Posted by MF#1 on November 10, 2009 at 17:19:00 from (209.209.130.45):
In Reply to: 2wd vs 4wd trucks?? posted by Casey in Ky on November 10, 2009 at 16:52:38:
Funny how time changes things... I grew up on a farm in KY in the 60"s and 70"s. 4WD trucks were rare except for an occasional Jeep, Dad had a 2WD pickup, 1/2 ton, and a 1 1/2 ton flatbed and my uncle had a short dually flatbed. It was amazing how much we were able to do with "only" a 2WD, year-round, mud, snow, whatever and our land was/is very hilly. We Rarely got stuck and if we did, we got a tractor and pulled it out, in short, we made do with what we had. About the mid-70"s 4WDs started showing up in large numbers and were considered the "cat"s meow". Dad bought a new "77 4WD and we wondered how we ever made it without one. We quickly discovered a stuck 4WD was not as easy to pull out:-) Nowadays if you don"t have a diesel dually you"re not "up with the times"! It all comes down to YOUR perspective and what you grew up with. I did learn a LOT about 2WD driving on slick surfaces, something probably you won"t learn as fast in a 4WD. A 2WD driven properly will get the job done but a 4WD will do it more easily. I guess it"s more of a convenience now because they"re so plentiful but "back in the day" 2WD was all we had.
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