Snow driving advice?

[Bill B /bus]

My rule of snow driving. Snow OK in the bus. If you need traction dump the tag air. Other than snow - park it. The above advice on spray from tires is very good. The Flying Dutchman authored an article in National Bus Trader probably 5-6 years ago. Bottom line of skidding a coach is more 20 degrees offset to travel direction will lead to a stop facing the other way in about 1.5 seconds. A car you can straighten out with the steering wheel. But with the long wheelbase of a bus you can't input enough steering angle within the allowed time. Which from above is very short.

Part of your problem is you really can't avoid the NYC area which is just a miserable drive.  If we have to run  the coastal route route due to weather or destination we route as follows: I87(pick up from I84 for us), I287, US202/206. follow US202 to Pennington, New Jersey, NJ31, I95 east/north. don't turn to Philly, I295 and then south of Camden US42 to Atlantic tollway.  The NY Thurway is fairly well plowed and treated which means a very messy windshield. so lots of windshield washer fluid.

Bill

[fredcliff]

Well awoke this morning with a feeling I should not go, Snow was falling and building on local roads. Got over to the bus and everything was frozen. We worked to get it started and this took longer than expected and we couldn't make the trip. We did discover that we did need a new starter.   go figure 

[rv_safetyman]

With Torsilastic suspension on Eagles, you can't change the load on the drive axle.  I have my bogeys set a bit high and my Eagle got stuck on some wet saw grass with only a very slight slope .  I just don't trust the bus on slick roads.

I do have a set of chains that I can use to get me to a safe place.  They are not expensive and when you live in snow country, they are pretty good insurance. 

It is all well and good to say don't drive in slick conditions, but sometimes you can't always pull off safely and have to travel a short distance to get settled in to wait out the storm.

Jim

[Bill B /bus]

Well awoke this morning with a feeling I should not go, Snow was falling and building on local roads. Got over to the bus and everything was frozen. We worked to get it started and this took longer than expected and we couldn't make the trip. We did discover that we did need a new starter.   go figure 

You should to listen to that voice.  (Don't forget, just because we hear voices doesn't mean we are crazy)

Glad you're safe.
Bill