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Longhorn Man · 11-23-2005, 04:09 PM

In the snow.

I guess I got spoiled with the way the 'ole GMC was in the white stuff. Both my old blue CST/20 longhorn and this C/30 totally sucked in the slick stuff.

So how does your truck do in the snow?

I was sooooooooo not ready for this crap. At least I got my brakes adjusted up the other day.

jsbgump · 11-23-2005, 04:17 PM

snow whats that. all we get around here is ice which really sucks to try to drive in.

farside847 · 11-23-2005, 04:17 PM

I dont think my truck has ever even seen snow....

GMan69 · 11-23-2005, 04:19 PM

What jsbgump said.

*Lytleredridinghood* · 11-23-2005, 04:19 PM

hmmm, don't really have that problem here in Los Angeles...

mrein3 · 11-23-2005, 04:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Longhorn Man

So how does your truck do in the snow?

In or out of 4wd?
With or without chains?

Honestly I don't drive my truck much on the roads during the winter because of all the salt they use. I do use it quite a bit on the lake however.

crazy longhorn · 11-23-2005, 04:27 PM

Dunno about snow, but my truck sucks in the rain(no door glass

)

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llegos · 11-23-2005, 04:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by farside847

I dont think my truck has ever even seen snow....

same here. built in fremont, sold from dealer in mountain view, and lived in sacremento most of its life.

724wdcopper · 11-23-2005, 04:42 PM

my pickup LOVES snow, but it also loves 4wd....

i wish it was insured right now, we are expecting snow anytime.....

edit: but there is no snow in San Diego this weekend for thanksgiving! WOOT! warm weather, here i come!

**tnblazerk5** · 11-23-2005, 04:51 PM

well my 67 swb2-wheel drive does ok in the snow but i havent drove it in the snow in about 18 years or so lol but my 78 blazer 4x4 does really well in it

larry may · 11-23-2005, 05:08 PM

In the snow my ole heap is like a Hog trying to walk on ice . Lots of fun.......

moneyguru · 11-23-2005, 05:24 PM

Winter doesn't bother my truck, it's happy in the garage as I finish it.

But I LOVE driving in the snow, my 93 Audi S4 kicks a55 in the snow!
Ya gotta love a turbocharged AWD car in the snow!

LUV2XCLR8 · 11-23-2005, 05:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jsbgump

snow whats that. all we get around here is ice which really sucks to try to drive in.

86swb · 11-23-2005, 05:37 PM

My daughter who lives in California, always bragged about no snow like some of the guys here but when the wife and I were there (I think it was in the fall of last year) it snowed. Not much but enough to cover the cars ect. She lives in Southern California. I think the town is called Medifee. No she does not live on a mountain. We really gave her a hard time about that. She got snow before we did. People were out taking pictures of the white stuff.

birdie · 11-23-2005, 06:06 PM

Snow tires and a couple hundred pounds of weight in the back and it does just as good as any other 2wd vehicle, sometimes it thinks it's a 4X4

Iron-Butt · 11-23-2005, 06:14 PM

We only get the melted version of snow down here.

jku72 · 11-23-2005, 06:51 PM

The Longhorns are especially bad in the snow with no weight and poor weight distribution. I can say that even a loicker doesn't help, all it does is make the rear go sideways.
However, if loaded, then my truck will go through just amount any depth of snow. A few years back I put tire chains on it, loaded it with 5,000 pounds of pulp, and drove through the woods in February, and we had about 2 feet of snow pack at the time. I hope never to do it again, but that thing was unstoppable once loaded. My trucks winter days are over now.
Unloaded it gets stuck on sloped grass in the summer.

jhwkns · 11-23-2005, 07:10 PM

Snow makes my bedcover really heavy..

TP from Cntl PA · 11-23-2005, 07:28 PM

A 4x2 with a big engine under the hood gets hung up when someone Pi$$es on the grass in the middle of a drought if you drive it off into your yard

My C-20 with the Cummins will probably be a real turd when the weather is less than nice out

Haven't got the driveshafts from the shop yet to try it

I will say though, the C-10's we had over the years would go through nearly anything and it took alot to stop them. The one '69 we had with a 250/3spd had 33's on the rear our neighbor gave us after he traded off his monster jeep..........We'd chain it up and run it all winter like that as 90% of our driving was off road on lanes between farms. We could actually even get around better than our neighbors with 4x4 pickups with snow tires. A few times I remember passing them on the way to the barn in the morning to feed cows shoveling out their rig................Then on my way back I'd stop and help them dig it out

For as much as everyone complains about the little inliner and saginaw 3spds you'd never think they'd hold up.........But they never left us down.

I remember a few dandy storms where we were buckin' snow drifts with the grill, and pushing it with the bumper.......In a 4x2...

weasel29gm · 11-23-2005, 07:32 PM

Andy throw some ole' Caddy parts in the bed!!!!!!!! That will hold you down!!!!

muddpile · 11-23-2005, 07:37 PM

255 60 15" tires all around, cooper cobras to be exact, on a 2wd non posi with no weight in the back. It's not fun, but on the bright side it gets torn apart in two weeks for a re-do anyways.

MylilBowTie · 11-23-2005, 08:07 PM

Try and get a truck load of sand to put in the bed. Should be pretty cheap for weight and if you get stuck you can use it to help get traction.

Remember how bad it got last winter? I bought about 600 (12 50# bags) pounds of rock salt, plus brand new 31x10.50 Kelly SUV Safari tires all around. Did pretty good for a 4x2 I thought. Got enough traction that I couldn't really do a donut from a sitting start.

What was different about the GMC vs Longhorn?

chevymad · 11-23-2005, 08:11 PM

Let's put it this way, my 70 got stuck in the driveway. I finally managed to get it backed up out of the way, then I took my 87 formula to work.

**Palf70Step** · 11-23-2005, 08:17 PM

I don't even want to know. Mine spins in the wet grass in the yard. I'd sure hate to see what it does in snow.

vtblazer · 11-23-2005, 08:18 PM

Can't even imagine 2wd pickup in the snow...

Nothin' but 4x4's up here.

11-23-2005, 04:09 PM	#1
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,693	My truck sucks... In the snow. I guess I got spoiled with the way the 'ole GMC was in the white stuff. Both my old blue CST/20 longhorn and this C/30 totally sucked in the slick stuff. So how does your truck do in the snow? I was sooooooooo not ready for this crap. At least I got my brakes adjusted up the other day. Attached Images Last edited by Longhorn Man; 11-23-2005 at 06:20 PM.

11-23-2005, 04:17 PM	#2
jsbgump Gone Fishing Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Fort Worth, Texas 76135 Posts: 12,361	Re: My truck sucks... snow whats that. all we get around here is ice which really sucks to try to drive in. __________________ 68 Chevy Short Fleetside LSX Swap Under Way 3.73 posi 2.5/4 drop Frame of resto has been started 2022 Hyundai Tucson Limited 2019 Chevy Traverse Redline Edition Wifes Ride Build Thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=1#post3483616

11-23-2005, 04:17 PM	#3
farside847 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Bay Area, California Posts: 991	Re: My truck sucks... I dont think my truck has ever even seen snow.... __________________ 1971 Chevy C10 Shortbed Stepside, 307v8 3-on-the-tree Last edited by farside847; 11-23-2005 at 04:18 PM.

11-23-2005, 04:19 PM	#4
GMan69 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Hernando, MS USA Posts: 1,152	Re: My truck sucks... What jsbgump said. __________________ George Morgan Hernando, MS '69 C-10 swb fleetside '72 GMC swb Stepside

11-23-2005, 04:19 PM	#5
Lytleredridinghood Account Suspended Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: . Posts: 132	Re: My truck sucks... hmmm, don't really have that problem here in Los Angeles...

11-23-2005, 04:27 PM	#7
crazy longhorn Fabricate till you "puke" Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Ill Posts: 9,403	Re: My truck sucks... Dunno about snow, but my truck sucks in the rain(no door glass ) L __________________ 69 longhorn,4" chop,3/5 drop, 1/2 ton suspension/disc brakes,1 1/2" body drop,steel tilt clip, 5.3/Edelbrock rpm intake/600 carb, Hooker streetrod shorties,2 1/2" exhaust/ H pipe/50's Flows , 6 spd Richmond trans,12 bolt/ 3.40 gears....

11-23-2005, 04:42 PM	#9
724wdcopper graphic designer Join Date: May 2004 Location: Spokane, Washington Posts: 841	Re: My truck sucks... my pickup LOVES snow, but it also loves 4wd.... i wish it was insured right now, we are expecting snow anytime..... edit: but there is no snow in San Diego this weekend for thanksgiving! WOOT! warm weather, here i come! Last edited by 724wdcopper; 11-23-2005 at 04:44 PM.

11-23-2005, 04:51 PM	#10
tnblazerk5 User #12137 Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: kingsport,upper east tenn Posts: 11,598	Re: My truck sucks... well my 67 swb2-wheel drive does ok in the snow but i havent drove it in the snow in about 18 years or so lol but my 78 blazer 4x4 does really well in it

11-23-2005, 05:08 PM	#11
larry may Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: MISSOURI Posts: 3,256	Re: My truck sucks... In the snow my ole heap is like a Hog trying to walk on ice . Lots of fun.......

11-23-2005, 05:24 PM	#12
moneyguru Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: kalamazoo, mi Posts: 397	Re: My truck sucks... Winter doesn't bother my truck, it's happy in the garage as I finish it. But I LOVE driving in the snow, my 93 Audi S4 kicks a55 in the snow! Ya gotta love a turbocharged AWD car in the snow! __________________ "Do the things you fear to do and the death of fear is certain"

11-23-2005, 05:37 PM	#14
86swb Born a Chevy Man Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Navarre, Florida Posts: 10,221	Re: My truck sucks... My daughter who lives in California, always bragged about no snow like some of the guys here but when the wife and I were there (I think it was in the fall of last year) it snowed. Not much but enough to cover the cars ect. She lives in Southern California. I think the town is called Medifee. No she does not live on a mountain. We really gave her a hard time about that. She got snow before we did. People were out taking pictures of the white stuff. __________________ John or 86 (Viet Nam combat Vet-BIG RED ONE) '65-'66 1986 Chevy SWB Silverado 1984 Chevy Longbed Silverado New Kia Sportage (Wife's car and she loves it) CHEVY, American made w/pride! If you can read this, YOU NEED TO THANK A TEACHER! If you can read this in ENGLISH, PLEASE THANK A SOLDIER! GOD BLESS AMERICA AND BLESS OUR FIGHTING TROOPS Last edited by 86swb; 11-23-2005 at 05:38 PM.

11-23-2005, 06:06 PM	#15
birdie Registered User Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Rouleau, Saskatchewan Posts: 87	Re: My truck sucks... Snow tires and a couple hundred pounds of weight in the back and it does just as good as any other 2wd vehicle, sometimes it thinks it's a 4X4

11-23-2005, 06:14 PM	#16
Iron-Butt 454 club Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 1,348	Re: My truck sucks... We only get the melted version of snow down here. __________________ David 1965 Chevrolet c-10 454 automatic Custom bbw swb. 1965 Chevrolet C-10 swb (Sold) 1963 Chevrolet C-10 6 Cyl automatic with dual exhaust, pb, ps and 17's. R.I.P "I will miss you. 1967 Chevrolet C-10 6 Cyl Custom lwb 1939 Chevrolet Coupe, 350 v8 automatic. 1935 Chevrolet 2 Dr Standard in the works. 2015 Harley Davidson Street Glide. 2023 Chevrolet Stingray Z51 Convertible. I never want to grow up.

11-23-2005, 06:51 PM	#17
jku72 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: cornville, maine Posts: 659	Re: My truck sucks... The Longhorns are especially bad in the snow with no weight and poor weight distribution. I can say that even a loicker doesn't help, all it does is make the rear go sideways. However, if loaded, then my truck will go through just amount any depth of snow. A few years back I put tire chains on it, loaded it with 5,000 pounds of pulp, and drove through the woods in February, and we had about 2 feet of snow pack at the time. I hope never to do it again, but that thing was unstoppable once loaded. My trucks winter days are over now. Unloaded it gets stuck on sloped grass in the summer. __________________ jku Cornville, Maine 68 C10 burb 42 Willys MB 46 Dodge WF-32 1.5 ton 53 & 56 Olds' 60 Cadillac 22 Dodge Brothers

11-23-2005, 07:10 PM	#18
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11-23-2005, 07:28 PM	#19
TP from Cntl PA Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Central PA....In the Berg of Nisbet Posts: 790	Re: My truck sucks... A 4x2 with a big engine under the hood gets hung up when someone Pi$$es on the grass in the middle of a drought if you drive it off into your yard My C-20 with the Cummins will probably be a real turd when the weather is less than nice out Haven't got the driveshafts from the shop yet to try it I will say though, the C-10's we had over the years would go through nearly anything and it took alot to stop them. The one '69 we had with a 250/3spd had 33's on the rear our neighbor gave us after he traded off his monster jeep..........We'd chain it up and run it all winter like that as 90% of our driving was off road on lanes between farms. We could actually even get around better than our neighbors with 4x4 pickups with snow tires. A few times I remember passing them on the way to the barn in the morning to feed cows shoveling out their rig................Then on my way back I'd stop and help them dig it out For as much as everyone complains about the little inliner and saginaw 3spds you'd never think they'd hold up.........But they never left us down. I remember a few dandy storms where we were buckin' snow drifts with the grill, and pushing it with the bumper.......In a 4x2... __________________ '72 K-20 EFI'ed 250 Inline/4spd stake body, Farm Truck '71 C-20 Cummins Diesel Powered, In storage thanks to $5.00 diesel! '69 3500 GMC 305V-6/4spd, Still under reconstruction.......... Inlines Rule! 6 soldiers standing is better than 8 laying down!!!!!!!!

11-23-2005, 07:32 PM	#20
weasel29gm SLOW BUT SURE,BUT CLOSER Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: eleanor wv usa Posts: 3,090	Re: My truck sucks... Andy throw some ole' Caddy parts in the bed!!!!!!!! That will hold you down!!!! __________________ 69 C-10, OWNED 35YRS... 350 over 30, 350 Turbo, 3:73 Posi P/S, P/B Black with red and black int. ''LOVE THESE OLD ''TRUCKS.......

11-23-2005, 07:37 PM	#21
muddpile Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Saskatchewan, Canada Posts: 1,371	Re: My truck sucks... 255 60 15" tires all around, cooper cobras to be exact, on a 2wd non posi with no weight in the back. It's not fun, but on the bright side it gets torn apart in two weeks for a re-do anyways. __________________ 1964 Chevy Short Fleet: Tornado 1972 Chevy C10: Fast Orange Secondaries Wide Open

11-23-2005, 08:07 PM	#22
MylilBowTie Right turn Clyde Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio Posts: 2,911	Re: My truck sucks... Try and get a truck load of sand to put in the bed. Should be pretty cheap for weight and if you get stuck you can use it to help get traction. Remember how bad it got last winter? I bought about 600 (12 50# bags) pounds of rock salt, plus brand new 31x10.50 Kelly SUV Safari tires all around. Did pretty good for a 4x2 I thought. Got enough traction that I couldn't really do a donut from a sitting start. What was different about the GMC vs Longhorn? __________________ 1974 C25 LWB: 454 4bbl Carb / TH400 / 3.73 1992 Camaro RS 305 TBI

11-23-2005, 08:11 PM	#23
chevymad Registered User Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: skamokawa, WA, USA Posts: 527	Re: My truck sucks... Let's put it this way, my 70 got stuck in the driveway. I finally managed to get it backed up out of the way, then I took my 87 formula to work. __________________ 70 C10 long fleet, 355/200 4r, 6 lug disc conversion, 3" drop 70 gmc changed to 67/8 chevy, 454 with voodoo cam, th400, all 74 running gear.. in progress

11-23-2005, 08:17 PM	#24
Palf70Step State of Confusion! Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Gulfport, MS USA Posts: 46,607	Re: My truck sucks... I don't even want to know. Mine spins in the wet grass in the yard. I'd sure hate to see what it does in snow. __________________ Bill 1970 Chevy Custom/10 LWB Fleetside 2010 Toyota Tacoma PreRunner SR5 Double Cab - DD Member of Louisiana Classic Truck Club (LCTC) Bill's Gallery Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift. Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God!

11-23-2005, 08:18 PM	#25
vtblazer Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Central Vermont Posts: 8,538	Re: My truck sucks... Can't even imagine 2wd pickup in the snow... Nothin' but 4x4's up here.

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