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daskraut 02-22-2009, 08:06 PM decided to go up to Mt.Pinos to romp with the wifey in the snow, all was well until the way down the mountain when I got the brainstorm to take a pic with the right wheels "up" on a snow bank on the side of the road. Well yea, got it stuck real good!. all the rocking and VTR on and off plus 4 wheel lock did zip!. We had to dig it out by hand and some folks helped push us out. Now I know why snow tires are a good thing...... Jasonnn 02-22-2009, 09:24 PM So did you take the pic? I could hear my wife saying well we are stuck here doing nothing you might as well take you picture... k757 02-22-2009, 11:12 PM If you had two wheel son pavement and two (originally) on top of the snowbank, which I assume, you then cracked through and got stuck without traction (weight of truck supported by the snow), you still should have been able to get out by locking the VTM4 daskraut 02-23-2009, 07:56 AM If both differentials had positraction, yes it would have worked. But only I rear and one front had power. Wife was seething so a pic was not good at that moment.... k757 02-23-2009, 08:47 AM If both differentials had positraction, yes it would have worked. But only I rear and one front had power. Wife was seething so a pic was not good at that moment....How did you have the VSA and VTM configured? You situation sounds similar to this: I am assuming that you had two wheels on dry pavement If you had the two grounded wheels on icy or slick conditions, then I can believe you can have a problem... you need traction to some wheels. The Ridge isn't a tank or snowmobile :D. http://www.ridgelineownersclub.com/forums/showthread.php?t=22620 They also did a test on a 20% grade that simulated ice under one side of the truck and solid ground under the other. Imagine trying to pull back onto an icy road from a non icy shoulder on a hill and you'll get the picture. The Ridgeline made it up this hill not only going forward but in REVERSE. They had a Toyota Tacoma for comparison which could not perform this same feat in either forward or reverse. daskraut 03-02-2009, 08:10 AM VSA on , then off. 4WD locked and unlocked, no differece in that situation:mad:...... CUinaRidge 03-02-2009, 08:56 AM VSA on , then off. 4WD locked and unlocked, no differece in that situation:mad:...... ??? Not sure if I understand ??? Two wheels buried in snow on the right passenger side... correct? Two wheels drivers side on pavement blacktop/concrete not ice or packed snow.. correct? I've done that alot and had no problems as long as two wheels can get traction and are on solid pavement. (always room for one more on the end of a isle at a store where the snow is plowed up) Experimenting getting the RL stuck.. I've noticed it gets stuck at about over 16-18 inches which it gets high centered .. or the snow gets too packed under and lifts the truck from any traction. :) RidgeLI 03-02-2009, 12:15 PM did the truck end up on top of snow so that the underbody was being supported by the snow so that the wheels could not move it? My neighbor once plowed his sedan into a snow bank going around a corner. We dug out all of the wheels and a path in front and behind to move it. The car was resting on top of the snow and though the wheels were on the ground the tires could not push the car off of all of that packed snow. We dug under the body and rocked the car back and forth to break the grip of the snow. Even if the tires are dug out and there is a clear path ahead, if the truck is resting on top of snow no amount of traction will work. You must dig out under the body of the truck. RidgeLI r-squared 03-02-2009, 01:34 PM An older gentleman ran his older Chrylser 300 into a snowbank today....the roads were ice with snow on top, so its not really his fault more than it was the conditions of the road. A neighbor and I were BS'ing outside and saw it happen. The biggest trick was to find a place to push on the vehicle (by hand) without denting it. But yeah, the biggest help was to get the snow out from under the front end, as it was "hung up" on it. I suppose I could have pulled him out with the truck, but it seemed like overkill at the time. daskraut 03-05-2009, 08:15 AM The snowbound wheels were pretty deep in the soft snow and there was a little snow under the front bumper. The snow side tires were spinning. CUinaRidge 03-05-2009, 08:36 AM The snowbound wheels were pretty deep in the soft snow and there was a little snow under the front bumper. The snow side tires were spinning. What were the other two tires on? The tires that were not snowbound? k757 03-05-2009, 08:44 AM The snowbound wheels were pretty deep in the soft snow and there was a little snow under the front bumper. The snow side tires were spinning.was the body of the truck sitting on the snow/ice pile? I still suspect that the truck was supported by the snow/ice pile and thus, even if you had all 4 wheels barely touching the ground, you were stuck. Wheels can only do their job if they support the weight on the vehicle and are not trying to gain traction on ice CUinaRidge 03-05-2009, 08:52 AM was the body of the truck sitting on the snow/ice pile? I still suspect that the truck was supported by the snow/ice pile and thus, even if you had all 4 wheels barely touching the ground, you were stuck. Wheels can only do their job if they support the weight on the vehicle and are not trying to gain traction on ice or Even if the two wheels not snowbound where on the plowed road/ snow packed surface, once you stop, you wouldn't get going again till you get traction. Putting sand/ mat down to get traction may help. | ||