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Posted: Fri Jan 12th, 2018 05:58 pm

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Today, my city got hit with some fairly thick snow. For some reason I decided it would be a good idea to go out into it. Even with new 'all-terrain' tires I expected a little fishtailing and wheelslip here and there, which I got plenty of. The trouble came when I wound up coming off the road entirely and into a field. :(

Yes, I came off the road. Nobody was hurt, nothing was damaged. Well, except for my pride. That's completely decimated but that's beside the point. I'd like to blame someone else for it, but in a corner (going approx 20-25 mph) the rear end kicked out and I over corrected.

I kicked it into 4x4 low and just like every time before I tried to use it, I found it did absolutely nothing for me. I don't expect 4x4 to be a miracle-switch, but I find it odd (to say the least) that 4x4 helps in no way. In fact, what got me out were a pair of these red plastic things that you place to get pulled under your tires. They remind me of cheese graters, but that's ultimately what saved me the cost of a wrecker to come pull me out.

Which brings me right around to the whole point of this thread I'm posting.

Does it sound like something is broken (because I do hear a slight metal-to-metal sound when engaged) OR is 4x4 just a gimmick that I fell for? Quite frankly I'm tempted to take out the 4x4 mechanism and pull the plug on the switch to take 'er down to a 4x2.

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