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2WD Van in Snow
- Thread starter caideN
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I have spent a lot of time driving ford e series vans in the snow.
Think weight.
Think about where the weight in the van is and is not ( the front and the rear ) then Think about how mich weight you need to get going and how much you need to stop. Again all the weight in the front and none of it in the rear.
I would highly suggest running chains if there is much snow on the road at all. These vans are fairly sketchy to down right dangrous and hard to control in the snow.
I had a few good adventures ( read that as close calls ) running a 15 passanger e series in the white mountains with no chains and pulling a small trailer.
Most of my time has been spent driving ambulances based on the ford vans in the snow. I will tell you that with the weight ( like ten thosand pounds ) with the dual rear end and studded tires they do OK once you get them moving.
Hills, turns, stopping are all hard.
I would highly suggest you put at least five hundred pounds over the rear axel. and run chains.
These vans are that bad in the snow. Like not be able to pull out of a glazed up stop sign and move forward bad, have the *** try and pass you going down hill bad. Move the weight around. They are then OK.
And, I would still rather drive a 93 honda civic with bald tires that still smells like the broke teenager I bought it from then one of these vans in the mountains in any real snow.
Think weight.
Think about where the weight in the van is and is not ( the front and the rear ) then Think about how mich weight you need to get going and how much you need to stop. Again all the weight in the front and none of it in the rear.
I would highly suggest running chains if there is much snow on the road at all. These vans are fairly sketchy to down right dangrous and hard to control in the snow.
I had a few good adventures ( read that as close calls ) running a 15 passanger e series in the white mountains with no chains and pulling a small trailer.
Most of my time has been spent driving ambulances based on the ford vans in the snow. I will tell you that with the weight ( like ten thosand pounds ) with the dual rear end and studded tires they do OK once you get them moving.
Hills, turns, stopping are all hard.
I would highly suggest you put at least five hundred pounds over the rear axel. and run chains.
These vans are that bad in the snow. Like not be able to pull out of a glazed up stop sign and move forward bad, have the *** try and pass you going down hill bad. Move the weight around. They are then OK.
And, I would still rather drive a 93 honda civic with bald tires that still smells like the broke teenager I bought it from then one of these vans in the mountains in any real snow.