A sad day indeed
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A sad day indeed
Should have come home last night, but was hoping the rain would stop so I could hunt another morning. It didn't so we left this morning. Of course my buddy's Tahoe's drove right out but the minute I touched the throttle, it began to slide sideways.
I had a Navigator before this and it did 10 times better in the snot than the SD, but my question is why?
Wheelbase? The area we turn around in is tight and admittedly I was on ground that the other guys weren't.
Tires? By looks alone the tread pattern on my tires is more aggressive than theirs. It is the 65 PSI that the tires are pumped up to?
Weight distribution?
Also, my other friend with his Raptor drove out like it was nothing.
I'm quickly coming to the opinion that these tires aren't worth a hoot in the slick snot.
I had a Navigator before this and it did 10 times better in the snot than the SD, but my question is why?
Wheelbase? The area we turn around in is tight and admittedly I was on ground that the other guys weren't.
Tires? By looks alone the tread pattern on my tires is more aggressive than theirs. It is the 65 PSI that the tires are pumped up to?
Weight distribution?
Also, my other friend with his Raptor drove out like it was nothing.
I'm quickly coming to the opinion that these tires aren't worth a hoot in the slick snot.
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Do you have OEM tires? What kind, the ContiTrac's?
Something other than the OEM tires make all the difference.
I've yet to get stuck with the Nitto Terra's whereas the Conti's were junk and would get stuck in my own back yard.
I still slide around on roads like that but you have more of a chance to slowly get yourself out.
These trucks are heavy and that plays a big roll.
Additional cargo weight helps with rear traction at times but then that's more total weight to deal with.
Something other than the OEM tires make all the difference.
I've yet to get stuck with the Nitto Terra's whereas the Conti's were junk and would get stuck in my own back yard.
I still slide around on roads like that but you have more of a chance to slowly get yourself out.
These trucks are heavy and that plays a big roll.
Additional cargo weight helps with rear traction at times but then that's more total weight to deal with.
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Hold down the traction control button for 10 seconds to turn off most of that system.
It turns off by itself only in 4x4 low.
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You are comparing much lighter vehicles with tires with around the same width as you have now. Which means that you have much more pressure on the ground than the lighter trucks do, which will cause you to sink much faster.
I buried my X two weeks ago, and I have decent BFG tires. If I were 2,000 lbs lighter I think things would have been different.
I buried my X two weeks ago, and I have decent BFG tires. If I were 2,000 lbs lighter I think things would have been different.
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AdvancTrac was on. And trust me, if I had spun it much more I would have continued on my near 90 degree to my intended direction path up against a tree.
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I could not have brought myself to admit that I got pulled out by a chevy, but chit does happen. In the picture it doesn't look that steep so my guess is that you have possitraction or limited slip and not a lot of weight and your tires not being mud tires they filled up with mud and you just lost traction. I have had that exact same problem in my old 76' High Boy with no weight.
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