model d traction

[theoshin]

i can agree on the improved traction - my ranger crew (1450lbs) got stuck today - slid over side of woods road at a pretty darn steep angle. the wet snow basically forced me down a path that ended nose down. thought twice about taking the tc to get it out (the roads are covered with really wet snow up to 12 inches deep) but the part of the road closer to the barn near the ranger was flat with less snow. hooked the back of the ranger up to the tc with the chain and litterally had to lift the ranger off the ground other than some contact with the front tires to get it out. couldnt get enough traction to pull it out. had to lift it basically all the way off the ground to reduce its drag. also gave my front tires better traction. amazing how easy the tc can lift 1500lbs. getting out meant returning up the snow covered road with long mild grade. the c would have spun one wheel. would never have even tried it with the c. the d hp management was making the rpms shift around quite a bit but i made it out - you could feel the power being distributed from one to the other wheels. same thing happens in mud. what i have found is that the 4wd is much better as long as you are not over the 3000psi relief value - meaning driving through/up mud and snow it works much better but if you go into a pile it will eventually result in one tire potentially spinning as the other tires are over 3000 psi required force to move. the 29 inch tires help to with more ground clearance.

btw - the more i run the d the more i like it - the suspension really saves my neck/back as i do a lot of back woods and field driving.

my 2 cents
ts