Getting tired of spinning A wheel on slipery roads instead of ALL wheels. Got a 2001 2500 4x4 5.9. Looking to get some sort of traction device installed this fall. Who has what on their rig, and what do you recommend? Not looking to go rock crawling, just everyday driving, and pulling a trailer in the winter.

Edited July 18, 20186 yr by sprpilot
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1 hour ago, AH64ID said:

I've had to chain up quite a few times but it's always been warranted, such as breaking trail in 18"+ of snow or solid ice on off camber roads. I'd much rather chain up for a few miles than wish I had when I'm into a ditch or tree. These are good trucks, but with the low weight in the rear and lots of torque they can easily be traction challenged,

 

Tricks I've learned about the Mighty Cummins. Strange but true if you want to cross a deep snow drift do it in reverse. Sound weird but the light weight rear axle will get right up on top a snow drift and the heavy front axle will follow just fine. Done thing a bunch of times to keep from chaining up for 20 foot long snow drift. Then have dirt on the other side. I've had friends try it and works!

 

It always best to go out and experiment with your truck early in the snow season to work out any bugs and traction issues first thing. Typically I go down to a wide turn out and play a bit with icy conditions and get used to the feeling of the truck sliding. 

 

Manual transmissions typically work much better than automatic. You can travel a gear high keeping your RPM's lower and the torque low. This allows you to walk farther and control your travel without needing much more than 4WD at the worse. 

 

I was doing a search for my photo I did years ago when I was out playing in a controlled environment where I buried my truck and had to dig out. Can't find that old photo.