Thread: Central Diff.

Originally Posted by slug_burner

TC works very well. On my D2 I lifted a wheel when doing a u turn as I rode up the enbankment. Did not even need to engage CDL as the TC took over and still allowed the other wheels to put power to the ground.

Good to know that, but I don't think I can get it on the Defender 130 Cab Chassis I'm looking at getting new. I was thinking I would have to get ARB lockers, is this correct?
cheers

Originally Posted by austastar

Not a clue, don't drive a landy (yet) but I gather traction control will apply the brake to the freely spinning wheel, forcing power back through the differential to the wheel with some traction.
If you have ever driven a tractor (old one maybe) that has a left and right brake pedal, you will have already used the principal.

cheers

mate i'm a farmer and i don't think i've done that before. unless your talking about when you do tight turn then i understand. All the power goes to the outside wheel making it turn on the spot, after you hit the inside brake hard.

Originally Posted by wisey110

mate i'm a farmer and i don't think i've done that before. unless your talking about when you do tight turn then i understand. All the power goes to the outside wheel making it turn on the spot, after you hit the inside brake hard.

I use the principal regularly on the tractor (with a blade), although not when cross axled - tractors rarely get cross-axled, as in most cases (conventional rwd or fwa) the weight bias is so heavily on the rear wheels that it will never lift a rear wheel except as you go over. But as you lose traction, one wheel will start to spin first, and brake on that wheel will sometimes save the day.

John

should of added in my last bit when you hit the inside brake. Still would of never thught that would work till now. All ours are 4WD with diff lock never get stuck

Originally Posted by austastar

Here is a Toyota cross axled on the ARB demonstration rig.



The rear right and front left tyres are left hanging and have no traction.
The T has no centre diff, so it is effectively the same as the centre LR diff in locked position.

To continue driving, it was necessary to engage the lockers in the front and rear differentials.

Check it out! has thousands of dollars of extra weight **** hanging off it and it still wont go!

Originally Posted by austastar

If you have ever driven a tractor (old one maybe) that has a left and right brake pedal, you will have already used the principal.

cheers

Or you can use left and right brakes to steer when a big weight on the rear tray lifts the front wheels in the air. Done that a bit, but not terribly wise.