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So our little valley in Idaho received a stunning 14 inches of heavy heavy powder yesterday. The snow was so thick and so dense that vehicles were getting stuck everywhere. And it didn't matter what people were driving-4wd trucks, SUV's, and especially cars were defenseless against the huge ruts and powder burms. The city wasn't able to keep the side streets plowed, so it was martial law if you were unlucky enough to get stuck.
My wife did get stuck outside of our driveway in the MO when it high centered on a large drift, and was able to make it out with some assistance from some neighbors. She wouldn't have been even driving in the slop but wanted to meet some friends that were in for the holidays.
Anyway, I met with her after coming back from skiing, and it was up to me to navigate the MO through the now even more heavily covered roads. I put the rig in AWD lock and powered through, making it home through the carnage before blasting into my unplowed driveway and getting stuck about half way up (hooray-I was off the street!)
My question is this:
If the AWD system only kicks in when it feels slippage, then what about when every inch of street is slippery? Does the system, even with the lock on and over 20 miles per hour, sustain AWD or just detect when it needs it?
Anyway, brilliant sunny day here today and the streets are clear. I just have a lot of shoveling to do...
My wife did get stuck outside of our driveway in the MO when it high centered on a large drift, and was able to make it out with some assistance from some neighbors. She wouldn't have been even driving in the slop but wanted to meet some friends that were in for the holidays.
Anyway, I met with her after coming back from skiing, and it was up to me to navigate the MO through the now even more heavily covered roads. I put the rig in AWD lock and powered through, making it home through the carnage before blasting into my unplowed driveway and getting stuck about half way up (hooray-I was off the street!)
My question is this:
If the AWD system only kicks in when it feels slippage, then what about when every inch of street is slippery? Does the system, even with the lock on and over 20 miles per hour, sustain AWD or just detect when it needs it?
Anyway, brilliant sunny day here today and the streets are clear. I just have a lot of shoveling to do...