Hi Rich,
I remember you saying the snow under the XC was supporting the frame! Even your truck wouldn't go far with that, if the snow was deep enough.

AWD is not as good as a 4X4 in fresh deep snow or mud. You can 'lock' the axles on the truck, the AWD does not do that. AWD is not intended for 'off road' use and plowing through snow drifts is 'off road' use.

You can spin the wheels in your truck and try to get traction, it is more difficult to spin a pair of wheels with the Haldex system unless there is no weight on the wheels. My Jeep, in 4X4 low range, could slide sideways on the lake ice; no traction control or ABS. I also pulled a Grand Cherokee out of a lake once, THAT would have broken my bevel gear on the Volvo.

If I were your wife, I would have blamed YOU for not clearing the area around the garage and the driveway to the main road :>)

When I mentioned me spinning my wheels from a standing stop, that was on my short driveway which is up hill to the garage door. The pavers were coated with a bit of ice and I wanted to get the fresh snow packed on the treads off before I got in the garage (where it all melts and creates a puddle behind the car. The front wheels spun for 3 feet, the spin tracks for the rear wheels was about 5 feet - I couldn't stand on the gas pedal for too long for a 30 foot driveway!

Klaus
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Always willing to listen, just not able to take direction.