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New this morning, the Bronco being tested on rollers for how well the 4wd system works. More for entertainment but though some might find it enlightening.

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I learned a lot! I don't have front lockers, so using the Hill Descent!!!! might just be the lucky card to get you out of trouble.
 

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Did pretty good!
 

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New this morning, the Bronco being tested on rollers for how well the 4wd system works. More for entertainment but though some might find it enlightening.

Very interesting g.
 

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I just watched that video myself, and I'm a little so-so on the results. A while back when they first got the Bronco they put it up against two other vehicles in real world climbing, and the Bronco did not do very well with the traction control.

He puts it on those rollers and it doesn't even slip a tire until he gets all three wheels off... Maybe I misunderstand traction control, but I'm pretty sure a wheel has to slip in order for the computer to know that it needs to adjust.

So I take it with a grain of salt... At the end we actually is climbing some mud, now we're talking :)
 

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Good info.

Would have like to seen 4a on the three rollers.

Him trying to sell his used pos car in the middle of the vid was unneeded.
 

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I don't trust the vehicle's configuration not having an impact. I'd love to see a Base Bronco do that test to show the capability of the traction control system.
 

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Good info.

Would have like to seen 4a on the three rollers.

Him trying to sell his used pos car in the middle of the vid was unneeded.
He did use 4a mode once, the bronco just rolled off the rollers like they weren't even there.
 

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He did use 4a mode once, the bronco just rolled off the rollers like they weren't even there.
He just used 4a on the single pad. Wanted to see what it did on the 3 pad setup.
 

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Page 202 of the Owners Manual (and other spots) specifically states that when in 4L the traction control disengages, yet he claims it's engaging. I think he just gets more vigorous with the throttle and the Bronco walks of the ramps. When he's in the mud the 'traction control' doesn't seem to help, same thing when he uses Trail Control, the vehicle applying more throttle trying to maintain speed pulls it off the ramps not some Trail Control or traction control voodoo.

I actually would like to figure out a way for traction control to remain active in 4L, I've been wondering about using Slippery Mode and shifting to $L.
 

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Page 202 of the Owners Manual (and other spots) specifically states that when in 4L the traction control disengages, yet he claims it's engaging. I think he just gets more vigorous with the throttle and the Bronco walks of the ramps. When he's in the mud the 'traction control' doesn't seem to help, same thing when he uses Trail Control, the vehicle applying more throttle trying to maintain speed pulls it off the ramps not some Trail Control or traction control voodoo.

I actually would like to figure out a way for traction control to remain active in 4L, I've been wondering about using Slippery Mode and shifting to $L.
I think it’s way to much torque for the drive train in 4 low. I know everything in a gm turns off once you go 4 low.
 

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I learned a lot! I don't have front lockers, so using the Hill Descent!!!! might just be the lucky card to get you out of trouble.
We used the Hill descent/trail cruise control quite a bit at Texas Off-Rodeo. Never used before. Quite a nice feature once you get used to it, and experiment, for going both up and down.
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