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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bpounds wrote:. In the auto setting they are still not in 4wd. Heck you can lock them and just not change your transfer case to 4wd and it's still not in 4wd. The parts are moving but it won't hurt anything.fireman41 wrote:
Not true my 2013 has full manual hubs. Unless you physically turn in the hubs the front axle will not be engaged.
Is it a Superduty? If so, I think you are mistaken. If you look at the hub dial closely you will see it has AUTO and LOCK positions. You can force them locked, but you cannot force them unlocked.
But I've been wrong before.
