Traction control vs. Locking differential

My 2011 F250 has both traction control and locking differential that came standard with the XLT package. Both effective but for different situations. Pulling the TT out of the wet muddy ground in the spring the locking differential did a great job. In snow and wet the traction control does the job. For rocking back and forth to get out of a snow drift it is best to shut off the traction control and just use the locking diff.

The locking differential does not send to the wheel with traction (that would be positraction). The differential locks and both wheels turn under power together.