Driving in snow (was Re: New Bird)

[one_dusty_hoot]

School buses with chidren and trucks with cattle or horses
are not the same as a motorhome or truck load of grain. When
the load moves because you have turned the wheel you have to make
a compensation, it's like over steering or low pressure rear
tires. Kids in a school bus on snow packed roads is tough duty.

Bob Janes, Greenville, SC

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "davidkerryedwards"
wrote:
>
> I have a good friend who was a school bus driver for years in
> upstate NY where he had to deal with snow all winter. He did not
> like FC's. Too much weight in front of the front axle unloaded the
> rear tires reducing the traction. Motorhomes may not be quite as
> bad as the schoolbus version. I don't know where the fuel tank is
> on the schoolbus but if we keep our FC tanks full, that's a lot of
> weight back there.
>
> Kerry
> 82 FC 35
> Denver
>
> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "p_a_lazar"
> wrote:
> >
> > --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, erniecarpet@ wrote:
> > >
> > > Pappy- your expertise in driving busses can help us all. If you
> get
> > a chance
> > > tell me how you drive in snow- pros and cons. Thanks,
> >
> > Ernie,
> >
> > I know you were asking Pappy about this, but thought I'd just add
> my 2
> > cents....
> >
> > In snow, I just drive faster to get out of it sooner.....
> >
> > Paul
> > 97wb43
> >
> > Seriously,
> >
> > I have been in snow a few times and I don't have "diggers" on the
> > rear. I run steer tires all the way around. If you are cofigured
> the
> > same, snow can be a handful. Just drive slow, no fast stops (I
> know we
> > don't have to worry about fast starts), no fast lane changes and
> try
> > to anticipate far further ahead than normal.
> >
>