[AT] The terror strikes again. - Studebaker speed response

Henry Miller hank at millerfarm.com
Tue Jun 3 08:14:10 PDT 2014


On June 3, 2014 9:16:53 AM CDT, Stephen Offiler <soffiler at gmail.com> wrote:
>Where do you live, Henry?  This sounds like flatlands sort of advice. 
>I
>have a 4WD F-250 that I'll drive to work in *really* bad conditions,
>and I
>can assure you that I have NO hope of climbing my own hilly driveway in
>2WD.  And I do try.
>
>The last time we got a really big snow (about 18" in 24 hours, this was
>two
>winters ago) we had blizzard conditions and a human being would have to
>suit up like a Mt. Everest assault just to go outdoors.  My wife had a
>horse rough-boarded about a mile away and the only way she could get
>there
>to feed and muck was the 4WD truck.  It would not even move out of its
>parking spot in the driveway until I dropped it into 4WD, and then it
>charged thru 18" of snow drifted up to 4' in a few spots and got to the
>barn without fuss.
>
>I guess you could say I disagree with you about 2WD vs. 4WD.
>
>SO
>
>
>
>On Tue, Jun 3, 2014 at 9:48 AM, Henry Miller <hank at millerfarm.com>
>wrote:
>
>> On June 3, 2014 8:03:54 AM CDT, Ralph Goff <alfg at sasktel.net> wrote:
>> >On 6/3/2014 4:36 AM, charlie hill wrote:
>> >> Charlie V.
>> >>
>> >> I was of the same opinion about anti-lock brakes when they came
>out
>> >> until we bought a new car with them.  I still wasn't sold on the
>idea
>> >> until one night on I-95 south of Petersburg VA, while the roads
>> >> were covered with about 1" of snow and slush and were very slick.
>> >The ABS probably is an advantage but I still drive mine as if it
>does
>> >not have abs. Occasionally in winter I will hear/feel the slight
>> >vibration on the brake pedal that tells me it is activating the abs
>due
>> >
>> >to slipping on ice as I am trying to slow down. Re: traction
>control, I
>> >
>> >hear that it needs to be turned off if you are in a slow speed, deep
>> >snow situation. Not personal experience since I don't have anything
>new
>> >
>> >enough to have traction control.
>> >
>> >Ralph in Sask.
>> >>
>> >
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>> I've always said the best thing to drive in slippery conditions is an
>> unloaded 2wd truck. Every move will remind you that you have no
>traction.
>> The only thing 4wd is good for is getting you in so deep the tow
>truck
>> can't get you out.
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Iowa. There have been nights I slept in the hotel only 10 miles from home. But on hindsight I should have stayed home in the first place. 

Mind you, I wish I had 4wd, but you're have to use it like Ralph said - not until you are in trouble and then to get out of trouble. Many people I know use 4wd before trouble starts and then don't get why they got into trouble - they never realised how bad it was.   
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