diff lockers, how and when to use
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- čas přidán 5. 07. 2024
- This video is all about diff lockers, how and when to use them off-road. We share tips which are not well known but very handy to know. If you are new to diff lockers and would like to know more this video will fill the gaps for you.
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No matter what kind of info I'm trying to find on 4WDing, I always end up back on this channel because it's one of the few that get straight to the point! Keep it up mate, learning heaps
I like the "surface to air missile" on the front of that Toyota!
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Stealth tuner antenna??
Haaaa😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣
it's bloody cold in the morning, so I'm just gonna keep moving around... said so in shorts. #STRAYA.
You know it's cold in 'Straya when the mate is wearing 2 pairs of shorts.
Bloody cold is probably 15 Celsius.
I was thinking the same! Perhaps he is wearing his kangaroo boxers mate!
Z MiBanana lol I was thinking the same thing
I reckon in certain areas of Australia they have similar weather to us in south Africa because it's very cold in the mornings and by 10am you happy to be in you're shorts.
DIfferential locks are also especially important for inexperienced off-road drivers. They provide so much better control in even moderately difficult terrain.
The best video on explaining differential lockers I have ever come across!!!! Really thank you!!
Just watched his newest video then saw this after. Wow has he come a long way. Good for you 👍🏼 7yrs is a long time.
Ronny, i like how practical and informational your videos are. Keep it up. Also the aussie accent makes it fun to watch.
Every time I watch one of you videos, I learn something new. Thanks mate.
Thank you so much, I'm learning a lot about 4x4. I just got my 1st 4x4 finally, it's a 1999 Toyota 4 Runner. Your other video about 4x4 was very helpful. This video was as well, I had no clue what the differential locker was until your video. Now after your videos I know more about my 4x4 and it's differential locker. Thank you bro great videos. New subscriber right here.
Great summary, everything you need to know in concise form. Very helpful to show my wife! :)
I drive Renault Clio 3, but I enjoyed this video very much! Good job!
Great video Ronny. Lockers might be an expensive initial purchase, but when you see so many 4wd's with panel damage, mechanical damage and the risk some drivers put themselves in by going flat stick up a hill it really makes sense when experienced 4wd enthusiasts say ''slow and steady wins the race''.
I'm just starting out 4wd-ing and found this video so helpful - thank you!
Man I wish I could buy a 70 series in the states
They are so good man
Me too
This was incredibly helpful and useful video that everyone who is interested in wheeling should watch. Thank you sir.
Loving your channel Ronny . First one ill go to for advice , I am new to the 4WD world. Just purchased a new SR Hilux , so looking forward to my adventures. I have 5 weeks holiday next year , so I coming your way ... CHEERS!!
The best description on this topic, Great job Sir.
Excellent explanation of dif lockers! Never had a clue they existed until I was looking for a small onboard air compressor! Thanks!
subscribed ! i have been a fan of off-road travelling for many years and finally got myself a ST PATROL....
love ya videos mate gave me alot of knowledge ....
Cheers for the great video mate.
My first vehicle (94 troopy) came with a rear air locker, you've given me a good understanding on how and when to use it.. Cheers from FNQ
Great informative video...defininately answered this newbie's questions. Thanks!
Thanks for the video man. I had a real hard time finding an explanation about diff lockers online but your video is packed with quality info.
I love my Daihatsu Terios. All-wheel-drive with diff locks. Awesome explanation 🇳🇿👍
excellent Video , thanks for taking the time to pass this information on, I asked the dealer what the hell the diff lock was in my 2014 Patrol, he couldnt explain it to me, so thanks bud.
Diff locks, or limited slip, is great for doing "donuts" and "cookies" on icy parking lots too! Great way to show the grandkids that grandpa is still pretty cool!
American here. Hence forth I shall call a diff lock a locker in an Aussie accent. Love it. I swear, Aussies are American brothers from other mothers. Cheers sir!
Excellent synopsis. HDJ81 Triple Locked owner here. Thank you for posting!
Excellent explanation of the use and difference between front and rear diffs.
helpful, informative! Great Job Ronnie.
got twin lockers from arb and it uses the same compressor i use for pumping the tyres up too
Excellent video on diff lockers. Answered a bunch of questions.
Great instructional video Ronny...Thanks!
I drive a 02 Toyota Tacoma 4x4 with factory rear locker. With a 3" lift. I have only used it 3 times and all 3 times it just crawled out. Thanks for the content you supply! P.S. Howdy from NE. GA. USA
Had fun watching the video. A lot of good advice and info. I run selectable lockers both front and rear. I also have a twin stick. So much fun. The great thing about selectable lockers is you can have a bit of fun trying an obstacle open/open but still know you have the option of locking it in and getting down to business. A bit of a tease at the end with the front/rear locker video. I am going to vote 'front' as the way to go. ;)
Great vid mate, I'm new to 4wd so this helped a lot. Thanks!
First time user
Great explanation
Cut BS and got to th topic.excellent
U hav won me over
Thank u.
When I was younger I was easily a front guy. As I get older, I appreciate rears more. Don't get me wrong, a nice front is still a thing of beauty, but I'm not as picky as I used to be.
Great video Ronny. Really practical and useful.
Thanks for this simple explanation, will buy an off roader soon and learning in the meantime.
Appreciated!
currently running an rear automatic locker on my Tacoma. I honestly can't say how much it's helped me, since it's always "on", but I'm pretty sure it came in handy at least a few times. My Tacoma does have traction control system, but my particular model doesn't have traction control in 4 lo, which is why I went with the rear auto locker just in case. And traction control is another thing I can't say how beneficial it has been.
BEST vid I've seen on diff lockers, good work Ronny :)
Fantastic video man, thanks for the straight to the point video!
I used to lock my rear when I would get stopped, as you demonstrated. My most recent vehicle has mechanical locker rear plus Torsion differential up front. I have not been stopped so far to need to engage the rear locker. I have used the rear locker just to keep it exercised a bit. The Torsion axle seems to be a wonderful thing except for cost.
Great explanations and suggestions. This really helped me.
if I was going off-road for the first time I would definitely want someone like you with me great video and thank you
good info thank you, I am off on a 4WD trip to Namibia for seven weeks. Going solo so I am double checking everything.One track is a less or not at all drive used
ive got 2 Detroit lockers... rear always locked and front can lock both or different sides by unlocking the hubs... so nice... lockers are a requirement (to me) as you can clearly see the ease of them in your video. nice rig as well!!!
Excellent video , just bought Aussie lunchbox lockers front and rear for an 87 ifs Toyota . I appreciate the info. Don't wanna be breaking anything not knowing what I'm doing.
You won't get a choice when to use lunchbox lockers, they operate automatically.
Great advice on how and why to use lockers. Two weeks ago I killed my non-lockable front diff because of too much wheel spin and then some sudden traction, the torque ripped parts of the diff out. Getting a lockable front diff now!
Cheers ronny, new to offroading, this helps me a lot
Awesome vid mate - front and rear lockers are now on the top of my list have on my next set up !!
Love your videos. Agree with having a rear locker if its only one locker. I also believe the front drive system is not designed to handle the forces involved when using a locked diff and rear diff being open. Many 4WDs that come with factory fitted lockers the front cannot be locked independently of the rear. Its rear only or rear and fwd. I have seen many 4WDs with after market lockers that have broken their front drive system and busted diffs while having only the front diff locked.
I agree the rear is the most important. I have TruTracs in the front of my van and so far with ARB in the back it seems to work very well. If I get a front wheel off the ground I need to apply a little brake and it pulls right out of everything I've tested on so far.
04Jun2021 and here I am using this video to explain to a newbie how the use of a diff lock is nice for the vehicle and the track...thanks Mr Dahl...
Even a cheep ratchet locker gives such an improvement. And thanks for mentioning not tearing up the trails. And definately agree with IFS lockers,but go selective.
I order that bull bar,side bars and side steps for my 79 after seeing yours, I did not know that size bar was available (63mm)
Another very informative video - Thanks Ronny!
spsingam thanks mate
Aussie folks are great, thanks for the infos
Great tips Ronny. thanks for sharing
Very cool video brother! And a very cool looking rig too! Thank for sharing the video 👍 Awesome
Great video. I like the rear locker and only use the front when really needed on a straightaway.
I didn't understand it so far. Until your explanation. Thank you
Thanks Ronny, well explained.
Good to see you acknowledged my question...
Thanks for keeping it simple great video
Good explanation and demo. Thank you.
Great explanation mate! Thank you!
spot on Ronny, rear diff lock is definitely the most used
Perfect video, now I know how to use my truck off-road properly, wasted 8 mins watching some guys with a raptor try to explain it and still didn’t learn a lick of information
One con I find is this. I'm the first one up, and then I have to winch the rest of the group or the guy who I overtook on my way.
NO ! NO ! NO ! ........Just keep driving and don’t look back ! 😂
Depending on 4wd I drive a patrol I would go front locker.
😂😂😂 Agreed!
very useful clear and explicit , thanks .
I've got Spartan lockers and love them! Also they can be a little noisy sometimes. I just engage my four-wheel drive and put my front hubs in when I get off-road and they kick in when I need them. Just pretty much forget about them after that until I take it out of 4 wheel drive.
I love this video because I wasn't sure if you should have them on all the time offroad or when to disengage them.
A very good explanation Ronny Thankyou
Brilliant!!! Congrats!
Thanks Ronny. Another great vid. I found that the factory lockers wont work individually...ie when the front locker is selected the rear locker remains engaged.
Kia ora Ronnie, great vid, never got the whole diff lock thing, ive got a Jeep WJ and its got the equivalent to 2 limited slip diffs, give her the berries and ive got twin locked, no need to push buttons or pull levers, pull straight off the highway and hard in to it, probably just commented to brag hahaha, nah as i said great vid and good info, cheers bro
Hey mate would love to see a locker brand review and comparison type video love your vids mate keep em coming cheers 👍
Thank you for you reply !
I dream of off-roading in Aussie one day.
Best Regards
marinermonty no probs mate
Thanks mate I've been waiting for this vid. I've used both lockers to pull a bobcat out of a mud bog. My pick would be the rear if I could only pick one ,but I'm lucky like you to own the 79 dual cab what a great 4x4 out of the box ( best 4x4 in Australia ) that will upset a few Nissan boys lol
I recently got stuck in the mud and snow while off roading, it took me some work and about 15 minutes to get out but I credit my rear locker most.
I learnt a lot from you.Thankyou. Nagaland,India.
Another great video. Cheers!
Great video Ronny. I never actually knew about diff lockers. Thanks for your great explanation and demo's. Kudos to you.
great video!!!! thanks for sharing!!!! great info!!!!
I usually just go till I need to lock up, unless I’m water crossing or up something hairy where I NEED to make it first shot and not stop and wait, they also help keep tires from spinning and chunking out on rocks. Winch and lockers are necessary if you really want to get off road. Lots of info good job
Very nice explanation. Thanks.
Its always good learning about the different situations an circumstances dealing with off road. I've been off roading me whole life. Mind you I've only played with open diff in my trucks an locked in my atv. I see the difference, got my 4runner project on its way. Thanks for the vids an the experience an pointers. Keep it rolling!!
So much retro nostaligia here. Weird seeing how the rig looked then too compared to now. Ronny has inproved his delivery too and hopefully those boardies have never seen light of day since.
Great content! I'm learning a lot (which isn't surprising as my total off road experience is under 50 total hours)! One thing I'd stress a bit more than you do: "Something will give!" sounds a bit cute - maybe a guy or two could be saved from spending a lot of money by saying "you will destroy some part of your drivetrain and possibly be stranded!"
Very informative, thank you
Front or rear? I just picked up my lovely second hand Troopy yesterday with front and rear lockers, and I'm still trying to work out how to get the most out of them. So this video was great to watch.
excellent video and great points about lockers. And who wouldn't want bragging rights at the top of the hill lol. subscribed!
Thanks mate from across the ditch 👍🇳🇿
Love that entrance
On one of my rigs i have only the rear locker and on the other one both, sometimes it feels like one locker is usless without the other, by the way great video can't wait for the front vs rear video
Great video! Im really glad Toyota came up with A-Trac. Ive been in few situations were atrac was not enough. Would love to put a ARB rear locker on the Runner someday though!
Cool thing with the A-trac is it doesn't care if you install a locker....A-trac just uses the vehicle's traction control, stability control, and ABS system to help control traction loss through braking spinning wheels and using yaw and pitch sensors to figure out what the vehicle is doing in a turn to help keep the vehicle headed in the right direction...it does work but its somewhat limited especially in extreme conditions you can manage to overheat the ABS system and at that point none of those features will work LOL.
That truck is beast!
Michael S fuck man you should hear that v8 roar on inclines. Amazing
Great explanation - thanks!
Being in America, I am jealous of your 70-series Land Cruiser. My options here are either the older solid-axle Land Rovers like the Discovery 2 I have, or an 80-series Land Cruiser. As much as I love my Rover, if Toyota ever decides to sell the modern 70-series here with the diesel (hinting at Toyota!), I'd gladly trade up for one!
+Gripen047 The Defender 110 is a much more similar vehicle to the 70 and i believe you can get them in the US? or at least you could do
+godzillaisnuclea123
The Defender 110 was available up until about 20 years ago. I believe the Defender 90 continued to be sold until 1998? However, there are so few of them that come to market that their value has climbed dramatically. The last Defender 110 I saw was going for $50k. Similar 90s start at about $30k. No one takes them offroad, they're now all garage-bound.
+Gripen047 ah man that's lame, they are everywhere here but I'm in the UK. interesting that you chose land rover over Jeep despite being in the US
Jeeps are commonplace here, as to be expected. Truthfully, I'm surprised I chose the Land Rover over a Land Cruiser as I'm more of a Toyota guy. However, I've been wanting a D2 since they first came on sale here in model year 1999. Something about them struck me when they were brand new. Have had the truck for a little over a year now and am still happy with it.
You can get the Landcruiser Prado series in the US. There it's sold as the Lexus GX, which depending on generation is either the J120 or J150.
Imagine a Lexus like this. arctictrucks.com/Vehicle-Display-Page.aspx?Type=1&Manufacturer=52f9797b-b0a9-446a-bd24-2f2a02da29bc&Model=4149217c-d11c-4b40-b4a9-fe74131a4609