From: D O (dohe69@hotmail.com)
Date: Sat May 24 2003 - 21:14:04 PDT
That was my thinking also, but some previous posts advised of the handling
difficulty in the mud with a mechanical (Detroit) locker in the front, as it
will engage and disengage as it senses slip. But when this happens while
trying to navigate a turn in the mud or on a side slope, thats not good.
I am now thinking an air locker in the front would be best, as once it is
locked in it stays that way, no surprises.
I would still like to put a detroit locker in one rear axle as well as have
manual hubs on that axle when they become available. Then I could unlock
the hubs for highway driving and reduce strain on the drivetrain when tandem
driving axles are not needed.
>From: Paintball Plus <pball@csionline.net>
>To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
>Subject: [MV] Detroit Lockers with Locking Hubs
>Date: Sat, 24 May 2003 23:06:34 -0400
>
>After watching and participating in the "Mud Pulls" at Churchville, and
>seeing the additional traction that Keith Boda's pipeline truck had with
>his lockers, I was seriously contemplating the installation of Detroit
>Lockers in all three axles. Certainly air actuators, especially for the
>steering axle appeared to be a necessity. However, why couldn't manual
>locking hubs be installed, along with the Detroit Lockers? Unlocking the
>hubs for road use, and locking them again for off road or ice/snow, etc.
>seems like a reasonable, as well as fairly inexpensive alternative.
>
>Any nays or yeahs from the peanut gallery about this idea?
>Thanks in advance for your thoughts.
>Bruce
>
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