4x4 and stuck

[3pronghook]

2013 ford stx with 5.0 and 6 speed transmission. Is it my vehicle or do all of these new trucks with traction control and transmissions suck when stuck. You cant rock them anymore? even with traction control turned off the vehicle wont shift from forward to reverse and vice versa until rpms are so low you've lost all momentum. And when you do get moving and want that little more the truck seems to govern out and lose momentum. My older 2000 ford would got stuck but then I deserved it and could understand it.

[fishing tech]

I believe there should be a button or switch to turn off the traction control.

[JOHNBIGDOG]

In 4 LO, traction control, advance track, stability track.... WILL turn off.

Never purposely got one of these trucks stuck though. I don't this my boss would like this.

[fish_eat_sleep]

They design the software to prevent you from clashing gears and breaking stuff. Sounds like 4L should do the trick.

Ever seen a Prius take a run at a snowy hill? Hilarious!

[Jeremy airjer W]

My traction control shuts off any time the four wheel drive is activated. 4 high or 4 low.

[vister]

I have a nissan titan. Ya ya, jap truck. It's a delight on icy roads, and yes, Xmas weekend I went off roading up north in the snow. Big time stuck on our way to church!! Couldn't hardly rock it in 4 high. Put it in 4lo and locked the differential, and darn near backed right out. All four tires where spinning. Now that was nice to see!

[3pronghook]

I can shut off traction control and doesn't seem to help. Will try 4 low next time because pulling wheelhouse on ice there will be a next time. Agree that they are designed to stay on road.

[JOHNBIGDOG]

Another note. The new tires on those trucks are more highway then off highway orientated. Maybe something more agressive would help out.

[Jeremy airjer W]

I have a set of Goodyear Wrangler Adventures on order for the tundra. Can't wait to get them on. I drove a Chevy 2500 plow truck with them and it was unstoppable!

[3pronghook]

update to post about the issues about being stuck so easy... pulling wheelhouse and blazing a trail ive been stuck a couple more times. started using 4x4 low and shifting vehicle manually. big difference. autotrac is shutoff in 4x4 low. Shifting to M and using the thumb shift to control gear has made all the difference. had to adapt and have new respect for the truck. wish id figured this out sooner would've saved a lot of shoveling!

[Ufatz]

Yeah, ain't that six speed a kick in the butt when you slap it into M

(manual) , then 4X4 and then run it up through the gears pushing a button!!

Gotta 2013 Tahoe with all that stuff and what fun in the snow, eh?! But of course the first thing I did was have the stock tires ripped off and replaces with some Michelins.