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Old 10-16-2017, 11:05 AM   #32
bren
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Originally Posted by rumatt View Post
Yep, this is why the Ridgeline is pretty attractive as a regular use winter vehicle. The bed is pretty stupid though. And yes, the ugly.

Aren't the "trucky" 4wd systems kind of silly unless you're off roading? Plus they generally come with open front and rear diffs, so it's still just 2wd. It doesn't seem like the functionality most people would want. I think the up side is durability, but other than that...
That's why I brought it up. It's fine in deep snow and mud and whatnot, but not great for ice/slush type winter stuff. My truck has a clutch-diff in the rear. I wouldn't buy something without one (see my comment in the diff thread.) Fortunately, it doesn't cost anything near as much to add them to trucks as it does for a BMW.

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I was looking at this trackbarrow over the weekend.
One of my neighbors has something like that but with regular tires. I was getting jealous watching him use it to spread mulch - it looks super handy.

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Woa, I didn't need to know that this exists.

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