Mrcopier
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Finally got the truck started. Gonna let run for AWHILE. My question is on 4wd on high can you run 30-40mph?
Yes .Finally got the truck started. Gonna let run for AWHILE. My question is on 4wd on high can you run 30-40mph?
If you can run 30-40 you don't need 4wd but technically yes as long as road is slick. It will bind on dry asphalt/gravel. Of course it's a Dodge so probably needs the front end rebuilt anyway.
Nailed it!If you can run 30-40 you don't need 4wd but technically yes as long as road is slick. It will bind on dry asphalt/gravel. Of course it's a Dodge so probably needs the front end rebuilt anyway.
I've never had a truck that fancy, but noticed our new(er) McCormick tractor has an Auto 4wd setting. Does that mean it senses wheel slip and engages 4wd at that point automatically?Yes, but if the truck has an Auto 4x4 option, it is better to use that.
I've never had a truck that fancy, but noticed our new(er) McCormick tractor has an Auto 4wd setting. Does that mean it senses wheel slip and engages 4wd at that point automatically?
Interesting, thank you.On our tractors the Auto 4x4 setting just engages 4x4 until you get up to a certain speed and then shuts off by itself. I'm not sure if yours is smart enough to detect wheel slip, ours aren't.
That is how it works in pickups though, basically 2wd until the wheels slip, then a clutch in the transfer case engages 4x4 momentarily.
Father in law's 5101E only has a mechanical lever to actuate 4wd, which I can appreciate but the dipsh*ts put it to where you can barely get your hand on the lever and it's pretty stiff. I appreciate the simplicity of the E series tractors, but the ergonomics leave a lot to be desired.John Deere does the same but I think only in high range if I remember right.
Not a big fan of auto 4wd or auto hubs. Things that engage as they are slipping tend to tear themselves up as they try to mesh together when they are spinning. Big thunks and grinding noises I try to avoid in the driveline of my vehicles. Shift on the fly should really be labeled shift on the crawl.
For those with older Fords with the smooth auto lock hubs your vehicle has to be moving for them to work so put it in 4wd before your stuck. If the front wheels don't make a revolution or so you don't have 4wd. Just some info learned the hard way.
E TexasRule of thumb is to use 4wd to get yourself out of trouble, not into it.
Where are you located?
Lol it's a 2019 with 13k on it. I hope it doesn't. But if it does it's still under warranty. Dodge has never let me down unless I have done something wrong. Owned 5 over the years, but I am aware of the death wobble and will have it checked before warranty expiresIf you can run 30-40 you don't need 4wd but technically yes as long as road is slick. It will bind on dry asphalt/gravel. Of course it's a Dodge so probably needs the front end rebuilt anyway.
Or a loaded trailer up the hill to the dock at Staunton market!It's really nice if you have to back a trailer a good ways in a really tight spot too.
Interesting, thank you.
I've noticed the McCormick and my NH 8260 will engage the 4wd every time you touch the brake pedal, a pretty handy feature in my opinion.