Thread: An Interesting illustration of Traction Control settings

Originally Posted by Tombie

I'd say that's correct...

People around the world have driven Land rovers everywhere for decades with open diffs front and rear!!!!

The ability to drive a clean line, good throttle and brake control, correct tyre pressures and an eye for the terrain will get you a very, very long way

TR assists further, and with articulation limits of some modern designs further improves this...

After all, motion is a simple equation.
Traction + torque = motion...
(very simplistic)

Exactly right!!!!

A change of line by 50mm will often do more than any twisting of the TR knob.

...but if there's no line that keeps all 4 wheels in contact with some grip, you have to turn your knob to get out! ohhhh er .......

Originally Posted by Presto

SNIP
are you also saying that a good driver could tackle most terrain without any TR selected?

Exactly. I'm glad that you were paying attention.

Oh well, good luck on the rougher stuff!

Originally Posted by Presto

Oh well, good luck on the rougher stuff!

I will happily take that challenge....

Originally Posted by Tote

Since it didnt happen without pictures here's a couple of my truck below.





Regards,
Tote

Seriously... A D1, D2 or Defender would have eaten that step...

Originally Posted by Tombie

I will happily take that challenge....

We would have to take your knob off you, to be sure you weren't 'cheating'!!

Originally Posted by Tombie

Seriously... A D1, D2 or Defender would have eaten that step...

If i'm right, the reason the D3 didn't make it up was lack of traction. All things being equal, unless the D1 or Defender had traction control they probably would have not made it either.