Love my Explorer, hate the white stuff, enough....

[Explorer_PL]

So we, the lucky ones on the east coast, got hit with number of snow storms this year so far.
Every year, I appreciate more and more that I set up my Exp with the little plow. Yesterday, we got something like 14-16" of heavy wet snow. I got stuck number of times, then we got additional 3-6 overnight. My pile of snow is now about 3-4 ft fight, and about 10 ft deep. Time to make some tunnels for kids enjoyment, but I am tired of it this year already. I need something like a F350 or bobcat.

My street:

 

[Boomyal]

How'd ya get unstuck?

I was reading in my 2006 manual and it goes out of it's way to say "do not use as a snow plow". ?????

 

[Explorer_PL]

It reads in every manual of medium size SUV or even full size, and even pick up trucks not to use as a snow plow vehicle unless you have snow plow package.
I have been doing it for the past 7 years, still on original tranny. I am just being careful, not going crazy. I got stuck when the snow under the tires turned into ice, and I had some snow still in front and behind. Then the shovel is your friend actually, I had to even use a snow blower.

 

[Scorpion8]

Nice. Looks like our area all winter long!

 

[Ornery]

Wow, using a truck, as a truck, what a concept!

I guess we got off pretty easy this year... knock wood. Still, these single digit temps are painful.

 

[admsbmr]

Snow whats that? you would think living in Utah (Greatest Snow on Earth) we would have seen a lot more of the white stuff. its been so warm that my trees are starting to get buds and are about ready to bloom.