Diesel Pickups in the snow and those front hooks

[Industrial Toys]

I HATE the metric system, although it is easier by far to make calculations. 1 litre of water weighs 1KG. But I still don't have a sense for how long one meter is, let alone a kilometer, or how warm 15 c is!

What drives me crazy is that metric wrench sets never include ALL the sizes. So you are going back and forth to your toolbox switching from metric to imperial wondering which it is, only to find that you don't have ANY wrench that fits! WTF!

 

[LD1]

I agree about the metric system. Much easier to make calculations and conversions. But when we all grew up with imperial measurements, its hard to make the change cause your "frame of reference" is wrong.

 

[buickanddeere]

Good, snow tires, but conditions just became too much.
Next thing. I find my truck just terrible in slick, snowy or muddy conditions.
My GMC with the OEM (summer) tires is practically unuseable in slick conditions. If it weren't for the 4wd, often it wouldn't go anywhere!
it had those wide fuel wasting tires, was much lighter and just kind of floated around on slick surfaces. try and give it a little more power, the whole truck starts to shake very violently and you have no choice but to back off on the throttle. If so, what good is that?

So your Duramax when stuck has tall narrow real winter tires on it that have a mountain and snowflake symbol on the sidewall? Coarse lug "Mud Mother" tires are no good on ice and snow. The summer rubber hardens up and the tires have all the traction of a child's plastic wheeled toy on a hardwood floor.
The shaking is "power hop" which also occurs with some field tractors. Varies with tire types, tire size, tire tread, tire compound, tire pressure and vehicle weight.

 

[Looking4new]

I HATE the metric system, although it is easier by far to make calculations. 1 litre of water weighs 1KG. But I still don't have a sense for how long one meter is, let alone a kilometer, or how warm 15 c is!

What drives me crazy is that metric wrench sets never include ALL the sizes. So you are going back and forth to your toolbox switching from metric to imperial wondering which it is, only to find that you don't have ANY wrench that fits! WTF!

1 meter is = 39"
1KM=1000 meters .6214 miles
15c=59F=288.1Kelvin

A conversion tool for you

Temperature Conversion (Online Units Converter)

 

[Looking4new]

I have wrenches for the inbetween sizes, too. AKA, farmer fits all.

https://www.google.com/search?q=crescent+wrench&rls=org.mozilla:en-USfficial&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=0FX5UtOVM6Xq0QHJw4H4Cw&ved=0CAkQ_AUoAQ&biw=1536&bih=703#facrc=0%3Bcrescent%20wrench%20clipart&imgrc=_

 

[diesel lover]

I have wrenches for the inbetween sizes, too.

I have a metric crescent wrench

 

[Industrial Toys]

I will have to recheck my tire type. They are my "winter only" tires.

The oddball metric fasteners simply deserve nothing better than to be rounded off with a pair of vicegrips!

 

[k0ua]

I will have to recheck my tire type. They are my "winter only" tires.

The oddball metric fasteners simply deserve nothing better than to be rounded off with a pair of vicegrips!

If it doesn't have the mountain/snowflake symbol in the sidewall they are not winter tires.

 

[Looking4new]

I don't have winter tires on my Jeep. I've got mud tires and they work good for me.

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=Dunlop&tireModel=Radial+Mud+Rover

 

[Code54]

I have a Dodge CTD 2500 and it is not too hot in the snow and even worse in the mud. I do have 34's so the tire is a bit wide but is "snow" rated. I believe some of the poor winter performance is related to the power. If I let it idle I can move around fine but it often wants to spin with just a little throttle. I even noticed when it rains if I pull out, get moving and then get on the fuel it will break the tire loose when it shifts to second. (I normally never "get on it" but we have several blind bends and you pull out normal only to find a car coming around as you get on the straight section so you sort of need to get going from time to time.)
Anyway, when it is really bad out we always take my wife's RAV4 - that little 4 cylinder and all wheel drive goes just about anywhere with next to zero wheel slip.....