Well that was sketchy. Went to get my flatbed trailer, stored at bottom of a very steep hill. Couple inches of snow, no worries right? I got about 1/4 of the way down, and even the most minute brake application would trigger brutal abs engagement. Slid to the bottom, and about out the back door...
Get out of my truck and instantly take a header. On absolute pure polished glare ice under a light dusting of powder snow. Uh oh. I go hook the trailer up, and in 4wd with the diff locked, can't move the trailer on basically flat ground just the tiniest incline, just spinning all four tires. Huh. Trailer must be frozen into the ground, right? Nope. un hook trailer, and can barely move the truck on the most gradual incline. Well ********. How am I supposed to get the truck up the super steep, 1/2 mile entrance, let alone with a trailer?
At this point I abandoned the trailer and spent 15 mins trying to get up the hill, having zero luck. Now grumpier than ********, I dig out the tire chains. They're nasty buggers too, canadian spec V bar chains, similar to what equipment uses in the bush, just without the cross links. Chain up the rear (can't touch the front, these things would tear apart the entire front end of the truck) and now I can drive around like it's summer, just can't turn... Hook up to the trailer, and walk up the hill no problem. Would still be stuck down there, way out of cell service if I didn't have chains with me. Be prepared, folks.
