I have a 2002 f250 crew cab 4 wheel drive and i really don't use the 4x4 , but i guess it's the old saying if i need it i have it.

 

I use it quite often in the fall & winter.

 

I do use mine. Not as much as I would like to however...Mine gets used during hunting season quite a bit as well as winter driving conditions and it sure is nice to have when you need it!

Just make sure you put 4 wheel in at least 1 time a month to keep all the hub parts greased and working properly. Do it on a dirt, gravel, or sand road so your front u-joints don't bind while turning on pavement.

Dan

 

DanV10 is absolutely right about using the 4X4 at least once a month to keep evrything lubed. My brother didn't do that with his 95 F250. A couple years after he bought it, the hubs didn't work. After he got them fixed, he started the once a month 4X4 routine. Everything has been cool since then.

 

The last few years here on Long Island, we've had multiple instances of 2 feet of snow or more falling over 24 hours.

To say I've used the 4x4 is an understatement!

 

I am in San Diego and don't know anything about snow. But, I use my 4X4 all the time too. Most of the time I don't need it but I turn it on anyways. But, when I need it, I really need it bad.

 

I used mine the first month, just to break it in.

Then, I was turning around off a dirt road in the rain, with thick tall grass off the side of the road and sure enough the rear wheels broke loose and I was stuck in the wet grass. I *had* to have 4wheel drive to back out onto the road. I couldn't believe it, because I was *miles* from nowhere out in the woods, and on flat ground to boot. The stock tires suck...and thank goodness for 4wheel drive. There when you need it

 

Well I have to use the 4wd in the F250, and the little ranger almost everytime it rains to get into, and out of my driveway (guess I should spring for some gravel one of these days) and we usually have several snow storms a year so it gets used then alot. Now the race truck doesn't even have a shift lever and I would have to crawl underneath with a crow bar to even get it out of 4 lo.

 

Howdy ,
I try to use mine as often and as much as I can !! GET IN, SIT DOWN AND HOLD ON!!!

Roach

 

Same here in Massachusetts. Last winter I seemed to be in 4X4 half of the time. I bet I put 5 or 6,000 miles while in 4X4 last winter.

 

I use mine when we get snow or ice and I have also used the low range to back 5th wheels when you are on soft ground. This is a real auto trans saver and I have seen and smelled auto trans getting cooked in campgrounds that park you on soft grassy areas.
Twice I had an overloaded 4x4 that would not back up a very steep driveway unless I put it in low range. I also get my own firewood and sometimes use
low range to pull logs closer to the road .

 

How about this. . .has anyone taken the time to replace the transfer case fluid because they use four-by so much?

*raises hand* I Have!

 

I have in my jeep...


How much do you use your 4x4? Work or play?

How has the fluid looked when you drain it?

Dan

 

actually the people that don't use them very much should replace it more often cause usually it's full of condensatin. To give you an idea how much you should change it the recommended change intervels on the diffs, and transmission of Semi trucks using regular gear oil is 250,000 miles and those get pretty warm driving 500-700 miles a day straight without stopping.

 

With 2200 miles, not yet. In my Jeep, at least once a year, and anytime through DEEP water.