620 SnowMobile?

[DatDoug]

Threw the studs on the truck the other day so I could get around in the snow. Drives pretty good for a 1 tire fire low rider :P Thot it looked cool with the icecicles hangin down. Looks like whiskers in the front :D

 

 

 

 

 

 

[wildmaninid]

Can't bead studs and some weight in a 620. throw a pair of tire chains in behond the seat and you will pass all the 4x4's in the ditch no matter how bad the roads get!

[Ken_B]

You are braver than I, my 521 hasnt left the garage for a week. Fuelin my F150 is killin me. Cant wait till the roads clear up.

 

 

[datzenmike]

I had a 521 in the late '70s and I agree. They will go unbelievable places with snow tires. I had 225s all round and cranked the front up and used to go down ski-doo trails. The snow was hard packed and the truck was light. Chevs and Fords couldn't follow me. Even went through fields with over a foot of snow.

 

Only down side was the shitty heater on them.

[herculesinwyoming]

I had a 521 in the late '70s and I agree. They will go unbelievable places with snow tires. I had 225s all round and cranked the front up and used to go down ski-doo trails. The snow was hard packed and the truck was light. Chevs and Fords couldn't follow me. Even went through fields with over a foot of snow.

 

Only down side was the shitty heater on them.

That sounds a little hard to believe, unless they were 2x2 fords and chevys

[Sealik]

My first Nissan was a 85 2 WD ST with Blizzaks.

Could pretty much go anywhere until it bottomed out in snow.

Had to upgrade to the 4WD.. :thumbup: ...no comparison.

[Gary]

heh that does look awesome :D nice pics

[polski ogorki]

Only down side was the shitty heater on them.

 

 

I agree Mike /\ . I need to switch over to my winter thermostat asap!

 

DatDoug your truck looks sweet! I'm running studded arctic claws and they kick ass! I drive the snowy highway everyday and everyday there has been someone in the ditch.But not the 620! (Knocking on wood now)

 

Rich

[datzenmike]

That sounds a little hard to believe, unless they were 2x2 fords and chevys

 

Not really they were 2-3 times heavier than me and would break through the crust. Plus idiots.

[moparvwfreak]

i was scared to drive my 620 in the snow. i took the wifes jeep. it worked out pretty good. now i could always throw some black walnut in the bed and just mob... that might be fun!

[Buzzbomb]

Do you guys run tube sand or anything in your beds? Last year I ran a 50# bag of tube sand directly on top of my rear axle, and honestly didn't see much of a difference than when running nothing back there. Just curious..

 

I am a big fan of a 195 degree thermostat now. The heater in my 720 works so good now I can drive around with just a t-shirt on in 10 degree weather! PLus I fixed the speeds on teh control thanks to Datzenmike :) ..Add in some cable "chains", and I would rather drive my truck in the snow and ice than any front wheel drive car I've ever tried driving in the winter :D It's actually kind of fun, but would be a whole lot funner without the Hummer = invincible crowd on the road..

[datzenmike]

Weight over the wheels helps them to dig in, in deep snow/mud but usually you need in the hundreds to notice anything. The drawback is changing direction or stopping on ice or poor traction. Each pound you add is another pound that increases forward inertia adding distance to a slide. Another is oversteer on corners or braking on poor traction. The heavier back end wants to 'come around' on you.

 

Snow tires have experienced a revolution in design and grip like nothing before. You can also run lower tire pressure when cold. This increases traction at the expense of mileage. Running lower pressure causes them to flex the sidewalls more and this makes heat which over time will destroy a tire, usually suddenly. I say in the winter because it's colder and heating is less. Perhaps lower pressure to get out of a snow situation and then air up next chance. Never run severely low or low for long periods at high speeds.

[kaoss]

50 lbs isn't going to do anything for you. Fill the entire bed with snow.

[Suspect]

I usually drive one of my rustiest 620's in the winter time. They drive excellent, far better than my Chevy S-10 I had. I didn't add any weight, usually drive with Blizzak Snow Tires but last year, I drove my 73 with good condition normal tires and it did good. I was getting too daring one night, and I spun it out on some snow covered S corners at 50mph. I spun all the way around 1.5 times and went off the road backwards. I got out of my truck and looked at it. I thought I was going to have to get it towed out because the snow was as high as the top of the bed. All it took was a couple rocks and I was going down the road again. There was a foot of snow in the road and 2 to 3 feet of snow off the road.

 

This year I'm not driving a datsun for the winter. I figured I'd switch it up and drive my 63 Mercury.

[Z-train]

Put one of these in your truck bed.Should be enough weight.

[GOLSETH]

WOW! I really like what youve done to your 620!!! What wheel/tire size are you running! Looks great!

[DatDoug]

WOW! I really like what youve done to your 620!!! What wheel/tire size are you running! Looks great!

 

 

Those are 15" Pathfinder/4x4 truck wheels with 195-60's

[Nissan_Boy85]

Sweet pics. Reminds me when I was running my 720 in the show a few years ago when we got the near foot. It had Hankook K-106 street tires on it and it would go anywhere I asked it until the front valance became a snowplow.

[GOLSETH]

Cool... Do you know what offset your wheels are?

[mike]

Ha ha, Im letting my little sister drive the blue 620. It does pretty good in the snow, I was going to raise it back up but there was no need. About 150 to 200 lbs over the axle does it just right with some studs.

[elmerfudpucker]

Z-Train... please dont post that again.... I think I am gonna hurl :sick: :D

 

I havent got to try out the new tires yet on the 720...no snow or ice.... :(