PopBeavers
San Jose, CA
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Edwardo wrote:Do I need a 4X4 or can i go with a standard 2 whl drive F350 ford i don't do any off road.
Edwardo
Is this truck used exclusively for towing the trailer in the summer?
I ask because I also use my truck to go skiing at Lake Tahoe in the winter. I hate putting chains on, so I like having 4wd when I go to the snow, though I am not towing.
Wayne in San Jose
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Handbasket
Asheville, NC
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Oldtymeflyr wrote:.....
........ chains will do everything a 4X4 will do, just slower and more inconvenient.
Uh, no. Having low range gives you 2X the torque and engine braking when needed, and a heck of a lot more vehicle control in some situations. I don't think there's a single full-sized 4x4 pickup that doesn't have low range. And having a 4x4 doesn't prevent you from using chains, too.
Jim, "Alcohol and calculus don't mix. If you drink, don't derive."
'06 Tiger CX 'C Minus' on a Silverado 2500HD 4x4, 8.1 & Allison ('Loafer's Glory'); '07 Forester 2.5 ( the 'HANDBSKT'); '95 Toyota SR5 V-6 4x4 pickup, ARB locker, Bilsteins, Warn hubs & M8000, etc;
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CleanDiesel
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smkettner wrote:Since you ask, No you do not need 4x4. If you needed it you would not ask.
Besides there is always a 4x4 around to help, carry a tow strap and you are set. Now that's just WRONG!  Accurate, but still morally wrong
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UpNorthFam
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This all depends on where he would be pulling his rig. If he never leaves the pavement, a 2wd is fine. But how realistic is that? We do a lot of boondocking at State Forest and National Forest campgrounds in the UP and Northern Wisconsin. The access roads are paved, but the sites are not. I have needed 4wd just to back into some of these sites, usually because it is uphill. Plus, I need 4wd for other reasons in this neck of the woods. Boat landings! I have had a 2wd at a boat landing before and I will never do it again.
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