|
|
#1
|
||||
|
||||
2 wheel drive? 4 wheel drive?
ok, i'm on the verge of pulling the trigger but the 2 wheel drive trucks are about 3 to 5 grand cheaper. do you guys tow with 2's and 4's, and is there a big advantage to 4's? i know the 4 or 5 snowstorms we get per year will have me thinking otherwise but i would be able to get more truck for my money if i go with the 2. would you get the 4 and just get something a bit older or higher mileage?
comments? questions? advice?
__________________
hammer aint. stinkpot aint. sawdust aint. rainbow aint. maco sure as sh!t aint. randle? ha ha ha. 
|
|
#2
06-01-2010, 09:40 AM
|
|||
|
|||
|
I know my next truck will be a 250 class but I pull a trailer almost everyday.
4wd trucks aren't needed here for towing but we do not get any snow.
__________________
84' Wellcraft Fisherman 18 / 96' Evinrude 130-Sold 20' Fisherman project underway www.ParkerFenceandDeck.com
|
|
#3
06-01-2010, 10:02 AM
|
|||
|
|||
|
I have a 4wd suburban and I have only had to use the 4wd once to get up an incredibly steep homemade launch ramp. Otherwise, just put it in low gear when pulling the boat out and it comes out just fine with no wheel spinning. It is nice to have the peace of mind with 4wd, but it comes at a price, both in terms of initial cost and weight (which translates to lower mpg).
|
|
#4
06-01-2010, 10:42 AM
|
||||
|
||||
|
I have a 2 wheel drive Silverado.....with that tongue weight on the back never had a problem pulling the boat up a ramp....wheels never spin....It does kind of suck in the snow especially if I have nothing in the back but like you said with the handful of times we get snow its not a deal breaker.
__________________
1986 V-20 1986 Yamaha 150 HP
|
|
#5
06-01-2010, 07:03 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
Would not be without 4x4, have had in the past 2 wheel drive trucks and they are fine if you are doing nothing but hauling on good roads and dry ramps, get on the Atlantic Highlands or Keyport ramp at low tide or close to it and it is like greased pig sh!t. Or if it snows or gets icy, or even in badly flooded rain roads it is a great insurance deal.
In the newer trucks it is about a 7=10 % fuel economy increase in a full size. Not worth it to me. Now if you have a agressive limited slip in a two wheel drive you can get away with some things. But put an agressive limitied slip in a 4x4 and you have the foshizzle of the truck world and it will get you thru and out of a lot of problems JMHO
__________________
Willy 1986 V20 Old School 1992 V20 1992 150 Yamaha 1997 HydraSport 2250 Vector 2009 17' G3 Outfitter "G Spot" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDebw...eature=related "I won't be wronged, I won't be insulted and I won't be laid on a hand on. I don't do these things to others and I require the same from them" JW
|
|
#6
06-01-2010, 08:28 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
ctt, been pulling trailers & boats since 76 and never had 4wd until 4 years ago. now i will not go without it. 4w lo makes any ramp a lot easier. i vote chevy or gmc 5.3 not bad mileage and resale is great.
|
|
#7
06-01-2010, 09:58 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
I would not have anything but 4wd. I cannot tell you how many times I've pulled other trucks up the Leonardo launch ramp because they could not get up on thier own...especially at low tide. WILLY was right on the money about highlands and those area ramps. Right now I have a Jeep Cherokee with the 4.0 engine. I get an honest 20 mpg. Not great, but better than a lot of 2wd trucks. And you simply cannot beat 4WD in rain and snow... nuff said....
__________________
1987 V20 w/1987 150HP Yamaha on a Shoreland'r Trailer 1978 16.5 Airslot w/1996 120HP Force on a Four Winns trailer 1996 V21 w/1993 200HP Mercury on a Shoreline Trailer All towed by a 5.7L Hemi Durango. If God didn't have a purpose for us we wouldn't be here, so Live simply, Love generously, Care deeply, Speak kindly. (Leave the rest to God)  Silence, in the face of evil, is itself evil. Not to speak is to speak, not to act is to act. God will not hold us guiltless.
|
|
#8
06-02-2010, 12:18 AM
|
||||
|
||||
|
4x4 all the way--our ramps out are real greasy on anything around sea level tides--plus the resale is higher. Both my tow rigs are 4x4 and the motorhome--I do not worry about--16,500 lbs with a posi trac.
__________________
 88 V-20200 G2
|
|
#9
06-02-2010, 11:46 AM
|
||||
|
||||
|
Ever drive a 2WD truck in the snow? My first truck 25 years ago was 2WD. I had a choice on my second truck of either a nice 2WD with all nice and comfy options, or a bare bones 4WD. I went with the 4WD and never looked back.
__________________
Sorry to say that I no longer have a 1984 V20 :(
|
|
#10
06-02-2010, 08:57 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
I have always had 2wd and never wished for anything else.
My wifes Pilot is 4wd, but its only been in 4wd once when I went down a red mud road that I went down to see if the 4wd worked. If it were me, I'd get the nicer 2wd. But we have nice, non steep ramps here in NC and very little snow.
__________________
*************************************** Stay Safe!  Sold - 1984 V-20 Cuddy with a 2003 Johnson 140 hp gas sippin 4-stroke. 1995 Ranger 250C with a 2015 Suzuki 300 hp 4-stroke.
|
 |
|
|
Linear Mode
