Finally got the truck stuck, sorta
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From: Fredericksburg, Virginia
So truck's been sitting the last week, mostly because it was outta gas and a tranny leak, didn't feel like putting any gas in it.
Anyway.... Stopped by the brother's house yesterday, they were filling up the dirt hole with water to make a mud hole, I couldn't resist going thru, my other brother (In-law's technically, have 3 total) noticed that I always had BOTH rear tires spinning.
Now, I know I've got a standard open differential but it's nice to know that I can keep both tires spinning, at least to some degree.
And I know if I get in some serious crap the 1 wheel drive will show it's ugly face as it has before, but still it's cool
Anyway.... Stopped by the brother's house yesterday, they were filling up the dirt hole with water to make a mud hole, I couldn't resist going thru, my other brother (In-law's technically, have 3 total) noticed that I always had BOTH rear tires spinning.
Now, I know I've got a standard open differential but it's nice to know that I can keep both tires spinning, at least to some degree.
And I know if I get in some serious crap the 1 wheel drive will show it's ugly face as it has before, but still it's cool
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i guess that's one of those times when a flush with the water hose is actually a good first step....
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From: Gainesville, Ga.
my other brother (In-law's technically, have 3 total) noticed that I always had BOTH rear tires spinning.
Now, I know I've got a standard open differential but it's nice to know that I can keep both tires spinning, at least to some degree.
And I know if I get in some serious crap the 1 wheel drive will show it's ugly face as it has before, but still it's cool
Now, I know I've got a standard open differential but it's nice to know that I can keep both tires spinning, at least to some degree.
And I know if I get in some serious crap the 1 wheel drive will show it's ugly face as it has before, but still it's cool
i see you have some good mud tires, so that'll help you a huge amount in your mud play, but try this.
as an experiment, see if you can put one wheel in the mud hole and one wheel on good ground, and stop.... now try to go, and see if the wheel in the mud doesn't immediately break loose and start spinning. the spinning mud grip might pull you out, where a spinning street tire does little. now stop and try it again. when one wheel starts spinning - ride the brakes a little to see if you can coax a little momentum to the good tire.
if you actually do get stuck, air down to about 15-20 pounds and it'll likely pull you out as long as you don't get bottomed out. when that happens, you'll need a jack or a buddy to yank you out.
to air back up, get one of these from walmart.
http://www.amazon.com/12-Volt-Mini-A...73757&sr=1-141
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what happens is that both tires will pull equally when they have about the same level of traction, either good or bad. the 1 wheel drive situation occurs when one wheel has LESS traction than the other - and the spider gears give up all the power to the one with no traction.
i see you have some good mud tires, so that'll help you a huge amount in your mud play, but try this.
as an experiment, see if you can put one wheel in the mud hole and one wheel on good ground, and stop.... now try to go, and see if the wheel in the mud doesn't immediately break loose and start spinning. the spinning mud grip might pull you out, where a spinning street tire does little. now stop and try it again. when one wheel starts spinning - ride the brakes a little to see if you can coax a little momentum to the good tire.
if you actually do get stuck, air down to about 15-20 pounds and it'll likely pull you out as long as you don't get bottomed out. when that happens, you'll need a jack or a buddy to yank you out.
to air back up, get one of these from walmart.
http://www.amazon.com/12-Volt-Mini-A...73757&sr=1-141
i see you have some good mud tires, so that'll help you a huge amount in your mud play, but try this.
as an experiment, see if you can put one wheel in the mud hole and one wheel on good ground, and stop.... now try to go, and see if the wheel in the mud doesn't immediately break loose and start spinning. the spinning mud grip might pull you out, where a spinning street tire does little. now stop and try it again. when one wheel starts spinning - ride the brakes a little to see if you can coax a little momentum to the good tire.
if you actually do get stuck, air down to about 15-20 pounds and it'll likely pull you out as long as you don't get bottomed out. when that happens, you'll need a jack or a buddy to yank you out.
to air back up, get one of these from walmart.
http://www.amazon.com/12-Volt-Mini-A...73757&sr=1-141
I've had one tire in a mud hole and the other on solid ground and pulled out with no problems. Only been stuck once so far and that was when I bottomed out on the gas tank, all the weight was on the passenger rear and the driver rear was just free spinning at idle, I didn't have a chance, got pulled out easy peasy.