I almost went off a cliff due to engine braking in my 4x4 truck causing the backend to step out. I was in drive too, so the engine braking was very slight. Control was regained (barely in time) by shifting to neutral at the last moment and taking the longest steering path around the corner.
I prefer to do my braking with the brakes, not with the engine. It's much more controlled that way.
AWD allows you to get into more trouble, but doesn't help very much to avoid trouble. Basically, it allows you to use more aggressive throttle without losing traction, which isn't very valuable when you are running tires appropriate for the conditions (snow rated tires) or chains.
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Originally Posted by oil pan 4
I got a portable winch for my car.
Trying to dig out a car is not really practical.
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I spent 2 hrs and then 3 hrs digging out my Subaru once. Didn't expect deep snow in May on an unplowed road and high centered. After 2 short hours of digging out, I was able to reverse back down the road and again high centered even worse than before. 3 hours of digging with my bare hands and the plastic base of a camping propane bottle, in a tee shirt and jeans. Also had a screw jack that I used to put 1 set of chains on various tires about a couple dozen times.