4×4 vs locking rear differential

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My husband is playing Snowrunner on Xbox.. apparently you start with very few well paved roads and I asked him why he didn’t have a truck with 4×4, he apparently has one with a locking rear differential so I asked the difference (ex.which is best for mud/slush, how can 4×4 have also a locking rear differential etc) and he tried to explain to me but I’m super slow!!

This game is riveting for me…/s.. obviously lol! Honestly learned some neat trucking facts and maybe something about this so!! Not a loss in my books! Thanks for any help!

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A locking differential just means that sometimes, both wheels on an axle are forced to rotate at the same speed. Normally you don’t want that because one needs to go a little faster to go around corners and whatnot, but on slippery terrain it’s useful. A 4×4 with open differentials on slippery ground will wind up sending most of its power to the wheels with the least grip.

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