Look up....
;-)

Though I will say it was neat to go skiing in the day followed by a
beach BBQ.

Mike

Greg wrote:
>
> Except for the west coast of Canada :)
>
> "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:41BE113C.21B4F8F9@sympatico.ca...
> > Yes.
> >
> > In western Canada it is too cold for salt to work so once the roads have
> > a snow pack you don't see pavement until spring. Makes for really nasty
> > ruts and ice 'pot' holes.
> >
> > Here in southern and in eastern Canada we get ice storms. Day after day
> > of freezing rain and slush. Almost 2 weeks straight a couple of springs
> > ago. The gent I work for had me follow his service truck in my Jeep so
> > we could for sure get there and get out. My Jeep got paid those days.
> > LOL!
> >
> > That is why we don't flinch about driving close to 100 kph or 65 mph in
> > snow, it is the norm in lots of places. The places that get the 100%
> > snow pack have surprisingly low accident numbers too. You know to leave
> > room, everyone does. It's places that hover around freezing that are
> > the most dangerous. The idiots think 'all season' means they have
> > winter traction.
> >
> > Mike
> > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> >
> > JimG wrote:
> >>
> >> Why is that Mike? Is it because when the snow moves into Canada it stays
> >> that bad?
> >>
> >> JimG
> >>
> >> "Mike Romain" wrote in message ...
> >> >I can go for weeks without taking it 'out' of 4x4....

 

Look up....
;-)

Though I will say it was neat to go skiing in the day followed by a
beach BBQ.

Mike

Greg wrote:
>
> Except for the west coast of Canada :)
>
> "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:41BE113C.21B4F8F9@sympatico.ca...
> > Yes.
> >
> > In western Canada it is too cold for salt to work so once the roads have
> > a snow pack you don't see pavement until spring. Makes for really nasty
> > ruts and ice 'pot' holes.
> >
> > Here in southern and in eastern Canada we get ice storms. Day after day
> > of freezing rain and slush. Almost 2 weeks straight a couple of springs
> > ago. The gent I work for had me follow his service truck in my Jeep so
> > we could for sure get there and get out. My Jeep got paid those days.
> > LOL!
> >
> > That is why we don't flinch about driving close to 100 kph or 65 mph in
> > snow, it is the norm in lots of places. The places that get the 100%
> > snow pack have surprisingly low accident numbers too. You know to leave
> > room, everyone does. It's places that hover around freezing that are
> > the most dangerous. The idiots think 'all season' means they have
> > winter traction.
> >
> > Mike
> > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> >
> > JimG wrote:
> >>
> >> Why is that Mike? Is it because when the snow moves into Canada it stays
> >> that bad?
> >>
> >> JimG
> >>
> >> "Mike Romain" wrote in message ...
> >> >I can go for weeks without taking it 'out' of 4x4....

 

Just had a fender bender concerning this. I was heading westbound on a
4 lane, 2 way highway. When I pulled out of the intersection onto the
highway, I engaged in 4H, and saw the "part time" indicator light on
the dash go on. About 50-65 feet later, I heard a loud
grinding/squealing noise, the wheels locked up on me, and given the
snowy conditions I slid right into a guardrail. I was only doing 25-30,
but it was enough front end damage to make my insurance company think
twice. Maybe totalled. I was rolling at about 5-10 mph and turning
right at the time I engaged 4H. Thought everything was fine, just
before I hit the guardrail I heard a "pop", and the transfer handle
popped back into 2 wheel drive.
Bummer.

 

Just had a fender bender concerning this. I was heading westbound on a
4 lane, 2 way highway. When I pulled out of the intersection onto the
highway, I engaged in 4H, and saw the "part time" indicator light on
the dash go on. About 50-65 feet later, I heard a loud
grinding/squealing noise, the wheels locked up on me, and given the
snowy conditions I slid right into a guardrail. I was only doing 25-30,
but it was enough front end damage to make my insurance company think
twice. Maybe totalled. I was rolling at about 5-10 mph and turning
right at the time I engaged 4H. Thought everything was fine, just
before I hit the guardrail I heard a "pop", and the transfer handle
popped back into 2 wheel drive.
Bummer.

 

Just had a fender bender concerning this. I was heading westbound on a
4 lane, 2 way highway. When I pulled out of the intersection onto the
highway, I engaged in 4H, and saw the "part time" indicator light on
the dash go on. About 50-65 feet later, I heard a loud
grinding/squealing noise, the wheels locked up on me, and given the
snowy conditions I slid right into a guardrail. I was only doing 25-30,
but it was enough front end damage to make my insurance company think
twice. Maybe totalled. I was rolling at about 5-10 mph and turning
right at the time I engaged 4H. Thought everything was fine, just
before I hit the guardrail I heard a "pop", and the transfer handle
popped back into 2 wheel drive.
Bummer.

 

Wow, what were you driving?

That sounds like a front u-joint blowing out or something to lock
everything up....

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

deadliberty wrote:
>
> Just had a fender bender concerning this. I was heading westbound on a
> 4 lane, 2 way highway. When I pulled out of the intersection onto the
> highway, I engaged in 4H, and saw the "part time" indicator light on
> the dash go on. About 50-65 feet later, I heard a loud
> grinding/squealing noise, the wheels locked up on me, and given the
> snowy conditions I slid right into a guardrail. I was only doing 25-30,
> but it was enough front end damage to make my insurance company think
> twice. Maybe totalled. I was rolling at about 5-10 mph and turning
> right at the time I engaged 4H. Thought everything was fine, just
> before I hit the guardrail I heard a "pop", and the transfer handle
> popped back into 2 wheel drive.
> Bummer.

 

Wow, what were you driving?

That sounds like a front u-joint blowing out or something to lock
everything up....

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

deadliberty wrote:
>
> Just had a fender bender concerning this. I was heading westbound on a
> 4 lane, 2 way highway. When I pulled out of the intersection onto the
> highway, I engaged in 4H, and saw the "part time" indicator light on
> the dash go on. About 50-65 feet later, I heard a loud
> grinding/squealing noise, the wheels locked up on me, and given the
> snowy conditions I slid right into a guardrail. I was only doing 25-30,
> but it was enough front end damage to make my insurance company think
> twice. Maybe totalled. I was rolling at about 5-10 mph and turning
> right at the time I engaged 4H. Thought everything was fine, just
> before I hit the guardrail I heard a "pop", and the transfer handle
> popped back into 2 wheel drive.
> Bummer.

 

Wow, what were you driving?

That sounds like a front u-joint blowing out or something to lock
everything up....

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

deadliberty wrote:
>
> Just had a fender bender concerning this. I was heading westbound on a
> 4 lane, 2 way highway. When I pulled out of the intersection onto the
> highway, I engaged in 4H, and saw the "part time" indicator light on
> the dash go on. About 50-65 feet later, I heard a loud
> grinding/squealing noise, the wheels locked up on me, and given the
> snowy conditions I slid right into a guardrail. I was only doing 25-30,
> but it was enough front end damage to make my insurance company think
> twice. Maybe totalled. I was rolling at about 5-10 mph and turning
> right at the time I engaged 4H. Thought everything was fine, just
> before I hit the guardrail I heard a "pop", and the transfer handle
> popped back into 2 wheel drive.
> Bummer.

 

My "other" (non Jeep) 4wd machine decided to drop into 4wd-Lo at about
35 mph one day due to a faulty detent on the 4wd-hi/4wd-lo switch on the
dash. What a crunching noise!!! I had to look in the rear view mirror to
see if the transfer case was still in the vehicle and not laying on the
road behind me.

Mike Romain wrote:
> Wow, what were you driving?
>
> That sounds like a front u-joint blowing out or something to lock
> everything up....
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>
> deadliberty wrote:
>
>>Just had a fender bender concerning this. I was heading westbound on a
>>4 lane, 2 way highway. When I pulled out of the intersection onto the
>>highway, I engaged in 4H, and saw the "part time" indicator light on
>>the dash go on. About 50-65 feet later, I heard a loud
>>grinding/squealing noise, the wheels locked up on me, and given the
>>snowy conditions I slid right into a guardrail. I was only doing 25-30,
>>but it was enough front end damage to make my insurance company think
>>twice. Maybe totalled. I was rolling at about 5-10 mph and turning
>>right at the time I engaged 4H. Thought everything was fine, just
>>before I hit the guardrail I heard a "pop", and the transfer handle
>>popped back into 2 wheel drive.
>>Bummer.

 

My "other" (non Jeep) 4wd machine decided to drop into 4wd-Lo at about
35 mph one day due to a faulty detent on the 4wd-hi/4wd-lo switch on the
dash. What a crunching noise!!! I had to look in the rear view mirror to
see if the transfer case was still in the vehicle and not laying on the
road behind me.

Mike Romain wrote:
> Wow, what were you driving?
>
> That sounds like a front u-joint blowing out or something to lock
> everything up....
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>
> deadliberty wrote:
>
>>Just had a fender bender concerning this. I was heading westbound on a
>>4 lane, 2 way highway. When I pulled out of the intersection onto the
>>highway, I engaged in 4H, and saw the "part time" indicator light on
>>the dash go on. About 50-65 feet later, I heard a loud
>>grinding/squealing noise, the wheels locked up on me, and given the
>>snowy conditions I slid right into a guardrail. I was only doing 25-30,
>>but it was enough front end damage to make my insurance company think
>>twice. Maybe totalled. I was rolling at about 5-10 mph and turning
>>right at the time I engaged 4H. Thought everything was fine, just
>>before I hit the guardrail I heard a "pop", and the transfer handle
>>popped back into 2 wheel drive.
>>Bummer.