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danny_galaga:

--- Quote from: TOK on January 25, 2010, 07:49:14 am ---
--- Quote from: danny_galaga on January 25, 2010, 02:05:50 am ---
Actually, i think it was showing a '1 wheel drive' car getting stuck. I could be wrong, but i'm too lazy to go back and look  ;D

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Protokatie nailed it... I wasn't referring to the one wheel drive non-differential car.
In an open differential like the spoke demo they showed, the wheel in the mud/ice will be the one that spins if the other side has good traction.

That same thing that allows it to turn without binding means you're going to be shoving a board under a tire in the mud even if the other side is on pavement.  :angry:



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I was thinking of the point at 2:45. They clearly say this is a '1 wheel drive'. And you can see it doesn't have your classic 'banjo' style of diff. I can't find the other thing you are referring to  :dunno

Limited slip diffs were popular here for the rev heads. Gives nice, even two wheel burn outs  ;D

Edit: If i wasn't so attached to my user name, I'd change it to Jam Handy  ;D

INSIDE WHEEL. OUTSIDE WHEEL. INSIDE WHEEL. OUTSIDE WHEEL...

danny_galaga:

Oh, just realised what you mean now TOK. I thought you meant they ACTUALLY showed a car stuck in the mud! I already knew how diffs worked so i didn't see anything new so to speak. But i love how they explained it. Really well put together, building up a 'picture' like that with the single spoke in the axle etc.

Jam Handy.

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