Thread: What went wrong....

Originally Posted by slug_burner

On dunes where the sand is expansive enough sand has pretty uniform traction properties, if one wheel brakes traction, forcing all the drive over to the other wheel will also result in a loss of traction.

This is a known issue and much has been written about it before.

You make some good points - the red bits - and for sure if there is no traction on any wheels TC is no use - exactly the same if TC was not activated or fitted to a vehicle. You would still be bogged - terrain is the fault not the TC.

TC works well in those situations where progress is stopped because of cross axles - if the terrain is bad all round Tc ain't going to help.

Cheers

Garry

Originally Posted by newhue

Idle Jack, never head of it.

You have now... Every day is a school day.

Originally Posted by newhue

That is not what Land Rover called it.

Errr.... Yes it is. (You might want to check where I work before you want to argue the toss )

Originally Posted by newhue

My car will stall in all gears but low 1. In low 1 it may brake traction but will keep spinning regardless of what it's up against.

That's the combination of the idle jack & anti-stall. The increased revs & lower gearing means it will just keep going!!!

M