Hello to all!
This is my first post here, so please take it easy on me. I need some help with my truck. I searched through several other threads but didn't find exactly the answer I was looking for.
I bought a 2011 4X4 used a couple years ago, because I need to haul, tow, and plow. The first two items it handles very well, but plowing, not so much. We live on a mountain up here in NH, so we get quite a bit of snow. I have tried adding 500 lbs of weight to the back (via sand and water ballast), bought new Goodyear Wrangler Tires last year, paved the driveway, and tried 4 wheel low, high, traction control on/off, tow on/off, and the truck is just anemic in the snow with the plow on.
It seems to me the biggest problem is that only one wheel spins when I'm in 4WD. I thought they solved this back in the '70s! I would like to add closed differential, and I read Matt at Moe's is the guy to contact. I will try to get in touch with him next, but since I believe they're located in TX, I'm not sure how much experience he'll have troubleshooting plowing issues.
Has anyone here had this issue while plowing? If you have any answers please post. And no, I still reject "Buy a Ford" as an acceptable answer before I have exhausted all solutions.
Thanks!
dunney
This is my first post here, so please take it easy on me. I need some help with my truck. I searched through several other threads but didn't find exactly the answer I was looking for.
I bought a 2011 4X4 used a couple years ago, because I need to haul, tow, and plow. The first two items it handles very well, but plowing, not so much. We live on a mountain up here in NH, so we get quite a bit of snow. I have tried adding 500 lbs of weight to the back (via sand and water ballast), bought new Goodyear Wrangler Tires last year, paved the driveway, and tried 4 wheel low, high, traction control on/off, tow on/off, and the truck is just anemic in the snow with the plow on.
It seems to me the biggest problem is that only one wheel spins when I'm in 4WD. I thought they solved this back in the '70s! I would like to add closed differential, and I read Matt at Moe's is the guy to contact. I will try to get in touch with him next, but since I believe they're located in TX, I'm not sure how much experience he'll have troubleshooting plowing issues.
Has anyone here had this issue while plowing? If you have any answers please post. And no, I still reject "Buy a Ford" as an acceptable answer before I have exhausted all solutions.
Thanks!
dunney