Speedracer29

This is the stuff I worry about. I carry a small compressor, farm jack, and sand/kitty litter, but luckily haven't needed it yet.

Somethin' Sexy

I tow my 32' Active Thunder (6800lbs dry - 7700lbs full of fuel, approx.), with my 2wd Avalanche, locally. Never had any type of wheel spin at the ramp, the Avalanche is built on a Suburban frame so that may help. For long trips, I use an f350 4x4.

Jupiter Sunsation

Used a 2WD duramax for years....only time there was an issue was when the stock bridgestones were getting thin.....they became spin city! After that first set I switched to my normal LTX's and it was fine after that.

Truck only got stuck once in the 170K+ miles I had it. On a job site we used to park at the end of the sales center lot. Sales were progressing so they started clearing the lot and what was crushed shell for the previous 6 months was white sugar sand now (they scraped off the shell rock). I didn't notice the difference and drove right up on it but the truck somewhat "lurched" when I hit the brakes (odd, never did that before)....it was essentially sinking/setting into the soft sand. Still didn't realize the jam I was in until I went to leave.......turbo diesels suck in the sand....spin, no chance of rocking it out and the truck was loaded (bed was full).....had to call out on the Nextel if anyone was on the property that could pull me out.......Here comes the FORD heroes, no he didn't use a Ford he used a front end loader but was quick to brag how Fords never get stuck....

Living in Florida, 4WD is rarely needed unless you venture off road.......and in those cases my buddy's dad always said: "4WD just gets you stuck 200 yards deeper in the woods!"

Speedracer29

^^^^^^
Yeah, when I has younger and dumber, I paid a 4 figure tow bill to have my lifted Blazer yanked from a trail after I buried it up to the axles. I would have never attempted the trail with a 2WD.

ALL_IN!

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03 Chevrolet Duramax Crew Cab Dually 2WD pulling an 02 35' Fountain Lightning. Probably close to 14k lbs with fuel and gear. Never a problem where we boat.

cigrocket

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Unless someone was giving the truck away and it was an incredible deal don't see why anyone would choose 2wd. Resale value usually sucks, when you need 4wheel drive you sure will be glad 2 have it. I had a 2wd pickup about 18 years ago, I had it for 1 year. I couldn't get rid of it fast enough.

Speedracer29

3 Reasons for me on the 2WD-
1. Costly experiences with the 4WD components on a 93 Chevy 4x4 and a 02 Mercury Mountaineer AWD.
2. Comfort level- After years of running Crown Vics, Chargers, and 14 passenger vans at work, driving 2WD is second nature. When the AWD in the Mountaineer hooked up in snow, it felt awkward.
3. I've never really "needed" the 4wd, and I don't go off road much. The closest I came to getting stuck was Northern Michigan while snowmobiling. Aired the tires down to about 15psi and crawled out once the locker clicked in. Then hooked a recovery strap to a 4WD Ranger and pulled him to concrete.

I also think it's worth pointing out that the lower resale on 2WD at least partially stems from the lower initial purchase price.

It was probably the 80's, and my memory may be fogged, but wasnt there a time when 1-tons were only offered in 2WD? Seems like an uncle wanted a dually for towing a camper and couldn't get it from the factory in 4WD.

Speedracer29

Rest assured though, the first time I start sliding on green goo, I'll be on Craigslist looking for a 4WD 7.3 Powerstroke or a Duramax. Just hoping that day doesn't arrive for a while.

Sydwayz

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I could not believe how many 7.3L PSD were on eBay when I searched yesterday. 180 or some similar number, from the mid-90s through 2003.

VERY happy owner of a 7.3L here.

Warlock98

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Very happy 7.3 powerstoke 4x4 owner here also