weight for snow
weight for snow
how much weight does everyone put in the back of their trucks for snow? mine is an 08 screw 5.5 with a topper. I was thinkin about 200 lbs
oh yeah, its 4wd with all season tires, does fine now but just wondering if it would help me stay out of 4wd.
oh yeah, its 4wd with all season tires, does fine now but just wondering if it would help me stay out of 4wd.
Last edited by worm5932; Jan 6, 2014 at 11:16 AM.
2WD here w/ A/T tires and I can get around without the weight in the back, but starts take a good bit on unsanded ice/snowpack. I usually throw 6 - 50lbs sand bags in the bed (300lbs) and that's good enough to make a significant difference in traction.
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Same but I use 2 spare tires plus 3 80lb backs of quick cement
None my limited slip plus I keep fairly new tires on truck or get new ones near winter if they are past 40k on them. I just have a 4x2 truck and haven't had any problems in the snow we get in the middle TN area over the winters I had this truck.


I can see a single cab and maybe a 2wd Supercab needing weight, otherwise I see it unnecessary. Supercrew cabin is much heavier to begin with and does weigh the back down some.
The Supercrew isn't markedly heavier than a Scab. I promise, I had to work to get up in my driveway with the 2WD Screw when we got ice/snow a few weeks back. Granted I was on tires with 60K+ on them a the time, but tread doesn't help much on ice/sleet. The issue is that there is negligible weight over the rear axle in any truck, so an extra 300lbs sitting right on top of the driven wheels makes a ton of difference.









