Driving in the snow and ice

[manlystanley]

Hello All Fellow Two Wheel Drivers,
This is my first winter with having a Ranger and I'm finding the rear-wheel drive challenging in the ice and snow. What tips can you guys give me to make it to/from work? I've seen people put sand bags in there bed. How much sad do you need?

Thanks for the help.

Best Regards,
Stan

[manlystanley]

I just found out a cheap way to solve my problem. I loaded up the truck bed with snow. Then I took it our for a drive and it drove better then my front wheel drive cars.

Best Regards,
Stan

[bikerboy]

i had to put chains on mine to get it moved. and i also had about 200lbs of salt bags in the back.

[e_powers]

i live an a decent hill which sucks in winter weather. but this time it was ok because i had a plan.


i noticed after i got 120 lbs of sand back there once my wheels got some bite the truck did ok. so i shoveled as much as i could and salted a good patch of the road. i made it up the hill.

[toddler62]

The 2 wheel drive Ranger is pretty worthless in snow and ice, I would throw about 2 hundred pounds of sand bags in the back of my bed over the wheels when it got slick out it would help some. PS dont even try to go in the mud with it

[DonSor]

Two hundred pounds of added weight equates to two miles pergallon less on your mileage. I lived in Milwaukee for a couple of years and during the winter months I mount a set of good snow tires and practiced some prudent driving (when I can).

[e_powers]

Originally Posted by toddler62

The 2 wheel drive Ranger is pretty worthless in snow and ice, I would throw about 2 hundred pounds of sand bags in the back of my bed over the wheels when it got slick out it would help some. PS dont even try to go in the mud with it

dont know about ice but my 2wd truck was fine except starting off up a hill