1stGrady

After watching an F250 with wheel chocks on the ramp slide into the water, I was wondering if keeping the truck running and in 4WD would lock the front wheels if it is in park. I am sure this would help as the back wheels were in slime, slick as ice but the front wheels were dry. Parking brakes do not lock the front wheels as you may well know. I don't really know how I would test this.

twentynine

You guys must build ramps differently up there than we do down here.

I don't even get my back tires wet when I launch.

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fmoore

He said slime, not water. It was probably low tide

I have not the knowledge to add any input to the discussion. Sorry.

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That is crap.

Which idiot told you that CO2 only makes up 0.039% of the atmosphere?

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Joe

I don't think I've ever even spun a tire pulling a boat out of the landing, or rev'd any vehicle over about 1000 rpm.

gbough

You guys are in boat ramp heaven, down here in Mexico with a very few
exeptions, we launch from the shore with no ramp whatsoever and we have to trial
And error every time, four wheels, muffler, door lines below water is
A common situation.

Take some mud, loose sand or slimy surfaces and add it to the equiation for a
complete adventure every time you launch.

centuarynick

that should help out but if you get in something really slippery them 2 wheels wont hold up againts the laws of gravity

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A Few Dollars

Neither have I

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That is crap.

Which idiot told you that CO2 only makes up 0.039% of the atmosphere?

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goatram

come on up to the PNW and at low tide all four wheels are in the salt at a 11' tide.
200' from shore its 200' and dropping to 450' fast

That slippery I would have someone in the truck on the brakes and in 4wheel with the hubs locked in.

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petrel

Absolutely. The 4WD will lock the front wheels when in park and help prevent the truck from slipping down the ramp.

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mrfritz44

I've got a stick shift Tacoma and she not only goes into 4WD when launching, she's in 4 wheel low. That and chocks give piece of mind.

rdollie

I've spun rear tires a couple of times on my F250 but switching to 4 High helped and solved the problem - eventually. Towing the same boat with our AWD SUV on a slippery ramp is much easier than ANY 4x4 because the system dynamically shunts power from side to side and end to end as needed to maintain traction.

RiverRat1969

Depending on the length of slimey/muddy area on the ramp, I'd probably get one of those push brooms with the super heavy and stiff brown bristles, a 5 gallon bucket (wear rubber knee boots) and a bulk container of TSP from Lowes, and scrub that crap off the ramp...........maybe 5-10 minutes work.

Second, you might try Chlorox on your tires. Pulling doubles for UPS in the winter, we would pour Chlorox on our tires, to get up icey grades without chains..........it works real good on ice. You might try it on a slimey ramp, to see if it works on that kind of surface. Personally, I'd like to hear if it does, or not.

If you have 4WD, use it when launching/retreiving your boat.
(I always use 4Lo).
When you shut your engine off, the front wheels will hold, if not on a slick surface. Put two wheel chocks on a line, when parking on a ramp, and have your wife/buddy spot them behind the front wheels. When you start going up the ramp, they can snatch the chocks out with one hard jerk of the line.

yyukon

read all about it on jersey fishing sites ''atl highlands ramp claims another victim ''

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