Harry c
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cp1969 said:That is exactly what I was going to say. When mine is locked, you can't turn it without stepping on a brake.
If it's locked, stepping on a brake sure ain't gonna make it turn!
cp1969 said:That is exactly what I was going to say. When mine is locked, you can't turn it without stepping on a brake.
N80 said:Whether a vehicle is 1wd, 2wd, 3wd or 4wd has nothing to do with lack of traction. In your scenario, the front wheel that is off the ground and spinning is still being driven. The fact that it is getting no traction does not mean it isn't driven.
You're right. Mine tends to stay locked, even when you let up on the pedal. The best way I've found to unlock it is to hit one of the brake pedals; that seems to pop it loose.Harry c said:If it's locked, stepping on a brake sure ain't gonna make it turn!
Toolguy said:Getting back to the subject of the post, I doubt if your diff lock has been engaged for the last 20 hours. Even if you only drove on grass or soft ground you would have a very difficult time trying to make tight turns. You would notice something was wrong because the front wheels would want to skid in a straight line when you turned. It would leave major skid marks on the grass if you could get it to turn sharp at all. It could be done I guess, but one would have to be pretty darn near brain dead or intoxicated not to realize something major was not right.
Harry c said:If it's locked, stepping on a brake sure ain't gonna make it turn!
Toolguy said:Sorry if my comment was taken the wrong way. I did not intend to insult anyone. Just making a point in a tonue-in-cheek way that I just don't see how the diff lock could be stuck on without it being noticed. Maybe it can. I wasn't there. I suppose if the tractor was in 4WD the front wheels might drag the front end around when turning. Even that would be hard not to notice. I somtimes use the diff lock on my B3030 when plowing snow in 4WD. Sometimes there is pressure on the axles and the diff lock does not disengage when I take my foot off the pedal until I stop and back up a little. I know something is wrong right away. Anyway, good luck and I hope your tractor is OK.
orezok said:It's just a matter of semantics and I'm not looking to be difficult, but if a wheel doesn't have traction, then it isn't driving the tractor. Spinning yes, driving the tractor no. The purpose of both 4wd or a differential lock is to get rotary motion to a wheel that has traction.