Occasionally I read an "Advice" type thread and have noticed some drivers give advice I wouldn't agree with...
Power divider on slick roads for example, why would you not want it engaged ?
Power Divider/Inter Axle on Ice
Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by Pinner, Feb 27, 2015.
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Maybe you don't need it at the time. Slick roads does not automatically mean wheel slippage.
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Also I've read drivers don't think it's useful at speed
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Worried about wrecking it.
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I don't run mine locked on ice simply because of what happens when you let off the throttle. If both drive axles stop rolling, you will start to jackknife rather quickly. I only engage to get rolling on the road and then release it.
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I've driven for extended periods with the IAL engaged in ice storms and icy conditions. I disengage once the roads are bare and dry. Some of our friends from the Great White North note they engage when the snow starts falling and disengage come springtime.Prairie Boy, OldHasBeen, Licensed to kill and 2 others Thank this. -
I used to lock my Interaxle Lock Power Divider) in the fall and turn it off in the spring. Now, axle locks is a whole different story. Years ago Interaxle was not recommended over 50 MPH but new designs you can run at any speed.
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Why just break 4 tires loose on the ice when you can break all 8 loose... I hear a ditch calling peoples name.
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Doesn't make sense to me, and doesn't square with my experience driving with and without the IAL. Without it there's a greater tendency to break traction on one side and begin a yaw. With it it's much harder to break traction, even if I'm trying to test the limits of traction during acceleration.
Try driving over ice in a parking lot in 2nd or 3rd or 4th on low rpm, then goose it without IAL engaged and see the results. Compare it when you engage IAL. Try it with and without the jake set on high and let off the throttle at about 1500 rpm. Try to break traction in both situations and compare whether you yaw or not.
I'll take IAL engaged over not engaged for better control of EQUAL traction across both sides. -
its not about a greater tenancy to loose traction its a greater tendency to loose control.
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