How can I get better winter traction?
#11
Four tubes of sand
I just bought 4 tubes of sand (@ 60 lbs each) at Home Depot for $4.50 each. Remember when you put any weight in the bed that it is attached. In one accident in our province a person layed a couple of large hunks of 3 inch steel on the bed, in a rear end collision all the steel made it thru the cab wall hurting the only person in the cab. In a collision or a flip (who knows) this extra weight could come up and kill everyone in your truck or an inocent bystander. By the looks outside today, I'm glad I have the extra weight....
#13
well my trucks are 4x4 but my little chevy doesn't like to work all the time so i put about 20m of 1 1/4" steel line in the box for added traction and tie it down. good winter tires makes a world of difference tho. my buddy put some new toyo open country winter tires on his truck and it does the same in 2wd drive then his pro comp a/t did in 4wd.
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#15
Thats about all you can do... There is also tire chains but they can sometimes run as much as your tires do and can be a pain to take on and off.
I dont recommend using anything steel... as said before rear end collisions can make it a deadly combination.
It doesnt hurt to throw a bag or two of rocksalt in combination with the sand bags... May not give you traction, but will surely melt the ice if needed.
I dont recommend using anything steel... as said before rear end collisions can make it a deadly combination.
It doesnt hurt to throw a bag or two of rocksalt in combination with the sand bags... May not give you traction, but will surely melt the ice if needed.
#16
Ive never seen them myself but a friend of mine was telling me about a liner that sits on the floor of the bed. The liner is mad of strong plastic and you fill it with water. In the winter it freezes and still leaves you full use of your bed. Not sure where to find it. I tried googling a variation of words but couldnt find it.
http://www.autoanything.com/hitch-be...A2868A0A0.aspx
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Whist I was a yonker growing up in upstate NY, I would go every fall to the same local building supply place who would double bag bulk sand in tight weave burlap type sacks and if memory serves were 50 lbs each. The sand in the sacks would conform to the ribs of the bottom of the truck and wouldn't move much. After the first rain/sleet or whatever then freeze, they NEVER budged...