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Lock in the hubs and make the 4X4 light up on the dash. I don't add weight to the back of my 250.
i've got the auto hubs - but most of the trip this morning was fairly clear - i didn't wanna do any real distance in 4 high for a couple slippery corners.
i put roughly 400lbs of concrete blocks right over the rear axle....last year when my limited slip worked right it did awesome in the snow, didn't have a single issue at all. drove home from work last night in snow covered roads and it was a royal pita to drive with the LS "gone".
If i had 4x4 though i wouldn't even bother with weight in the bed.
I don't bother with weight, just gets in the way for me.
One of my co-workers has an interesting approach, when it snows he shovels it into his bed for weight.