Gord Baker
Platinum Member
As has been said MANY times in the Past. Do NOT use 4x4 unless you NEED it. This also applies to ATV's. END.
Exactly, you bought 4WD, use it. There should be No Grinding, just Wheel Slip.your going to learn people have no idea what they are talking about, gear grinding is clear as can be, do you hear it? prolly not, its generally a open differential, there is a reason they have lockers. if your not hearing noise, your not doing damage. i use 4x4 constantly and was slipping non stop today dealing with a flood.
do you know how much my wheels slip while plowing?
Exactly, you bought 4WD, use it. There should be No Grinding, just Wheel Slip.
Wheel Slip is a fact of life, turning a 4WD the front Axle can travel near twice the distance as the Rear Axle, there is Slip there regardless.
Alright now Scotty -- I have no idea who you are saying is spreading 'misinformation' (don't care; can't be me because I haven't expounded on it yet ) but let's not label misinformation while spreading some of it. Most of us reading this needlessly long dialog understand and know that tractors with MFWD are designed and built with intentional slightly faster forward motion in front than rear for all the reasons described ad nauseum. But turns left or right do generate differing distance traveled by the two front tires so there ARE both kinds of slippage. It does have to do with turning versus driving straight as well as the designed-in other reason. And if you happen to be on high traction surfaces like pavement you will feel the jerkiness of tires slipping on the pavement. Not all windup or slip is deliberate, there is also some of it inherent and unavoidable.We've been over this too many times. Please figure out how the system works before spreading misinformation. The mismatch that leads to windup or slip is deliberate. It is there for steering control. It is necessary because there is nocenter differential between front and rear axles on a tractor - or on old part time 4wd pickups. It has nothing at all to do with turning or driving straight. It has a lot to do with traction.
Sometimes - not always - it has to do with reliability.
rScotty