Hi Gang! Over the last few days Chicago has received about a foot of snow. Some of us got into a discusion about four wheel drive vehicles. Naturally all the good and bad points were made, but there was one point that, to me, just doesn't make sense. I just don't get it! From the way that I understand it, all four wheels DO NOT receive the same amount of power all of the time. If a 4X4 is stuck in the snow (vehicle is in all wheel drive mode) the wheel that has the LEAST amount of friction gets the most power. Even to the point that the other wheels may, depending on which brand of vehicle it is, recieve no power at all. So to repeat myself here. The wheel that is slipping and spinning the most and not getting any BITE on the pavement or snow is the one that gets the most power. I would think that if I was stuck I would want the wheel that has the BEST contact with the pavement to get the most power. The one with the most friction. Thats the one that would get me going. Can anyone explain this to me? What am I missing? Also, let me tell you that I do not have a 4x4 so I have never experienced driving one. I figured that someone here will be able to set me straight. Thanks!