I forgot about that!
snow drift owned you.
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F150 stuck outside my office as we speak, slid up against the curb trying to make a right.
Ain't all season tires great.
At least he's got a minute to reply on his local forum about not needing snow tires and never gets stuck................except when he tries to drive in the snow dat is. LOL
It really is dumb not having snows, considering the personal risk of injury to the driver and passengers in an accident, the cost of new vechicles these days and the price to insure them.
Many peeps even have a few of these 50 and 60 thousand dollar vehicles, they make payments on, but have no dough left for snow tires?
Lot of PRETEND BALLERS out there.
JT... I have snows :)
Drove past a new Camaro stuck against the curb on Dundas St by the 427 (not sure if he whacked the curb or was just stuck next to it but rear wheel looked to be an inch or two from snow covered concrete)....flashers on, he wasn't going anywhere with those wide tires. Not sure what even possessed that driver to even take the car out in this weather.
shovelled the driveway for the 5th time and walked to lunch with the missus. good times.
snowblower x3
shovel x2
heading back out in a few minutes for round 6 ...
Snowblower x 2
Shovel x 1
Snowblower x 1 after 3pm when it stopped...not as much as I thought there'd be after snowing for so long, kind of a Mini Snow event.
Spoke to my buddy in Lewiston and he is buried. :disturbed:
Just saw the Gardiner Expressway on the news, looks like it hasn't been plowed that much, what a joke!
Wow the SUBWAY is down (Line 2) ...another Joke!
left the office early to come home to shovel a foot plus drifts....took 1.5 hours
that was my warm up for a back and trap workout in the gym
outta gas now
Only 99 days till Spring
Drifted a topkick around a corner today. No weight in the rear and dualies makes for a fun time. Pushed out one of those plows with the trailer that goes out to do another lane with a bobcat. He got high centered on one of those concrete islands in a parking lot. Going out again in a bit after all the parking lots are empty to really clear them.
/\ yucky. Doesn't sound like fun at all.
Longest ass shift in a while , driving was tougher than work . How the fk does traction control work in these vans lol , constantly deactivating it so I could move .
So I took my mazda tribute out in the snow tonight (new winter car)
its 4wd/awd with a button in the dash that apparently locks the center diff, (different then my parents explorer with the 3 buttons)
from what I read online it seems to be mostly fwd most of the time and if it senses it looses traction it goes mostly rwd, I felt that today, seems stupid to me.
When I press the center locking button thing, the car becomes a different animal and feels much more confident, doesn't slide corners, seems to even break better (or at least in a straight line)
Can I drove around all the time with this 4wd button engaged (only when snow and icy like today)? Or is it bad to drive with it on for the full trip?
I don't know the exact system in the Tribute, but AWD (or 4WD Auto-mode) is quite often primarily driving the front or rear wheels, depending on the vehicle. Like, a Tribute/Escape are fwd based platforms so that's the 'default'. My 03 Explorer was a rwd platform and so that was it's 'default'. When the vehicle senses slip, it activates a type of clutch to drive the other set of wheels to work in conjunction with the slipping set. The percentage of this adjustment can range. Some makes will put full power to the wheels with more traction. Some up to 50 or 75%, for example AND side to side too!
But when you're locking it in 4WD, there should be conditions that necessitate it. If the roads are dry and you're trying to make slower tighter turns, like in a parking lot, you're gonna feel it bind up. That's hard on the tires, bushings, suspension, the transfer case, etc.
But ya, I've used 4WD around town and then out on to the highway. Once I get closer to the city (assuming the roads are relatively clear), I just flip it off. Rarely would I leave it in 4WD for a full round trip - although a few times last year with that brutal winter, I did.
JMO...
Last night I decided to be a good samaritan. After boosting a car in the GO train parking lot, saw man wiping his van with his arm, so I let him use my brush. Didn't have his cuz both his and his wife's car were in the shop and this was the backup. So he was happy. Then saw another person doing the same, so I just straight up offered to brush their car off while they sat in the car. Lastly, as I was just around the corner from my house, saw a Mercedes SLK stuck at a corner street so I pulled up to him and pushed him out. Had snow tires, just the snow was so thick and squishy he couldn't move.
Also I'll add that yesterday morning, when doing a tire on Derry, an awesome police officer pulled up behind me and put on his lights to help out. Yesterday was a good test of humanity, and I can tell you that it's still alive and well. Hopefully others have good stories from yesterday!
of all the morons out on the roads last night ....this guy takes the cake:
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Oh, and I'd like to give Ford a big FUCK YOU tribute for putting a 3/4" tire iron in the emergency kit, then put 13/16" lug nuts on the wheels. :fight1:
Of all the days to get a flat, I catch a nail in one of my rear tires. Fortunately HD was walking distance so I could go buy a proper socket and breaker-bar.
^^^^ That's exactly why I bought a socket kit. You never know what size the nut is going to be until you go to take it off. Also the supplied bars are great for destroying lock keys.
0% on 2014 F150's .. hmmm , they told me I was special and it's a private sale lol
From your friends at Shanahan to boot .
Prolly no discounts but lower rates
Bet you a brown Bill can beat their best deal.
OH, money burning a hole in yer pocket?
If so, grab me one to will ya please n thanks.
^^ complete opposite Rick , got enough hands in my pocket in this household lol seems like jr finally decided to let me drive the Mustang ...took my truck yesterday , wonder why ?
The tire iron is definitely factory.
But after doing some googling, it would appear that the correct wheel nut size is indeed 3/4".
So not sure why mine has larger nuts? ....that sounded funny.
I miss the olden days when a tire iron had all the sizes ;)
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I figure that reee ^ they just made me feel warm n fuzzy cuz email said "from your friends at shanahan " lol
I should pull a wife move "honey it was on sale "
Give you the reach around as well??