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That looks like a great time!

 

hi i havn't been real off roading like you but this year had two bad lots os snow and my terracan has been great took me everywhere i wanted to go towed everybody who were stuck out and only on road tyres can't fault the 4 wheel drive just tail happy in 2 wheel drive

 

The Terracan is outstanding at towing. I have a 23 foot caravan and we go everywhere in it. The Terracan doesn't even know its there.

It gets to be great fun when you are towing across wet grass.

I think I am right in saying that when you go to the low ratio box - it automatically locks the diff. This was proven when I drove on tarmac and it dragged the outside wheel round.

Its the only car I have had which I don't worry about my wife in the snow with. She just puts in in hi-4 and pulls up the hills. Like you we have had two lots of snow and she loves it!!

 

Hi T'monster,

Great to see your Terri in real action!
Our Terri's been through a couple of bad winters with us now and has performed extremely well, including an emergency run across the West Highlands that involved diverting across a bit of rough moorland to get round logging wagons abandoned in the snow.

The main thing you have to watch with Terri's is that 4wd, either low or high ratio, should only ever be used on low-friction surfaces as it locks the front wheels as you've seen and can lead to the dreaded transmission wind-up...not good. I run wider profile all-season tyres and they've never let me down (apart from two punctures!) - the best experience in the Terri? After a five hour journey home in deep snow through jammed traffic that should've taken half an hour, sitting at the bottom of the final hill before home, seeing it had been coned off by police due to the conditions, putting the Terri in low ratio 4wd and having it pull up through the deep snow like a train on a giant chain drive.
:thumbsup:

Delighted you're enjoying your Terri.

Cheers,
Bob.

 

Thanks for your reply.

I am trying to source a custom car sticker supplier that can make some stickers for the rear window of out Terrie saying "where were you in the snow?".

Probably wont be any more this year but should still raise a smile in the summer.

By the way, the Wife is now hooked on 4 x 4 driving and is looking for a second Terrie to go off-roading so as not to spoil her pride and joy.

 

Sticker sounds excellent, T'monster I imagine one of those High Street Printing.com type affairs could help you out or even try the web-based suppliers such as vistaprint.com (I know they do the likes of car door magnetic signs etc).

Another options would be to use an inkjet printer and those window cling blanks although limited to A4 size and usually not as brightly coloured as professionally prodused ones...) or even to ask a van signage producer to run off a run of one only?

You've got me wondering about my own Terri now....watch this space lol!

Happy off-roading, chum.

Cheers,
Bob.

 

QUOTE (Terracanbob @ Jan 2 2011, 06:44 AM) index.php?act=findpost&pid=385682

The main thing you have to watch with Terri's is that 4wd, either low or high ratio, should only ever be used on low-friction surfaces as it locks the front wheels as you've seen and can lead to the dreaded transmission wind-up...not good.
Cheers,
Bob.

Hi Bob

Just to clarify the front axle does not 'lock up' in 4WD as that implies a diff lock on the axle. As there is no centre diff, in 4WD the front and rear diffs are 'locked' together and trying to rotate at the same speed. Unless there is some give in the road surface the transmission can get damaged. Hence, only use 4WD when the ground is slippery enough to allow the wheels to "let go" and release the build up of tension.

 

QUOTE (beejay @ Jan 23 2011, 05:44 PM) index.php?act=findpost&pid=393676

Hi Bob

Just to clarify the front axle does not 'lock up' in 4WD as that implies a diff lock on the axle. As there is no centre diff, in 4WD the front and rear diffs are 'locked' together and trying to rotate at the same speed. Unless there is some give in the road surface the transmission can get damaged. Hence, only use 4WD when the ground is slippery enough to allow the wheels to "let go" and release the build up of tension.

Hi beejay,

Yip - you're absolutely right, I didn't mean to infer that the wheels would physically "lock" but would both try to turn at the same velocity, hence wind-up.

Cheers,
Bob. :thumbsup:

 

QUOTE (beejay @ Jan 23 2011, 01:44 PM) index.php?act=findpost&pid=393676

Hi Bob

Just to clarify the front axle does not 'lock up' in 4WD as that implies a diff lock on the axle. As there is no centre diff, in 4WD the front and rear diffs are 'locked' together and trying to rotate at the same speed. Unless there is some give in the road surface the transmission can get damaged. Hence, only use 4WD when the ground is slippery enough to allow the wheels to "let go" and release the build up of tension.

And what a shame that hardly any vehicles made these days have a proper diff lock on them!!