In the mid 1970's it snowed in Florida, my parents had moved here a couple of years prior. I didn't realize then that snow in that part of Florida was such a rarity. It took me most of the front yard to make a snowball, but I persevered. The only wheels I had at that time was a bicycle.... no cupholders.
That's an excellent explanation of government thinking.
I've seen all three kinds around here too. The best part about driving a truck with a 1000lb engine in the front is the incredible traction that all of the weight gives you on the front end. Unless it's wet, such as slush or freezing rain, I'll lock in the hubs, leave the transfer case in 2hi, and drive almost like normal.
I've ridden my bicycle in the snow a few times when I was younger. Sometimes it was fun, other times it wasn't and walking would have been better.
You're in "Florida", I'm in NW Florida which is more like south Alabama and Georgia (except the Yankees that live towards the Gulf), but I can remember a couple inches in 1991. As well as a dusting last year and don't forget "Ice storm Leon" in Feb of 2014 when there was ice on Pensacola beach, there's a couple YouTube videos if you look that up.
How does that help? The front driveshaft is still freewheeling unless the case is in 4H or 4L.
Yep, that's how we react to snow.
It helps because he can hit 4H or 4L if necessary.How does that help? The front driveshaft is still freewheeling unless the case is in 4H or 4L.
I did drive my truck home once when the rear driveshaft fell off... locked the hubs, case in 4H, power to front wheels
I tried that once but had rumbling noise above 35 mph even while in 2H. Figure I probably need a couple of front driveshaft U-joints, but keep putting it off because there's always something more important to fix, and when I'm on really slippery surfaces I'm not going that fast anyway
Yeah, I'm one of those Yankees who live on the gulf. You're in that part of Florida that stayed connected to the lower 48 when bugs bunny cut Florida loose and sent it to South America. I was riding a motorcycle back from Tallahassee around that time in 2014, there wasn't enough clothes on the planet to keep me warm.
Where do you get new senders at? Mine bounces like crazy and tired of it too.
That's good work there!Today I was determined to find out why my hazard flashers didn't work. Fuse intact, flasher itself working properly. But no continuity at the load side of the flasher.
So I pulled the steering wheel and column cover to have access to the combination turn signal/flasher switch. After dismounting the switch, there was the problem - the female wiring-harness contact had been installed too shallow (or had been pushed out by a previous mechanic changing the switch). And the excessive resistance coupled with, (most likely) a previous rancher hooking up way too many trailer lights, had partially melted the plastic and allowed the contact to break the circuit. Glad it wasn't the switch assembly itself.
Anyhow, I Macgyvered a repair with a .187 push-on female terminal. Drilled out the plastic block so I could make solid contact with the prong on the switch. Now it flashes (and everything else works upon reassembly too)
