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Ranger Raptor in the Snow?

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Have about 24" on the ground. Just tried the truck out on snowpacked roads and came away really impressed. The KO3s are miles ahead of KO2s in the snow. Was accelerating hard uphills on slushy roads. Just drove around in slippery mode and was able to get the rear end to slightly break loose but maintain control. Twice I had something strange where I came to a stop but the truck revved and I had to press hard on the brake to keep it from lunging. Only thing I can think of is my size 13 boots were hitting the gas slightly. Was a little scary to be honest.
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Good to know. My ZR2 is a beast in the PA winters. If I go Raptor, it is good to know it will handle it. So 4WD and slippery mode for the Raptor? Or does SM put you into 4WD automatically?
 

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just taken delivery of my RR, and was wondering how it would perform in snow. I think that with your experience, I should be ok with the 2cm that we might get in the UK! 😁

Have about 24" on the ground. Just tried the truck out on snowpacked roads and came away really impressed. The KO3s are miles ahead of KO2s in the snow. Was accelerating hard uphills on slushy roads. Just drove around in slippery mode and was able to get the rear end to slightly break loose but maintain control. Twice I had something strange where I came to a stop but the truck revved and I had to press hard on the brake to keep it from lunging. Only thing I can think of is my size 13 boots were hitting the gas slightly. Was a little scary to be honest.
 

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Good to know. My ZR2 is a beast in the PA winters. If I go Raptor, it is good to know it will handle it. So 4WD and slippery mode for the Raptor? Or does SM put you into 4WD automatically?
Slippery mode automatically puts it into 4A. Throttle response is also changed so it’s not as sensitive and the gearbox will upshift a lot sooner to keep the revs down. Very useful mode
 

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Nice, I just round tripped to Steamboat today and the Ranger did great. I have the Falken Wildpeak AT3W on. Plan to put studded Hakkas on early December and it should really rip then!
 

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I’m in Colorado Springs and we had 24 inches of snow here. Mine did fantastic. Just threw it in 4A and it did everything perfectly. The areas where I was pushing it a little bit the traction control kicked in and kept me right on track. Similar to the Bronco(traction control speaking). Though the KO3s did fine. I do feel like my Mickey Thompsons Baja Boss A/Ts did better. Once these wear down a little more I’ll probably switch to 35s and the Mickey Thompsons.
 

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I’m in Colorado Springs and we had 24 inches of snow here. Mine did fantastic. Just threw it in 4A and it did everything perfectly. The areas where I was pushing it a little bit the traction control kicked in and kept me right on track. Similar to the Bronco(traction control speaking). Though the KO3s did fine. I do feel like my Mickey Thompsons Baja Boss A/Ts did better. Once these wear down a little more I’ll probably switch to 35s and the Mickey Thompsons.
I had those Mickeys on my Bronco, loved them!
 

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