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   On 11/13/2024 12:44 PM, Jim Wilkins wrote:   
   > "Bob La Londe"  wrote in message news:vh2s43$2b5ip$1@dont-email.me...   
   >   
   > I think I mentioned it in another thread.  Pickup trucks (classic bath   
   > tub bed and std cab on a frame) are usually not very good unless they   
   > have a load in the bed.  A 2wd open diff pickup would not be my choice   
   > either that being said from 2001-2017 all my new service trucks were 2WD   
   > with auto locking diffs.  (Chevy work trucks)  With the normal load of   
   > tools, wire, and hardware they were "okay."  I did not unload them to go   
   > hunting for instance.  As long as I stuck to the main trails until I   
   > bailed out to walk I didn't even think about it.   
   >   
   > Of course tires make a big difference.  When I ran trap lines back in   
   > the 80s I used a Ford F150 2WD with stock diff and 31 x 10.5 tires.   
   > With all my traps, coolers, and camp gear it did quite well.  If I   
   > remembered to air down all four) it was passable on most sand, but it   
   > would still sink in bottomless sugar sand.  I got it stuck a couple   
   > times, but always got it out on my own.  Sometimes it took all day, but   
   > that is the life of a wannabe professional outdoorsman.  Okay, my first   
   > year I used a Plymouth Volare station wagon.  LOL  I think if it had the   
   > same tires it would have been better than the pickup.   
   >   
   > Bob La Londe   
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   > Ramblers did well in the Baja 500.   
   >   
   > That definitely applied to my Ranger in 2WD. It was better in 4WD. If I   
   > could get in somewhere with the bed empty I was sure to be able to get   
   > out with a load of firewood. Only dirt bike skid recovery reflexes let   
   > me drive the Ranger in 2WD on partly dry, partly icy pavement. A   
   > particularly difficult icy commute home helped convince me to buy the   
   > AWD CRV which was vastly better with (and good without) sticky   
   > hydrophilic Michelin Arctic Alpine ice tires. A wet finger rubbed on   
   > most tires slides, on the Michelins it grabs and squeaks.   
   >   
      
      
   Generally the only complaint I hear about Michelin tires is the price.   
   When I picked up my new truck I was actually a little disappointed to   
   see it came with Michelin truck tires.  Now I'll have to wait a few   
   years to wear them out so I can upgrade to some ATs.  I'm just to cheap   
   to replace otherwise perfectly good tires.   
      
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