Locking Rear Axel

[Porpoise Hork]

You might get lucky and trade the current truck in and if they offer enough to get a different model with the rear locker. Worth looking into if nothing else.

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[Cabose-1]

I have a 4x2. A rear locker would work for me....really well in these situations, mud, off road, and backing a trailer on a steep incline. I use the old hand brake trick to overcome these difficulties. Yes i go off road to an extent, thats why i carry straps and a rear shackle for the receiver hitch. I don't have a need for 4x4 or lockers. But yes, a rear locker would be nice, just like a sliding rear window, nice, but not needed. That being.....my experiences.

 

[LoneRNGR]

8 hours? Not driving the speed limit you can't.

City limits of Lubbock to the city limits of Denver is 8 hours of driving at the speed limit. No problem. I do it frequently. And if I run into snow it’s usually around Amarillo.

Of course if I want snow to ski in I head west and in 4 hours I’m in Ruidoso.

 

[LoneRNGR]

Thanks for the like @HenryMac Next time I’m driving in the snow and ice, I will remember this thread, and engage my locker.

 

[HenryMac]

Thanks for the like @HenryMac Next time I’m driving in the snow and ice, I will remember this thread, and engage my locker.

Who said to "drive" with the locker engaged?

Reading is fun-da-mental... But, hey, that's the thing about forums, ya gotta read the threads, 'cause they don't talk to you.

What? The only time I ever got stuck (1976 till now) was in the snow, and a locking rear axle got me "un-stuck"... in the snow... in Colorado... aka snow country.

 

[LoneRNGR]

Who said to "drive" with the locker engaged?

I'm just going to do it.

 

[towpro]

I lived in PA, wet deep snow. I had a 2006 Ram diesel 2wd with posi. That truck sucked trying to drive in the snow. First all the roads in PA have a crown to them, and that truck would crab going down the road trying to push all the weight of the Cummins.

IF you have open rear, and get stuck, you can always load up the rear with your parking brake to cause it to spin both tires. this has gotten me out a mess more than once.

and all modern trucks seem to have the anti slip mode where if the computer sees one rear wheel spinning faster than the other it applies APS on the spinning side to cause the side with traction to come into play.

But I ordered my 4x4 with the locker

 

[IngotTexasRanger]

I lived in PA, wet deep snow. I had a 2006 Ram diesel 2wd with posi. That truck sucked trying to drive in the snow. First all the roads in PA have a crown to them, and that truck would crab going down the road trying to push all the weight of the Cummins.

IF you have open rear, and get stuck, you can always load up the rear with your parking brake to cause it to spin both tires. this has gotten me out a mess more than once.

and all modern trucks seem to have the anti slip mode where if the computer sees one rear wheel spinning faster than the other it applies APS on the spinning side to cause the side with traction to come into play.

But I ordered my 4x4 with the locker

Never heard this trick before… I’m assuming this could help in the sand on a open diff 2wd as well? Can’t pony up the money for onboard air and a locking diff yet and itching to go to the beach!! I’ve had luck and not gotten stuck on wildlife refuge trails and kinda packed beach sand but not ventured into soft sand yet.

 

[D Fresh]

The locking rear differential is unlikely to help you in snow country. Maybe in limited circumstances it might help you to get unstuck, but it would not be engaged in icy or snowy conditions. In fact, it will probably make you slip more if used on ice. It is really good for pulling a boat up a slippery ramp. Its good on a rocky hill. Its good in mud, especially after you are stuck. On ice it has extra slip and slide.

It's true, it can get you unstuck. But if used on ice it will provide extra slip.

Yes. A locker on ice is not a good idea. But he didn't say he lived in ice country. He said snow country.

If you ever have the chance to drive through multiple feet of unplowed snow a locker will not only help you get unstuck. It will help you keep from getting stuck. Although, I've found Terrain Management and Trail Control combined to be more effective in the deep stuff. Computers are awesome!

Welcome to Texas!

Cute kid.

But you guys got inches, once, and it shut the state down. It's like me claiming to know something about earthquakes because I've visited California and felt a tremor.

 

[D Fresh]

Never heard this trick before… I’m assuming this could help in the sand on a open diff 2wd as well? Can’t pony up the money for onboard air and a locking diff yet and itching to go to the beach!! I’ve had luck and not gotten stuck on wildlife refuge trails and kinda packed beach sand but not ventured into soft sand yet.

Also turning off Traction Control and AdvanceTrac can help.

 

[F150stxguy]

Sorry to pick on you Texans, I’m only a visitor in your great state but, one of the funniest stories I’ve ever heard about a Texan driving in snow country:

My sister is friends with someone born and raised in Texas. On her Facebook page the guy was posting about visiting upstate NY in February. He said something along the lines of “man upstate NY’ers are very rude and aggressive drivers. I was on 490 in horrible weather and numerous people were flying by me, flipping me off and beeping, you would have thought I was in NYC. The roads were horrible” and he posted a few pictures that his wife took. Completely bare roads with brine/salt residue. The roads were white with it. He thought it was snow and ice ?

 

[Langwilliams]

Isn't the locker limited to 25 mph anyway? You would think that would make driving with it on on the highway impossible. It might stay engaged but once you let off the gas once it would disengage.

 

[F150stxguy]

Yes. A locker on ice is not a good idea. But he didn't say he lived in ice country. He said snow country.

If you ever have the chance to drive through multiple feet of unplowed snow a locker will not only help you get unstuck. It will help you keep from getting stuck. Although, I've found Terrain Management and Trail Control combined to be more effective in the deep stuff. Computers are awesome!


Cute kid.

But you guys got inches, once, and it shut the state down. It's like me claiming to know something about earthquakes because I've visited California and felt a tremor.

I have a snow day every year here, they shut down my work two times last year and once the year before with the threat of “a storm”. Twice nothing fell, and once one inch. I guess that’s one benefit to having no salt or plow trucks lol.

In NY my snow days were the day of and probably an hour before leaving work I would get notified. In Texas I have 24 hours in advance. It’s pretty awesome.

 

[D Fresh]

I have a snow day every year here, they shut down my work two times last year and once the year before with the threat of “a storm”. Twice nothing fell, and once one inch. I guess that’s one benefit to having no salt or plow trucks lol.

In my my snow days were the day of and probably an hour before leaving work I would get notified. In Texas I have 24 hours in advance. It’s pretty awesome.

I got a couple of consecutive snow days this year. First day I spent digging out the driveway. Second day we left the house for quick scouting mission and quickly returned. They had the roads passable by day 3.

Last one was a couple of years ago.

I'd love to get one unnecessarily!

 

[IngotTexasRanger]

Also turning off Traction Control and AdvanceTrac can help.

so I went to San Luis Pass on the coast of Texas today and put this to the test… on the way in I was cautious and stuck to the shoreline as much as possible but had to go through some deep sand (maybe 50 yards) to meet up with my friends with no problems without airing down on a 2wd open diff but TC and adv trac off. On the way back I hit the same path but couldn’t carry as much speed since I was behind my friend in his Z71. Sunk full stop maybe 10 yards from being home free and pulled up the e brake and gave it steady gas in the same fashion as clutch+gas on a manual. Immediately started rolling out as my friend started reversing ready to pull me out. Glad I read this thread before heading out there today hahaha. Now I have another trick In my back pocket until I can afford a locking diff or better yet something 4x4 with locking front and rear axles ?

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