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

[Herb Metz]

Back then, in the midwest, Mike, many people used chains when snows 
occurred; also cars had several more inches ground clearance.  And people 
sometimes postponed trips when bad weather occurred. Also people were 
conditioned to driving on roads that were not as good as they are today; and 
their did not have to drive as fast as today.
Herb

-----Original Message----- 
From: Mike
Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2014 10:19 PM
To: Antique tractor email discussion group
Subject: Re: [AT] The terror strikes again. - Studebaker speed response


On 6/3/2014 9:27 PM, charlie hill wrote:
Good point Charlie, if you lose control with a 4WD, you are SOL,
especially one without stability control. This past winter (Michigan)
there were times when I wouldn't have made it out of my driveway without
4WD. 2WD isn't going to cut it when the frame is dragging. As a kid my
parents only had rear wheel drive cars, and we seemed to make it OK.
However, every fall Dad had to put on the snow tires. When front wheel
drive cars first came out, I remember a big selling point was how much
better they were in the snow.

Mike M


> I could have gone faster but didn't want to press my luck because you 
> never
> know when something unexpected
> will happen.
>
> Charlie
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: jtchall at nc.rr.com
> Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2014 5:51 PM
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
> Subject: Re: [AT] The terror strikes again. - Studebaker speed response
>
> Am I the only one that weights down their 2wd truck and keeps driving? 
> Been
> doing it for 25 years with never a problem. I pack the weights right in 
> the
> back to make it squat pretty good, probably over a 1,000 lbs of old harrow
> discs and sometimes suitcase weights. My wife had a '92 Thunderbird and I
> had to put a couple suitcase weights in it but it would still go really
> well, now she had front wheel drive.
>
> And yes I like my antilock rear brakes.
>
> John Hall
>
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