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How important is a Diff Lock on green lanes ?

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Bulli:
Brian, a difflock will NOT keep all 4 whells spinning. There are 2 distinct types , centre and axle. The onle you may have looked at are more likely to be centre difflocks. That means that you will have 1 wheel on each axle getting power, without it you only have to have 1 wheel in the air and you are stuck. The difflock ensures that if you lose traction on 1 axle you will have it on the other....well until you lose traction there as well.
The axle difflocks mean that on each axle both wheels are driven , no matter what. They need to be disenaged on surfaces that offer grip to stop transmission windup. If you can get a difflock get it. The best way to avoid getting stuck in ruts is to have bigger tyres though! :D

muddyweb:

--- Quote from: "Bulli" ---The best way to avoid getting stuck in ruts is to have bigger tyres though! :D
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The best way is to avoid driving in them in the first place ;-)

robbie:
The L200 only has 4wd High/Low with no diff lock, but it does have limited slip diff, ont sure if it is both front and rear. Similar setup to my Shogun Sport and I have been in the same terrain as Disco's with diff lock. I just find I need to take perhaps a different approach, route, or whatever to take into consideration the way the Sport handles compared with the Disco.

Miniman:
Its quite simple. When you get a front and a rear wheel off the ground and they are spinning just dab the brakes it works for me and I have proved it up at Briercliffe. I went across a ditch and had both a front and rear oposite sides off the ground by a foot each dabbing the brakes works.... try it...

Bulli:
i like the plan ,avoiding ruts is always the easiest option and therefore the best. Lanes in Lincs and Derbyshire dont always make it possible though.
The worst feeling ever is to try and straddle a rut only to slip across it...then the fun really starts!! :(

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