Noobie 4x4 on road question

[blackbird]

I've read that you shouldn't put it in 4wd h or L on the road .
is this correct ?

So ...

What about on ice...on a tarmac road , will you still do damage if you drive in 4wd on the road

 

[jims-terrano]

Correct as a rule of thumb. Because Terranos don’t have a centre diff you will get transmission wind up. Basically the wheels need to be able to slip slightly to release any tension. So generally on a hard smooth surface the wheels can’t slip easily. So rough terrain, slippery surfaces which includes a metalled road covered with ice or snow. You’ll also be surprised as to how capable these trucks are in 2wd.

 

[Lazy-Ferret]

What he said... ^^^

Basically 4wd on these likes to make them go in a straight line, and any deviation from that requires one or two of the wheels to slip a bit.

So if it's just a little occasional patch of Ice, stay in 2wd, and drive to the conditions, remember these weigh in a lot more than most cars, and just because you can make then go a lot easier in slippery conditions, they actually take a lot more to stop.

If you hit a bit of uphill, and there is a lot of ice all over the road, then pop into 4wd, get over the ice, and go back into 2wd.

About the only time you can stay in 4wd is on grass/dirt tracks, and when a road is covered in show.

 

[jims-terrano]

You’ll probably feel transmission wind up too. It’ll become difficult to steer and also at slow speeds it’ll probably slow down too of course if you ignore warnings it’ll go bang and you’ll have a bad day :lol
Have a play and get used to how your truck behaves. If your truck is pre 2000 then you’ll have auto locking front hubs so once it’s safe drive in opposite direction for a few feet when you’re back in 2 wd to unlock the hubs. There were a few after 2000 that still had auto locking hubs too.

 

[Fez_uk]

Also worth adding going short distances (say half a kilometer or less) in 4wd on grippy surfaces won't do any damage. But I would not advise it.

 

[Banshee]

Also worth adding going short distances (say half a kilometer or less) in 4wd on grippy surfaces won't do any damage. But I would not advise it.

 

[don simon]

I'm sure you can just reverse it to unwind it though...

 

[stevew]

we do a lot of heavy towing with our terrano/mavericks and we have to use low box quite regular and for one run its very steep climbs for about 1 mile and we do that run with 3 or 4 cows about 20 times every spring.
we have killed 6 t2/mavs and only one was gearbox and that was 5th gear.

 

[Blocky10]

If you have manual hubs you can leave them unlocked and you have the option of 2 wheel drive high and low:thumb2

 

[terranosaurusdoug]

we do a lot of heavy towing with our terrano/mavericks and we have to use low box quite regular and for one run its very steep climbs for about 1 mile and we do that run with 3 or 4 cows about 20 times every spring.
we have killed 6 t2/mavs and only one was gearbox and that was 5th gear.

What did the rest die of?

 

[stevew]

What did the rest die of?

rust worm!! before i had a mig it was cheaper to replace than repair
and before we gave up milking i didnt have time to do my own mechanics!
now i recon i can keep old red living for ever!!!:lol

 

[Thomas-the-Terrano2]

dont have to reverse auto hubs there and then, as might need to go back into 4wd later in journey. likely find will release themselves in 2wd. Can run in 2wd with locked auto hubs as effectively only like manual hubs locked or fixed hubs.

back in day free wheeling hubs be they manual or auto were only to try to save fuel but 2 tonne brick doesnt equate to economy.