Posted: Mar 07 2008 at 11:46pm | IP Logged

I went for an afternoon off road venture here in Big Bear Lake CA,

I was hitting the snow whoops and having some fun in the mud spots that i could find. The snow is packed hard because the days have been warm and nights freezing. As i take a small narrow trail i come across an H2 in my way and stuck spinning tires :-)  I find a small path to the right of him (basically driving on the side of the hill) and get in front of him, he is half stuck in snow back end and sunk in mud front end. I didnt bring any town straps with me. I got out of my truck in my work clothes and walked over to ask if he needed any help, initally he was cocky and said no and that he had everything under control. I laughed and walked away. an hour later on my way back sure enough he was there with a shovel and his girldfriend(s) watching while he dug away. i pulled up and long story short had to pull this beast of a hummer out, looked like it had some mud terrain tires and a lift. Looked like an awesome truck/suv but i guess they are terrible off road?

Posted: Sep 22 2008 at 10:03am | IP Logged

Actually the H1s can be just as prone as the H2s to getting stuck... even the military versions.  For some reason snow and hummers just don't mix very well. 

I also hate to rain on the awesome parade (i hate the H2s) but everyone must not forget the weight difference here.  The Frontiers are so much lighter, it's easier to just drive into places. 

I once saw a video on our sister site showing a Titan playing on a sand dune.  Driving up then down having a grand ole time.  A F-350 diesel came by lifted with tires and could only make it halfway up before sinking.  Everyone tried ragging on the forum about the truck, till i chimed in and asked them to try a pulling contest against my F-250.  Not a person wanted to take me up on it.  My truck is just that much heavier and more powerful with the 7.3L and not a Titan in the world would stand a chance against it.

I use mine for towing and hauling.  I do have 35" Mud tires on mine because I go camping.  And i have gotten it stuck before, it sucks majorly.  I'm not above asking for help though.  I know the weight had to do a lot with me being unable to get out.  Had I had the frontier or Titan, i probably wouldn't even have gotten stuck.  But that 7.3L weighs so much it just kept burying my front end farther into the mud.  

I do applaude trevor for helping though.  I know many people won't even bother to ask and will do their best to avoid the situation. 

So next time you come onto someone stuck like that, have your chuckle.  (because that H2 is funny as hell)  But be prepared for that humbling experience for when you finally get your frontier stuck in a ditch or something, and someone with a bigger truck comes by and hauls your butt out of there.

Posted: Sep 22 2008 at 10:33am | IP Logged

try a different set of tires.  I ran around in the South Dakota winters in my Frontier 2wd for almost 4 years, and only got stuck once.... and that was in a parking spot.  I knew as soon as I pulled into the spot, that i was going to have problems getting back out of it. 

It's just all planing and taking your time.  I used an old waterbed matress as weight, just filled it partially.  Great even weight, and when the water froze didn't have any sloshing.  If you wanted to take it out, just let it sit in the sun for awhile.  Warmed up quicker than anything.

I would look at some Kumho Road Venture MT KL71s and see if they have your size.  Every review i have read about them has been nothing but praise.  I just got some Toyo Open Country MTs for my F-250 and see how they do.  Before that I had Interco's STS All Terrains.  They did alright, but wasn't impressed.  When it rained it was fun though

This site actually has some very good info and reviews.  Most of the reviews has some very good info, though some can seem like they were written by 1st graders. "Deaz some good tires" was one review...

http://www.offroaders.com/tech/AT-MT-Tires/Kumho-Road-Ventur e-MT-KL71.htm