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Have you been stuck this year?

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It isn't a snowstorm until the Cougar gets stuck…

Well we got our first real snow today and I had about a foot or more of snow to get off the top of the Cougar before I could head out.  Since I had parked before the snow fell I had no trouble getting out and while the heavy snow was a pain, I've gotton used to it over the years, so it wasn't that big of a problem.  When I left later to head home, since I parked in a parking garage it was no problem either.  Right in front of Wendy's some lady backs out in front of me, while evasive manuevers in the snow in the Cougar are an interesting experience I managed to get stopped without hitting anything.  Breath a sigh of releive and attempt to back up a bit so I can swing back into the driving lane...and I'm stuck.
 
Wonderful.
 
Everyone inside Wendy's is no doubt laughing at my predicament and I finally flag someone down on a bike (who is biking through this type of snow anyway?)  He couldn't quite get enough traction to push me out either, so I'm about to walk into Wendy's when a few nice guys come out to help me out.
 
So My question is, am I the first person to get stuck this year?  What do I win? :hick:  :D
2000 Jaguar XK8 Convertible - 4.0L DOHC V8 (AJ27)
2018 Ford Explorer - 3.5L DOHC V6 (Duratec 35)
1999 Mercury Grand Marquis - 4.6L SOHC V8 (Modular)
1987 Mercury Cougar LS - 5.0L V8 (Windsor) [SOLD in 2009]

It isn't a snowstorm until the Cougar gets stuck…

Reply #1 –
A bike in snow!!?? WTF...
ohh...Cats hate wet stuff. Including snow. ;)
You don't have trac-loc, do you? That most likely would have made the difference.
Snowing here now, blah.
'98 Explorer 5.0
'20 Malibu (I know, Chevy, but, 35MPG. Let's go brandon, eh)

It isn't a snowstorm until the Cougar gets stuck…

Reply #2 –
Quote from: FordTruckFreeek;191411

You don't have trac-loc, do you? That most likely would have made the difference.


Yeah a Traction-Lok helps out alot :D

I learned to drive in a rwd car so snow doesn't bother me even though my DD is a 95 T-bird. We got about 5 inches Tuesday and and the T-bird handled it fine. I purposely drove sidways for a block though, because it was fun and I could do it :hick:
88 Thunderbird LX: 306, Edelbrock Performer heads, Comp 266HR cam, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, bunch of other stuff.

It isn't a snowstorm until the Cougar gets stuck…

Reply #3 –
88 TC 2.3/T5 (11"brakes, rear disc, trac-loc, 16" wheels) in snow = Great!

87 Cougar 5.0/AOD (10"brakes, no trac-loc, 14" wheels) in snow = Hell no! spinspinspinspin...

It isn't a snowstorm until the Cougar gets stuck…

Reply #4 –
Quote from: Aerobird Motorsports;191415
88 TC 2.3/T5 (11"brakes, rear disc, trac-loc, 16" wheels) in snow = Great!

87 Cougar 5.0/AOD (10"brakes, no trac-loc, 14" wheels) in snow = Hell no! spinspinspinspin...


Yep if you don't have Traction-Lok once one wheel starts to spin you're screwed:hick:
88 Thunderbird LX: 306, Edelbrock Performer heads, Comp 266HR cam, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, bunch of other stuff.

It isn't a snowstorm until the Cougar gets stuck…

Reply #5 –
You need to start driving that 95 in the snow. The MN-12 cars do great in the snow. I drove my 92 in an ice storm last year and it did great, but it did have a trac-lok so that helped too. :hick:
Matt
1984 Thunderbird - 89 302 HO, GT40 heads w/ Trick Flow springs, E303 cam, Edelbrock Performer 289 intake and 600 cfm 4bbl, Mustang headers, Jegs o/r H pipe, Dynomax lers, Mustang AOD and shifter, Mustang 8.8 w/ 3.73s, 3G alternator, Mustang front and rear sway bars, KYB SN-95 front struts and shocks, and 11" front brakes.

1988 Mustang GT - GT40 heads, Explorer intake, 70mm throttle body, 70mm MAF, Crane 1.7 rrs, E303 cam, Kirban Kwik shifter w/ Pro 5.0 deluxe handle, aluminum clutch quadrant and firewall adjuster, o/r h pipe, Dynomax lers, 3G alternator, aluminum radiator, and 3.27 gears.
 
1986 Cougar 5.0, 1989 Mark VII LSC 5 speed, 1980 Mercury Zephyr 4 door (sold)

It isn't a snowstorm until the Cougar gets stuck…

Reply #6 –
Quote from: thunderjet302;191414
Yeah a Traction-Lok helps out alot :D

I learned to drive in a rwd car so snow doesn't bother me even though my DD is a 95 T-bird. We got about 5 inches Tuesday and and the T-bird handled it fine. I purposely drove sidways for a block though, because it was fun and I could do it :hick:


Quote from: 5.0 bird;191426
You need to start driving that 95 in the snow. The MN-12 cars do great in the snow. I drove my 92 in an ice storm last year and it did great, but it did have a trac-lok so that helped too. :hick:



I do the 95 T-bird is my dd (daily driver). The 88 T-bird sits in the garage from Nov 1st till April 1st, or when ever the snow is melted and the salt is all gone ;)
88 Thunderbird LX: 306, Edelbrock Performer heads, Comp 266HR cam, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, bunch of other stuff.

It isn't a snowstorm until the Cougar gets stuck…

Reply #7 –
Whats trac-loc ????
.: Lastest :.

It isn't a snowstorm until the Cougar gets stuck…

Reply #8 –
basically Ford's version of a posi.
It's like a clutch mechanism in that it locks up when a wheel starts to spin, someone else that knows exactly how can chime in...lol
'98 Explorer 5.0
'20 Malibu (I know, Chevy, but, 35MPG. Let's go brandon, eh)

It isn't a snowstorm until the Cougar gets stuck…

Reply #9 –
mn12's aren't always good in the snow, but it's not the car. my 95 came from arizona and i haven't swapped the tires on from my 93. wow those hankook tires fishtail so bad.
It's always fun until someone loses an eye. then it's fun ya can't see.

-James Hetfield back when metallica was still making good music.

It isn't a snowstorm until the Cougar gets stuck…

Reply #10 –
my buddies 87 cougar never got stuck in the snow but it did always drive sideways from the trans being out of whack.
i am not looking forward to driving in the snow with my tbird
not because it cant handle it but because the other drivers on the road cant:raspberry
"Beating the hell out of other peoples cars since 1999"
1983 Ford Thunderbird Heritage
1984 Ford Mustang GT Turbo Convertible
2015 Ford Focus SE 1.0 EcoBoost

It isn't a snowstorm until the Cougar gets stuck…

Reply #11 –
Quote from: FordTruckFreeek;191448
basically Ford's version of a posi.
It's like a clutch mechanism in that it locks up when a wheel starts to spin, someone else that knows exactly how can chime in...lol


When the clutch mechanism engages; power is re-directed out the other tire (i.e. the one that isn't spinning).

My understanding of how these traction-lok limited slip diffs work is it's kinda like a posi, but on a traditional posi you have power comming from both rear-wheels (which is adjusted accordingly) vs the traction-lok which power only comes out of one side until that side looses traction.  I believe the passenger side tire is the power tire.

The poll above, I just had to vote for choice number 4.  The first major dump of snow and I couldn't even get out of my driveway.  I will be picking up snow tires as soon as money allows. :D
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Operation: X Marks the Spot
5.0L SEFI, AOD, 8.8" 3.02 TracLok - All Stock
 

It isn't a snowstorm until the Cougar gets stuck…

Reply #12 –
Not in a bird or cat, but I got stuck in my parking spot with my 2wd Jeep.  Last week during one of the snow storms here, the plow trucks decided to go through during the night; needless to say, it happened to be the day I was going to get my 4wd Jeep out of storage.  Went out to the truck and had a snow bank taller than the rear bumper.  GREAT!! This should be fun; pull it forward as much as I can, shift into reverse and floor it.  Didn't get anywhere, sat there for 20 minutes before I gave up and went back in the house.  I still haven't been back out there to try it again, and I'm too lazy to take a shovel out there and get rid of the bank.
'86 cougar gone to the big yard.
'86&'88 Jeep Comanches.

It isn't a snowstorm until the Cougar gets stuck…

Reply #13 –
Nope haven't had enough of anything to get stuck. Also I refuse to drive my bird in the snow anymore. That is why I bought the 94 cougar. It is on the road and the bird is off the road. That way I can work on the bird when ever and I can use the cougar to go places. When I did drive Da bird on snow and Ice it did great. I just don't want to risk it why when I can take the cougar or the wifes Cherokee even if it is 2WD.
84 Turbo coupe 2.3T Modded with 88 upper and lower intake, 88 injectors, E6 manifold, T3-4 AR.60 turbo, 31X12X3 FMIC, Homemade MBC , Greddy knock off BPV.
4 eyes see better than 2! 
Da Bird!

FreeBird

It isn't a snowstorm until the Cougar gets stuck…

Reply #14 –
Ya just need something like this!
Old Grey Cat to this.88 Cat, 5.0 HO, CW mounts, mass air, CI custom cam, afr165's, Tmoss worked cobra intake, BBK shorty's,off road h pipe, magnaflow ex. T-5,spec stage 2 clutch, 8.8 373 TC trac loc, che ajustables with bullits on the rear. 11" brakes up front. +