Snowstorm ‘26

[HeavyAssault]

After a little more thought : You could be getting into axle wrap versus any ABS/traction control issues.

 

[YenkoYS100]

I drove this in snow and ice many years ago, and learned alot about high torque at low RPM. Oh, BTW, this is a 2wd Lightning.

 

[Apples]

^ ^ ^ Nice rig! That'd be a challenging haul youbetcha!

After a little more thought : You could be getting into axle wrap versus any ABS/traction control issues.

Boy, howdy. You remind me of a great setup on the rear of my 4800-lb 5.0 Coyote-powered 2WD F150...

This leaf spring augmentation plus the recent install of a 4.09 ring-and-pinion on a Detroit Truetrac helical gear-type limited slip TRANSFORMED the traction capability of that little truck. Holy smokes I sheetchewknot.

RoadActiveSuspension (formerly known as Roadmaster Active Suspension)

It's so good I'm considering the install of the application for my F350.

 

[knaffie]

I live in big snow country, like 30 feet + a year and steep hills at high elevation to make it more fun yet. Studded snow tires for 5-6 months and chains (real chains, not cables) go the back when I'm pushing snow with the top of the bumper. The truck works sooooooo much better with 1500# of sand bags in the bed. Unbelievably better in all situations. If you're in a situation where you need massive wheel speed to get through, this is not the right vehicle. My 2015 F350 was no better in that regard. The nanny computer ruins all the fun. However, this truck will pretty much go anywhere. I've been stuck a couple times, and only because the driver ran out of talent. I spend a lot of time as a good samaritan pulling Subarus, Tacomas, and Teslas back on the road. Haha. No, but really. This truck owns the snowy roads when properly equipped.

 

[Retired Dozer Fixer]

What he said…. I throw in a 1000lbs. Of tractor suitcase weights bolted together and keep my 100 gallon diesel tank in back full (tractor fuel). Will eliminate any wheel hop

 

[OmahaBravo]

and chains (real chains, not cables)

Ive had a set of cables for my DD for the longest time and chains for my truck.

If you need a traction enhancer when you already have 4lo and A/Ts... youll need more than cables.

 

[MelonPicker]

Try lowering your tire pressure. Had 8-10" of snow here with maybe 2" total of sleet in NJ and my duratrac's had a scary (in a good way) amount of grip. Only used 4H to go through the snowbanks from plows and drove upwards of 60MPH in 2WD no loss of traction. Did use the locker a bit when backing up the driveway in 2WD. I'm running 35PSI all around.

this guy knows what’s up. My truck was useless in the snow at 55 psi. Drop it down to 32, and it’s a beast even with enough snow to reach the skid plates.

I’m a slow learner, so I only did this after I slid it off the driveway and got (temporarily) stuck.

 

[Cherokee]

I concur. 55psi is useless in snow on my truck. Seemed crazy to me when I first did it but 35psi all around is what I have to use in the snow.