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"Bob La Londe"  wrote in message news:vh2s43$2b5ip$1@dont-email.me...

I think I mentioned it in another thread.  Pickup trucks (classic bath
tub bed and std cab on a frame) are usually not very good unless they
have a load in the bed.  A 2wd open diff pickup would not be my choice
either that being said from 2001-2017 all my new service trucks were 2WD
with auto locking diffs.  (Chevy work trucks)  With the normal load of
tools, wire, and hardware they were "okay."  I did not unload them to go
hunting for instance.  As long as I stuck to the main trails until I
bailed out to walk I didn't even think about it.

Of course tires make a big difference.  When I ran trap lines back in
the 80s I used a Ford F150 2WD with stock diff and 31 x 10.5 tires.
With all my traps, coolers, and camp gear it did quite well.  If I
remembered to air down all four) it was passable on most sand, but it
would still sink in bottomless sugar sand.  I got it stuck a couple
times, but always got it out on my own.  Sometimes it took all day, but
that is the life of a wannabe professional outdoorsman.  Okay, my first
year I used a Plymouth Volare station wagon.  LOL  I think if it had the
same tires it would have been better than the pickup.

Bob La Londe
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Ramblers did well in the Baja 500.

That definitely applied to my Ranger in 2WD. It was better in 4WD. If I 
could get in somewhere with the bed empty I was sure to be able to get out 
with a load of firewood. Only dirt bike skid recovery reflexes let me drive 
the Ranger in 2WD on partly dry, partly icy pavement. A particularly 
difficult icy commute home helped convince me to buy the AWD CRV which was 
vastly better with (and good without) sticky hydrophilic Michelin Arctic 
Alpine ice tires. A wet finger rubbed on most tires slides, on the Michelins 
it grabs and squeaks.