The Malt Hound wrote:
> "Big Bill" > wrote in message
> news
>
>>On Wed, 02 Mar 2005 18:48:37 -0500, Max > wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Big Bill wrote:
>>>
>>>>On Tue, 01 Mar 2005 20:36:33 -0500, Max >
>>>>wrote:
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>>>>
>>>>>Hakkapelittas are nuts. I had a set (Hakka 10's) once on a Saab
>>>>>900 and
>>>>>nothing, nothing could stop me in the snow. Not even studded. They
>>>>>were
>>>>>awesome traction.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Obviously, you've only driven in light snow.
>>>>Be reasonable. When the snow is over your bumper, tires are not
>>>>the
>>>>answer. You need more clearance.
>>>>
>>>
>>>Never had Hakkapelitas eh?
>>
>>What good do they do when the snow lifts those wonder tires enough
>>to
>>lose traction?
>>When the snow is high enough to lift the vehicle high enough that
>>the
>>tires don't any longer have enough weight on them to gain traction,
>>better tires are *NOT* the answer.
>
>
> Snow will not magically elevate your car. The stuff is generally
> pretty light, especially if light and drifted, and can be pushed aside
> as the car plows through it if you have the traction to do so.
>
> Sorry, but you are wrong. Good traction *is* the answer.
>
> -Fred W
>
>
It is possible to drive through very very deep snow with the right
vehicle. I've driven through snow that was 6ft. deep with my old Chevy
S-10 4wd. Traction how ever wasn't my main problem engine power to
maintain forward movement was. The only time I got stuck was when I
chose to high of a gear going over a 6 ft drift. The engine bogged down
and when I tried to downshift all forward motion stopped and it sank.
This little truck only weighed 3000 lbs and the bottem of it was shapped
like a sled. It had enough downward suspention travel to dangle the
front tires more than 16 inches below the lowest point of the chassy and
the rears would go even lower. It also had about 11 inches of ground
clearence on dry ground. Tires were pretty ordinary all-terrain truck
tires. Oh, and to the Jeep touting dude, that worthless little S-10
would (and did) run circles around my Jeep CJ7 in the snow. Serious off
roading, mud, rocks, ect the jeep was far superior.