4WD vs 2WD
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BruteForce
Well-known member
4WD Ram 3500 Dually. Definitely need 4wd here in Utah!
Del600
Iowa Chapter Founding Father
4x4 here as well.
Can get messy in the winter, but have also needed it to get out of a camp site or two after a wash out of a weekend.
I always look at it like, better safe than sorry. If I never use the 4wd, that is a good thing....... same as the slider hitch.
Can get messy in the winter, but have also needed it to get out of a camp site or two after a wash out of a weekend.
I always look at it like, better safe than sorry. If I never use the 4wd, that is a good thing....... same as the slider hitch.
Only 4x4 for me. On our trip to Tennessee,Virginia and Pennsylvania in April and May I helped two 2 WD trucks out of mud and wet grass. Pulled the truck and RV to the solid ground. The second guy was really upset he told me this had happened to him on almost every trip they have been on. Needless to say he will be buying a 4x4..
mikeandconnie
Well-known member
I had to use my 4x4 last month backing into a spot because of wet grass and mud.
Nabo
Southeast Region Director-Retired
Last 2wd I had was in 1972 pulling a horse trailer. After getting it stuck in mud at a horse show, I traded it for a 4wd and haven't return to a 2wd for pulling since. Eventho we camp mostly in commercial parks, I have had to use the 4 X 4 a couple of times, especially in some of the areas when we go Nascar camping.
jayc
Legendary Member
Goodtruck, I agree with you. I currently have a truck with 4wd and have only used it twice in the 6 years that I have owned it. I didn't actually need it either time I used it but engaged it just in case. The new trucks are so high in the back end, I would hope that by buying a 2wd, it will be lower and not require me to change the hitch settings to fit a new truck.
Rmcgrath53
Well-known member
I live in Mi. and have a 750 foot drive. My truck doubles as a snow plow with a 9 foot blade in winter. I have been taking the rig on December trips for the last 2 years. I would not have gotten out of Mi. If I didnt have 4x4. I also have a steep grade that I back up into when I get home and it would be impossible with a 2 w d . I dont know what extra the 4x4 cost but if you figure just 2 times with a tow truck and it will probbably pay for itself
Ron
Ron
I've needed 4wd many times to get out of muddy or wet grass campsites .
Every once in awhile here in Jersey we get snow , like last year over 50 inches with 2 or 3 over 15", would have been stranded in my driveway for days last year. 4 wd only drops the tow rate 300 lbs or so.
Every once in awhile here in Jersey we get snow , like last year over 50 inches with 2 or 3 over 15", would have been stranded in my driveway for days last year. 4 wd only drops the tow rate 300 lbs or so.
pmmjarrett
Not just tired..... RETIRED!!!
X2
4wd and chains are to get out of trouble and not into it. If you are pulling the camper and need 4wd you need to park it.
Have run ice roads in my 2wd dually pulling campers way up north and I specialize in running north west Canada dragging RVs. In 110.000 miles I have been towed twice, and one of those times was for when my clutch blew on the way to Yellowknife. The other was the snow drift I hit on a back road I shouldn't have been on trying to outsmart a malfunctioning RR crossing that had traffic backed up for miles by using google maps on my blackberry.
So towing cost me $90 to get out of a drift which I could have used 4x4. Heck towing is the cheaper option.
Ray LeTourneau
Senior Member - Past Moderator
Until NOW, I have had 4X4's since 1972. Since we retired and went full time we have stayed away from snow so no longer need the 4X4. If we ever quit full timing and buy a house I may buy a beater 4X4 to get around in assuming we buy in the snow belt. Our plan is to buy something in the future but in an area that doesn't get much snow. Preferably NONE!!!
jmgratz
Original Owners Club Member
Last year we attended the Escapade at the State Fairgrounds in Salina Missouri. We had a great time and we were parked on their RV campground which was grass. We had a couple of days of rain and when it was over and people began leaving everyone was getting stuck. I went to home depot and bought some plywood to make a road so I could get out to the pavement. I almost made it but my 2wd truck couldn't do it. A guy in a 4wd truck pulled me out. I knew then the next tv would be 4wd which is what I have now. I haven't had to use it yet but it is comforting just knowing I have it if I need it.
BTW the heavy duty wreckers were having a field day pulling out motor homes.
BTW the heavy duty wreckers were having a field day pulling out motor homes.
RollingHome
Well-known member
Rays a smart man, listen to him ! However, I have gotten 'stuck' in my own yard in the summer ! Fortunately I had 4 wheel drive. I pop the TV into 4 wheel high and life is good... all the wheel whiz goes away. Only once did I need 4 wheel low. Keep in mind this is in my own yard, in the summer... does that tell you anything ?
TXBobcat
Fulltime
I was in a campgound that was all grass. The sites were backed up along the shore of a lake. To get to the sites you had to go down a slight slope. If I had not had 4x4 I would not have gotten out with the 5er.
While in Rockport during spring break, DW & I drove down part of the beach to see all the people. If I had not had 4x4 I would have been stuck more than once.
From what I remember, to include 4x4 on a truck it adds about 3k to the price. Is it worth it? Who knows, but it you got it... but if you don't. Think of it as insurance.
While in Rockport during spring break, DW & I drove down part of the beach to see all the people. If I had not had 4x4 I would have been stuck more than once.
From what I remember, to include 4x4 on a truck it adds about 3k to the price. Is it worth it? Who knows, but it you got it... but if you don't. Think of it as insurance.
