Interesting video on a 4X4,worth watching from about the 4:30 mark on.

[Wild one]

BLD and traction control are not the same thing as each other, when you turn off traction control BLD is still active.

I'm not sure I understand why this is an argument, we each have experience here. I've lived my whole life in the real world plus that's where I keep all my toys.

BLD doesn't affect throttle at all and really doesn't have down sides unless you hold it to the standard of a selectable locker which it's not. When you have open diffs and you train yourself to drive like your granny would then it's better than open diffs. When you have LSD it makes your LSD work better. When your LSD starts working BLD hands off and disappears. If you have a locker BLD disappears because the only thing it cares about is that both wheels on the same axle are going the same speed and that's satisfied as soon as a LSD or locker starts doing its job.

Spend the time and watch both video's.BLD doesn't appear to be worth ch!t in snow

 

[kurek]

Wild how I manage to live north of 3/4 of Canada's population nowhere near a coast & own two vehicles with BLD and yet somehow never had the first hand experience of driving either of them in snow.

 

[Wild one]

Wild how I manage to live north of 3/4 of Canada's population nowhere near a coast & own two vehicles with BLD and yet somehow never had the first hand experience of driving either of them in snow.

More confusing is the fact you're a proponent of the system when if you watch the 2 video's it's clearly lacking

 

[Robeffy]

Heck, any of us great white northerners know this.

Even though it's not electronic, I really like the AAM TracRite Torsen all gear differential in my heavy duty. Hard to believe all those gears are cheaper than an electronic locker, but less things to go wrong without an electronic clutch.

It works great. I like it a lot better than limited slip clutches always dragging and throwing shavings into the gear oil, much less the all time friction reducing fuel economy.

Years ago I saw an article in a magazine ( Popular Mechanics? ), where the US Air Force equipped a towing mule, to pull bombers on the field. One wheel was on ice, the other on bare pavement. It did not slip, it pulled a fully loaded bomber with 1 wheel on ice. Torsen, brilliant design

 

[04fxdwgi]

Miss the days of the Dana 60's

 

[star_deceiver]

Many trucks later. Many deplorable winters. Having the right tires for what you’re doing is the best place to throw your money.






At 8:40 in the video, you can see the rear tire ‘lock up’ because both front tires have traction. Simple driveline mechanics. You can’t 1 wheel peel in 4wd if both tires on 1 axle have traction.