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<blockquote data-quote="Nesikep" data-source="post: 1154891" data-attributes="member: 9096"><p>In most full size trucks, there's no difference between 4 high and 4 low except for some additional gear reduction... Some Jeep Cherokees etc would have a 2 wheel drive mode, a 4 wheel assist mode, and then a 4 wheel lock mode, where the 4 wheel lock mode is the typical full size pickup 4WD mode.. in the "assist" mode, there's an additional differential in the transfer case... </p><p></p><p>Around here, I use 4wd while climbing or descending steep hills with a trailer, or in slippery conditions in the winter. In the wintertime, I leave the hubs engaged pretty much all winter, and shift in and out of 4wd on the transfer case. I'm only in 4wd when I feel there's a distinct benefit to using it. Parts DO wear more when you put more load on them, and it's enough of a PITA to change front U joints and ball joints I don't want to do it more than I need to, beside the cost of them!</p><p></p><p>When I need to make sharp turns, unless it's so slippery I can't do it in 2wd, I always disengage it.</p><p></p><p>My rule of thumb is "If you can feel the 4wd doesn't like it, you shouldn't be using it", and you really feel it when you try turning sharp even on gravel.</p><p></p><p>We have 1 very old 4wd tractor that we pretty much never use except for corral cleaning and subsoiling</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nesikep, post: 1154891, member: 9096"] In most full size trucks, there's no difference between 4 high and 4 low except for some additional gear reduction... Some Jeep Cherokees etc would have a 2 wheel drive mode, a 4 wheel assist mode, and then a 4 wheel lock mode, where the 4 wheel lock mode is the typical full size pickup 4WD mode.. in the "assist" mode, there's an additional differential in the transfer case... Around here, I use 4wd while climbing or descending steep hills with a trailer, or in slippery conditions in the winter. In the wintertime, I leave the hubs engaged pretty much all winter, and shift in and out of 4wd on the transfer case. I'm only in 4wd when I feel there's a distinct benefit to using it. Parts DO wear more when you put more load on them, and it's enough of a PITA to change front U joints and ball joints I don't want to do it more than I need to, beside the cost of them! When I need to make sharp turns, unless it's so slippery I can't do it in 2wd, I always disengage it. My rule of thumb is "If you can feel the 4wd doesn't like it, you shouldn't be using it", and you really feel it when you try turning sharp even on gravel. We have 1 very old 4wd tractor that we pretty much never use except for corral cleaning and subsoiling [/QUOTE]
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