When do you NEED posi?

[StangDreamin']

Never been to south Louisiana, but I've been to West Central oncst - you don't need no skidders and dozers to push a semi-around up there....... just one big azzed air boat with a couple turbo-props off'n a Herky-Bird to push semi's outta those swamps!

Oh, excuuuu-uuuse me...... them aren't swamps them's BAYOU's....... but I still maintain that BAYOU is Creole Frog for Swamp With Pine Trees.

 

[D.Hearne]

We did the helicoter thing once. That was a sight to see. Where that was, nothing could go into.

 

[danny clemens]

Y'all ought to try off roadin' in an 18 wheeler Been places so bad, it took 2 skidders and a Cat D4 dozer to get the 100,000+ lb truck out of the woods. One big skidder in front tuggin', the other skidder and the dozer in the back pushin' on each corner, and all 4 engines screamin' for all they're worth.

Now how in the world did you get in that predicament? Surely it was unintentional,.........uh,.......... wasn't it? Just 'cause you can do it in a Mustang doesn't mean you can do it an 18 wheeler.

 

[Tim65GT]

My Dad and Uncles were into logging in the '70's and what may seem like a good place to drag the logs to load them on the truck with the crane might not be so good after a bunch of rain. Sometimes they would have a separate trucker haul the logs.

As a teenager Iv'e seen a lot of things get stuck and unstuck, but nothing compared to the stuff when I was in in the Army in Germany seeing a Patriot Launcher stuck in a sopping wet farmers field.

It took the HMMET wrecker with the front winch hooked to two more HMMET trucks as an anchor and the rear winch pulling the burried HMMET tractor with launcher out. That was a recovery operation!

 

[bnickel]

My Dad and Uncles were into logging in the '70's and what may seem like a good place to drag the logs to load them on the truck with the crane might not be so good after a bunch of rain. Sometimes they would have a separate trucker haul the logs.

As a teenager Iv'e seen a lot of things get stuck and unstuck, but nothing compared to the stuff when I was in in the Army in Germany seeing a Patriot Launcher stuck in a sopping wet farmers field.

It took the HMMET wrecker with the front winch hooked to two more HMMET trucks as an anchor and the rear winch pulling the burried HMMET tractor with launcher out. That was a recovery operation!

i saw something on tv once where an Army recovery crew retrieved a stuck Hummer from the mud using ropes and pulleys wrapped around a tree and a couple guys pulled this thing out. i think it was Dirty Jobs on the discovery channel, now that was impressive too me

 

[D.Hearne]

Now how in the world did you get in that predicament? Surely it was unintentional,.........uh,.......... wasn't it? Just 'cause you can do it in a Mustang doesn't mean you can do it an 18 wheeler.

When it comes to logging, everything you do is intentional. Especially when the mill is out of logs.

 

[mojopony]

When I did my gears I also rebuilt the trac-lok, but I went with the +1 method meaning I added an additional friction plate on each side. The limited slip locks up pretty hard this way and let me tell you it can be quite humbling on wet roads. Easy on the gas through corners is the only way!

 

[zookeeper]

That's how the 9 inch in my old '65 fastback was set up as well. You couldn't hardly make a U-turn in it, it was dicey on wet roads and made racket on tight turns, but when you dropped the hammer in a straight line, stuff happened fast. The limited-slip in my '88 isn't nearly as "tight" and will occasionally spin one tire for a bit, but is still twitchy in the rain.

 

[twuxtop]

so...

i was at the local track left and right turns and i se an expensive 65 fastback going around a corner then he gunned it and came very close to the wall.
is mechanical rear better than clutches? they use clutches in nascar dont they?
i am looking to buy a complete from currie or detroit and i am worried that i wont be able to go as fast around corner if i upgrade. i am a good driver too.
how about the good ol poorboy way of packing the rear? does it work?
i dont want the car to go str8 when i am trying to turn.
help me decide!

 

[zookeeper]

By mechanical rear, I assume you mean a locker, or ratcheting rear differential. I think they're more durable than clutch or cone-type differentials, but they do the same thing and a heavy-foot will get you in trouble with either. My brother's open-wheeled racecar (circle track) uses a spool and it turns nicely, on the track anyway, it's a bear to get in the trailer or around the pits. The bottom line is you'll be fine with either a limited slip or locking rear axle, provided you can adjust your driving style and be smooth.