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Cuda
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10/10/2002
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what kind of performance or dak give in winter??
i mean ice fishing and playing in snow??
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dakotafreak
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10/10/2002
11:51:59
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What do you think, like any other truck.
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Cuda
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10/10/2002
11:57:00
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thanks??
but i mean can i get in 10" of snow or only
under 3". i dont wont to showell for nothing!!
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xplikt
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10/10/2002
13:37:38
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welks_97
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10/10/2002
14:34:23
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I've drove my 97 v8 with 32x11.50" MT's through 8" of snow with no problems. I've also pulled a 1200 lb bail of hay on a trailer up a ice covered drive and through the same snow and only got stuck once I stopped and they unloaded the bail of hay. Once I got a boost I had no problems. You have the ground clearance, you just need the tires. They say narrower tires are better in snow which could be why I got stuck that one time.
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cuda
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10/10/2002
15:28:19
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thanks
THAT LOOK GREAT !!
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Cuda
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10/15/2002
16:32:59
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i whent in mud this week end, i was able to get in
about 8" of mud with no probleme 4x4hi and not much power. so i can think that snow will be a lot more fun..
i no that am boring with my question about snow..
i am doing a lot of ice fishing i dont wont to get in $h.t
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TM
Dodge Dakota
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10/22/2002
12:15:53
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10" of snow? Ha! Trust me, you can go through a lot more than that, even without a 4X4, depending on how packed, what kind of tires, and how much weight in the back. I used to live on a farm in Manitoba, so I'm in a position to know.
The first day I got my new (to me) Dak ('98 CC 4X4 Sport, 318), I took it out to an old country road that I'd gotten stuck on tons of times with tons of other vehicles. It was early spring, but there were still pretty big snow banks, which had melted and refrozen so they were very dense and icy - the kind you can walk on top of without ever falling through. In addition, this "road" kind of runs through a marsh, so underneath the snow was icy, slushy mud. All in all, not the best situation, but I had to see what my new 4X4 could do.
So I went in as far as I could in 2WD, just to see how well the limited slip diff would work. I got in a ways, until the snow got to be about 8" deep and I started to slip a bit - then I threw it into 4WD. I started to lose my nerve after I hit a really big bank, about 2 feet deep (keep in mind this is icy, packed snow) and so I let off and tried to back out. That's when I got stuck, completely hung up, with all four tires spinning. We dug a bit, and with some rocking and pushing got her out within half an hour.
Being heavy, Dakotas are great in winter, compared to other compact trucks, or Jeeps. They really dig down. Just make sure you've got decent tires and put some weight in the box (200-300lbs of sandbags should do the trick) - it will help, even in 4WD. Always carry at least one good shovel (metal grain shovels work great, don't use a cheap plastic one). And a come-a-long with a good length of chain is a good idea.
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GasHog
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10/22/2002
14:22:56
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I live in North Dakota, we get plenty of snow up here, trust me. The ability to drive a Dakota 4x4 thru snow is all about the driver. If the person driving is a moron you can get a truck stuck in 6 inches of snow, if the driver knows what he is doing and uses the truck right you could make it thru 2 feet or more.
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Clevite 77
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10/22/2002
15:04:00
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I was following my sister home in her 86 rwd t-bird to make sure she could make it, this past winter and she went down a back road that was covered in ice, lets just say it wasn't easy on the ferd. I put it in 4wd as soon as I saw I was on the ice, I mean this road was completely covered, so just as she pulled down a driveway, she couldn't get back out onto the road, so I had to hook it up, with her car in "N" I took my time (on an ice covered road mind you) and I was really surprised how easily it pulled the t-bird up hill on ice like that. if you use common sense and just make sure the ice is thick enough, you should be fine
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I've used Mobil -1 Full Synthetic Oil And Filter Since I Had 6,000 miles
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92dakotahd
GenII
10/22/2002
23:44:07
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I've got a 92 CC 2WD peg-leg and I've played in 6-8 inches of snow with Firestone wilderness AT 235/75s. No problem. Just had to stop a few times and back up.
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head/taillight covers, ventshades side and rear, ram air on the way. Autolite 3923s, 180 T-Stat
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xplikt
GenIII
10/23/2002
00:41:47
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Those military folding trench shovels work great and are super easy to store. They also work great for digging because of how you can lock them at 90 degrees. A really good investment.
-Mike
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2002 2WD RC SLT 4.7L 5spd 3.92 LSD
MBRP Single in/out, straight piped 3rd cat, turndown tip
Hotchkis swaybars and springs
Bilstein custom tuned shocks
Roadmaster Active Suspension
Shaved emblems and antennae
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