Sandbags work well....also drop the psi during the crappy days.

I run 15-20 psi all winter long :shrug:

 

What's the impact on your miliage Dents? 15-20 is about half of what im runnin now. I just may need to try that this year due to the extra weight of my 35's. :thumbup:

 

If you leave your truck outside, just put some snow in the bed and then wet it down so you don't 'dust' everyone behind you.

It'll self unload in the spring................:shrug:

 

06 Colorado 5 cyl vortec 3500, Z71 4WD Colorado

If you know how to push this button, you should never get hung up. Keep it in 2WD till you think you have an issue, 4WD will get you right out. :shrug:

 

These things are able to be secured unlike sandbags and such.


ShurTrax - Truck Traction - Truck Bed Weights - Traction Weight

 

:yeahthat:

 

I use a tractor inner tube, cut it in half and fill with sand. The tubes will hug the wheel well and won't move. I usually keep a shovel back there as well to add snow or open the tubes to take out some sand to help spread in front of the tires for traction.

 

I have one of these in my truck:
SealPak ShurTrax All Weather Traction
Works really well, when it gets cold it freezes so no movement in the bed. When winter is done empty water fold up and store till next year.

 

I've seen guy in my climate use sand bags and such, they freeze hard as rocks here. If not properly secured they can slide around and smash your bed and tailgate. Probably not and issue in warmer winter climates though.

 

Water softener salt bags. That way if you get stuck you can use the salt for traction.

 

I would put about 6 50 lb bags of salt (300 lbs) in my bed that I would take from work

 

the 4wd button will be your best friend. even on the OEM generals I always got around in the snow and ice with no problems.

 

Shur tracs works good, but a bitch to get out when it freezes up.

 

7 winters in ct. push the 4 hi button if you get stuck. I've never had trouble. 04 z71 4X4 regular cab.

 

good to hear. this will be the first winter with the canyon. and PA winters can be :ugh:

 

Anyone remember the cab-over Ford pick-ups of '61-'67? They had a several-hundred pound slab of pig-iron between the gas tank & the bed for added traction, not only in the winter! When I owned one of those Ford cab-overs, I went to the University of Michigan library and pulled some research documents from their stacks about the need for putting another Chevrolet product in a good light-the Corvair cab-over pickup. It had a side clamshell door that folded down to provide a steep ramp for side-loading, since the rear-engine, rear-drive made a rear platform much-higher in the rear of the truck than the bed platform between the wheelbase. The document I found was a Chevrolet internal document sent to sales staff at dealerships showing a side-by-side comparison of the Corvair van-pickup and the Ford. There was a picture of the Ford being picked-up into the air by 3 men with overcoats (winter photo) who were lifting the rear bumper. The front doors of the Ford were open, as I recall. The 3 guys that Chevrolet recruited to lift the rear of the Ford cab-over pickup looked like the nose tackle and the defensive guards from the Lions front line-plenty of beef there! The point they were making is that the Ford was nose-heavy, and that the Chevrolet van had better weight distribution. After I found the sales memo, I researched further and found that Ford added the rear counterweight to provide more rear weight for traction-compromised conditions like wet or snowy driving.

I have a friend in Montreal that used to weld-into the rear bed of his pickup every winter a big piece of scrap iron, and in the spring he would cut it off. Crude, but effective.

 

load of firewood stays in my 2wd all winter.. but I have a feeling as soon as the first snowfall hits the gound, I'm driving the 89 s-10 around from then on out

 

I live in Buffalo also and 4wd is deffinitly your best friend. When I put sandbags in the bed of my truck, I bought a couple 2x6's and built a holder in the center of the bed. Basically two sections width wise on either side of the wheel well and two lengh wise just inside of the wheel wells. put about 3-4 sandbags in and never had them slide around. This won't work on the short bed though. You could always get a bed extender and throw the sandbags in there.

 

id go with bags of salt

 

Ahhh...The Ford Econoline Pickup, Dodge\Fargo had the same thing in the A100 series. I have been trying to find the Dodge version that hasn't rusted out or been "redone" and the owner wants far more than the rig is worth. I did see the Corvair version the other day. The guy was driving it to a auto show going on in the area.


I use 3 60lb sandbags in the back during winter (Dec 1st to April 1st).

 

hey dents what kind of tires do you run ? and i might try to drop the pressure this winter im a 2wd

 

use that pesky neighbors' mailbox...

 

lol ok

 

I just throw 2 60lb bags in the back of mine and have never had a problem:

I also rock the snow tires:

 

Nice

Snow Tires are the most important Factor in this Equation...

:thumbup:

 

I just place 2 50lb dumbbells against the well directly above the rear axle.

 

I think that would slide around too much.

 

nope never moved an inch. the static friction between the bed liner and the rusty cast iron is hard to overcome.

 

I have an '06 Colorado 5 cyl vortec 3500, Z71 4WD Colorado.

I am not quiet as far north as you, im in ulster county ny, but we got a metric ton of snow last year and they dont plow worth of shit by me (if i am lucky once befor the snow flies and once after its done) and i only need 4WD to get outta my driveway then I have no issues. and even during that blizzard I was fine with no weight in the back and 4WD when it got slippery. My driveway is rather steep (not sure of the degree) and i put it in 4WD (I have a 06 4cyl 4wd CrewCab) and just drive out like nothing so you should be ok, as long as you are not trying to be Mario Andretti in the snow and take it slow.