2011 Ford F-150 FX4

[Jake]

Fun in the snow the past few days! This thing is pretty great as-is and would be even better with real snow tires on it.

Saturday morning - backed it out of the driveway without shoveling anything first. "Oh I can do it!" and promptly got stuck in the street in front of my driveway. Managed to get it back in said driveway and it sat until the street got a bit clearer.



Our amazing neighbor, clearing the street a bit and many many driveways:



We made a snowman out of BMW parts and tools:



Sunday morning, backed the cars out to clear the driveway and stoop fully:



Went to Arlington to explore a bit... they really didn't have much plowed in terms of neighborhoods. I ended up in one, that I knew how the street connected to a road that was definitely plowed. Was probably a foot of snow and the truck took it like a champ, but was definitely a momentum type of driving.



Over by the Ballston Commons mall... this was "4 High, rear diff locked, sideways and smiling" mode as I slalomed around.



Went in to DC to meet some friends for drinks - was weird seeing this guy in front of me on the on-ramp...



Hey, I live here. Neat.



"Parked" on 9th Street.



Heading back home with the Capitol straight ahead.



DC had the main roads clear but most side streets, like Arlington, were pretty bad still. Alexandria really did a good job by comparison. My office is closed on Monday and I'm curious how soon these side roads can be dug out. Hopefully the next day or so. I can get around fine but obviously a lot of folks cannot.

The biggest advantage this truck has over the Denali is simple ground clearance - no running boards to get in the way. Low range is nice but I haven't really needed it yet. The rear locker is great, but the Denali had a LSD rear end so... probably "good enough" for snow. Never got much of it when I owned it to see how it behaved.

The little "off road" display on the Ford is cool - shows pitch and yaw, as well as steering angle and where power is being directed.