holy crap... this is an old thread! hahahah.. wonder if that kid ever got a plow truck! hahahaha

 

Seriously? Ff=Fn * Mu, everyday of the week.

There would be some other considerations of a narrower tire (read: less surface area) would create a high PSI on the snow/ice/water and be able to cut it's way to the pavement more effectively...but as far as frictional force goes, it is independent of surface area and pressure. Depends only on how hard the ground pushes up (The normal force) and the frictional coefficient between the two surfaces. Also leads into a good discussion on anti-skid and why it's a bad idea to spin your tires in the snow...

I'm not trying to argue that dually's are better for snow, or aren't any worse...just that this isn't the governing principle behind it.

 

Dual wheels BLOW.. blah blah.. na na.. ok seriously.. I actually almost bought a Dually Ram 2500.. It needed a rear fender extension, and the interior was pretty fried, but it wasn't bad otherwise.. Now I wish I would have bought it.. Although I think it was more than I needed, and tires for that would have killed me..

 

but look what yr riding now...but you dont know how that truck would have done

 

Boss's 99 3500 does awesome in the snow. We dont get it by the foot but last year in 4+ inches it did just fine. I pulled a couple cars outta the ditch's along the highways with it and it never struggled. Its stock height and stock tire size.