[pluckyew]

got stuck in foot of snow, tires spinning

my titan got stuck on about a foot (12") of snow covered paved (flat!) road when the left two tires wandered off the packed snow (on 4wh lo). the snow was right up the belly.

I don't think a limited slip diffrential equipped wrangler would have gotten stuck, just my hunch.

had to be pulled by another Pathfinder AND be pushed by couple of guys. initialy after getting stuck the narrow 11.2" (but measured tread is about 10.5") tires for the 5300# weight just dug in deeper into the snow, tires spinning.

i was the only big truck in that part of the snowed in road.

i was self-conscious of not having a limited slip differential, but then again last year, my wrangler with 30x9.5 tires and limited slip differential got stuck as well, in similar situation, but about 18" of packed snow then.

would be nice to have wider tires then a 280/70/17 (~33x11.2)...like some 35x14s or 38x15s and a e-locking rear differential axle.

then again some common sense would avoid all that ...and the fun.

i'm getting a shovel to mount/lock inside by truck bed

winch is nice, but for this situation there're were not any thick enough trees closeby. a $60 high lift jack would have been nice.


looking forward to some more off road use.

anyone know how i can add a rear locking differential?

 

[pluckyew]

shovel it

outahere:

yeah you're probably right.

now where am i gonna stow the shovel and the axe (and rifle) in that pretty truck?

 

[pluckyew]

had better luck in mud

i had better luck riding around on a muddy and wet trails packed with some snow, in Ishi Wilderness in Lasen NF. i kept the speed up (was kinda fun & scary, but o-heck, we got lucky) a bit to avoid getting mired in "fairly deep" mud pools in a place where there weren't much anyone who could have pulled us out. them racho shocks and 33x11.4 tires were pretty good in handling. got some pictures posted in the pictures section.

love that titan... :cheers:

now if i can just get 13~14 overall average mpg, i'd be a happier titan owner.
:gunz:

 

[pluckyew]

not hard to get stuck, try it. really.

our 2000 wranger sahara 4.0L (with only a rear lmited slip differential [LSD] and 30x9.5 tires) pulled three trucks in the past eight years.

all three rescued were pickups with 4x2, two of 'em with LSDs, the owners said. one of 'em was stuck on on a thin layer of ice...we used my tow strap and those fellers tow strap combined. one was on Black Sand Beach, south of Eureka. the other was in a ditch, in snow.

my new titan was the first 4x4 pickup i've ever seen stuck. with the conditions of the day i knew we may get stuck, but since people were around we drove around and pushed it bit. heck, why not.

not hard to get stuck, try it. really. try it where it's a two to three hours walk to the nearest phone. I never got cell phones to work "out there" and CB radios saren't all that reliable either.

a true off roader will have locking differential on both axles.

i'm not intresting crawing over big rocks, just pullin' through mud pools, snow, sand, and ice.

several times, we've seen older, "Big Three" trucks and big SUVs (that was out there alone) get stuck quite a ways deep in a national forests, but more so due to mechnical problem then from the wet/mud inclined terrain, so i resolved to spend the hard earned dough$ on a newer rigs that have reliable (like from a company like Nissan) reputation.

Titan's a heavy vehicle (and wide) for serious off road trail use. Titan will really benefit from mods (limited slips or lockers and a 11,000# winch) and equiment (at least a shovel, axe, and few slab of flat concrete-the garden varity. a $60 high lift jack's handly and tow strap is a must).

later, if i can not add the rear e-locker (it's about $1,000 to $1,500 installed per axle on other established brands) then i'll just buy the Titan Se that has.

what's great about our Titan is that the "Smoke Wagon" carries 50% more people & gear with a relative quite and comfortable/fast ride, for the hours on the highway before we even get to sand or mountain trails...and gets the same aweful mileage as the little '02 wrangler.

now, if i can raise that miserable mpg i'm getting. grrrr. :upsidedow