I No grip on ice w/ F150

[JeremyCampbell]

Tires Arnt too bad on my 2001 f150 4x4.Why cant get any grip when I'm driving on parking lots on lake public accesses.I'm afraid if I get on the lake itself I won't be able to drive back up those landings.Anyone have this problem with a fully capable truck.Not any weight on the bed maybe?

[delcecchi]

Tires can make a huge difference.

[fishing tech]

I am guessing that you do not have a limited slip rear end. You will have to put some weight in the back. Is it a 4X4?

[Dozer]

I bet the tires are your problem.

[fishing tech]

Tires could be but I have an 01 super crew that I put a limited slip in because I could not back up my driveway if it snowed unless I put it in 4 wheel drive. The a$$ end in these trucks are very light.

[Capt. H (Ret.)]

I haven't been able to get up one ramp in particular because of a lack of snow. I don't think tires make much difference on ice when trying to go uphill on a ramp unless you get a run at it. 2011 Chevrolet,Crew, 4wd no added weight.

[aanderud]

Tires make a huge difference. I got new tires about 3 years ago on my dodge ram 1500, and I was specifically looking for quiet ride on pavement (versus gripiness and offroad capability) to soften some of the road noise from the otherwise relatively-noisy dodge. I got some nice michelins that are (relatively) quiet on the freeway, but terrible on the lake. I figured it was a good trade-off considering I'm on the road every day, but only on a lake maybe 20 times a year (especially now that I have a snowmobile, I drive on the lake even less than I used to). I have chains though, for the off chance I actually need to get somewhere that I can't go.

[JeremyCampbell]

Thank you.I will figure out something to use for weight in the truck bed first and if that doesnt work then to the shop she go's.

[Jeremy airjer W]

You should try a set of dueler h/t on the ice. Those are a go no where except dry pavement tire. I'm pretty sure the h/t stands for hypothetical traction! Switch to some dueler a/t, or as I like to call them, actual traction. Night and day difference between the tires that are only one letter apart.

[delcecchi]

Goodyear polyglass.... or even worse was the set of firestone 721s on a used 77 impala I bought. They would get stuck if someone dumped the leftover ice out of a mcdonalds cup in the parking lot.

[aanderud]

Goodyear polyglass.... or even worse was the set of firestone 721s on a used 77 impala I bought. They would get stuck if someone dumped the leftover ice out of a mcdonalds cup in the parking lot.

LOL. Mine are pretty bad, but not THAT bad. I have still towed my snowmobile trailer around on the lake portions of horseshoe chain (drive the snowmobile trailer up there so I can get to some river sections). I've even gotten back off the lake on a pretty steep landing after a recent snow...but if I had to throw a shoot-from-the-hip rating at how much snow I can go through now versus what my original tires on the dodge could do, I'd say about 50% or less. It's a big difference. I notice a difference versus my originals in grip even accellerrating from a stoplight or attempting to stop when driving on snow-covered city streets. But, they are quieter, while retaining at least a REASONABLE level of ice/snow capability, which was my main goal when buying them. Now if I could only reduce the wind-noise due to the crummy door weather stripping....

[Ufatz]

Tires. Bags or boxes of kitty litter for weight. Put weight right over wheels as much as possible. Good tires help a lot even though nothing will be perfect on solid or glare ice. Except chains, and who wants to mess with that nightmare!!

[delcecchi]

Those tubes of sand they sell at Menards work pretty well. And they are compact, water tolerant, and cheap.

[polarsusd81]

What kind of tires do you have on your truck? When I bought my 06 Silverado in October it had Bridgestone Duravis tires on it. Those things were like tank tires, very hard rubber compound, steel belted, and no traction what so ever. They will last 100,000 miles or better, but it is 100,000 miles of white knuckle driving. I knew they were junk the day after I drove the truck home and it rained a bit and I was slipping on damp pavement. In November I went to discount and got a set of Pathfinder Sport S A/T tires installed. World of difference, and I would highly recommend them. They have great snow traction, not much road noise (at -10 they hum a little), softer compound and absorb some of the impact of driving around on the awesome MN roads. Have yet to see what the wear life is like on them but they are rated at 60k. On icy roads the tires have enough grip to stop the truck quick and safe, and it is only when I want to break free that they do so under acceleration. 2WD and I have been getting around on the lakes just fine with two bags of sand and no chains.

[Whoaru99]

Thank you.I will figure out something to use for weight in the truck bed first and if that doesnt work then to the shop she go's.

I usually put bags of softener salt in mine. That way I can at least do something with it when not needed rather than have more stuff stacked up until next time around.