Anyone out there drive a regular cab 2 wheel drive pick up? You know,the one that you gotta put weight in when it comes to winter time driving? Even 4 wheel drive trucks need some weight in them to help winter driving out. It doesn't matter what kind of tires you have, weight in the ass end of that truck is your friend! Even the most technologically advanced tire is gonna send your butt sliding in the snow where a little weight is all you need to get traction. One more thing to add when it comes to old school pick up trucks, the long boxes were better in the snow and ice because was more weight going towards the read end of the truck. There was more then a few accidents simply because people weren't used to driving a short box pick up.
A really good idea,building something to hold your sand bags in place. I also recommend transferring sand into a container that you can use year after year. No point in buying sand bags every year right?
I'm about to upset a few people...well maybe some might just get pissed right off. I have to ask this question tho..what the hell happened to teaching the next generation about tips and trick of driving in the winter? It should be law that we get to take our kids into an empty parking lot right after it snows just to show them how everything can go to hell in a hand basket real quick.
Most of us did just that when we were kids. Couldn't wait for the first snow fall to hit the arena parking lot..or where ever worked. Now if some kid got caught doin that then there just has to be "something wrong with that kid". The lessons learned in those empty lots will stay with that new driver for the rest of their lives.
My daughter had her first "oops" a couple weeks ago. Cost me a couple grand but, no one got hurt. She was driving into a driveway to turn around and while she was backing up she hit the brakes and then the truck slid into an import that seemed to be made entirely of nuclear powered plastic..or at least the plant that the plastic was made at must have been nuclear power cause it was expensive! I had my daughter driving the truck last winter as much as possible. There was even weight in the truck, just not enough. My point is, you should be teaching your kids to pay attention to what you are doing behind the wheel as soon as they can comprehend what`s going on. In this day and age of technology,phones,DVD players...yada,yada,yada...we`re creating a generation of kids that aren`t gonna have a clue about the practicle application of life. Sure they`ll be able to run a phone and a computer but,if they ever have to change their own tire...they`re probably gonna be screwed.
I'm about to upset a few people...well maybe some might just get pissed right off. I have to ask this question tho..what the hell happened to teaching the next generation about tips and trick of driving in the winter? It should be law that we get to take our kids into an empty parking lot right after it snows just to show them how everything can go to hell in a hand basket real quick.
Most of us did just that when we were kids. Couldn't wait for the first snow fall to hit the arena parking lot..or where ever worked. Now if some kid got caught doin that then there just has to be "something wrong with that kid". The lessons learned in those empty lots will stay with that new driver for the rest of their lives.
My daughter had her first "oops" a couple weeks ago. Cost me a couple grand but, no one got hurt. She was driving into a driveway to turn around and while she was backing up she hit the brakes and then the truck slid into an import that seemed to be made entirely of nuclear powered plastic..or at least the plant that the plastic was made at must have been nuclear power cause it was expensive! I had my daughter driving the truck last winter as much as possible. There was even weight in the truck, just not enough. My point is, you should be teaching your kids to pay attention to what you are doing behind the wheel as soon as they can comprehend what`s going on. In this day and age of technology,phones,DVD players...yada,yada,yada...we`re creating a generation of kids that aren`t gonna have a clue about the practicle application of life. Sure they`ll be able to run a phone and a computer but,if they ever have to change their own tire...they`re probably gonna be screwed.
