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<blockquote data-quote="Craig Hauber" data-source="post: 74297" data-attributes="member: 272">Re: Winter question for cargo van ownersI couldn&#039;t believe how the really expensive commercial tires I had put on my van in california were absolutely useless up here in the tundra (North Dakota&amp;Montana)&nbsp; It just sat and spun with no hope of going at all without chains.&nbsp; If there was a locking rear-end I probably could have got it to move (but good-luck steering!)&nbsp; They don&#039;t use salt up here and generally don&#039;t plow the streets completely bare.&nbsp; The layer of packed snow isn&#039;t too bad to drive on, but the moment something is wet, icy or slushy the van is useless.&nbsp; I have a standard sized bundle of 2x4&#039;s in there that I had forklifted in and it tends to do much better -but what&#039;s the point as all projects and construction tend to shut down until spring anyways.&nbsp; The biggest problem I see with adding weight is getting it to stop.&nbsp; Even with anti-lock brakes it won&#039;t stop if there&#039;s even the slightest bit of slip.The 4x4 pickup I have is really only a 2-wheel drive because either the posi has been burned-out or it never came with one.&nbsp; I&#039;ve been in situations where one front wheel is spinning and one back wheel is spinning and nothing moves anyways!Luckily for me the van isn&#039;t needed until the spring and we don&#039;t have hills.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Craig Hauber, post: 74297, member: 272"] Re: Winter question for cargo van owners I couldn't believe how the really expensive commercial tires I had put on my van in california were absolutely useless up here in the tundra (North Dakota&Montana) It just sat and spun with no hope of going at all without chains. If there was a locking rear-end I probably could have got it to move (but good-luck steering!) They don't use salt up here and generally don't plow the streets completely bare. The layer of packed snow isn't too bad to drive on, but the moment something is wet, icy or slushy the van is useless. I have a standard sized bundle of 2x4's in there that I had forklifted in and it tends to do much better -but what's the point as all projects and construction tend to shut down until spring anyways. The biggest problem I see with adding weight is getting it to stop. Even with anti-lock brakes it won't stop if there's even the slightest bit of slip. The 4x4 pickup I have is really only a 2-wheel drive because either the posi has been burned-out or it never came with one. I've been in situations where one front wheel is spinning and one back wheel is spinning and nothing moves anyways! Luckily for me the van isn't needed until the spring and we don't have hills. [/QUOTE]

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