truck I’ll be much less upset than the 40.

Snow, yeah I’m taking the 40

 

[1911]

You mention chains on the front so I think that means buy two pair so I can run chains on all four corners in the worst of it.

Correct 2 sets of fitted chains.

A 40 chained up on all four wheels is pretty much unstoppable. Like @charliemeyer007 says, you want them sized correctly for your tires so that you don't tear stuff up.

Last time I had all four chained was Christmas Day of 2009. A large (for north Texas) snowfall on Christmas Eve left cars and trucks stranded everywhere on our rural roads, with little to no hope of getting a tow truck. My youngest son and I spent all Christmas morning pulling people out. A couple of locals we just towed all the way to their house.

 

[mef0629]

She's nice and safe!

 

[jhynesrockmtn]

You all are getting the snow we should be. Nothing at all but a few light dustings so far. Typically have it on the ground from early December to March. We finally have cold. Lows overnight are in the teens. Just no precip. Luckily for my skiing friends, the mountains did get it. I don't mind not running my snow blower.

 

[Buffchief]

Picked up some OEM canvas doors. As with everything, need some restore work. I can get most everything except the forward glass false vent window weather striping. Any ideas ? Anyone hoarding a set ?

 

[sogafarm]

7-8” snow last night.

 

[Buffchief]

7-8” snow last night.

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Are those bee boxes in the field?

 

[sogafarm]

Are those bee boxes in the field?

Yep

 

[South Texas 97]

Sugar Land TX on Tuesday Morning. Took both rigs for a ride around the neighborhood. This 76 FJ40 is garaged, and while not too much ice on the road, I did use 4X4 high range. It really did make a difference.

and the 97 Series 80. It lives outside all the time, and started right up.

Today am working on my Trip to Deadhorse Alaska with the FJ40

 

[Buffchief]

Yep

Cool! I have them as well here in East Texas on my farm.

 

[Pighead]

A 40 chained up on all four wheels is pretty much unstoppable.

As is a 55. I got a set of 4 that I made out of second-hand big rig chains ("Super Singles" IIRC), cut down with boltcutters to fit my 37s. Sometimes we do get some snow up here in the hills and when that happens the Pig is the most capable vehicle in the household and gets volunteered to go to town for fuel for the generator and beer for the driver. Or a neighbor's work truck gets stuck and needs to borrow a winch to get off a patch of ice...

 

[cims1970fj40]

7-8” snow last night.

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All you need now is a hill to snowboard

 

[sleepycruiser]

Looks great. I've read she doesn't do them anymore!!?

If it is the company/person I read about on MUD and FB…lots of money paid and no tops shipped…and then she ghosted everyone.

 

[cims1970fj40]

If it is the company/person I read about on MUD and FB…lots of money paid and no tops shipped…and then she ghosted everyone.

That would be her

 

[Trigger6]

Correct 2 sets of fitted chains.

 

[charliemeyer007]

Likely works as well a cable chains. And you could weave them to make ice gator nets! Save one for Greetta if you dare!