Edd505
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hotpepperkid wrote:ppine wrote:Two wheel drive is great if you
Live in the flat lands
Live where there is no snow
Never leave the pavement
Don't travel much
Otherwise you need 4wd. Then you can get stuck in worse places.
I wouldnt have a 2WD so I always tell people, like you said a 4WD will just get you stuck farther from the the highway
Nope drive in 2W until stuck then switch to 4X4, unstuck go back to 2W. 4X4 all the time you better have a winch & equipment to get unstuck.
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If you have 2WD always carry a tow line & shackles onboard. Tim Allen, ARGH, ARGH, ARGH, & his big burly 4WD is never far away always looking for a reason to actually use his 4WD & get you unstuck.
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ppine
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Edd,
I agree that staying in 2wd as a long as possible is a good strategy. It give you a lot of feedback about how the road or trail is. It gives you a chance to perfect your technique. Most people are anxious to "try out their 4wd."
The worse the roads and trails the more you need a shovel, a tow strap, a handyman, a come along, a winch, a deadman and whatever else you can find.
If you have "never needed 4wd" you have probably missed out on a lot of the good country out there. I have worked in every western state and gotten stuck in all of them. In Alaska there are no roads so we got helicopter support.
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Today's physics lesson...
If you carry a long cable (or several tow straps you can link together) along with some way to attach said cable to something sturdy (or an old truck axle and 5 lb shop hammer), you don't even need a winch. Hook one end of the cable to your vehicle and the other to a tree (or the axle after you've pounded it in the ground), pulling the cable as tight as you can. Grab the middle of the cable and walk sideways as far as you can. You'll either move your vehicle or pull the tree out by the roots (I =did= say "sturdy".) Yes, it takes some time and effort, but it =will= work. This is how my h.s. math teacher told us how he did it on the 2 occasions he got stuck in a sandy wash. The other thing he told us was, "of course, it's a whole lot easier not to get stuck in the first place, so scout your route first." ![[emoticon]](https://forums.goodsamclub.com/sharedcontent/cfb/images/biggrin.gif "biggrin")
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