If you are in an LMTV in the snow, chances are you will need to be rescued. LMTVs SUCK in the snow.
My experience so far has been:
Cold compacted snow: Good (and better when aired down)
Deep uncompacted snow: Bad - my truck digs holes really quickly; if it is much past he differential depth wise - I stay away
Shallow uncompacted snow: Good - I’ve found about 2 1/2’ is about as deep as I can go before it starts riding up on the diff and I lose traction - that said this is where I have helped most people who get high centered in stock trucks/SUVs as they get high centered much sooner than i do.
Warm, slushy snow: OK on flat ground but the weight of the rig creates an ice layer that makes hills challenging.
Ice: Horrible (with chains - really good the weight of the truck really seats the chains in the ice)
I’ve been running Pewag chains on my rear wheels the last three days and have been super impressed with what they add to the truck. Our driveway is 15 degree incline and a sheet of ice and I’ve been able to back my truck up it into my garage every day with chains on the rear (I do need to go into “mode” and lock the differentials).
The other thing I’ve found to be super helpful is a 150’, 28k lb dyneema tow rope - it helps me stay away from the issues that caused other people issues and still enable me to recover them.
