<VV> Corvairs in snow

[Chris & Bill Strickland]

You can make anything 'go' in the snow -- recall previous mention of a 
Fiero, front end too light, rear tires too wide & too bald, too low ...

Backing tractors up hills too steep to negotiate forwards is a very old 
usage (they won't roll endo on top of you) -- probably dates to Tractor 
#2 , earlier than the Model T.  Also reverse was/is generally a lower 
gear ratio.  (companies used to offer special Model T rear ends for 
folks that lived in the mountains -- low gears, two speeds, I don't know 
what all -- I've heard the names, but don't recall any)

It is the stopping and steering that offer challenges.  Recall that 
downhill stop that I mentioned a bit ago after the snow is packed down 
and iced up -- didn't slow down the log trucks much, if any 

I haven't decided whether or not to put the posi in the rampy project 
for all season/surface usage, but I'm leaning that way.

Bill Strickland