Winter tips and tricks. (1 Viewer)

[krokarthecrooked]

Do i here a Snow RUN in the works WOOT im rdy when ever. always gotta love that snow run hehe any way my tips for driving in the snow and ice never ever lock the brakes up, always run your tires about 10 to 15 pounds lower than normal, and never try doing 60MPH with snow and ice on the road. in other words drive appropriatly for the conditions. the tire thing does help but you will burn a little more fuel than normal as well but its deff worth it in my book for the improved traction



Dan

 

[chicago]

You are missing a great time brotha'.

Once you get that 40 done, you will want to open that v8 up and see what those Irocs will do.

The best part is that a road that you can do in a car becomes fun with a little snow.

Jack

I give her a RIP one day...However, i have a sneaking suspicion that it would be like driving in MUD! IH8MUD!

 

[WILLD420]

Buy the good de-icer window wash fluid. I prefer the purple stuff, but the orange stuff works too. If you expect deep snow overnight, stop the wipers half way, then pull them off the windshield so when you clean the windshield in the morning, it won't tear a wiper blade and they won't be in the way.

Carry a couple cheap wool moving blankets, some water, snacks and reading material. When you get stuck over the hill because the roads are closed, you need something to kill the time and keep warm. Also works if you get stuck or break down. In a pinch, the blankets can be thrown under the tires and used to free yourself from hard packed frozen snow. Floormats also work good, but I don't recommend using your favorite jacket or a Coach purse....

If your rig won't warm up, cut some cardboard and leave a small hole in the center about 6" diameter. Put it in front of your radiator and center the hole around where the fan clutch goes. If you hear the fan clutch come on, watch the temps, you may need to trim the cardboard or remove it, especially if towing.

Use lighter oil, it's better to burn a little more, than starve the motor with 40W glue when you start it.

Use some of that fancy anti-fog stuff on your windows, it will make your shirt sleeves and napkins last longer..

Always keep a couple tow straps in the rig. You can make $$$ pulling the idiots out of the ditch.

 

[DesertLake]

Speaking of tow straps, get a set of rubber pants and overcoat. If you have to crawl under somebody's car to rig a strap to the axle and drag them sideways over a speedbump in your apartment parking lot, might as well stay dry.

 

[locrwln1]

I give her a RIP one day...However, i have a sneaking suspicion that it would be like driving in MUD! IH8MUD!

Trust me, Ih8mud also.

It is not like driving in mud. You really have to "learn" to drive in snow. The snow can change from morning to afternoon. Sometimes you have to go slow and use very little throttle and sometimes you have to bury your foot in it. And the best part is that no real clean up, as long as the road leading to the snow remains frozen.

I think you need to give it a try, you might like it.

Jack

 

[rusty_tlc]

Speaking of tow straps, get a set of rubber pants and overcoat. If you have to crawl under somebody's car to rig a strap to the axle and drag them sideways over a speedbump in your apartment parking lot, might as well stay dry.

I try to keep a 4' X 6' blue tarp in every car.

 

[slvrbck]

Speaking of tow straps, get a set of rubber pants and overcoat. If you have to crawl under somebody's car to rig a strap to the axle and drag them sideways over a speedbump in your apartment parking lot, might as well stay dry.

I keep a tarp and gortex pants/jacket(compliments of Uncle Sam, 4 pairs worth!)....but one thing about dragging somebody in the snow....unless it is some hawt ass chick....i ain't climbing under nobody's car in the snow!!!

 

[rusty_tlc]

I keep a tarp and gortex pants/jacket(compliments of Uncle Sam, 4 pairs worth!)....but one thing about dragging somebody in the snow....unless it is some hawt ass chick....i ain't climbing under nobody's car in the snow!!!

Another good idea might be those tyvec jumpsuits painter wear I think they are pretty cheap.

Probably not as cheap as equipment paid for with taxes paid on my hard earned dollars and absconded by shifty government workers though........

 

[DesertLake]

I keep a tarp and gortex pants/jacket(compliments of Uncle Sam, 4 pairs worth!)....but one thing about dragging somebody in the snow....unless it is some hawt ass chick....i ain't climbing under nobody's car in the snow!!!

When I lived in the s***ty apartments up on El Rancho, more than once somebody abandoned their stuck RWD on a speedbump, and I had to drag them off to get out of the parking lot. Nice think about an inch of permanently shaded packed ice, you can drag a car pretty much any direction you want. And leave it wherever you want.

 

[rusty_tlc]

So I wonder how Chicago liked snow wheeling to work this morning?

 

[DesertLake]

So I wonder how Chicago liked snow wheeling to work this morning?

I stayed home. Because nothing ruins a snow day like Dad staying home.

 

[chicago]

So I wonder how Chicago liked snow wheeling to work this morning?

It wasnt bad...The suck part about it was the other drivers.
I almost got side swiped TWICE, both were in Jeep Cherokees and both were just CLUELESS and changed lanes without looking. No apparent reason that they decided to change lanes, but they just kinda drifted over....!?!?!?!?

The taco does pretty damn good. We had about 7 in when I left. I thoght Id play around in 2WD while in the res area...did a little Tokyo drifitng just getting the feel. I really like those wrangler AT's I put on there too.

 

[DesertLake]

So far enjoying the Blizzaks on the Neon...

 

[rusty_tlc]

It wasnt bad...The suck part about it was the other drivers.
I almost got side swiped TWICE, both were in Jeep Cherokees and both were just CLUELESS and changed lanes without looking. No apparent reason that they decided to change lanes, but they just kinda drifted over....!?!?!?!?

The taco does pretty damn good. We had about 7 in when I left. I thoght Id play around in 2WD while in the res area...did a little Tokyo drifitng just getting the feel. I really like those wrangler AT's I put on there too.

I always do an extra fast start and a semi-panic stop in a safe area when the roads are like this just to get and idea of what conditions really are. That I enjoy it is not a factor.

It was Fords on my commute.
One guy in a Ranger decided he would straddle the center line on McCarren and drive 5MPH slower than anybody else would drive in a 4WD truck with MTR's on it.
Then on the way home some guy in an F250 was very impatient, he was cutting in and out of traffic like the road was dry.

I'm still pleased with the Toyo MTR's.

 

[krokarthecrooked]

Well i pulled 2 people out of the ditch today neither of them had a clue how to drive in the snow. now as far as tires go i still say the BFg all terrain TA's are the Shiznit for snow and ice never had any issues at all wether it be on snow and ice or fresh powder they get the job done


Dan

 

[rusty_tlc]

Well i pulled 2 people out of the ditch today neither of them had a clue how to drive in the snow. now as far as tires go i still say the BFg all terrain TA's are the Shiznit for snow and ice never had any issues at all wether it be on snow and ice or fresh powder they get the job done


Dan

I used those for years and loved everything about them except how fast they load up in mud. Two revolutions of the tire and your driving on slicks.

 

[chicago]

I used those for years and loved everything about them except how fast they load up in mud. Two revolutions of the tire and your driving on slicks.

that was my issue with them as well. That, and they CHUNKED very easily in the rocks.

 

[rusty_tlc]

Looks like we are getting into warmer weather, yesterday it was -5° F when I left for work. Today it was -4° F.

I could tell the difference.



No really, I could.

 

[DesertLake]

I went from -17 to -22. Either way the ice is hard and grippy and fun.

 

[chicago]

I feel like Im back in Chicago with these temps.
This is CRAP!
I ran outta propane for my heater in the garage last noc too....