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Sounds like you bottomed out. At that point ordinary vehicles no longer get traction from the wheels because they don't have enough weight on them, in addition
by hodgesrm 10y ago
Sounds like you bottomed out. At that point ordinary vehicles no longer get traction from the wheels because they don't have enough weight on them, in addition to the fact that being caught in the snow means you need more traction to move.
Treaded vehicles don't have this problem if the snow is reasonably compact or they have wide enough tracks to avoid sinking in, as do snowcats or snowmobiles.
- chrissnell 10y agoNo, in my case, the axle, steering, and bumper sank into the snow and were encased. The motor simply did not have enough torque to turn the wheels. To get out, I had to excavate the entire front of the truck and then dig out a path for the front wheels to roll backwards.