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Old 12-21-2009, 05:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Archdukeferd View Post

When it gets this bad, 4wd AND chains is really your only bet. I saw at least 2 6wd plow trucks fail to make it past the first 1/4 mile of my gravel road this morning after I skied down to my subaru and shoveled it out so I could back it down the hill. If they'd had chains they would have been fine, but they didn't (don't ask me why, pretty amateur)...
Watauga County may not have the resources for the fanciest rigs. 6WD even without chains may be all they need most of the time. I go to church with one of the plow drivers in Valle Crucis; I'll have to ask him next time I see him.
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