winter driving

Ummm that is not the case. You want low rpms to climb a slick hill. Don't ask me the theory behind it I just know it works as I have done it to climb many 9-12% grades. Also it is what I have been taught from all the old timers up here. Ideally what I have found is 1000-1200 rpm and half throttle works wonders.

 

I think both is correct and for the same reason. At the top end of the power band you won't get the tires to break loose because there just is not enough torque left to do it.

I was told by a bush guy that if you keep the RPM's high you will be able to back off the throttle if it starts to spin. At 1000 RPM if you start to spin you are going to have to drop a gear which kinda sucks when the wheels are spinning and you are already lugging.

I have been trying to keep the RPM at 1800 and half throttle and let it gradually drop to 1500 then dropping another gear.

 

I thought federal law dictates that states may not restrict the Interstate network, or a truckers ability to get access to services? Just a question. I'm not trying to get political here.

 

I nearly had the slowest truck rollover ever a couple of weeks ago. I was on an offroad intersection, and stopped to check my bearings. With the park brake on, I felt an unnerving sense of movement, SIDEWAYS. Sure enough, I looked up from my map, and the truck was moving towards the ditch. All I could think of doing was banging it into reverse and driving back in the direction I had come from.

Once I had it under control, meaning stationary, I got out and looked to see what was going on. Under a couple of inches of snow was a sheet of ice. Apparently, there had been a few hours of freezing rain the night before, which had then turned to snow.

The only way I was able to get out of there was to chain up the steering, lock up all three drives, and drive up onto the crown of the road. Needless to say, my next move was to turn around and get out of there.

 

federal law does, but we have enough idiots here in Colo. who believe the ski industry is more important then commerce that they will try and do it.

 

The way I see it, if you haven't grown up driving in snow in your 4 wheeler, you don't need to learn in a eighteen wheeler. Chain ups is mainly in the hilly Rockies states and midwest where snow is heavy and continuous. If it's that bad, they are not far from closing the roads down. They have drop bar barracades on all the on ramps. Colorodo, Montana, Utah, Wyoming, Kansas, Nebraska, Dakota's is a whole new set of winter driving rules.
Most east coast states roads are plowed and salted continuously.
When a storm first hits or temperatures drop is when the roads are most dangerous as it catches people off guard.
You ALWAYS want to maintain LOW rpm's on slick roads. The low torque is what keeps your tires from spinning out. You wind her out is when tires can break traction. Think about it, when you were a teenager, you can't do a burn out in your 4 wheeler at low RPM's, but you wind her out and as long as them rpm's are high you can get the tires to spin. Torque and horsepower are two different things.

We can all brag how good we are, but the main thing is each driver is different. You must stay within your comfort zone. If you start breaking traction and are getting scared. By all means, pull over OFF the highway. You have nothing to prove putting you and your truck in danger. You pass another truck and get the willies doing it, you are screwing up and need to stop being a so called hero. Delays are expected in winter and nobody is going to fire you because of a snow storm. Just like them trucks stuck 24 hours in Buffalo, keep food and supplies stocked up in winter.

 

Just like them trucks stuck 24 hours in Buffalo, keep food and supplies stocked up in winter. Good advice , but you still see so many ILL PREPARED trucks / TRUCKERS out on the roads.

See many who thinks it only snows in Canada , I have 28"s of snow in the yard yet North of here ( 45 minutes ) in ONTARIO CANADA the grass is still green.

Getting fuel on Thursday , young guy jumps out of a PETE next to me , winbreaker , jeans running shoes , DUMB LOOK on his face. Asks if it snows here a LOT ( HE LET ME KNOW HE HAD NO WINTER CLOTHES OR SUPPLIES ).

See guys leaving for California with NOTHING in the truck for BAD WEATHER , get the ITS hot there even in WINTER speech ,

 

Because I get out of my truck in a windbreaker does not mean that I do not have a heavy warm jacket and clothes in the truck.

A driver needs to be prepared, but also needs to dress comfortable for driving. If Im crossing a parking lot to go inside I very well may elect not to put on a full Carhart cold weather suit.

Do what you feel comfortable with and get over yourself. I really do not care if somerlse likes how I dress,

 

Do what you feel comfortable with and get over yourself. I really do not care if somerlse likes how I dress,

What the FUDGE is your problem , get OVER yourself , nothing POSTED was directed to nor implied about you.

 

If I could jet pass this on to a new driver it could just save a huge headache and maybe your life while on the side of the road, or even in the middle of the road. This is my advise from personal experience. DONT WAIT UNTIL YOU HAVE TO CHAIN UP TO LEARN HOW TO DO IT!!!!!! every winter it never fails. While I am chaining up I almost always have a driver come up to me asking if I mind if they watch as I'm chaining my truck. The next thing out of their mouth is " I've never chained up befor" .......... Well, I say why not? New drivers listen up . Please learn how to do this BEFOR You have to! Practice chaining while the weather is good. This way when you have to do it for real and laying on your back in freezing ice and snow you will be much faster at it. Have good gloves , preferably insulated leather. Have a good pair of insulated coveralls treated with water repellant spray and a pair of boots with good tread! This is what I have and use every winter and it's still a ##### but it's a whole lot worse if you don't know what your doing! Hope this helps. DAWG