The button on the left in this picture. Do you use this when driving icy/snowy roads and can it be engaged/disengaged at any speed?
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Winter Driving - Do I use the interaxle lock?
Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by FlatBedNewbie, Oct 7, 2022.
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Typically "Engage at any speed, but not if tires are slipping".
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Best get busy with the simple green , toothbrush , Viva paper towels , looks Scungy to me.
Regardless who's truck it is , are you loading dirt in a pit ,.does the dash look like a yard sale also.Suspect Zero and Another Canadian driver Thank this. -
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yes just dont engage it if you are spinning out.. if you are spinning, then let everything stop moving BEFORE you engage.. saw a guy do that last year in montana at a muddy jobsite. he was spinning out and engaged while still spinning... BANG ! destroyed.. that was an awful noise
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engage when approaching steep grades if road slick or snow covered. Better to have it engaged cuz you start slipping its too late or risk damaging unit
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I clutch mine in & out before I need it. Gravel,mud,snow....
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Sure at any speed if you wanna burn up your differential...
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Interaxle is a must when you get on the dirt roads, especially in tridrive. One wheel comes off the ground and you're spinning.
With the way differentials work, one wheel end spinning on a tandem equals FOUR times the input speed (IE 25 mph driveshaft speed equals 100 mph at the wheel). With that kind of momentum, things will go ka-boom if you suddenly find traction.Accidental Trucker, tscottme, Hammer166 and 1 other person Thank this.
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