I've owned a 4WD truck for 40 some years. Life at the farm won't allow any other. Chugged through almost axle deep red mud/snow to feed daily, or to get to town for supplies for all those years when weather was bad. Your 2WD wouldn't make it out of the driveway.
No matter a 2WD or a 4WD, weight in the back will greatly increase traction. The correct tires designed for mud make a difference as well.
I never had a 4WD truck better in the mud/snow than a Toyota Tacoma. That vehicle was a beast, pulling out many larger 4WD vehicles with zero effort.
After retiring from farming, we bought a Tundra as a replacement to the Tacoma that had 356,000 miles to pull an RV. I wasn't impressed with the Tundra's traction control rear end that used braking to transfer control between wheels using a standard rear end. When elk hunting in the mountains we got caught in a blizzard with huge drifts. The traction control seemed to actually slow us down because it was using brakes. We had to dig for hours in sub zero temps that filled in the ruts as fast as we could dig them out, moving forward a few feet at at time.
Replaced the Tundra with a 2020 F-250 and a 3" lift to pull a bigger RV. I'm pretty impressed with this Ford. Locking rear end that I've tested. When you drive a 4X4 at a 45 degree angle over a ditch, you will lose traction in the front axle and rear axle leaving you stranded with wheels spinning.
I tested the Ford this summer getting those results until locking in the rear end and it crawled right out of there. I'm sold.
There is an old saying that a 4WD will get you stuck further in and deeper than a 2WD and that is a true statement.
Your equipment has to be equipped with the tools needed to get it in and out of bad situations that 4WD is designed for. Tires, jacks, Mud anchor, chains, and possibly a winch.
The Asphalt Cowboys that buy a truck, put oversized tires on it and then think they are invincible off road find out quickly that they are not. Their HP/torque is ruined by the oversized tires running an incorrect gear ratio to transfer power when needed to the drive line. They just stall out when stuck.
Get the right tires, gear ratio, and ground clearance, it's hard to stick a 4WD unless your ground clearance makes the tires lose contact with the surface it's running on.
No matter a 2WD or a 4WD, weight in the back will greatly increase traction. The correct tires designed for mud make a difference as well.
I never had a 4WD truck better in the mud/snow than a Toyota Tacoma. That vehicle was a beast, pulling out many larger 4WD vehicles with zero effort.
After retiring from farming, we bought a Tundra as a replacement to the Tacoma that had 356,000 miles to pull an RV. I wasn't impressed with the Tundra's traction control rear end that used braking to transfer control between wheels using a standard rear end. When elk hunting in the mountains we got caught in a blizzard with huge drifts. The traction control seemed to actually slow us down because it was using brakes. We had to dig for hours in sub zero temps that filled in the ruts as fast as we could dig them out, moving forward a few feet at at time.
Replaced the Tundra with a 2020 F-250 and a 3" lift to pull a bigger RV. I'm pretty impressed with this Ford. Locking rear end that I've tested. When you drive a 4X4 at a 45 degree angle over a ditch, you will lose traction in the front axle and rear axle leaving you stranded with wheels spinning.
I tested the Ford this summer getting those results until locking in the rear end and it crawled right out of there. I'm sold.
There is an old saying that a 4WD will get you stuck further in and deeper than a 2WD and that is a true statement.
Your equipment has to be equipped with the tools needed to get it in and out of bad situations that 4WD is designed for. Tires, jacks, Mud anchor, chains, and possibly a winch.
The Asphalt Cowboys that buy a truck, put oversized tires on it and then think they are invincible off road find out quickly that they are not. Their HP/torque is ruined by the oversized tires running an incorrect gear ratio to transfer power when needed to the drive line. They just stall out when stuck.
Get the right tires, gear ratio, and ground clearance, it's hard to stick a 4WD unless your ground clearance makes the tires lose contact with the surface it's running on.
