I have owned my last 2 wheel drive pickup

[ROUSTABOUT]

My wife wants me to buy a new, or at least newer, truck. She keeps finding me trucks, all 2WD. I told her 4WD is a must. 2WD just won't pull stuff like 4WD. And the 4WD trucks have a low range, at least all the ones I would consider. Low range and 4WD has helped me tug all sorts of trees and other stuff where I want it.
Eric

I've got a pile of old Ford hi boys around here. They do all I need.

 

[Hay Dude]

Lots of boys plow up north in a 2wd with a posi rear. I do love 4x4 but don't discount a 2wd with a posi. A stock 4x4 will spin two anyways. I've welded a few sets of spider gears in my time. In fact I have an Isuzu with 113k on it. I'm going to weld it up and use as my side by side around here.

I have seen maybe ONE up north (where I live) in the last 30 years unless its a 2WD dump truck with a box of salt/anti skid for weight.
Im sure theres a few, but I’d pity anyone plowing anything hilly in 2WD. The locker would lock and the arse end would just screw out from underneath of you unless chains.
Ive been plowing for 30+ years.

 

[ROUSTABOUT]

I have seen maybe ONE up north (where I live) in the last 30 years unless its a 2WD dump truck with a box of salt/anti skid for weight.
Im sure theres a few, but I’d pity anyone plowing anything hilly in 2WD. The locker would lock and the arse end would just screw out from underneath of you unless chains.
Ive been plowing for 30+ years.

I saw several from here to Alaska. I drove the whole way in a 75 hi boy. Reading about lockers a lot of people want a locker because they know another plow guy and he uses weight in rear and a locker. Even a lot of the 4x4 guys advise to plow in 4x2 and use 4x4 if you happen to get blade hung up in pile. And I'm not arguing, we just discussing. I really hate having a tight posi in slick conditions. Last year they gave me a bad looking 4x4 suburban with a winch and a posi rear. Ha, 4x4 no working. The winch saved my tail 3 times that week. I didn't dare get out of the ruts either. Because of what you just mentioned. Selectable is the best.

 

[DK35vince]

I have seen maybe ONE up north (where I live) in the last 30 years unless its a 2WD dump truck with a box of salt/anti skid for weight.
Im sure theres a few, but I’d pity anyone plowing anything hilly in 2WD. The locker would lock and the arse end would just screw out from underneath of you unless chains.
Ive been plowing for 30+ years.

Same here.
I don't know of anyone in our area that plows with a 2wd truck except for maybe a few township single axles with 8 tons of salt/antiskid in the dump bed

 

[Hay Dude]

I saw several from here to Alaska. I drove the whole way in a 75 hi boy. Reading about lockers a lot of people want a locker because they know another plow guy and he uses weight in rear and a locker. Even a lot of the 4x4 guys advise to plow in 4x2 and use 4x4 if you happen to get blade hung up in pile.

I agree with plowing in 4x2 when the plowing is in a flat area with little chance of getting stuck. I do that fairly often.
However I would not stack snow in 2WD and wait to get hung up. Thats a recipe for getting stuck, even after switching to 4WD. When you stack, sometimes you lift some of the weight off the front axle. If you get hung up on a snow pile, chances are your plow is up on a snow bank and no longer weighting-down your front axle. That can reduce traction on the front tires.
Whenever you off road or plow snow, you go to 4WD before theres a chance of getting hung up. I been plowing snow since some of you were in little boy pants

 

[ROUSTABOUT]

I agree with plowing in 4x2 when the plowing is in a flat area with little chance of getting stuck. I do that fairly often.
However I would not stack snow in 2WD and wait to get hung up. Thats a recipe for getting stuck, even after switching to 4WD. When you stack, sometimes you lift some of the weight off the front axle. If you get hung up on a snow pile, chances are your plow is up on a snow bank and no longer weighting-down your front axle.
Whenever you off road or plow snow, you go to 4WD before theres a chance of getting hung up.

Yes but you have to understand were talking about younger fellas that still have that dig all day enthusiasm. The whole time thinking it just don't get any better than this.

 

[Hay Dude]

Yes but you have to understand were talking about younger fellas that still have that dig all day enthusiasm. The whole time thinking it just don't get any better than this.

You know youth and exuberance DO take a lot of chances.
I got stuck pretty good stacking one time. Never again.

 

[ROUSTABOUT]

You know youth and exuberance do take a lot of chances.
I got stuck pretty good stacking one time. Never again.

Bought lessons are the ones best learned. I've learned some hard ones too.

 

[Dftodd]

My 04 f150 was the same way. If it looked at wet grass wrong, it would sit and spin.
That was also the last 2wd truck I've ever owned.

 

[Fixastuff]

I'll take a 2wd drive truck with a locking rear differential over a 4wd truck with open differentials!