Mike Slass
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- City, State
- Seattle, WA
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 1997 Toyota 4Runner
Hi:
Just to establish my Ford loyalty: my father-in-law is a Ford retiree, and our other two vehicles are a '94 Ranger and a '16 Mustang.
That said ...
I pull my 3,500 lb. 18' R*POD up to the ski hill with my 1997 4Runner - manual transmission, manual 2-speed transfer case. Low-Range has saved my bacon several times when it's snowed over the weekend, and I've had to haul the trailer through a snow bank to get out of the parking lot.
I'm looking to get something newer to pull the R*POD, and I like everything about the Explorer except for the fact that it has no low-range, and I don't get any say in the 4WD decisions. I'm sure many of the members of this forum have struggled with the same question, and I'd be glad to hear how your experience has been with giving up low range, and with letting the computer make all the decisions about which wheels to power.
Thanks in advance.
-Mike
Just to establish my Ford loyalty: my father-in-law is a Ford retiree, and our other two vehicles are a '94 Ranger and a '16 Mustang.
That said ...
I pull my 3,500 lb. 18' R*POD up to the ski hill with my 1997 4Runner - manual transmission, manual 2-speed transfer case. Low-Range has saved my bacon several times when it's snowed over the weekend, and I've had to haul the trailer through a snow bank to get out of the parking lot.
I'm looking to get something newer to pull the R*POD, and I like everything about the Explorer except for the fact that it has no low-range, and I don't get any say in the 4WD decisions. I'm sure many of the members of this forum have struggled with the same question, and I'd be glad to hear how your experience has been with giving up low range, and with letting the computer make all the decisions about which wheels to power.
Thanks in advance.
-Mike