John c 79 #1 Posted February 13, 2022 Has any wheel horse ever came with a locking rear differential, or has anybody ever fitted one 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 63,090 #2 Posted February 13, 2022 They had a limited slip, but not true locking. A chap over in the UK, @meadowfield has fashioned a couple different styles of locker. One took up the innards of a transmission, one became an external unit that I don’t know if it was completed? Both ingenious creations. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Maxwell-8 4,290 #3 Posted February 13, 2022 they can be converted to be a full diff lock either trough welding or flipping certain gears in the diff. Not recommended, puts a lot of stress on the transmission 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stevasaurus 22,859 #4 Posted February 13, 2022 @John c The answer to your question is no. Wheel Horse did not come with any locking differential. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 55,756 #5 Posted February 14, 2022 @John c, are you planning to do some pulling or just looking for added traction? Liquid filled rear tires will give you a lot of added traction. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
John c 79 #6 Posted February 20, 2022 not anything like competition pulling, just would like better traction for daily use, lots of hills and off camber terrain around my place. I can usually just shift my weight around to make do, but I'm limited to how much I can load in the trailer if I'm having to pull uphill. Don't really want to switch to Ag tires because it's also used on turf. I remember the old 2810 ford my FIL had back in the day, it had a heel lever to lock it up, something like that would be useful. But now as I sit here and type this out, it dawns on me with what I'm doing it's probably best it does slip, I almost flipped that ford when I had a big drag disc hung up in deep compost pile. 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stevasaurus 22,859 #7 Posted February 20, 2022 @John c It sounds like you are between a rock and a hard place as far as options. One option would be a 2nd horse dedicated to the trails. 2nd option, I wonder if rubber tire chains might work for you...more traction with out tearing up the property?? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kpinnc 12,385 #8 Posted February 20, 2022 If you flip the diff gears you in effect lock the diff. Of course that requires opening a transmission, and it only works with the 8 pinion diff. ...and it is NOT designed to be used that way. I can't help but think that the diff provides one wheel to slip so that nothing breaks when in a bind. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
littleredrider 409 #9 Posted February 20, 2022 FYI Ag's don't tear up the lawn nearly as much as you think. Turf's will more than Ag's, because they spin from lack of traction. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Horse Newbie 7,114 #10 Posted February 20, 2022 54 minutes ago, littleredrider said: FYI Ag's don't tear up the lawn nearly as much as you think. Turf's will more than Ag's, because they spin from lack of traction. Well I’m getting ready to find out… got my first set of ags for the Work Horse… Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
