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ekaz

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I'm in Chicago and we're supposed to get 8 inches of snow this weekend, will my truck be ok? I have the toyo at3 tires, will I need to go into OR2 mode? Should I use 4lo to be safe?

Just kidding everyone, relax. :D ....hope everyone has a great new year!
 

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I'm in Chicago and we're supposed to get 8 inches of snow this weekend, will my truck be ok? I have the toyo at3 tires, will I need to go into OR2 mode? Should I use 4lo to be safe?

Just kidding everyone, relax. :D ....hope everyone has a great new year!
I just heard one forecast model say 11-14 inches....... By the way if you don't mind me asking, what dealer did you go thru to get your limited.
 

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I just heard one forecast model say 11-14 inches....... By the way if you don't mind me asking, what dealer did you go thru to get your limited.
I hope it isn't that much, but can't complain since we haven't had any real snow yet. Correction, I can and will complain about it. LOL
I got my truck from Marino, I've been getting my cars from there since '09. Let me know if you need a salesperson.
 

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When I lived a bit further north the Lowe’s etc. sold sand in long, skinny bags, 50 pounds each. I always bought four and arranged them around the rear wheels. They made a big difference. If you get stuck, pouring some of the sand on the ice/snow might help too. Come Spring I just poured them in a low spot in the yard rather than store until next winter.
 

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I'm in Chicago and we're supposed to get 8 inches of snow this weekend, will my truck be ok? I have the toyo at3 tires, will I need to go into OR2 mode? Should I use 4lo to be safe?

Just kidding everyone, relax. :D ....hope everyone has a great new year!
100 percent 4 low, I put that shhhh on everything
 

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When I lived a bit further north the Lowe’s etc. sold sand in long, skinny bags, 50 pounds each. I always bought four and arranged them around the rear wheels. They made a big difference. If you get stuck, pouring some of the sand on the ice/snow might help too. Come Spring I just poured them in a low spot in the yard rather than store until next winter.

Up here is a chain of large Lowes-type stores called Menards. They sell 70-lb "sand tubes" (skinny bags). I used to have four to five of them for my previous trucks (especially my 2014) for extra traction, as even with good tires, it helped a lot. They'd usually last two winters before leaking/tearing.

In my '20, I haven't had a need for them. The 4WD is way better (and maybe the Falken tires?) then my 2014, they definitely improved the transfer case over the 4th gens.
 
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Up here is a chain of large Lowes-type stores called Menards. They sell 70-ft "sand tubes" (skinny bags). I used to have four to five of them for my previous trucks (especially my 2014) for extra traction, as even with good tires, it helped a lot. They'd usually last two winters before leaking/tearing.

In my '20, I haven't had a need for them. The 4WD is way better (and maybe the Falken tires?) then my 2014, they definitely improved the transfer case over the 4th gens.
Menards is the sh*t! They have them here too, great store.
 

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Up here is a chain of large Lowes-type stores called Menards. They sell 70-ft "sand tubes" (skinny bags). I used to have four to five of them for my previous trucks (especially my 2014) for extra traction, as even with good tires, it helped a lot. They'd usually last two winters before leaking/tearing.

In my '20, I haven't had a need for them. The 4WD is way better (and maybe the Falken tires?) then my 2014, they definitely improved the transfer case over the 4th gens.
70-ft? I bet they were a pain in the butt to handle. 😃
 

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Of the past 10 plus 4wd vehicles that I’ve owned I have never used 4 low for driving thru snow on paved or gravel roads in rural ND where we see our fair share of snow. Used 4 auto and if you don’t think that your getting enough traction go to 4 hi.
 

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about a month after I got my 21 limited, we got 30" here in the NE, early last year. I was on the road at the time, and would be back about mid-way through the storm. The truck did great with the brandy new falkens. I was a little concerned about the state my driveway entrance would be in when I got there with the plows building it up for half a day.
I'm gonna say it was about 18-22" when I got there. Put the truck in its high setting, locked the rear, she blew right through with little hesitation other than the plowing the front did. Very nice.
 

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