On Tue, Feb 8, 2011 at 3:02 PM, Dave Mcneely <mcneely4@cox.net> wrote: > Around here, when we have a blizzard, most of the cars one sees off in the > ditch are 4wd. It's not that they are worse in the snow than 2wd, they are > actually better. But the most important piece of equipment on any vehicle > is behind the wheel. mcneely > So it's a pebswads thing...(google "pebkac" for the original). mike > > ---- Mark Dearing <VWBrain@AOL.COM> wrote: > > In a message dated 2/8/2011 3:23:20 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, > > mcneely4@COX.NET writes: > > > > So far as 2WD, the physics of the situation is not dependent on how many > > wheels drive the vehicle. It is a matter of surface area vs. > instability of > > the surface. Increase the surface area, there is more friction surface > > and less ability to "dig in." > > > > > > I have done a lot of sand driving on the outter banks of north Carolina > , > > mostly in old jeeps, some in subies and some in an old 66 VW westy. we > > would lower the tire pressure down to about 12 lbs.with the 2wd bus I > would > > have to stay in the tracks or get on the hard edge of the ocean. There > > were some guys who drove old VW bugs out there, big old ball tires > lowered > > pressure and would stay out of the deep stuff. I never saw them have a > > problem. I have seen others bury the car up to the axles LOL. I saw a > syncro > > westy vanagon that was out there for a week. meet the guys in town at > the > > store , only reason they came in was they ran out of beer. Saw a CJ7 > jeep > > some fool drove on top of the dredge dune hill and sink it so far he had > to > > step on the back of the seat to get out of it. saw another get trapped > on a > > sandbar with 20 foot deep channel between him and shore, only had 365 > miles > > on it. it was fubared later mark d > > -- > David McNeely > |
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