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Tips for DIFF LOCK, and other settings..

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Matt_H:
When I did my off road training, I was taught to use the diff lock when you are likely to need it, rather than after realising you need it.  The onyl way to know when you are likely to need it is to learn from your mistakes.  I was told not to use it 100% of the time off road as you can get transmission wind up.  SO I tend to engage when ruts are very deep or mud/water looks bad and when I'm likely to be getting lots of axle articulation.

WRT low/high, this is my way and the way I was shown.  I cant get it to engage when stationary particularly well.  When I want to engage low I slip the main box into neutral and when I'm just moving (maybe 1 or 2 mph perhaps less) I push it into low.  I do the same low to high but the speed can be increased slightly (maybe 2-3 mph)

If the speed is too fast it will crunch, if its too fast but close it will clunk, just right and it slips straight in.

HTH
Matthew

Manicminer:
Always engage central difflock when descending a steep greasy/icy hill or similar. In normal use if you loose traction to one wheel then you loose traction to all and the bottom of the hill comes at you rather quick.

Range Rover Blues:
I'm a bit spoilt having a B-W box but I agree with Matt. it's just as easy to engage on the move, just flick into neutral and then shift the transfer box.  The plate on the dash recomneds chnging ratio swiftly I think.

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