Grayling Snow Run '09

[RazM]

Some 35" M/T's would have been your friend where you got stuck... That doesn't look too deep at all.

Great pics, yesterday and today we've had similar amounts fall here, it's a blast to run through good 4 foot piles

[blindzebra]

WOW that looks like fun. Wish it would snow down here in NC sometime. That way I could go out and see all the southerners off the road.

[HumminNBoatin']

Looks like it was a fun time. I really wish I could have made it!!

[Scarsman]

Congratulations! I bet you are the first person to get an H3T stuck!

[Nips]

That was my main goal for the weekend, test the limits of the H3T. I got stuck once before that but didn't get any pics. The H1 that came to pull me out also got stuck in that area. There was sand underneith so once you lost your momentum you were done.

[RazM]

Originally Posted by Nips

That was my main goal for the weekend, test the limits of the H3T. I got stuck once before that but didn't get any pics. The H1 that came to pull me out also got stuck in that area. There was sand underneith so once you lost your momentum you were done.

You weren't testing the limits of the H3T, you were testing the limits of your tires

In that particular spot, it only looks to be about 16-18 inches of snow. I've been through more last year (to a point where the doors were almost impossible to open) and the M/T's pulled me through.

From my experience, the moment you start feeling the slightest loss of momentum, stop, and reverse into the existing tracks you've already made. When you feel you have enough leeway, go for it again and repeat the process until you've made it. Never gun it forward, you'll just digg deeper until you hit ground.

P.S. I know this somewhat contradicts what I've said before, when I said "just don't stop", but I meant that for a very different situation (for example, getting over/through a large pile of snow) where momentum will push you over and not get you high-centered. For very long runs in deep snow you're better off using the above technique. Never let the truck get into the "rocking" motion for too long, that's when it's trying to get more and more grip and when the digging happens.

[Nips]

Thanks for the tip...I'm a newbie so I'm still learning . I'll probably throw those tires on the H3 and invest in some good MT's by next winter.