Weight in the rear for winter

[LongrangeLauber]

Most the time I drive in the snow I have my quad with a plow on it so that's enough for me. Other than that I've not had issues with not putting weight back there

[SouthpawHD]

When I had my 1500 I didn't add any weight. But I did get it stuck one time too, snow was just a little too high and basically high sided it.

 

In my 2500 I add some weight after towing season to soften the ride. Has nothing to do with the snow.

[Waaazooo]

The truck weighs 5500 lbs right? That's like 1350 on each corner. Or about 1300lbs per square foot of foot pad from the tire

 

 

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[cbrsilv15]

Tires have a LOT to do with it. My old ecsb 2wd was a beast. Hardly ever got stock. Never added weight once. My s10 2wd was horrible. Had to add weight.

[Jeff5347]

Thanks for the input. This being my first real winter in the truck I'll just see what happens. I do have the stock SRA's so I'll see how they do but like was said put it in auto on flurry stuff and 4x4 on thick overnight stuff. Thanks a bunch guys

 

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[SouthernSilveradoGuy85]

Thanks for the input. This being my first real winter in the truck I'll just see what happens. I do have the stock SRA's so I'll see how they do but like was said put it in auto on flurry stuff and 4x4 on thick overnight stuff. Thanks a bunch guys

 

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I still have the SR-As and haven't had a problem with them in the snow. But, we don't get blizzards or anything that in northern NC. We sometimes get a decent storm, but usually nothing more than 6"-8" and sometimes all we get are dustings and flurries. 4x4 really does help a lot to where you can have cheap tires and doesn't really effect it much. Of course there are plenty of tires that are a lot better in the snow than the SR-As. I'm just saying that they're not useless like some people make them out to be. It's not like they're slicks like some people are acting like they are. Another way to help is to air down the tires a little so you have a bigger contact patch. I wouldn't go as low as 15 psi, but maybe somewhere around the 25-30 psi range.

[Nightwalker]

Friend at work has Sr-as said he don't have a problem in Wisconsin winters but in 2 wheel drive he has tire spins when it's wet on take off.

 

 

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[Chevor]

[JerryCanada]

Haha!

 

You guys need to come and try Canadian winter to see if that changes. SRA's does not make the cut where I live.

[Andy Seibel]

Where does the OP live? what kind of snow is he talking about? Last winter was my first year with the new truck and plow. I only had two 70# sand bags in the far rear of the bed. Factory tires. I was able to plow through 3' drifts of heavy snow from one December storm.

 

If you are staying on the pavement, you really don't need any weight. Just use 4WD if roads are not plowed. I only engage 4WD while I'm plowing, otherwise I can pretty much drive around all winter in 2WD. I haven't gotten into using that 4wd auto function yet, I guess I like to know if its on or not.

 

I always think, if you can't operate your vehicle normally on the road, stay in bed til the plow goes by.

[Waaazooo]

Where does the OP live? what kind of snow is he talking about? Last winter was my first year with the new truck and plow. I only had two 70# sand bags in the far rear of the bed. Factory tires. I was able to plow through 3' drifts of heavy snow from one December storm.

 

If you are staying on the pavement, you really don't need any weight. Just use 4WD if roads are not plowed. I only engage 4WD while I'm plowing, otherwise I can pretty much drive around all winter in 2WD. I haven't gotten into using that 4wd auto function yet, I guess I like to know if its on or not.

 

I always think, if you can't operate your vehicle normally on the road, stay in bed til the plow goes by.

That was kind of my motivation to go with the largest diameter tire I could get without going much wider than stock. More ground clearance without rubbing

 

 

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[Thomcat]

4WD - 2 #40 bags of sand and 2 #40 lb bags of salt stored behind wheel wells, not so much for weight but traction if you or someone else is stuck on compacted snow or ice.

[jamesonjc]

narrow tires are better for snow driving (or plowing) I drove a plow truck part time for 15 years.

Wide tires aren't the most efficient or best in the snow - there is no argument here this is science

[Jeff5347]

 

 

Where does the OP live? what kind of snow is he talking about? Last winter was my first year with the new truck and plow. I only had two 70# sand bags in the far rear of the bed. Factory tires. I was able to plow through 3' drifts of heavy snow from one December storm.

 

If you are staying on the pavement, you really don't need any weight. Just use 4WD if roads are not plowed. I only engage 4WD while I'm plowing, otherwise I can pretty much drive around all winter in 2WD. I haven't gotten into using that 4wd auto function yet, I guess I like to know if its on or not.

 

I always think, if you can't operate your vehicle normally on the road, stay in bed til the plow goes by.

Live in central mass. We usually get pretty good snow . The year before we had storms every other day. By the time the season ended we had 50 inches of snow.

 

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[Debra in Cali]

I did several trips up into the mountains above us last winter. I tossed two big bags of sand in the bed. Had a tow strap and chains. Never needed any of it. But this was my first time driving in the snow with my truck. We took the grandkids up to play in the snow after a major storm. Never broke traction during any of the trips. Love my truck. Almost had to help a Toyota during that trip, but he managed to get it back on the road. Left the bags of sand in the bed until spring.