What kind of horrible flu gets that much snot on the road?Gross. I don't want to drive in that View attachment 128958
No 4wd??? There have been days where I wouldnt have made it over overpasses without it! I thought that was the main reason for 4 hi
It's the "driving on ice for dummies" version... 4wd can get you into trouble- overconfidence, or spinning 3 tires and losing more control if you don't know to feather the throttle.No 4wd??? There have been days where I wouldnt have made it over overpasses without it! I thought that was the main reason for 4 hi
So, what did you eventually do with the lead?In High School (Anchorage, AK), I had a little Dodge D50 pickup (re-badged Mitsubishi) that was 2wd... had studded tires and 600# of lead in the bed for traction and I could go all over on roads... even pulled people out of the ditch with a nylon tow rope (more stretch than poly)... but hillside (where the "4wd beyond this point" sign was) and off-road was limited. I did deliveries for a restaurant all winter in that thing...
Gave it back to the family business at the time (1988), they were just borrowed... Rubber stamp & engraving business... it was Linotype pigs that were strapped in. It was the last shop in Anchorage that was doing rubber stamps the old fashioned way, and they had 3 Linotype machines (at least one was for parts).So, what did you eventually do with the lead?
It's the "driving on ice for dummies" version... 4wd can get you into trouble- overconfidence, or spinning 3 tires and losing more control if you don't know to feather the throttle.
Nothing wrong with using 4wd on slick roads if you know what you're doing.
Saw plenty of 4wd's in the ditch when I lived in Colorado- many with out of state plates, undoubtedly belonging to folks on Ft. Carson or other .mil bases and from warmer climates. They can get moving too fast too easily, and don't realize it doesn't help you stop much.
AWD is usually fluid coupled... so they can spin independently (required when using in high-traction environments)... but modern Traction control can force torque to go to non-spinning wheels by applying brakes only on wheel that's spinning. even without traction control, they will send a % of the torque to each axle with the fluid coupling.Not to be a contrarian here - but the last vehicle I ever drove that was a REAL 4 pulling wheels, as in chain it to a tree and all 4 wheels spun - was a 1972 Chevy Blazer with locking hubs.
Aren't most shift on the fly ("not" get out of vehicle and lock the front-hubs) 4WD vehicles simply limited slip differentials with only ONE pulling wheel at a time front and rear???
Aren't AWD vehicles the same - limited slip front and rear?
Do they still make a vehicle with locking hubs that does have REAL 4 pulling wheels?
AWD is usually fluid coupled... so they can spin independently (required when using in high-traction environments)... but modern Traction control can force torque to go to non-spinning wheels by applying brakes only on wheel that's spinning.
My 2007 Ram 2500 has a rear locking diff with a locked transfer case- and CAD (Central Axle Disconnect, instead of locking hubs) in the front.. but it's truly 3wd, because the front isn't a locking diff (it's an open diff, not even limited slip)... it doesn't have traction control. Most old-school trucks were like this- a locking front diff causes driveability problems on clean, dry pavement.
I LOVE driving on snow and ice... used to take vehicles out on lakes in AK after ice was over a foot thick.Thanks for the enlightenment, I was puzzled because that old Blazer was a blast to drive in the ice and snows of Colorado and appeared to me to very easily controlled, even fun. That said though I have never been a fan of ABS and can see where this would defiantly be an issue in/on newer vehicles and not recommended.