lesmore49 wrote: You must have an 'educated' foot. Kind of like the farmers and ranchers of yore.
Could be. I been towing trailers for nearly 30 years. Started LONG before people thought they had to have 4x4. They were around. But only a few had them, and they wern't much fun to drive. There was alot more to putting one in 4x4, than just pushing a button. So we just learned to do without.
First one I had was a 1963 Willis DJ3A. Had to lock the hubs. Then push one lever forward, while pulling another back, till they both found netural, then ease them apart till the meshing happened. Then put it in gear and go. But only at 20 mph.
I had 2wd pickups before, and have had them both stuck (yes, even in wet grass). What took me a while to realize is it wasn't the 2wd that was the problem, it was weight over the rear axle.
I own a 4x4 now, because I wanted it, not because I needed it. I like the insurance the 4x4 provides, but I've found 4x4 just gets you stuck further away from help.
02' Ford Explorer 4.6 V8 4x4, prodigy and equalizer
07' Crossroads Sunset Trail ST19CK
03' Ford Focus SVT my daily driver
04' Volvo S40 wife's daily driver
I didn't go the 4x4 route this time because it seemed like a waste to me with the little bit I'd ever use it.I thought I might of needed it this weekend when the campground got flooded, but I didn't , but if I did I have a nice tow strap under my seat so someone could give me a tug. Now I probably won't be even be in a situation like that in a couple more years. If you live up north, you might use it ever season, down here in Fla. it's mostly pavement , not much need for a 4x4. Most are sold down here so you can look like the Big Kahuna in town, that's about it.
cdhd2001 wrote: I have buried both of my 2wd 3/4 tons to the axle trying to pull 5th wheels out of wet & muddy grass.
Best advice I have is to install a 5-10 ft. long patch of gravel or bricks that line up with the TV rear tires. This will give you the firm ground you need to "break" out the trailer without getting stuck. Just make sure that once you are moving you stay moving until you get to firmer ground.
If you try just a little its easy to bury a 4x4 in the sand, I had a 77 ford hiboy with 36" buckshots on her & a built 472" motor gauranteed to get some motion either forward or down in rapid order.
Up here in the Great White North, it's hard to find a diesel 3/4 ton or 1 ton that is NOT a 4x4. A 2wd diesel truck is about as good as a Miata in the snow and ice.
On the 4x4/RV puller topic, I have been stuck (in 2wd) twice with the RV hitched up. Once on a slight incline on wet grass - behind me was a group of trees (downhill) and I obviously needed to go fwd. I tried a few attempts to get out in 2wd just to see if I could do it. I just kept sliding backwards toward the trees. The other time was when I was backing the TT into a spot and had to back it across the paved CG road. I got the rear tires of the truck in a muddy rut on one edge of the roadway, and the TT tires up against the pavement edge on the other side, and I was stuck (in 2wd). Both times I engaged 4wd and drove out, and both times would have required a tow to get out otherwise.
If I lived in Florida, I might have a 2wd -- but you can't give away a 2wd 3/4 ton diesel up here.
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Kind of like the farmers and ranchers of yore.
I been towing trailers for nearly 30 years. Started LONG before people thought they had to have 4x4. They were around. But only a few had them, and they wern't much fun to drive. There was alot more to putting one in 4x4, than just pushing a button. So we just learned to do without. 
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