3 wheel drive

[The Hound]

well went to nc mnts and got tree and got stuck with wife in cab whined about bad shoes and as the kabota pulled me out she told me get them for christmas enuff history when stuck had the tank in 4 low put it in gear in N while rolling and had in L1 and only spun 3 wheels the driver front did not spin whats up

[Stuka]

Well generally with 4wd, you have open differencialsin front and back. so you can get stuck spinning one front tire,a nd one rear tire. To be sure all 4 tires get traction all the time, you need some form of locker. But lockers hav their downsides. If you spun both rear tires, it means they had equal traction, but up front one tire had more traction then the other. So the one with less traction was the one spinning.

[The Hound]

so all was working like it should I was trying to drive in a field of snow -mud and clime a ditch with hancock street tires well it will get me new shoes

[Stuka]

yup, sounds normal smile.gif

[mark]

hey you talk like super ken!!!!

[The Hound]

who me or stuka

[Stuka]

you ;)

[The Hound]

well who is super ken?I be charlie and I hope that wernt an insult

[Rande]

Normal operation.

most trucks (even 4X4s) have open differentials in the front and rear axles. If one tire has no traction, thats the one that gets the power. To overcome this, a traction adding differential would need to be installed. You could get a limited slip. They generally use some sort of clutch system inside to get both axle shafts to drive at the same time while letting them spin at different speeds during cornering.

you could use a locker that positively locks the axles shafts together. Even if one is in mid-air, the other will still drive you. With that much difference in traction, a limited slip will send most of the power to the tire in the air, but the tire on the ground will still get some power. A locker still will allow decent cornering behavior by unlocking during cornering. A locker's action is more harsh, and takes some getting used to, but the work great for traction.

For a daily driver, a good limited slip would be the way to go. One in back and one in front. With the front axle engaged, your steering will be affected by the limited slip (it will fight you a bit). A locker in front is not recommended.

[Stuka]

Hes another member on here. Wasnt an insult ;)

[mark]

definately NOT an insult!

[mark]

1.25??!!
where u get this number?...

the fuel fill hose for the GW necks m using on me 66 use 1" ID hose.

m using some red 1"ID hose i got from OSH, and have had it on the jeep for over a year..stays flexable, doesnt come apart, and me fuel filter looks clear.

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Ken's
1966 Super Wagoneer
1975 Custom Wagoneer
ken just knows how to abreviate everything as to keep his typing to a min(a skill i wish i had)i still type with one finger!

[joe]

He he...Ken used to be real active a couple years ago on the fsj-list and there was a rumor going around a couple folks were working on a Kenspeak-English dictionary. smile.gif Hi Ken. smile.gif

[Crazy_Jeepman]

Originally posted by -joe:
He he...Ken used to be real active a couple years ago on the fsj-list and there was a rumor going around a couple folks were working on a Kenspeak-English dictionary. smile.gif Hi Ken. smile.gif LMAO :D Yea he has it down to a science tongue.gif

[The Hound]

well thx guys still type w/ 1 finger just do what comes natural