Tow rig for deep snow conditions...

[NuBota]

Tires have alot to do with traction....

I agree with that - not saying the other folks points aren't valid either.

But about 20 years ago we had a storm here - ~12" - a bunch of us piled into an old beater '78 Celica I had - I had snow tires on the rear - we traveled about 15 miles to a golf course to go sledding - great spot - huge hill. About 800' gravel "driveway" to get to the top of the hill - untouched. Bunch of folks had the same idea - about 7 cars on the shoulder of the main road deciding whether to attempt it. 4WD Bronco went first - saw he was making good progress about halfway in, so i followed - I actually caught up to him. He started sliding as he climbed the top part of the hill and ended up sideways. I couldn't pass around him and he decided to come back down. I look behind me and the rest of the folks had attempted the driveway - all stuck. Spent the next 3 hours pushing everyone out so the bronco and I could drive out (we were too tired to go back up and go sledding)

I am still amazed at how well the RWD, 5-sp Celica could do in the deep snow with those snow tires - radials would have never come close.

I don't test situations like that anymore, even in my 4WD with aggressive tires - but I do agree that tires can make a huge difference on any vehicle

 

[Todd_C]

My Ford Super Duty F250 Lariat, Supercab, 4x4 with Factory Off-Road Lift, 7.3L PSD, ZF 6-Speed Trans and new Goodyear Wrangler SilentArmor Tires has no problem in up to 2' of fresh snow and holds its own in packed snow with an under layer of ice. Iv'e pulled my flatbed cargo trailer loaded with Bridgeport Vertical Mills, Metal Lathes, etc weighing about 12,000 lbs through a foot+ of snow. Most has to do how you drive it. Where I live up at 8,000' in the Rockies there are many days when you drive through fresh unplowed snow on the County Roads up and down hills to get to the main sometimes unplowed highway. When I was a kid in the 40s most people drove 2 WD cars and trucks in the snow. The 4WDs came about as WWII Army Surplus and were a luxury!!

I bought a set of the same tires in August for my Dodge 2500 CTD. Man, did I do the right thing. I live over a mile up an incline to my house and the step rails were dragging the snow during the last storm. These tires are only All-Terrain, but they worked great in the snow.

 

[jlrsn]

These tires are only All-Terrain, but they worked great in the snow.

Hi Todd,
The LT265/75R-16/E1 Goodyear Wrangler SilentArmor "Pro Grade" Tires are my second set and are very highly rated for every type of driving and rate the highest for Snow Traction. They are also great in mud and are very quiet at highway speeds. My first set in 2006 had too much sidewall flexing but Goodyear listened to the owners and came up with the Pro Grade with stiffer reinforced sidewalls.

Click here and scroll down to see the ratings for all driving conditions:
Goodyear Tires | SUV and Truck Tires

Take care,
Jim