Any snow/ice driving tips

mrnice · Jan 13, 2010

Hi just wondering if any of you fellas have any tips for driving your disco about in this weather, not been out in it much as the ABS has packed in but nearly stacked the Transit a few times in work.

cheers.

DomEllis · Jan 13, 2010

Use as low gear as possible. Be as aggressive as you can with the accelerator. Stamp on the brakes to make sure they bite well and you get weight transfer onto the front wheels. If you understeer use the handbrake to get the back round.

Anything else...

Oh yeah, and leave your common sense at home.

Sean · Jan 13, 2010

DomEllis said:
Use as low gear as possible. Be as aggressive as you can with the accelerator. Stamp on the brakes to make sure they bite well and you get weight transfer onto the front wheels. If you understeer use the handbrake to get the back round.

Anything else...

Oh yeah, and leave your common sense at home.

you forget to mention ensuring the advantage of having one and a half ton of paving slabs in the back

oil dripper · Jan 13, 2010

Sean said:
you forget to mention ensuring the advantage of having one and a half ton of paving slabs in the back

that go for single deck buses anorl?

mrnice · Jan 13, 2010

DomEllis said:
Use as low gear as possible. Be as aggressive as you can with the accelerator. Stamp on the brakes to make sure they bite well and you get weight transfer onto the front wheels. If you understeer use the handbrake to get the back round.

Anything else...

Oh yeah, and leave your common sense at home.

hahaha, tried that in the beemer last time it snowed - the result - a grands worth of damage and 1 very unimpressed bird

jmattley · Jan 13, 2010

Well that'll teach you to drive like a turnip then!! lol. Basically for driving in the snow and ice, be sensible and do the opposite of what DomEllis said. I've occasionally stuck it in difflock on some ungritted south yorkshire side streets for the extra grip. I'm sure someone will tell me this is wrong though.

stchris356 · Jan 13, 2010

One word....................slow!

mrnice · Jan 13, 2010

jmattley said:
Well that'll teach you to drive like a turnip then!! lol. Basically for driving in the snow and ice, be sensible and do the opposite of what DomEllis said. I've occasionally stuck it in difflock on some ungritted south yorkshire side streets for the extra grip. I'm sure someone will tell me this is wrong though.

Cheers buddy, i was much younger then and much more of a turnip! i was wondering about the difflock, would i put it on and put it into high to get more control descending/ascending slopes? i havent used mine in the snow yet as i hear about "windup" and to be honest im not very clued up about it all.

thebiglad · Jan 13, 2010

mrnice said:
Cheers buddy, i was much younger then and much more of a turnip! i was wondering about the difflock, would i put it on and put it into high to get more control descending/ascending slopes? i havent used mine in the snow yet as i hear about "windup" and to be honest im not very clued up about it all.

Hi Mr Nice, general advice: leave the brakes at home, drive smoothly as possible and anticipate trouble before it happens. Pay attention to everything going on, on the road and don't be in a hurry-under pressure to get anywhere quickly.

Specific advice, difflock: this can be used in high or low ratio, but ONLY on low grip surfaces. If you use it on plain tarmac you could damage your car. When used on low grip surfaces it will give more control.

jmattley · Jan 13, 2010

Right, basically it means you'll have a bit more grip in slippery **** as it locks the central diff, so if one wheel slips and looses grip, it'll only affect that axle as opposed to both. Only use it only really bad stuff where you think you may loose group, then take it off when the road gets better. Also, don't use low range, pointless on the road, when going down hills, just use a low gear and use engine breaking.
And watch out for black ice.

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