re: How many of you have a 4x4 and have actually used it?

Present

5-10 times a year depending on tide and slimy boat launches. Plus a few at the deer camp depending on what’s going on

I use mine every time there's a North Texas Icepocaylpse or when I haul my travel trailer out onto loose beach sand....which is a few times a year.

I saved $4k by not buying 4x4 option because I never would use it.

Use mine probably 20 times a year hunting. Put it in 4 auto if the roads are slick and I need to turn onto a road at a stop sign with oncoming traffic.

I never used 4 low much except for maneuvering cow trailers around in the rain and stuff like that.

First hunting trip to Colorado I understood what that is really for. Dragging a loaded trailer uphill in the snow with chains on, you basically have to have it.

Eta: I use it all the time now, mainly because I dont have to worry about forgetting I have it in 4 wheel drive before I get back on the road. When you need that shite you REALLY need it though.

Use it all the time on the beach in matagorda

I use it at the boat ramp. Otherwise I ride around in 'AUTO' which switches between 2wd and 4wd for me.

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How many of you have a 4x4 and have actually used it? How often have you had to put it in 4x4 over the last year?

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I use mine about once a week for about 10 minutes if that. Its a pickup. It will get stuck on wet grass in 2 WD. I have a log trailer that I tend to back into bad places and load with 4-5000 pounds of logs. If it was just hunting and fishing I would need it about once every 5 years and I would find a work around then. Very few people need it....I can usually do what I do with mine by slightly engaging the brake pedal while accelerating and engaging both rear wheels....when its in 4 wd and I don't have the locker engaged its really only 2 wd anyway but its the front and rear wheel so it makes a difference. When the locker is engage though it makes a helluva difference....