None of my trucks (including the '85 F-350 4x4) is as good on the highway in snow as Peggy's Sebring ragtop
Around here, they dump salt and sodium chloride even at the hint that there MIGHT be snow (dang Southerners ...
). And the way I approach my old trucks, I don't think of it so much as owning them as preserving/caretaking them. I would love to pass my trucks on as historical artifacts/treasured family heirlooms to be enjoyed by future generations. Of course, one of my trucks is a well-preserved, all-original truck that's never seen snow or even hardly any rain its entire life (that's why my cab corners aren't rusted out). It would be a shame, not to mention extremely selfish of me, to ruin it now. I want my grandchildren to enjoy these trucks, and treasure them as I do (and remember the prvious owners and the history they made).
I can wait for nice weather to get them out.
That's also why I don't have any desire to mess with the gearing in the axle, hot rod it or anything else. If I need to get somewhere fast, I use a modern vehicle. And when I go to shows outside our county, I use a trailer to avoid undue wear and tear on my truck (also to avoid trips being slower and longer than necessary
)
Not passing any judgement on anyone -- just saying what works for John C. Milliman and floats his boat.
Regards,
John
