pretty much side of the road but the snow wasnt that deep and its the same road i drive up and down every day in my 2wd truck and little cars are up and down it all day he was just spinning like mad until we locked in his front hubs and i gave him a push backwards down the hill. his tires werent the greatest but i just thought it was pretty funny to watch little cars rip past up the hill and since it was ford i just had to mention it lol

 

Weight has alot to do with that.

 

WOW!! Do they still have to get out and lock the hubs?!? If so that sucks...

 

lol yeah they do

 

It's optional. Most are auto, but you still have the option for manual if you want.

 

Until the front hubs are locked in, they have absolutely not 4wd at all. No matter whether they are in 4-hi or 4-lo. So putting the lever into 4wd would do them no good without hubs locked in.

 

well that seems to be a pretty useless 4wd system i sure as hell wouldnt wanna have to drive around the city always in 4wd or 2wd and then if i did get stuck on a busy street have to get out and lock my hubs in

 

I am a pipliner so do a lot of work in the mud. My old company truck was a 04 ford super duty and i had to get out and lock the hubs for any 4 wheel drive. Still would get stuck alot. I got a new 08 super duty and i can put it in 4 high on the fly but have to lock hubs for 4 low. Its winter time now and most the mud freezes now. But i do have to use it few times a week. The only time i had to get out and lock the hubs it didnt help i still had to get pulled out by a dozer. But anyways there is no lever in fords anymore their is a ****.But its still a Ford!

 

No, that's actually the best. The ones without hubs are electronic, and with wires they aren't so great. So if the wires pull apart, then the 4x4 doesn't work. Also the selector goes between 4x4 and 2wd. So it's not like you have to lock and unlock the hubs each time.

 

Used my Ford (farm pickup) to pull out a bulk propane truck stuck yesterday. Good thing I had a nylon rope to suck him out.