BlueGuyRedState
Member
- Joined
- Aug 17, 2020
- Posts
- 66
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- Location
- Las Animas County Colorado
- Ram Year
- 2018 Crew Cab 4x4 Big Horn
- Engine
- Hemi 5.7 V8
Hey all. About five inches of fresh snow today in rural NE Nebraska. Have to make the three hour drive (one way) to Omaha for wife's medical checkup - five years cancer free, yay! - and highways likely to be pretty clear by then.
BUT we are still green about our new(er) 2018 RAM 1500 Crew Cab Bighorn 4x4 w/5.7 Hemi.
Should I set it to 4x4 then switch to 2WD if/when roads dry out?
And - very dim question - what's your preferred windshield washer fluid? Nebraska likes to 'brine' major streets and highways so it needs to cut through that, and perform well below freezing (sometimes WAY below).
Only 28K on OEM Goodyears*, truck has anti slip rear end and I tend to balloonfoot the Hemi - our other vehicle is a Camry Hybrid - to extract maximum MPG. (Commuted 500 miles a week in the Camry on I-80 but not interested in doing 85 in the RAM!)
Any other helpful hints welcome. Second snowfall already here, a little early for anything more than a light dusting. TIA to all fellow Snow Belters!
*Looking at Coopers or Generals this spring for mostly highway/some camping/towing sub 2500 lb travel trailer, yes I read all the tire threads and posts. Told my wife that tires for me are what shoes are for her and her gal pals. Had Hankook Optimas on about five cars, trucks and SUVs in our extended family but the RAM is a much bigger beast than any of those.
BUT we are still green about our new(er) 2018 RAM 1500 Crew Cab Bighorn 4x4 w/5.7 Hemi.
Should I set it to 4x4 then switch to 2WD if/when roads dry out?
And - very dim question - what's your preferred windshield washer fluid? Nebraska likes to 'brine' major streets and highways so it needs to cut through that, and perform well below freezing (sometimes WAY below).
Only 28K on OEM Goodyears*, truck has anti slip rear end and I tend to balloonfoot the Hemi - our other vehicle is a Camry Hybrid - to extract maximum MPG. (Commuted 500 miles a week in the Camry on I-80 but not interested in doing 85 in the RAM!)
Any other helpful hints welcome. Second snowfall already here, a little early for anything more than a light dusting. TIA to all fellow Snow Belters!
*Looking at Coopers or Generals this spring for mostly highway/some camping/towing sub 2500 lb travel trailer, yes I read all the tire threads and posts. Told my wife that tires for me are what shoes are for her and her gal pals. Had Hankook Optimas on about five cars, trucks and SUVs in our extended family but the RAM is a much bigger beast than any of those.