1994 Dodge 2500 vs Colorado Snow Storm | I Plow My Cummins Through Two Feet of Snow!

Kase's 1994 Dodge Ram with a 5.9-liter Cummins turbodiesel has been a part of the TFLclassics channel before, but this is its first baptism by blizzard. More specifically, two FEET of snow that recently fell around the Rockies. Will it start after sitting out in a blinding whiteout for the weekend?
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[@sinkorswim777]

Love that truck. Keep going man. Keeps getting better and better

[@Flukeallday]

Meanwhile the Honda Pilot at 1:41 is like “what snow?”.

[@tclg1]

Hahah

[@upshifter5316]

I was amazed at all the crossovers zipping around like no problem in this stuff last weekend!!

[@stout_tossme7541]

I had a 95 pilot for 15 years. Never once ran into a snow storm it couldn't handle. It did way better than my 85 GMC Sierra

[@jdfleetguy28]

Another awesome video featuring Kase and his mighty classic Cummins. Love it ! Great Job Kase!

[@MrDylanMitchell]

Nice classic Ram with the all mechanical Cummins. Be a beast with chains on it. TFL sponsors throw Kase some better tires and wheels and a rear locker. Better tires and locker would make it unstoppable. Still waiting for the TFL Bulldozer and Heavy equipment channel where you show Cat D3's pushing snow around.

[@jaceinlow8980]

I live a few miles south of you and I drove through a 5 foot drift in my second gen yesterday

[@nkoeppen]

Axle hoppin but she’s still walking is the best off-road phrase I think I’ve ever heard!

[@sierravortec2494]

These videos always make me kick myself for selling my 5.9

[@stout_tossme7541]

We all have those regrets. Lol.

[@aaronbritt2025]

I regret not buying that '99 back in '01. Guy wanted $29k for it. 4x4 club cab with a manual, rear locker, 650HP and 1200Lb Ft.

[@frh-freerangehuman]

As a Canadian, I am sincerely envious of your snow. What with all the stereotypes of Canadian winter lol We had a very modest winter by My standards Enjoy it!

[@Welcometofacsistube]

Must not live in the prairies

[@shitloveaduck]

@@Welcometofacsistube - depends on which part of the prairies. I live in Alberta and this has been one of the easiest winters in my 57 years. There’s almost no snow at my place, the grass is greening up and the crabapples are starting to bloom. We had high teens for temperatures here. Lethbridge even had 20 degrees C on Sunday! (71 degrees F.) I know it’s not as good the further east you go.

[@randalsweeting661]

Out east it's warm. Hardly any snow this winter

[@frh-freerangehuman]

@@Welcometofacsistube no. Niagara Region, Ontario...winter here has been lame

[@evictioncarpentry2628]

@@Welcometofacsistube I'm in the prairies and we had barely any snow. Fields were still bare most of the winter.

[@awdanthony]

The comments about tires and lockers are funny. This adventure just needed less PSI. I took my Ram down to 20F/12R and it floated like a boat and didn’t axle hop once.

[@JMunn55]

100%

[@efs83dws]

Looks like fun. When I was young, driving in snow like that was routine. Now people consider it to be an extreme sport.

[@regsparkes6507]

That axle hop is not your friend in that stuff today Kase, also real snow tires would have helped a lot too. However if you don't have a lot of snow like this storm gave you, then you did just fine. ( Psst, hey Kase that's not a "tractor" that's a front end loader, hahaha! and it's a good machine for clearing that snow out of the way.)

[@ToyotaNutjob]

Cringe

[@jackk8422]

Use your block heater. Also put weight in the back and they are unstoppable.

[@edwardott2186]

Problem with using block heaters is you have to run the extension cord out where ever you park it. Barely use mine in my 95 and it’s doing fine and I live up north. Sometimes takes a second start and holding gas pedal for a couple of min but it starts.

[@GATORADDAM]

Excellent video Kase! I love the snow..... on KZbin..... from Florida. Hahaha.

[@donleamon8653]

I often wonder if I’d still have my ‘99 Cummins if I’d just ordered the 5 speed instead of the 47RFE... Loved that truck, other than the transmission. (Front brakes were marginal too) Anyway, love the truck Kase (hope I got the spelling right) and you’re a great contributor to TFL content.

[@edwardott2186]

The autos are great if you take them out and “tune” them (strengthen them up). The manuals are great. Only had 2 problems with my 95. Lost fifth gear (fifth gear nut) in about 96/7 and then the clutch went out last year at 281k.

[@rickreese5794]

Had a 5 and then 6 speed, the 6 speed was by far The Best (2001). Now an Aisen , which is GR8.

[@jeffreyyeater1780]

Wish mine was a stick !!

[@christopherwheeler7556]

That ol work horse is wayyy more fun to drive around in tricky situations. Mo Powa Baby!!!

[@seecampacp5107]

No block heater cold starts on diesels is absolutely truck abuse 😑

[@moparproud3978]

Wrong

[@erickisel8668]

Your truck did much better than I expected in that amount of snow. Nice job.

[@Zach-ju5vi]

Did worse that I expected

[@zarkeh3013]

maybe an anti axle wrap thing would help (on the rear end) wth laying down the fuel pedal. I has a f150 '78 and it has bad axle wrap when I wanna lay into it in the snow and I saw some of that on yer rear. fix the axle wrap and lay into it! send that fricken snow FLYING!

[@richfarfugnuven6308]

Plug it in at night and add Archoil 9100 to your oil, Makes a world of difference. Trust me.

[@gregmve6gcm]

A rear locker would've let you walk on through that, and possibly a little more aggressive tire. But thats not as fun as what you did, lol.

[@SnowManson]

My Jeep XJ with a pair of chains was great in this storm. I bet some chains also would have made that truck unstoppable.

[@theprairietinkerer]

I have found that a locking differential doesn't help at all, and a more aggressive tire may only help a bit. I believe the issue to be the tire rating and pressure. These are at least load range D tires running an estimated 70 P.S.I.. So in the cold, their hardness does them no favours. Especially without any (significant) weight on the truck. I have a 2015 RAM 1500 Bighorn, Hemi V8, 4x4. The factory tires aren't rated as high as those on this 2500, but fairly hard as to maximize mileage numbers. Then I got winter tires, it changed everything. If this truck was running winter treads, he would have needed to point his tires in the direction he wants and it would get there. I run the Nokian Hakkapelitta LT.

[@jedironin380]

@@theprairietinkerer Yes, real snow tires make a HUGE difference in the winter!

[@ctdieselnut]

@@theprairietinkerer load range is just that, how much weight can be carried per tire. As for tire pressure, running the max is the best traction your going to get for a given tire in snow. In mud/sand, you want flotation so the lower the better (so long as the tire doesn't come off the bead). For snow, the taller/skinnier/higher psi/harder* the better, you want to punch thru the snow, not have it act like a wheel chock in front of every tire. The ones on the truck in the vid are way too wide, plus look half worn. The right tires make all the difference as u know. The problem with automatic limited slip diffs is that they need one wheel to slip a little(maybe one revolution +/-)before they engage, and they do help, but by the time one wheel is slipping your usually loosing momentum, especially at slower speeds. Modern suv's/trucks with full time electronic push button lockers or aftermarket ones make a huge difference. I've plowed snow with all kinds for 20 years, I've had experience with different types.

[@BrianDeWayneHale]

Kase, one time I saw a loader clearing snow in a parking lot and had them dump my bed full. I was in a 2 wd Tacoma. It was much better after that. It isn't worth looking for it but if happen to run across it like you did it is worth it in my opinion.

[@greathornedowl3644]

Hey Kase, thanks for the cold start. In Minnesota, we are used to that a few months a year. Thinking you need to pick up one of those surplus army trucks - M1078 or M925 6x6 great in deep snow - think Cummins Diesel Allison Transmission.

[@gregc9220]

Love a good cold start cummins video! 🤣

[@DrKinesin]

Nice Liquid Mechanics hat Kase! My little Mazda did terrible in this recent snowstorm. I really need something different. Awesome video as always!

[@1leggeddog]

Typical winter morning in Canada

[@RalphGoBanana]

💯

[@james-im1sj]

Nice truck I love that year I have the 1500 4x4 single cab.

[@brunonunesmartins7449]

Leaving home is practically a rally! It is always very good videos with you.

[@jamesmcintire3800]

I gotta get me one of them old Dodges! A Cummins with a 5-speed manual, I love it!

[@MrBillsfishin]

Even if it struggled a little and needed a few tries it still made it and your monthly payment looks significantly better than most others.

[@CraigSmith568]

I can't believe you haven't invested in some lockers yet. I would have liked to see what it would have done with a set of chains. Had a 2WD Chevy that wouldn't get out of my driveway, but with chains was unbelievable.

[@danthompson1467]

Good old truck

[@nevco8774]

Since the tires are not so good for deep snow it is better to use snow chains.

[@MrJeremys2388]

Your axels shouldn't hop that much. You should brace it

[@trinitysolutionsoffroad7623]

I had the same truck. Reg cab long box cummins. They love to hop

[@Torsee]

Cool ride around! Love those old diesels!

[@R.Nelson]

Morning Kase!!🌞..it can be a job n a half clearing off your vehicle before work...had to actually dig my car out one time..took hour n a half

[@bosse641]

Cool truck that. Proper.

[@zachtravers]

I'm jealous, we've only had one bigish storm here in MA, and this is my first winter with my GX470 and I didn't really get to test it out, hopefully next year.

[@Turndog375]

We’ve been getting jipped in MA lol

[@Flukeallday]

Bite your tongue my friend. To hell with the snow. I’m getting old, sorry.

[@williamhsteele]

When it snowed I use to pack as much snow in the bed as I could and spray the snow with a hose and let it turn into a block of ice over night. However we haven’t really had a decent snowfall where I live since about 2010/11.

[@jedironin380]

Nicely done. Sometimes you'll get better traction in the fresh, deeper snow, instead of trying to stay in the ruts that are packed-down and more slick. ;)

[@wylderfollett6969]

bad ass

[@LukeEdward]

Sounds as grumpy as my Sprinter used to sound, when it got cold started. But after it gets warm, that I6 you got there ... yeah.

[@llegacy1870]

Sweet truck

[@peer25275]

Nice Truck 👍, Greetings from Germany.

[@dintub83]

Love these videos :) maybe put on 3PMSF rated winter tires when its the white gold season :)

[@2500mike]

I say that's a win for moose

[@kevinshaw3979]

Nice set up man, wouldn’t be an issue with better tires to climb that hill ! Those old girls need weight in the winter ! I have owned 5 of them up here in Canada !

[@GraingerProductions]

Cool video. Love this Classics channel. Quality stuff

[@midsouthoverland]

Some more aggressive tires would definitely do that truck some good.

[@Justin-Ray_Brown]

Up here in Cheyenne we got 3 feet and my 93 Z71 small block Chevy just hammered right through it no problem. Kind of does better in the snow than my big 3/4 dodge

[@Cruisinjohn316]

Love that Cummins cold start!

[@stevenalexander5603]

What great sounding truck love those Cummins engines

[@vancejohnson4395]

That Dodge is just a good looking truck.

[@robedmund9948]

Shovel all that snow into your bed. That extra weight helps AND it automatically goes away when you're done using it.

[@davidmilhouscarter8198]

3:50 In Colorado Springs, we didn't even get half of that and yet the entire city shut down. My trash company is a day late.

[@aaronbritt2025]

Put a couple of lockers in that thing and it'll be a tank.

[@wesshepard]

Good video

[@Zach-ju5vi]

Kase you gotta get some new tires for that thing and get a bigger size too.

[@jonthomsen7433]

Use the 4 low and let it crawl up hills like that. ..we have one at work and grant it it's got a huge service bed on it but it goes places the our big loaders don't go through

[@ronmckenna5962]

lt's a diesel with a granny gear...you shouldn't be worried...just point and steer.😉😉

[@chrisecker9341]

Air down, helps a lot.

[@moparproud3978]

No it doesn’t. Wide tires are less effective in snow than narrow tires. That’s a proven fact.

[@robb1165]

@@moparproud3978 Depends on the snow. If the vehicle can dig down into the snow and keep going, the narrower tires and lots of weight work good. If its too deep or the snow is too heavy and sticky to push through, then wider tires help ride higher up out of the snow. If its super deep then the only chance is to get up on top of the snow. This storms snow was very wet and sticky. My Jeep was in most places riding at least a foot above the ground in the knee deep snow. I don't think it could have pushed through this snow if it was not floating up.

[@twr41cox]

Tires, tires, tires...

[@ctdieselnut]

Love the truck, just painful to watch it struggling because of terrible tire size/tread/wear. That axle hop is hell on the whole driveline, and it happens easier with a manual trans. Autos have a lot of cushion to smooth out the power down and traction upwards, so they're less prone to this. I remember seeing a sales vid for allison autos in tri axle dump trucks, showing an empty dump truck back up a loose gravel driveway and the manual truck axle hopped, got stuck halfway up while the auto walked right up in reverse empty. That's been my experience as well, autos can still hop/shake, they're just less prone to it. I still love manuals tho! Fun to drive, help you slow down a heavy trailer, really put the power down efficiently. You need a set of skinny snow winter wheels! Also, i have shoveled my bed full of snow for weight. Doesn't matter as long as theres no salt in the snow to rust it out, weight is weight! That 3/4 ton is begging for it.

[@JoshX9]

We had some pretty good snow here in North East PA a bit back and ill tell ya i am not a dodge fan at all but this Quad Cab Dakota went through a foot of snow like it was nothing. I even had to pull my buddys duramax outta the snow cause he got stuck. i didn't get stuck once i am surprised that your truck had issues on that hill

[@jeepindave5464]

That taco weighs like 3k less than your truck as well lol

[@rigacusprime9052]

It sound like it had taco bell last night 🤣

[@rossbowman202]

Nice Kase. It reminds me of me goofing off with my Golf TDI with snow tires. I wish I had a LSD.

[@junkyardtucker9715]

My dads dodge would start up like a new durmax in -20 degrees it's a good one

[@davidmilhouscarter8198]

2:05 Yesterday (March 15) I saw someone driving. He/she only cleared a small patch of snow from the windshield.

[@davidmilhouscarter8198]

1:12 That's certainly more than Colorado Springs.

[@MrCh1cken]

Love that truck. Might be too much weight in the back is taking weight off the front end and you are losing traction at the front wheels.

[@edwardott2186]

The Cummins engines weighs a few thousand pounds. So it normally is lower in the front because of that (not noticeable except on bumps like a school bus). The snow in the back is helping with some (not much) traction.

[@dabbidaa1547]

The single most important thing would be proper winter tyres. I suspect those are some sort of all seasons? A VW with some Nokias would've made it look easy. Greetings from the arctic circle :)

[@anthonyarrington3740]

Cool

[@cruztorres3938]

We got about 30 inches up here in Cheyenne, we aren't moving for a while.

[@johntamarack5656]

yessss cais is backkk

[@JGR1517]

Ever have any issues with it starting in the winter? I'm in CO and looking at a Gen2 wondering how reliable it is to start every day for work

[@dave33gify]

Snow isn’t bad to drive in , it’s that dang icy roads

[@collingodbey3737]

Time to add a locker to the rear.

[@Smittyschannel]

If you put about 400+ lbs of sandbags in your bed you'll get around much better in the snow; many times you can get around just fine in 2wd in snow. Snow in the bed doesn't weigh much

[@ridetn7695]

Can TFL get a 10th gen Ford 4x4 please, would love to see how much has changed in 20 years and a good one is cheap.

[@kekistanifreedomfighter014]

Love that beautiful truck. They dont make em like that anymore

[@ytdood]

1 cold crank of this thing and 3 polar bears died.

[@mysticgaming1730]

Can someone explain to me why there’s so much front wheel hop or axle hop

[@pramosfernandes]

Nice video! Keep going!

[@roadglide1142]

Wide tires suck in deep snow ❄️!

[@laszlocsorba5753]

Which wheels drive? Snow or rain or all season tires?

[@kaffekopperiksen6689]

You need Winter tires😂😂😂

[@braydenlincicum2093]

U ever want good snow tires look up firestone xt I have them on my f150 ran all winter without 4x4

[@davidmilhouscarter8198]

6:06 I'm excited.

[@schmojo33]

You need some Falken Wildpeak AT3Ws.

[@hectorgonzalesrivera3053]

I just bought 2 brand new batteries about a month ago ,for my cummins and yesterday it wouldn't start until i jump started what be the issue , it was hot outside

[@jeffreyyeater1780]

A posi and more weight makes all the difference. That snow doesnt weigh that much . If it was melted it would be maybe 10 or 15 gallons of water . You need a about 1000 pounds . Thing will go anywhere

[@kunu98]

Limited slip and knobby mud tires will make that thing climb the hill like nothing

[@walterhubicki5207]

Love that truck by you need a locker!!

[@pilot41186]

Why do you all have such a hard time? Two to three key turns for the grid and mine fires right off and a lot easier and colder then 27

[@Wawalsh1234]

Take the hill in 2nd or 3rd bear.

[@tomyeahright9684]

You need at least a limited slip rear end. I had a 2000 2500 regular cab with 35" all terrains. And it went through that much snow, and more, with less effort than what it seemed you had to put in with such and average snow fall amount....well average by Alaskan standards.

[@yodawg3469]

You just need a good limited slip and better tires,those Coopers suck in the winter,I hate'em.

[@donleamon8653]

The dreaded rear axle wrap.

[@ethanrobinson9813]

I wonder why yours didn’t come factory with a limited slip locker, my 98.5 cummins has it

[@mblake0420]

Needs bigger tires. That hill is weak, my driveway is steeper and longer, both my jeep mini version of yours) and tacoma (just like white one) walk up it in snow with duratracs

[@regsparkes6507]

Well, my thought on tire is not bigger ( wider) maybe narrower would have done the trick, but either way, he needs a real SNOW tire to get around in that.

[@mblake0420]

@@regsparkes6507 duratracs do wonders

[@regsparkes6507]

@@mblake0420 And so do BFG KO2's. Any good snow rated tire will do the job, won't they?