Re: Come along, jerk strap, and tire chains
 

"Earle Horton" <earle@vascongado.usa> wrote:

> A 2WD
>Ranger is going to get real good mileage, especially if you get the four
>cylinder option, but that is going to go down with added cargo. If you buy
>something too small, you are going to regret it, no matter how great the
>unladen fuel mileage might be.

Point taken

But it won't be carrying HEAVY cargo..... only bulky
cargo that wont fit in a car

Bicycles..... lawn mowers....... camping gear....
shrubs to plant in front yard.... that kind of stuff

basically my little car is a great car..... very
reliable and good on gas mileage.... gets around good
in snow..... but is HORRIBLE utility wise. Its a 4
door sedan and is only good for one thing and one thing
only...... hauling PEOPLE's butts around

Well.... I'm single..... so no need to haul
people.....have much greater need to haul light but
bulky stuff

But..... wondering....strategizing..... how to gear it
up so that if/when get stuck in that occasional snow
bank.....can get it out myself and get it out fast.

Re: Come along, jerk strap, and tire chains
 

"Jon" <jongoddard@gmail.com> wrote:

>I think you're over-doing the whole shebang. Assuming you had
>(comparatively) little equipment in your FWD car, I'm questioning the

I could very well be!! That's why I'm here bouncing it
off you nice guys! <g>

I'm very cheap and frugal as well....so definitely do
NOT want to buy anything not really needed. Just
brainstorming

>Honestly, necessities boiled down quickly: a good set of snow tires, a
>pair of gloves, a shovel, and tire chains.


That was my other thought. To just get a second set of
very soft and sticky Blizzak tires. Do they work as
well as claimed snow/ice?


>If I were to be back in those situations, a set of cable-chains would
>have made it even quicker and easier.

Cable chains. Are they MUVCH quicker on/off? If yes....
have link to a good set?

>It pains me to say so (and it sounds preachy) but I guess the big idea
>is that if conditions are bad enough to make a) driving _that_
>treacherous and b) getting stranded lethal, then you shouldn't go out
>there in the first place.

Well..... I live in north Missouri....so we do get snow

But more importantly I live in a small poor town. The
city street dept doesn't have much money or equip to
keep streets properly plowed

Its not uncommon for them to go by in plow and BURY
your car in a drift. Hence the "idea".... abt 'some"
extraction gear. Se my point?

Re: Come along, jerk strap, and tire chains
 

"Jon" <jongoddard@gmail.com> wrote:

>I think you're over-doing the whole shebang. Assuming you had
>(comparatively) little equipment in your FWD car, I'm questioning the

I could very well be!! That's why I'm here bouncing it
off you nice guys! <g>

I'm very cheap and frugal as well....so definitely do
NOT want to buy anything not really needed. Just
brainstorming

>Honestly, necessities boiled down quickly: a good set of snow tires, a
>pair of gloves, a shovel, and tire chains.


That was my other thought. To just get a second set of
very soft and sticky Blizzak tires. Do they work as
well as claimed snow/ice?


>If I were to be back in those situations, a set of cable-chains would
>have made it even quicker and easier.

Cable chains. Are they MUVCH quicker on/off? If yes....
have link to a good set?

>It pains me to say so (and it sounds preachy) but I guess the big idea
>is that if conditions are bad enough to make a) driving _that_
>treacherous and b) getting stranded lethal, then you shouldn't go out
>there in the first place.

Well..... I live in north Missouri....so we do get snow

But more importantly I live in a small poor town. The
city street dept doesn't have much money or equip to
keep streets properly plowed

Its not uncommon for them to go by in plow and BURY
your car in a drift. Hence the "idea".... abt 'some"
extraction gear. Se my point?

Re: Come along, jerk strap, and tire chains
 

"Jon" <jongoddard@gmail.com> wrote:

>I think you're over-doing the whole shebang. Assuming you had
>(comparatively) little equipment in your FWD car, I'm questioning the

I could very well be!! That's why I'm here bouncing it
off you nice guys! <g>

I'm very cheap and frugal as well....so definitely do
NOT want to buy anything not really needed. Just
brainstorming

>Honestly, necessities boiled down quickly: a good set of snow tires, a
>pair of gloves, a shovel, and tire chains.


That was my other thought. To just get a second set of
very soft and sticky Blizzak tires. Do they work as
well as claimed snow/ice?


>If I were to be back in those situations, a set of cable-chains would
>have made it even quicker and easier.

Cable chains. Are they MUVCH quicker on/off? If yes....
have link to a good set?

>It pains me to say so (and it sounds preachy) but I guess the big idea
>is that if conditions are bad enough to make a) driving _that_
>treacherous and b) getting stranded lethal, then you shouldn't go out
>there in the first place.

Well..... I live in north Missouri....so we do get snow

But more importantly I live in a small poor town. The
city street dept doesn't have much money or equip to
keep streets properly plowed

Its not uncommon for them to go by in plow and BURY
your car in a drift. Hence the "idea".... abt 'some"
extraction gear. Se my point?

Re: Come along, jerk strap, and tire chains
 

"Jon" <jongoddard@gmail.com> wrote:

>I think you're over-doing the whole shebang. Assuming you had
>(comparatively) little equipment in your FWD car, I'm questioning the

I could very well be!! That's why I'm here bouncing it
off you nice guys! <g>

I'm very cheap and frugal as well....so definitely do
NOT want to buy anything not really needed. Just
brainstorming

>Honestly, necessities boiled down quickly: a good set of snow tires, a
>pair of gloves, a shovel, and tire chains.


That was my other thought. To just get a second set of
very soft and sticky Blizzak tires. Do they work as
well as claimed snow/ice?


>If I were to be back in those situations, a set of cable-chains would
>have made it even quicker and easier.

Cable chains. Are they MUVCH quicker on/off? If yes....
have link to a good set?

>It pains me to say so (and it sounds preachy) but I guess the big idea
>is that if conditions are bad enough to make a) driving _that_
>treacherous and b) getting stranded lethal, then you shouldn't go out
>there in the first place.

Well..... I live in north Missouri....so we do get snow

But more importantly I live in a small poor town. The
city street dept doesn't have much money or equip to
keep streets properly plowed

Its not uncommon for them to go by in plow and BURY
your car in a drift. Hence the "idea".... abt 'some"
extraction gear. Se my point?

Re: Come along, jerk strap, and tire chains
 

Why not keep the car and get a little
trailer to haul stuff around?

nospam@nospam.com wrote:
n..... only bulky
> cargo that wont fit in a car
>
> Bicycles..... lawn mowers....... camping gear....
> shrubs to plant in front yard.... that kind of stuff
>
> basically my little car is a great car..... very
> reliable and good on gas mileage.... gets around good
> in snow..... but is HORRIBLE utility wise. Its a 4
> door sedan and is only good for one thing and one thing
> only...... hauling PEOPLE's butts around
>
> Well.... I'm single..... so no need to haul
> people.....have much greater need to haul light but
> bulky stuff
n

Re: Come along, jerk strap, and tire chains
 

Why not keep the car and get a little
trailer to haul stuff around?

nospam@nospam.com wrote:
n..... only bulky
> cargo that wont fit in a car
>
> Bicycles..... lawn mowers....... camping gear....
> shrubs to plant in front yard.... that kind of stuff
>
> basically my little car is a great car..... very
> reliable and good on gas mileage.... gets around good
> in snow..... but is HORRIBLE utility wise. Its a 4
> door sedan and is only good for one thing and one thing
> only...... hauling PEOPLE's butts around
>
> Well.... I'm single..... so no need to haul
> people.....have much greater need to haul light but
> bulky stuff
n

Re: Come along, jerk strap, and tire chains
 

Why not keep the car and get a little
trailer to haul stuff around?

nospam@nospam.com wrote:
n..... only bulky
> cargo that wont fit in a car
>
> Bicycles..... lawn mowers....... camping gear....
> shrubs to plant in front yard.... that kind of stuff
>
> basically my little car is a great car..... very
> reliable and good on gas mileage.... gets around good
> in snow..... but is HORRIBLE utility wise. Its a 4
> door sedan and is only good for one thing and one thing
> only...... hauling PEOPLE's butts around
>
> Well.... I'm single..... so no need to haul
> people.....have much greater need to haul light but
> bulky stuff
n

Re: Come along, jerk strap, and tire chains
 

Why not keep the car and get a little
trailer to haul stuff around?

nospam@nospam.com wrote:
n..... only bulky
> cargo that wont fit in a car
>
> Bicycles..... lawn mowers....... camping gear....
> shrubs to plant in front yard.... that kind of stuff
>
> basically my little car is a great car..... very
> reliable and good on gas mileage.... gets around good
> in snow..... but is HORRIBLE utility wise. Its a 4
> door sedan and is only good for one thing and one thing
> only...... hauling PEOPLE's butts around
>
> Well.... I'm single..... so no need to haul
> people.....have much greater need to haul light but
> bulky stuff
n

Re: Come along, jerk strap, and tire chains
 

FrankW <fworm@norpak.ca> wrote:

>Why not keep the car and get a little
>trailer to haul stuff around?

yeah thought of that

but its a Mazda Protege and not really rated for ANY
towing

And.....Id have to store trailer somewhere.... get
license..etc

Also....I'm wanting the extra ground clearance a small
truck has

Last snow up here was abt 12". My poor Protege was
dead in the water..... only abt 4" ground clearance on
that thing!!! High centered on damn snow!!

I guess I'm wanting the best of ALL worlds and maybe
that's not possible:

Ground clearance
Greta fuel economy
Utility
Cargo hauling