How much snow justifies 4WD use?

[tamper]

Drove over to France this weekend in my 2nd Gen, and night-driving in the snow north of Paris was pretty challenging. Not deep as such, but enough of a covering to make conditions slippy - especially in a heavily-laden Surf.

Anyway, does anyone have experience/rules of thumb over how much snow justifies using 4WD on-road? While I love my Surf, it's a shame that I'm stuck with essentially a 2WD truck in conditions like this...

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[Koi]

Drove over to France this weekend in my 2nd Gen, and night-driving in the snow north of Paris was pretty challenging. Not deep as such, but enough of a covering to make conditions slippy - especially in a heavily-laden Surf.

Anyway, does anyone have experience/rules of thumb over how much snow justifies using 4WD on-road? While I love my Surf, it's a shame that I'm stuck with essentially a 2WD truck in conditions like this...

t

As long as it allows the wheels to slip/spin independently then 4wd is OK to use otherwise you get transmission wind up.

[Draig]

play it by ear - last year I simply pressed the 4WD button when I needed it (when the grip was slippy) and turned it off as soon as I didn't need it.

[zacco hilux ssx 2.5td 91]

play it by ear - last year I simply pressed the 4WD button when I needed it (when the grip was slippy) and turned it off as soon as I didn't need it.

i agree draig.... i couldnt ave put it better myself.

play it by ear