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Jimal · 01-12-2017, 02:14 PM

The 4wd in my old truck works!

Okay, this isn't a monumental statement for most, but in two plus years of ownership I never had a reason to try it, until today. We're in the middle of a two-day thaw after an extended freeze and snow, so I figured I'd pull the truck up onto the driveway and fiddle with exhaust system before our next freeze/batch of snow. The problem is, all that melted snow and 54 degrees of temperature have turned the back yard into a bog, from which my open rear differential could not escape in 2wd.

So I gave it a try. Locked the hubs, stuck it in 4 wheel high, stuck it in first gear (another rare event) and it chugged right out of the bog and onto the driveway.

I didn't doubt it would work, I just had no idea. It never came up. Now I feel better about all the u-joints I have sitting on the shelf, ready to go in when I have the time. I'll try 4 wheel low on the way back down into the bog. Or I might just wait until the next freeze.

01-12-2017, 02:14 PM	#685
Jimal Registered User Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Connecticut Posts: 521	Well I'll be a monkey's uncle The 4wd in my old truck works! Okay, this isn't a monumental statement for most, but in two plus years of ownership I never had a reason to try it, until today. We're in the middle of a two-day thaw after an extended freeze and snow, so I figured I'd pull the truck up onto the driveway and fiddle with exhaust system before our next freeze/batch of snow. The problem is, all that melted snow and 54 degrees of temperature have turned the back yard into a bog, from which my open rear differential could not escape in 2wd. So I gave it a try. Locked the hubs, stuck it in 4 wheel high, stuck it in first gear (another rare event) and it chugged right out of the bog and onto the driveway. I didn't doubt it would work, I just had no idea. It never came up. Now I feel better about all the u-joints I have sitting on the shelf, ready to go in when I have the time. I'll try 4 wheel low on the way back down into the bog. Or I might just wait until the next freeze.