Grimmer · Oct 25, 2012

Johnny1111 said:
I don't need the **** taken out of me

Oh dear, oh dear

You may have come to the wrong shop

blue beasty · Oct 25, 2012

Johnny1111 said:
I don't need the **** taken out of me

A comment like this is suggesting that is exactly what you need

suew · Oct 25, 2012

Jongould said:
The correct way to drive on snow is not to use low gears but high gears, with low gearing its very easy to spin the wheels, once you have lost traction you will fall down the camber. In a higher gear you have a steadier power delivery and more time to react. You slow down using the engine to brake and use the brakes only for finer control. Over confident 4x4 owners are lethal in the ice, there's a hill near me that gets a few crashing every year. Have a look at snow socks, MTs are good in fresh snow but crap on ice, AT's are better and snow tyres are very good on ice, YouTube it and you will see it all...

So how are you meant to stop going down a very steep hill. If you are in a higher gear you wont have much engine braking and will have to use the brakes.

Kizzeh · Oct 25, 2012

low gear down hill and high gear on the flat

Troy81 · Oct 25, 2012

Ain't hard!

4x4 driving - snow & ice

Google it

drive sensible and enjoy get it wrong and we're pull you out

3.5 efi · Oct 25, 2012

Jongould said:
The correct way to drive on snow is not to use low gears but high gears, with low gearing its very easy to spin the wheels, once you have lost traction you will fall down the camber. In a higher gear you have a steadier power delivery and more time to react. You slow down using the engine to brake and use the brakes only for finer control. Over confident 4x4 owners are lethal in the ice, there's a hill near me that gets a few crashing every year. Have a look at snow socks, MTs are good in fresh snow but crap on ice, AT's are better and snow tyres are very good on ice, YouTube it and you will see it all...

bollocks. use the appropriate gear for the given road speed which will mean using low box when nescasary to keep the engine in the middle of the torque curve.

ratty · Oct 25, 2012

if yer sliding on icy hills, get the side walls of yer tyres into the kerb or grass verge. It'll give you a damn site more grip

Dr_evil · Oct 25, 2012

Looks like I've wandered into the friendly part of the forum

Freelaner · Oct 25, 2012

Dr_evil said:
Looks like I've wandered into the friendly part of the forum

If we were in AG i'd tell yer where to go next!

Grimmer · Oct 25, 2012

Freelaner said:
If we were in AG i'd tell yer where to go next!

Was just thinking that, just about to reply and then remembered where I was

3.5 efi · Oct 25, 2012

ratty said:
if yer sliding on icy hills, get the side walls of yer tyres into the kerb or grass verge. It'll give you a damn site more grip

just drive on the pavements in the fresh snow.

juiceyv8 · Oct 25, 2012

3.5 efi said:
just drive on the pavements in the fresh snow.

Or find a soft gaylander that's made of gay sex toy plastic to bounce off.

Jongould · Oct 25, 2012

3.5 efi said:
bollocks. use the appropriate gear for the given road speed which will mean using low box when nescasary to keep the engine in the middle of the torque curve.

Course you use the appropriate gear but you don't use low box on the road, you don't need any extra power (which is what the low box gives you via gearing) but you need control, a higher gear gives you finer control. I'm talking 2nd gear pull away and keep the revs low.

suew said:
So how are you meant to stop going down a very steep hill. If you are in a higher gear you wont have much engine braking and will have to use the brakes.

As has been said by using lower gears to give you better braking affect, I thought that was just simple logic so didn't go into it.

If you asked 10 qualified snow/ice instructors you would get different variations of techniques, there is no one correct way but bottom line is slow, steady and maintain grip, as soon as the wheels spin your off out of control, that's what catches people out, bit to much throttle and you can be going sideways very quickly

3.5 efi · Oct 25, 2012

I find pedestrians help with traction when it gets real slippy.

3.5 efi · Oct 25, 2012

Jongould said:
Course you use the appropriate gear but you don't use low box on the road, you don't need any extra power (which is what the low box gives you via gearing) but you need control, a higher gear gives you finer control. I'm talking 2nd gear pull away and keep the revs low.

As has been said by using lower gears to give you better braking affect, I thought that was just simple logic so didn't go into it.

If you asked 10 qualified snow/ice instructors you would get different variations of techniques, there is no one correct way but bottom line is slow, steady and maintain grip, as soon as the wheels spin your off out of control, that's what catches people out, bit to much throttle and you can be going sideways very quickly

trust me, low box will not give your car any more power. true story.

suew · Oct 25, 2012

Jongould said:
I thought that was just simple logic so didn't go into it.

:lol::lol:

West Slope Rover · Oct 25, 2012

Of this snow driving I know much. Unless the road is nearly impassable, as in not plowed after a blizzard that shuts down everything, you're not going to need chains if you've got proper tyres. Use low gears for engine braking on the downhill and high gears on the flats and uphill. And no whining.

Dippypud · Oct 25, 2012

Johnny1111 said:
Could anyone offer advice,I drive a 110 Landy and have 265 Goodrich mud tyres,does anyone recommend snow chains if so from where and they come in pairs would I need them on the front and back tyres,sorry I'm a complete novice.thanks

Your tyres are too wide ...

you need a narrower tyre so that the weight of the vehicle will bite the snow ...

wide tyres are OK in mud or slush ...

standard tyres for the vehicle, 215s or 205s ...

you don't need snow chains in the UK with a Landy ...

just some common sense and to listen when people give good advice

Freelaner · Oct 25, 2012

do you get much snow in Colorado?

juiceyv8 · Oct 25, 2012

I use neutral gear. Does the trick every time.

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