so the title may be dumb.
in the past I've had Kubota tractors and RTVs, all 4WD.
all had a locking rear differential that was activated with a heel bar. i never dug into how it worked, it always did. they make farm equipment to last decades. on jeeps we flip switches for air lockers.
the tractor had left and right brakes. basically there were two pedals next to each other and a steel bar would normally make them actuate together, or could be flipped up to separate them. the separate brakes were good if you needed to make a turn sharper than your steering radius (which wasn't that great). you could just flip the bar up and say hold the left brake down and you'd turn in a pretty tight circle.
personally i think the idea of a heel pedal to actuate the locker would be pretty cool compared to flipping some electric switch that reminds me of the dial they use to set transfer case position today. in the tractor linkage and lift is not really an issue since the only suspension is the springs in your seat. but the idea of left and brakes seems interesting. has anyone ever done anything like this for off roading an XJ?
in the past I've had Kubota tractors and RTVs, all 4WD.
all had a locking rear differential that was activated with a heel bar. i never dug into how it worked, it always did. they make farm equipment to last decades. on jeeps we flip switches for air lockers.
the tractor had left and right brakes. basically there were two pedals next to each other and a steel bar would normally make them actuate together, or could be flipped up to separate them. the separate brakes were good if you needed to make a turn sharper than your steering radius (which wasn't that great). you could just flip the bar up and say hold the left brake down and you'd turn in a pretty tight circle.
personally i think the idea of a heel pedal to actuate the locker would be pretty cool compared to flipping some electric switch that reminds me of the dial they use to set transfer case position today. in the tractor linkage and lift is not really an issue since the only suspension is the springs in your seat. but the idea of left and brakes seems interesting. has anyone ever done anything like this for off roading an XJ?
