McHenry winters can be tough on your car's transmission . What can you do to spare from really hard work? You’re trying to drive out of the snow but your tires are having trouble getting a grip on the pavement below. This is the kind of thing you’ve come to expect with a McHenry winter . But it doesn’t help your vehicle’s transmission any. Sitting in one place while the tires spin is hard on your transmission. Worse yet, going from an icy surface to clean pavement can be even worse. And we see plenty of that around here in McHenry when winter rolls into town. Think about it – there’s a patch of ice and then there’s exposed asphalt. If the tires are fighting to grab hold while you’re on that patch of ice, and then you finally hit the pavement, it can have a jarring effect on the car. While you may feel the transition from ice to pavement, your car’s transmission definitely feels it. From your transmission’s perspective, it’s like getting hit with something solid. Have you ever ru...
Those 4X4s are great for offroad and getting you started in the snow of a Wonder Lake winter. But they don't make much of a difference when you want to stop. The potential for adventure is resting in your Wonder Lake driveway waiting for your next offroad excursion. Of course, you drive that 4-wheeler on the roads and highways, too, right? And why wouldn’t you, especially when winter rolls through town. It doesn’t snow everyday of winter here in Wonder Lake. But it does snow often enough that your 4-wheel drive comes in handy (though we've had some warmer days lately, that doesn't mean we won't see anymore snow this winter). If you’ve got tires that will pull you through mud and over random trails, it’s certain those tires will do an admirable job pulling you through the snow. Then again, maybe you’ve got a 4X4 that isn’t built for that kind of adventure. You’ve got some reasonable meats on the four corners but nothing like those folks who see offroad trails as a ch...