What I dislike is the newer trucks getting stuck in 3 inches of snow. Come on now... We had some awesome old iron in our day. 2 feet barefoot provided she can get a grip somewhere or up to 3 powder. The problem with that is you get RPM bound in a very narrow range, 150 RPM too fast or slow you either stall or spin out at your sweet spot in whatever gear you are in. And ice just is ice, if you can walk on it generally the rig can too with a little dancing.
Anybody here in that Wyoming accident today?
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I went through i80 eastbound Sunday. Started in Utah and made it Laramie before I gave up for the day and shutdown. One of the most miserable driving days of my life.
Constant ice accumulation on my windshield wipers. Had to pull over nearly every half hour to bang the ice off because I couldn’t see anymore.
Made the mistake of pulling into the elk mountain rest area. I drove up that hill to find a Fed Ex truck got stuck in the entrance. Not being able to turn around I had to wait like 20 minutes before he unstuck himself.
Since I had to stop on an incline, I found that I could not get enough traction to move forward into the rest area. I had to wait for the vehicles behind me to clear and then reverse down that hill and turn back onto i80 eastbound.Last edited: Mar 3, 2020
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I kind of miss the fun of blasting through Wyoming NE and Montana in the winter.
Take it easy use the CB don’t be in a hurry, but don’t be a road hazard. Pay attention and handle your business and all is well.
then the four wheeler cuts you off at 10mph.D.Tibbitt Thanks this. -
Yay, it's open now
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