From: David Cole (DavidCole@tk7.net)
Date: Sat May 24 2003 - 11:35:10 PDT
I think that most dump trucks that have locking axles are setup for air
activation. I don't know if I could turn my dump truck (M51) if it had
full time lockers on the back axles with a big load on it. It is hard
enough to turn as it is.
Dave
On Fri, 23 May 2003 20:14:38 -0500 (CDT), jonathon <jemery@execpc.com>
wrote:
>
>> Does anyone have one in the front axle? After reading this, I wonder if
>> a deuce would be able to steer very well at all in the mud/snow with a
>> locker in the front.
>
> I have Detroit Lockers in both front and rear axles of my M715, something
> I
> would not do again (with 4.10 gears also). Having said that, off road
> the
> front locker is not a problem. It's on road where the problem is, if you
> forget to disengage the front, you will not be able to turn (very hard to
> turn that is). I tried it once to see what would happen, could not turn
> into
> the drive way,had to back up and pop the front out. Another fun thing
> with
> Detroit Lockers is that you can change your oversteer/understeer with the
> throttle. If you head into a corner coasting and then hit the throttle
> while
> in the turn you are then driving off of only the outside tire and you
> will
> start swinging out as if you had massive understeer. Likewise head into a
> corner coasting then let off the gas (engine braking) and you will then
> be
> dragging off the inside tire only and you will kind of tuck in as if you
> had
> oversteer.
>
> Personally I'm not sure you'd want Lockers with tandem axles unless your
> running off road most of the time.
>
> I put a Tru-Trac in my Dakota and I really like it, same priniciple as
> the
> Gleasen Torsen that the Hummv uses. To bad they don't make them for any
> larger axles.
>
> later,
>
> je
>
>
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-- Dave
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