Help with deep snow driving

[mikejr]

even though i had a few tense moments in the snow until i got it figured out i was amazed at how well the hummer did in the snow. I know my avalanches would have got stuck. My wife asked me what i would have done if i would have stuck the hummer. I didnt have a good answer, only person that could yank me out is my dad with his SUT and he's 1.5 hours away. I'd never live that down getting stuck in a hummer.

[Huck BB62]

Mike, it's all about the shovel. I've been stuck so badly that you'd think it was hopeless. Roll up the sleeves, start diggin'! Clear under the vehicle, make ramps for the wheels to start and giterdone. I've seen people standing by the side of the road waiting for God or some other imaginary help when all they have to do is work.

[ROX]

Yea, I can just see him tell his other banker/realtor dudes to "Get out and start kicking snow fellas! Take off a shoe and dig with that if you have to!"

[HUMTECH]

Lots of good tips in this post, I prefer momentum in deep snow. One common mistake people who are new to 4wd vehicles"not saying you are" but lots of people back out of the throttle in cornering situations. Use momentum and the throttle is your friend in A corner. Let the truck drive you through, don't slide it through.

[Huck BB62]

Originally Posted by H2 Rocks

Yea, I can just see him tell his other banker/realtor dudes to "Get out and start kicking snow fellas! Take off a shoe and dig with that if you have to!"

One of these is in the rear jack compartment at all times! http://www.snowclaw.com/

[mikejr]

nah not new to 4x4's here, been driving them all my life, just have never had the H2 in any deep snow before so i wasnt sure how to proceed especially in an area that i didnt know what might be under the drifted snow like ditches or other nasty things. I agree that speed is your friend in deep snow, momentum can carry you thru the tough spots.

This post has been great in teaching me how others go thru the deep stuff and also how to use the 4wheel system of the H2....my lesser vehicles had one "setting" for 4HI and 4LO and that was it....no locker....no TC or TC2....

looks the the PA snow is on its way out we were in the high 40s low 50s yesterday around pittsburgh it was fun, but glad its done!

[BlueHUMMERH2]

I forgot to add:

I was high-centered once in this impossibly thick snow (kinda like what fell here recently). Anyway, I drove on top, but then sank and the entire underbody was hung up. So I had to go inside and ask for help (I was at a party) and a guy with a Jeep said just put a log/stick under the rear tire. I found one that was about 4" in diameter, and shoved it under the tire. This got me thinking about the dealership demo where you climb the hill with only one tire not on the rollers. So I put it in 4L, locked the rear and gave it some gas. Just like that I backed out... I mean, we had dug a little bit before the shovel broke, and I had tried going back and forth with no movement. But that log did the trick. So I just wanted to pass that on.

[tazhog54]

Just got back driving in the snow from N.C. to Calif. Pulling my 32 foot trailer That's salt all over the windshield