Snowy Boston, love this Truck, but..

[cld3md]

12” of snow, but my first drive with 4WD vs. previous AWD Subarus. My GF, who’s had many trucks, said no driving any significant time on dry roads even in 4H mode. Crazy turning, and weird choppy sensation when did do! Did read up on it. Guess I have to do 2WD most of time and only 4H if know it’s going to be necessary. Can I damage transmission if forget to turn off 4H and am on dry roads?

In many ways a moot point as will be moving to sunny and snow-LESS South Carolina in January. But wanted to try it in snow here.

My first truck. Love it. Lariat Supercab with FX4 package.

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[FULLSCALE]

You definitely don’t want to drive in 4H on dry pavement. Straight ahead may be fine but definitely no sharp turns or it will cause things to bind. The tires need to be able to slip to prevent damage.

 

[VAMike]

something will break loose if you're in 4wd on dry pavement, either a tire or something metal in the drivetrain

 

[Hounddog409]

12” of snow, but my first drive with 4WD vs. previous AWD Subarus. My GF, who’s had many trucks, said no driving any significant time on dry roads even in 4H mode. Crazy turning, and weird choppy sensation when did do! Did read up on it. Guess I have to do 2WD most of time and only 4H if know it’s going to be necessary. Can I damage transmission if forget to turn off 4H and am on dry roads?

In many ways a moot point as will be moving to sunny and snow-LESS South Carolina in January. But wanted to try it in snow here.

My first truck. Love it. Lariat Supercab with FX4 package.

First 4wd i take it? Absolutely no to 4wd on dry pavement.

Why would you want/need to anyway?

 

[Toytec]

12” of snow, but my first drive with 4WD vs. previous AWD Subarus. My GF, who’s had many trucks, said no driving any significant time on dry roads even in 4H mode. Crazy turning, and weird choppy sensation when did do! Did read up on it. Guess I have to do 2WD most of time and only 4H if know it’s going to be necessary. Can I damage transmission if forget to turn off 4H and am on dry roads?

In many ways a moot point as will be moving to sunny and snow-LESS South Carolina in January. But wanted to try it in snow here.

My first truck. Love it. Lariat Supercab with FX4 package.

Oh, you got the fancy do-dads truck. Welcome to the club. You've got a lot to read in that book in the glove box. You'll also learn a lot here. I know I have. Enjoy that white stuff while you can.

 

[treimche]

I have put on MANY highway miles in 4 wheel drive in my years of driving in this frozen shit hole of a state called North Dakota. You don't want or need to use 4x4 unless there is snow and/or ice on the roads. I've taken 3-4 hour road trips to see my family during snow storms and on shitty roads, locked in 4x4 the whole way but the roads would have a lot of snow and ice on them. This is key since the tires can slip which will eliminate the drivetrain binding up and breaking something. I don't really think something would break anyway, but tires would slip and wear out very fast.

Most of the miles I'm talking about were in my old 2001 Tundra that had just a little under 300k miles, and zero engine or drivetrain problems, so don't bother trying to tell me I'm wrong

 

[uthunter]

Bottom line is you're not going to forget to turn off 4H on dry pavement. The truck will remind you on the first turn.

 

[chasvs]

12” of snow, but my first drive with 4WD vs. previous AWD Subarus. My GF, who’s had many trucks, said no driving any significant time on dry roads even in 4H mode. Crazy turning, and weird choppy sensation when did do! Did read up on it. Guess I have to do 2WD most of time and only 4H if know it’s going to be necessary. Can I damage transmission if forget to turn off 4H and am on dry roads?

In many ways a moot point as will be moving to sunny and snow-LESS South Carolina in January. But wanted to try it in snow here.

My first truck. Love it. Lariat Supercab with FX4 package.

That’s the difference between 4WD and An All Wheel Drive (AWD) vehicle. AWD have sensors and couplings that allow for slippage when in dry pavement, or automatically switch between 2WD and 4WD as needed.
https://www.roadandtrack.com/car-cu...JFxumKKZ06MlAZxFDzNq1yknSchyb46N1bMlkgpqKbUzw

 

[cld3md]

Bottom line is you're not going to forget to turn off 4H on dry pavement. The truck will remind you on the first turn.

 

[cld3md]

First 4wd i take it? Absolutely no to 4wd on dry pavement.

Why would you want/need to anyway?

Thank you, HDog409. I didn’t WANT to. Just wondering if would be a problem if used on mainly slick, snowy roads and came to a dry area.

 

[cld3md]

Oh, you got the fancy do-dads truck. Welcome to the club. You've got a lot to read in that book in the glove box. You'll also learn a lot here. I know I have. Enjoy that white stuff while you can.

I will enjoy the ... next place has minimal flakes and an occasional, short-lived coating. Thank God!

 

[Deleted member 1634]

I have put on MANY highway miles in 4 wheel drive in my years of driving in this frozen shit hole of a state called North Dakota. You don't want or need to use 4x4 unless there is snow and/or ice on the roads. I've taken 3-4 hour road trips to see my family during snow storms and on shitty roads, locked in 4x4 the whole way but the roads would have a lot of snow and ice on them. This is key since the tires can slip which will eliminate the drivetrain binding up and breaking something. I don't really think something would break anyway, but tires would slip and wear out very fast.

Most of the miles I'm talking about were in my old 2001 Tundra that had just a little under 300k miles, and zero engine or drivetrain problems, so don't bother trying to tell me I'm wrong

I agree that I don't think the tires have enough grip to result in any drivetrain issues. The tires will probably slip loose well before the system can get close to the damage zone.

 

[RANGER_MARC]

Guys, I appreciate your comments on driving the Ranger in the snow. Delaware has not had any significant weather yet this year, but we always get a few monster storms, which is one of the big reasons I bought the FX4 Ranger and put in the Ford/Fox Leveling Kit. Since I drive the wife into Philadelphia several times a week for her job, we need to be able to handle some pretty wild winter conditions from time to time, and I feel a lot more confident now than I did in my former ride, a 2014 Explorer Limited.

 

[Toytec]

I will enjoy the ... next place has minimal flakes and an occasional, short-lived coating. Thank God!

Well aware of it here. Still can get slippery than snot on a greased door knob though.

 

[SubVet]

I will enjoy the ... next place has minimal flakes and an occasional, short-lived coating. Thank God!

Welcome to South Carolina. After 18 years in San Diego and another 14 or so in Las Vegas . South Carolina is a breath of fresh air The government stays out of our everyday life. Taxes are low

I have a 1900 square foot house on about a half-acre with a pond 4 miles from the beach.Taxes per year is 800 bucks...When you buy a vehicle here it cost $500 there's no sales tax on vehicles it's a flat $500.You can make more money selling privately because there's no tax advantage to Trading

I think you're going to really like it here. I wouldn't go back to California or Las Vegas. It is very rare to get any snow here but when it does get a half inch everything closes. It's usually gone by noon. There also a lot of other advantages I'm not going to go into here such as moderate weather moderate traffic twice a day

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