my Cruiser and my Truetracs, I tackled The Stairs. I followed the
line. I failed. Why did I fail? Because, each time a tire caught some
air, it would simply spin, despite the presence of the Truetracs.
Remember the bias factor of 2.5:1? In this case, a tire in the air
had zero traction and zero times two point five is just zero (0*2.5 =
0). My Truetracs were behaving like open differentials once I lifted
a tire in the air! Now do yer understand?"
While I was still not sure, I put up a good front and said that
I understood. Then, while I thought about the effect of having
a tire in the air, the grizzled old goat volunteered some
additional information.
"Yer know," he said with a laugh, "I did some research and found
that I could help them Truetracs by pressing on the brake to force
a freely spinning tire to see some resistance and thus make them
Truetracs transfer torque. Knowing this, I returned to `The Stairs'
on my own. I followed the line. I pumped the brakes. I got further
up the steps. But, I still failed." The Gaffer growled. "Yer know,
I ended up breaking a rear light and winching myself out. That
experience showed me that Truetracs were not fer rock crawling."
"Fer rock crawling, yer need lockers! The average just can't
imagine the impact of locking them there differentials. And
fer you, this is easy to do. Yer can choose from Detroit lockers
to air or electric lockers.
LOCKERS
Detroit Locker used in the Gaffer's Ford nine inch rear end.
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