A Minnesotans Guide to Winter Driving a 2020 2021 2022 Silverado. 4 Wheel Hi vs Auto 4 Wheel Drive
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dont forget, you might have 4wheel drive but you dont have 4wheel stop.
Drive slow and be careful
This is the best video i have seen on how to operate 4 wheel drive. my dad has a 2021 gmc and doesn't know how to use the 4 wheel drive so i figured i see what i could find on RUclips, and most people don't explain real well how to operate 4x drive, and i don't know anything about driving trucks so thanks for this video.
Brilliant video, I drive a 2007 Suburban with a Silverado front and really liked this explaination. Its my first truck here in Sweden and we do get some amount of snow wintertime as I live on the countryside. Cant wait for this winter to try it out.
Man this was very helpful, I moved to Iowa in 2017 after living my whole life in south texas, I got myself a trailboss November 2019 and this just helps with tips and what not. Thank you!
Glad I made it then! 😁
Without videos like this some folks would be lost because I got zero explanation from the dealer. Thx
4 low is for pulling .. great for boat ramps or backing a heavy trailer up a hill. It is not first resort for when you get stuck. Lots of torque at the tires means lots of spinning.. not always the way out. And yes love it for going up ramps. Good advice on your video.
Best video about my truck yet 😎
Great information thank you for explaining stability and traction control..
Very awesome Video. Will be going into my first mid west winter with my 21 trailboss. And ya i enjoy 4 auto as well :)
Glad to hear “your experience”. I practice more or less the same as you do here in Alberta.
Great suggestion using 4low to go up ramps. I never thought of that.
Very helpful! Much thanks.
Once the roads are covered in hard packed snow I put my truck in Auto and forget it until the roads are clear. If I get in deeper snow conditions or a sloped area I put the truck in 4 hi. 4 low is used for off road conditions. A good set of AT’s can make a big difference too.
Extremely helpful video! Our family just got a new 2021 Silverado RST, and we are getting snow literally as we speak and I wanted to know the best configuration for 4WD for our truck. Haven’t driven a 4WD vehicle since our 2000 Chevy Tracker, which was an old school stick shift to engage 4 High and 4 Low.
Keep up the great work on this Channel!! Thanks again!
Thank you for the kind words! So happy I can help out! 😁
This video answered my question about the awd and 4wd than any dealership I called 😂
I used to have an explorer. 2002 (back when they were trucks) and when I used 4x4 auto it would slam the front drive train on when it detected rear wheel slip. 😳
It also had that thing where if the tires wear at different intervals and develop some kind of differential it would just bang 4x4 on and off down the highway
Great information
I use Auto from November to March. The only time I need 4 wheel in every day winter driving is when My truck loses traction in deep snow
I absolutely agree with your assessment on the use of the various transfer case settings, I also think that common sense goes a long way, that, and the proper tires. Good video, thanks for sharing.
If feel like you have four wheel drive when in auto because it is in 4 wheel drive. The transfer case has a clutch pack that will give you 25% power up front. If it slips it adjust to a 50/50 split of power
Great channel! Thanks for the Truck tips. I am in MN as well and do my own oil changes/tire rotations/etc. as well. I just ordered a new Silverado to upgrade from my Colorado. Did your any of your Silverados come with the Goodyear Wrangler Trail Runner AT tires that come with the Z71 package? If so, how did they do in the winter?
Driving my 2014 GMC Sierra crew cab in auto made me a believer. Saw thirty plus wrecks and two plow trucks off into a ditch in a 15 mile trip. Road was dry, then snowy, then ice. Conditions were as bad as I have seen in my 60 years of driving. Auto position is impressive on the hilly, curvy West Virginia roads. It works !
Thx for the tutorial. I’ve driven older Chevys and Tacomas w/o Auto 4WD, and have been a bit leery of Auto, since I’m used to making my own decisions. I’ll give it a try next snow here in VA.
Also, I use 4 Low whenever I need to drive on my lawn. Last thing I want is to spin a rear tire and tear up the grass!
I live in Northern Saskatchewan Canada we just got a 2020 silverado 4x4 such a good truck best truck out there used to have a Ford
We just got 12” last night. Truck was drifted in and it just blasted through it so I could blow the driveway. 💪
@@TruckOwnership101 nice .... we had that amount last week it's nice today it's only -5 today
4 wheel drive only gets you stuck in the shit further out. If you cant get there in 2 wheel then wait till the road clears up. A good set of at tires (firestone destination xt's) will do just fine. My 2010 silvy drives through 13 inches of snow in 2wd with my firestones with no issues. If you cant handle it in 2 wheel then park it! I drove many miles with 2wd trucks in blizzards with 500 lbs in the bed with no issue.
Very helpful video. More helpful than GMC website lol.
Ha, nice! Happy to help!
My general rule is if you can’t see the road it’s in full time 4wd. Auto is for variable conditions. I had a 2001 Silverado with auto 4wd…never liked that system. It worked well off the line….just felt sketchy at speed, would not react fast enough. I am sure the system in the new trucks is much improved 20 years later.
would you recommend chains ? if so front or back? is there any cons of putting chains?
I just found your channel because I have been researching Minnesota trying to get an idea of what it's like living there. I also have a trail boss 2.7 turbo and I was wondering how well it would do in that type of weather. I'm currently living in Georgia however I've lived several places due to my military service. I love to fish and always wanted to try ice fishing. I do have a couple questions if you have time to answer.
1 what is offta
2 what is Minnesota nice all about
3 with the trail boss do you need some kind of heater so it doesn't freeze up
( stupid southern question lol)
4 Does the power go out very often during the winter
Thanks ahead of time for any response
I was driving up a steep mtn rd on fresh snow in 4 auto and the 4 wheel drive didn’t kick in I had to switch it into 4 high
Dang, I leased a 2021 and had no idea they took away 4 lo at first. Real bummer to discover that
Coming from driving an S10 and an 04 Silverado for decades, TC/ESC was a surprising change. You get so used to that subtle tail whip.
Ty
I actually always drive mine in Auto, I heard that mimics All wheel drive- that bad?
I actually have questions on a past video where you got your new rims and tires the Trail Boss replicas. Do those stick out further than the stock tires and are you happy with the size or is there something you wish you did different. I have basically the exact same truck same color everything I put the 2 inch lift on front and the one inch back myself now I just need bigger tires / rims to complete the job. If there's anything you thought maybe you wished you would have done a little different with that setup could you give me a little insight please. Thank you
Initially I wished I would have found something with a little bit taller tread. But I was looking for value as well. After driving this winter on this set I have no regrets. Not sure if the offset is any different from factory, but I feel these are as out as possible without tread being beyond the wheel well. Exactly the look I want.
My truck seems to fish tail when I'm in 2wd even going over small bumps so I just leave it on auto.
I got the hill climb control in my truck (like the little truck climbing) it maybe are the same 4low?
That doesn’t have a two speed transfer case. It uses the stock transmission to attempt a similar result. I’d be curious if it helped in the situations I referenced. Should stop spinning out in the yard and climb ramps slow. Wouldn’t have the “tractor like” power from the super low gear ratio.
What about for slippery snow 4 hi or 4 low or just keep it in auto ??
I personally would use 4 auto. 4 high would be fine too, but once conditions improve you might notice some binding when making sharp turns like parking. 4 low is for when you want to pull something slow with tractor like power. (Or maybe rock crawl or something off road, idk)
Ever needed sand bags in your truck bed to keep the truck from sliding around?
Never. In my experience that’s only needed for two wheel drive or for plowing snow. 4 wheel drive synchronies the front with the back, so you don’t spin out unless you get all 4 loose.
Have you had to put on any tire chains yet? I just bought a 2020 Trail Boss and it blows my mind that they say not to use them because of clearance issues, (On a lifted truck?), just hoping there are chains available that fit.
Never needed chains in my life. You must be really off the beaten path to need those!
@@TruckOwnership101 Just got a little nervous last weekend in 18" of fresh powder up in the Wa state mountains, so just checking around to see if any chains fit.
Hey man, how did you get the time to show up on the smaller display screen?
There is a settings menu within that screen. You can turn on the clock and even some of the systems to monitor. I turned off my air filter due to my new K&N
@@TruckOwnership101 oh amazing. Ok, thank-you. I will check that out.
I wish they had a setting to put the temp there so you can see it while using Car Play - I haven’t found one yet.
@@dmorriso agreed. Their is plenty of room there on that top row.
I’m pulling a car trailer what do I use in my gmc
Just the tow-haul mode.
What mode do you drive in for snow
99% of the time it's Auto. If it's really deep and the plows haven't been out yet I will do 4 hi. I can only think of a handful of times I've needed to do that in my 11 years of Silverado Ownership.
@@TruckOwnership101same here I use the Auto feature almost all the time in bad weather
I got a 2020 1500 lt and I have this crawl mode suv looking shit . I’ve tried to use it but I don’t feel a difference and nobody can give me a answer . Not even the dealership🤦🏽♂️🤦🏽♂️🤦🏽♂️
What’s your recommendation on how to remove salt from undercarriage?
I guess all I’ve ever done is gone through car washes that spray up underneath when you enter.
@@TruckOwnership101is it preventing rust?
Do u have to put it in neutral to shift out of 4L
I do. Not sure if you HAVE to. I know it prompts you to do it correctly.
@@TruckOwnership101 i have the same truck I was never sure
Hey...do you have an email we can contact you with specific concerns???
2 wheel high ?
Yes. The normal rear wheel only is technically in the high speed of the transfer case.
Nice beard ...
If minnesota decided to let us have chains or studs on our tires in the shit it would be alot safer in the bad weather but they illegalized all that and we still have crap roads haha!
How hard is it to say first put in neutral and then so and so and THEN the story please. I’ve heard hit it 5 times within 10 seconds
Thanks Steve. Hope you have a good day.
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Oh yeah! lol I only have the Mrs. to impress now that I'm working from home. And she's on board...for now lol