On or around Fri, 25 Feb 2005 09:48:04 +0000, Paul Everett
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>If you're talking about the diff lock then I would suggest that unless
>you're actually struggling to keep the thing moving that you leave it
>out anyway in general as if it's so slippy that it won't go forwards
>without the diff lock in then you're going to have problems when it
>comes to cornering and stopping I would think...
IME, and IMO for that matter, the only time the difflock is useful is on
steep slopes when it's slippery, or on very uneven ground where one wheel
could be unloaded, or where one wheel could land on very-slippery, such as
ice. It's probably a bit useful on patchy very-slippery on the flat. Once
you get all the wheels sunk in the mud, it makes no difference to speak of.
on steep slopes, the centre difflock stops the light-loaded upper axle from
losing all the power (and indeed engine braking).
For climbing, I'd like a viscous coupling in the rear axle. But they cost
big $, and those are currently unavailable, after replacing the gearbox.
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