I gotta remember to put my entrenching tool back in My Outback. Trust me though, I'd never be that stupid, unless I was drunk. But I don't drink and drive. Case in point.
My father had a new 79 Subaru wagon, 5 spd, 4wd in the Catskills. I drove it a lot in the early 80s. I used to to drive that thing up mountains following powerlines in snow up to the hood, that thing worked great. Never tried mud, but it loved snow.
I could even get good rubber with all 4 wheels if I really tried.
I have a old 4runner with a nice Warn winch in a great ARB bumper. you have no idea how many times some clown or kid would knock on my door and ask me to pull them out of whatever stupid shit they got into. now a days I keep my old truck hidden behind the house. the tow trucks will not pull any clown out for less than a 100 bucks and every time I pulled out some clown, they all offer maybe 20 bucks (???) some teenage kid trying to impress some girl I understand. but anyone over 20. they just being stupid.
Drove a '59 Buick Electra for a while. Visited an uncle at his farm and he asked how I got there. I said the usual route. Surprised him a bit as there had been a lot of rain and that stretch of dirt road had had a number of 4 wheel drive vehicles getting stuck.
The difference between two wheel drive and 4 wheel drive is how far away you are before you get stuck. I recently bought a winch (12,000 lb) and a receiver mount. That way I can go backwards or forward depending on the situation.
Years ago one of the car magazines did a 2WD vs. 4WD showdown using 2 identical Isuzu P'uP trucks except one was 2WD and one was 4WD. They took off across the California desert and up into hills and the 4WD won -- it made it 200 yards further up the canyon than the 2WD. Their conclusion: the skill and judgement of the driver was as important as the vehicle configuration.
Two of my brothers and I were out on the back roads at camp in my brother's new 4WD Tacoma. We drove across a slight depression in the ground on this road and the truck immediately sunk down to the skid plates. He tried to back it out using the 2WD drive to no avail. Then he switched to "4WD crawl mode". Backed out slicker than a greased pig. Good thing. We were several miles from help.
Toyota 4WD in low is just unreal. back during the great big snow in 97, I think it was. had a good 3-4 feet of snow on everything. needed more beer. so, my brother and I set out in the 89 4runner. chains and shovels in the back. had to go to 3 different beer spots to find one open. easy on the gas and it just crawled itself out on everything ! sold the 89 4runner to a guy who drove up 3 states to get it. still have the 1994 4runner. but it has is a automatic tranny. and the 2016 is a mall wagon compared to the older ones.
It is a mis nomer. 2wd is really 1 wheel drive and 4x4 is really two driving wheels. Jeep Wagoneer's had the first 4x4 where you could lift any 3 wheels and the remaining one would have power. I have a Colorado 2wd with a locking differential. It works on physics so it is automatic if one wheel spins faster than the other. Works pretty good but I will not head out into a field without at least a sheep herders jack and a shovel.
I have a 4whl 5 speed manual Tacoma I bought new in 2011. If I remember right in the drivers manual it says in there you can use the starter in 4 low to pull you out of tight spots.
I was taught long years ago that you used the 2wd to go get stuck - and that's when you put it in 4wd to get out.
My first wife, when I told her to be careful driving in the snow and ice on her way to work one morning, told me her Toyota had 4wd. I told her that the 4wd only help to get going - not stopping. She crashed on her way in. Still never listened to me - prolly why we split up.
I never ever used 4WD until I got stuck. Once I was unstuck, I turned around and found a different way to get where I was going. Thank you, Dad, for telling me that. You were smarter than I thought.
We have sugar sand over clay here in my part of Seguin, TX at Rancho Snakebit. I can take my extended cab 2wd Silverado 1500 almost anywhere I want and not worry about getting stuck rolling a round bale off the back. My F-250 supercab long bed needs 4wd to not get stuck when backing up to unload a round bale in the same pasture.
I gotta remember to put my entrenching tool back in My Outback. Trust me though, I'd never be that stupid, unless I was drunk. But I don't drink and drive. Case in point.
ReplyDeleteMy father had a new 79 Subaru wagon, 5 spd, 4wd in the Catskills. I drove it a lot in the early 80s.
ReplyDeleteI used to to drive that thing up mountains following powerlines in snow up to the hood, that thing worked great.
Never tried mud, but it loved snow.
I could even get good rubber with all 4 wheels if I really tried.
I have a old 4runner with a nice Warn winch in a great ARB bumper. you have no idea how many times some clown or kid would knock on my door and ask me to pull them out of whatever stupid shit they got into. now a days I keep my old truck hidden behind the house.
ReplyDeletethe tow trucks will not pull any clown out for less than a 100 bucks and every time I pulled out some clown, they all offer maybe 20 bucks (???) some teenage kid trying to impress some girl I understand. but anyone over 20. they just being stupid.
High centered. Not uncommon in a fucking Subaru. Tree branches fore and aft. Or yer screwed. (and not by the girl you talked into going on this hike)
ReplyDeleteIt’ll show up on a USGS topo as BM.
ReplyDeleteDrove a '59 Buick Electra for a while. Visited an uncle at his farm and he asked how I got there. I said the usual route. Surprised him a bit as there had been a lot of rain and that stretch of dirt road had had a number of 4 wheel drive vehicles getting stuck.
ReplyDelete4WD allows you to get stuck in more inaccessible places.....
ReplyDeleteExactly .. the difference between 2WD and 4WD/AWD - with the latter you're farther away from help when you get stuck !!!
DeleteCall Matt's Off Road Towing!
ReplyDeleteAnd make sure they bring Lizzy!
Delete'cause all wheel drive will get you out of any situation'.
ReplyDeleteI wonder how many people get REALLY stuck when they have a 4WD vehicle under them, vs. standard 2W and have to use their better judgement.
The difference between two wheel drive and 4 wheel drive is how far away you are before you get stuck. I recently bought a winch (12,000 lb) and a receiver mount. That way I can go backwards or forward depending on the situation.
ReplyDeleteWhen 4-wheelin' I've lived by the rule - "The better the 4 wheel drive - The farther out you get stuck"
ReplyDeleteYears ago one of the car magazines did a 2WD vs. 4WD showdown using 2 identical Isuzu P'uP trucks except one was 2WD and one was 4WD. They took off across the California desert and up into hills and the 4WD won -- it made it 200 yards further up the canyon than the 2WD. Their conclusion: the skill and judgement of the driver was as important as the vehicle configuration.
ReplyDeleteYou dont take a fucking subaru wheelin. Street tires and a dumb hairy armpitted obama voter should stick to the city hiking trails.
ReplyDeleteI took my brand new 4WD straight from the dealer to getting stuck in mud and needing a tow. The mud was deeper than expected.
ReplyDeleteTwo of my brothers and I were out on the back roads at camp in my brother's new 4WD Tacoma. We drove across a slight depression in the ground on this road and the truck immediately sunk down to the skid plates. He tried to back it out using the 2WD drive to no avail. Then he switched to "4WD crawl mode". Backed out slicker than a greased pig. Good thing. We were several miles from help.
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Toyota 4WD in low is just unreal. back during the great big snow in 97, I think it was.
Deletehad a good 3-4 feet of snow on everything. needed more beer. so, my brother and I set out in the 89 4runner. chains and shovels in the back. had to go to 3 different beer spots to find one open. easy on the gas and it just crawled itself out on everything !
sold the 89 4runner to a guy who drove up 3 states to get it. still have the 1994 4runner. but it has is a automatic tranny. and the 2016 is a mall wagon compared to the older ones.
And right before the picture the driver said 'hold my beer'
ReplyDeleteLOL @ all the dummies who think this is an "off road vehicle"!
ReplyDeleteThat is what I refer to as 4 wheel drive mentality. Thinking that just because they have 4wd, they can go anywhere.
ReplyDeleteWithout some sense, 4wd just gets you stuck farther from help
ReplyDeleteIt is a mis nomer. 2wd is really 1 wheel drive and 4x4 is really two driving wheels. Jeep Wagoneer's had the first 4x4 where you could lift any 3 wheels and the remaining one would have power. I have a Colorado 2wd with a locking differential. It works on physics so it is automatic if one wheel spins faster than the other. Works pretty good but I will not head out into a field without at least a sheep herders jack and a shovel.
ReplyDeleteI have a 4whl 5 speed manual Tacoma I bought new in 2011. If I remember right in the drivers manual it says in there you can use the starter in 4 low to pull you out of tight spots.
ReplyDeleteI was taught long years ago that you used the 2wd to go get stuck - and that's when you put it in 4wd to get out.
ReplyDeleteMy first wife, when I told her to be careful driving in the snow and ice on her way to work one morning, told me her Toyota had 4wd. I told her that the 4wd only help to get going - not stopping. She crashed on her way in. Still never listened to me - prolly why we split up.
I never ever used 4WD until I got stuck. Once I was unstuck, I turned around and found a different way to get where I was going. Thank you, Dad, for telling me that. You were smarter than I thought.
DeleteSame teacher.
DeleteI heard once something about how we think our dad's are gods when we are little, fools when we are teenagers, and saints when we have our own kids.
I also thought my dad was smart. Then not so smart. Then smarter than I thought. Turns out it was just me being an idiot at that period of life...
I found my father got smarter as I got older.
Delete"When I was 16, my father knew nothing. When I was 22, I was amazed how much he had learned in 6 years"--Mark Twain.
ReplyDeleteThat's it!
DeleteWe have sugar sand over clay here in my part of Seguin, TX at Rancho Snakebit.
ReplyDeleteI can take my extended cab 2wd Silverado 1500 almost anywhere I want and not worry about getting stuck rolling a round bale off the back.
My F-250 supercab long bed needs 4wd to not get stuck when backing up to unload a round bale in the same pasture.
My '76 F250 true 4x4 is worlds better than my 2015 F250 so called 4x4 (neither "4" nor "4")
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