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Don’t do it unless it’s strictly a mud truck. It was almost unstoppable but had a mind of its own. The steering wheel was a suggestion and the truck may or may not go that way depending on the type of terrain. Air locker would be ideal to use when needed to get unstuck then unlock. From my...

Lots of great info. I think I'm going to call the eaton tech support line on monday and see what they have to say about this application.

I agree, my 5 ton doesn't really have horsepower though! I'm going to buy a Detroit for the front and give it a try. I'll be sure to report back and let everyone know my experience. In the meantime, if anyone out there is running a Detroit in the front, I'd love to hear your opinion.

Rosco, I agree about chains being best but I can't put chains on the rear due to the limited space between my rear axles running the 53's, I can chain up the front though. I drive a Mack tractor for work with a lockable power divider and air lockers in the rear axles and while it gets amazing...

All of the examples given so far have been vehicles that have a transfer case that is shifted and "locked" into 4WD thus, having input torque applied to the front axle at all times causing the locker to lock. The sprag transfer case wont apply input torque to the front axle until the rear...

link http://www.offroaders.com/tech/Detroit-Locker-automatic-lockers.htm "The Detroit Locker is an automatic locking differential designed to lock both wheels of the axle together automatically with power input, when forward or reverse torque is applied, so that both wheels are providing...

I don't see why I would need locking hubs. The transfer case will only engage the front axle when the rears slip, which would be in a loose terrain type of situation. The rest of the time, such as normal on road driving it would be just coasting along disengaged. Unless I am missing something...

I've been looking options to increase traction without totally killing drivability but there aren't many for the 5 tons I guess. Every year some of my buddies and I head to the mountains and see how far we can push up the logging roads in the snow. It gets deep, we go until the lead rig can't...

thanks for the input. The worst thing about the 5 tons is lack of locker options! The only one I know of is the Detroit and the extremely rare factory air lockers that everyone seems to keep secret. An ARB or similar air locker sure would be nice. I may try the front locker for a while and...

yes, Detroit locker.

I'm considering adding a front locker to increase my traction in rough terrain and snow. I'm thinking of putting it in the front since it is only engaged on demand and shouldn't have a negative effect on road or most other conditions when the sprague is not engaged. I don't want to add it to...