Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunter's Campfire 2wd Pickups outnumber 4wd pickups about 4:1 down here.

throw a 500 lb of concrete block over the axle makes all the difference in a 2wd. course gas mileage goes to schit

4WD gets mouth-breather idiots in situations where it's difficult to steer and stop, but what do they care- - - - -they're moving! Tow truck drivers love guys with all-wheel drive- - - -they laugh all the way to the bank!
Jerry

That’s got to be one of the dumbest things I’ve ever read!

If FWD is that great what's with the chains?

Ice is ice! TWD, AWD, FWD if you a sliding on ice you are sliding period. Chains are what gives you the traction not the type of drive. as for no weight putting sand bags in the bed is no big deal and will get you what you need. FWD has a place, but Ice isn't one of them!

I can get my TWD into about 95% of the places I hunt just fine. Add chains and I can get to 99% of the places I hunt. the remaining 1% at times even FWD you still need chains and winch.

Cost of FWD, fuel, maintenance over the life of a truck isn't worth it in the big picture. I have both FWD and TWD, I drive the TWD a hell of a lot more than the FWD. Smoother ride, less noise, less gas, and if I really need FWD its in the driveway.

I would not own a truck that was not 4x4.

I've never owned a 4WD.

Like Dad always said, it just lets you get stuck further from the road.

Pay attention to what you're doing, drive with some sense, and some extra weight in the bed, and you'll do fine most of the time.

Of course, we rarely get snow here, and very little of it most of the time, so it's not needed. The most snow I've seen here is 24" at one time, and I didn't need to go anywhere anyway, for a couple of days. Good tires and common sense can do more than 4WD, if you're not stupid.

No, it isn’t. The sole advantage of 4WD is, when paired with suitable tires, an increased ability to extricate the vehicle from low-traction situations. This means an improved ability to get moving in mud, slush, snow, and similar wet/dry situations. 4WD will not help you stop any sooner than 2WD in a vehicle matched by road conditions, speed, mass, tire size and tread, and brake quality. Every 4-wheeled vehicle on the road already has 4-wheel braking, and ABS will already do more to stop you than you ever could. Similarly, 4WD will not help you steer; every 4-wheeled vehicle already has 2-wheel steering, and ESC will do more to keep you heading in your intended direction than anything you could ever imagine; that’s what makes it life-saving technology.

I wouldn’t buy a 2wd truck unless it was nothing more than a highway hauler.

I have one of each. I drive the 2WD more.