Using 4wd to slow down
I was reading the last issue of trailer life, the article a couple wrote about looking for a new truck. In the article they said that when going down a step grade they will put their truck in 4wd low ...
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I do not know about the new vehicles that have that newfangled electronic fly-on the-shift transfer cases, but my manual type will not allow engaging 4WD low unless I am at a complete stop. I cannot imaging coming to a complete stop on a road in order to to such a practice.
I have on rare occasions used 4WD low in 1st gear to descend some very steep gnarly back-woods roads... these are generally roads on which I was descending that days ago I was acceding and needed the grannies to get up. The ultra low ratios were necessary in order to keep control on narrow two-tracks that would not be good at all if I were to have gone over the side.
I have on rare occasions used 4WD low in 1st gear to descend some very steep gnarly back-woods roads... these are generally roads on which I was descending that days ago I was acceding and needed the grannies to get up. The ultra low ratios were necessary in order to keep control on narrow two-tracks that would not be good at all if I were to have gone over the side.
