Yep it's working, just have to kinda power through the snow with it. Remember you're carrying alot of weight around, our trucks weigh alot more than most and since it's not evenly distributed it basicly works against you

 

the wider the tire the more you slide and spin. if you do put weight in your box it is wise to keep it towards the back of the box so that it requires less weight to get the same effect. learning to really drive your truck would also not hurt.

 

crazy wolf has a point that i forgot to mention..when on snow and ice you want a narrow but nobby tire

where as in mud sand and everything else that isnt snow the wider the better..

for instance..my truck doesnt do to bad in deep snow with the 265/75/16's..but on ice or light snow my landlords ram with 235/75/16's beats my truck every time..

 

ok thanks guys


ya its just mainly our hills we have around here mainly the one i live on it ony has those problems but when i do get off it truck goes everywhere fine its just geting up and down our weird hill hehe



@crazzywolfie that would explain why the truck went better in the snow with the stock tires back than never knew the wider the tire the more you slide and spin thanks


gona put sand bags back by the tailgate


and get more narrow tires for next winter and keep the big ones for the summer and what else lol

 

because dads s10 gets **** traction on anything other than dry gravel or asphault

lemme let you in on something..cut a 2x4 to fit between teh sides of the bottom of your bed..and put it BEHIND the rear wheel hubs..then put the sand bags between teh 2x4 and the tail gate

the only thing the 2x4 does..is stop them ****ers from slidding around and especially if you have to burn on the brakes they wont come flying towards the front

thats just in my experience the best way to do it

 

thanks for the tip

 

sounds strange to me, we have had a lot of major snow here in NY this winter, and I was out driving around in a 20+ inch snow storm with no problems. I also have an suv (explorer) which is better because of weight distribution, like previous people mentioned, but the ram was fine, and that was with minimal weight in the bed. I am riding on 265/75/16's like a lot of people here, and didn't get stuck once. You do have to drive the truck differently than you would an suv, so maybe you just need to make some driving adjustments. Where I live there are plenty of hills, and I had no problems. I didn't see what tires you are running, maybe do a search for those specific brand/model tires and read some reviews. Some tires are total crap. And I'm sure as anyone here will tell you, tires make a HUGE difference in any terrain.

 

Funny.

I think you are giving it WAY to much gas!!!

I drive around with no weight in the bed at all and do just fine.

 

When putting sandbags into the bed of a truck for weight on the tires, the sandbags should be over the axles. You should not put the sandbags back by the tailgate. If you got into a skid, the truck is much more controllable this way. When the weight is further back, centrifugal force to stop the skid is much greater. Also, with the weight further back, the weight will help in causing the skid due to inertia.

You have to find the right balance for your truck and keep the added weight where it is needed, over the axles and onto the tires.

Narrow tires are much better in the snow because there is more pounds per square inch on the tire footprint. Snow is totally different than sand.

 

i dont know how my truck will do, every time it has snowed down here, my trucks been broke... but i do alot of wheling. so it should be fine with me, i slide all day long in the mud, so snow is cake walk...

im sure the 37" TSLs wont hurt either