Posted by jdemaris on September 28, 2010 at 13:32:11 from (67.142.130.11):
In Reply to: Best new snow vehicle posted by sodly on September 28, 2010 at 10:26:42:
What are you calling deep? If two feet or more, you'd better get a log skidder with bear-paw chains.
Deep snow needs ground clearance. Other then not having much ground clearance, a Subaru 4WD or AWD wagon will go places most full size 4WDs will not. Pickups are especially bad in ice.
I live on top of a steep mountain and our road is dirt. So, it rarely gets plowed, never gets salted. I see new trucks, crossovers and SUVs either get stuck - or go off the road and land in the woods. Happens every winter, all winter. Especially during hunting season.
I don't know what you situation is, but on ice and snow I'm more concerned about stopping or keeping control when coming down hills or around curves - then going in the snow.
For bad roads, the last thing I'd want to be driving is a rear-wheel-drive pickkup truck, or a fake Humvee want-to-be Hummer which is just a Suburban dressed up to look like something it's not.
I will say that the little Ford Escapes in AWD version handle bad conditions very well. They offer a nice compromise. Front wheel drive (with AWD assist), tires not so large that they mess up handling in ice, closed-suburban type body for good weight distribution, etc.
When I know I have to drive in deep snow and icy conditions, I use an old diesel K5 Blazer with chains on all four wheels.
By the way, I wouldn't put to much conficence in locking differentials. They work well in some types of road conditions, and can make things worse in others. Traction-control can accomplish virtually the same thing but with more stability. Electronically applies brakes to the wheel with the least traction - just as you would with your foot on a farm tractor.,
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