Ballast. Was: Re: My Dakota's Back!!!

From: Jon N. Steiger (stei0302@penny.cs.fredonia.edu)
Date: Sun Jan 14 1996 - 15:49:33 EST


> Also for us cheapskates who opted for 2WD, what do you use for
>ballast and how much weight do you use? I am using 300 pounds of Kitty
>Litter. My cat will be the ultimate utilizer of it but for those times I
>am stuck, a little under the wheels and I'm free. It deodorizes too with
>every use. :-)
>

   I'm using 600lbs of sand in my club cab v8. (10 60lb bags) So far, its
worked great over a wide range of weather. Fortunately, I have not yet had
to use any of it for traction. Though I have come close... One of those
nights where its dropping those big, fluffy snowflakes so fast you can barely
see 6 feet in front of you... I drove partially off the road once, and
about 10 feet off the road a second time. (No ditch, fortunately.) The
truck backed out just fine both times.

                                              -Jon-

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