Winter prep...northern guys help please

thanks for all the advice. it's helped me get this far. i made it just outside Kansas City last night, using the Best Western's computer. Made it to St. Louis the first day fine. Now I'm getting iced...atleast for my driving experience. I'm about 10 minutes from the airport, so it looks like i'm gonna park the truck there, empty out as much as possible, and fly the rest of the way. No way in hell i'm making it to seattle in less than a week. took me a full day of driving to get to KC from STL. Jay T. Give me a call 813 763 6888 sometime and hit me up with directions to your shop and i'll stop by sometime

you guys have snow already? damn, i am in canada, eh!, and i was walking around in a short sleeve shirt yesterday...

the moutains are going to be a BITCH.

GET CHAINS.

sand bags
a shovel
and some Salt!

yeah, i already used a shovel and salt in Kansas city, froze myself in the hotel parkig lot lol. but my truck's locked up in KC right now, i'm in Denver, CO at the moment using the airport internet hoping my truck stays in KC. sucks im not able to finish the drive, now i'm stuck driving an chevy aveo rental around seattle.

how about bringing some tire chains and a bag of food incase they close the road.... and your stuck, and id bring a extra headlight or 2, get some new windsheild wipers

make shure your oil inthe engine is 10w30 it will get thick and will gum up.. let the car warm up for about 15 to 30 min before u drive it turn on the defrost on high it cyles the coolent threw the engine alot more. I am from northern mich and its bitter cold here. dont use brakes if u slide just shift it down to low gear and let it slow down. if there is a bank use it as a break and try to let it grab you and pull u in.

Edited: 12/3/2006 7:23:25 AM by mplsrider

Drive like a grandma if it's your first time in the snow, and if you think it's slippery don't make sudden changes like punch the gas, slam on the brakes brakes or swerve, 90 times out of a hundred you'll lose at least some control of your vehical if not all and go spinning off into a ditch, median or other cars. So just take it easy and you'll be fine. Sand bags in the back 4 sure.

Originally posted by draggingtb



sucks im not able to finish the drive, now i'm stuck driving an chevy aveo rental around seattle.

i hope your beatin on it in the snow lol i know i would