Getting out of deep snow
Discussion
I'd get out the shovel I'd wisely brought with me and dug my way out fortified by a swig of coffee and chomp on a Mars bar in my winter emergency box that I always keep in my car's boot during the winter - or freeze to death and be found when the spring thaw set in, hands clasped round my nadgers to keep my most prized possessions warm.
low range & 2nd gear...Is this the 'deep' snow that causes London to grind to a halt with everyone running around with their hands in the air thinking the world is about to end, or is it genuine deep snow?
For the first, simply drive normally.
For the second, being prepared is the key. Warm clothing in the car, shovel, winter tyres will be on all ready but snow chains will also be an advantage. Some common sense will go a long way too!!
For the first, simply drive normally.
For the second, being prepared is the key. Warm clothing in the car, shovel, winter tyres will be on all ready but snow chains will also be an advantage. Some common sense will go a long way too!!
Depends how deep the snow is, if the car is "floating" on the snow then digging is the only option, otherwise use the rocking technique. A quick slip of the clutch forward then clutch in, the car will rock back and forth on the snow, when the car is rocking forward again, slip the clutch up to help it forward, and repeat. In a AWD and FWD car turn the wheels as well to help find traction.
In my BMW I'd select 1st gear and gently put my foot all the way down and do a massive burnout until the snow melted. I'd then get out, check it's safe, throw a snowball at an old lady and do it again. just for the hell of it.
My Fiat refuses to get stuck so its not a problem. I can't wait for the snow
My Fiat refuses to get stuck so its not a problem. I can't wait for the snow
My tried and tested methods last year in an automatic rwd 3.2 diesel....
First stuck was face down in a bank, while trying to make a sharp turn on a steep downhill. Could either brake or turn, I chose the wrong one.
Attempts at freeing. 1. Dig. Did not work. 2. Mats under Rear. Did not work. 3. Melt snow. Did not work. 4. Find farmer whose entrance I'm blocking for a tow. That worked.
Second was on the way back to the main road. Steep incline, was doing ok, until an on coming JCB forced me to stop, and then to make things worse abandoned snow in front of his bucket, and in my path.
Lots of rocking eventually saw me through, but it was all very precarious, until JCB returned having turned around, and used his rear bucket to clear enough road that enabled me to get enough momentum,
First stuck was face down in a bank, while trying to make a sharp turn on a steep downhill. Could either brake or turn, I chose the wrong one.
Attempts at freeing. 1. Dig. Did not work. 2. Mats under Rear. Did not work. 3. Melt snow. Did not work. 4. Find farmer whose entrance I'm blocking for a tow. That worked.
Second was on the way back to the main road. Steep incline, was doing ok, until an on coming JCB forced me to stop, and then to make things worse abandoned snow in front of his bucket, and in my path.
Lots of rocking eventually saw me through, but it was all very precarious, until JCB returned having turned around, and used his rear bucket to clear enough road that enabled me to get enough momentum,
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