Thomas Varghese

Even I have no idea but some other car brands have it. If they can have why not we Xterrians? Probably someone has heard about this. That's why I asked this question. Front Locker vs Rear Locker vs Twin locked Differential - Off Road test comparison - YouTube. Please watch this and you will understand more. I also posted the same. You also must have thought how to fix one on our car.

Second hand or not do we require another thread? Its anyways about differential lockers. Whenever we get stuck within 5 minutes we hear this question do you have differential lockers? I didn't see much help from the rear differential lockers. After doing some research I found out rear differential lockers only offer limited recovery options whereas front differential lockers offer a wider advantage. And I have gone through @Barry's very technical advices and liked them. So I prefer to have the discussion here. If @Rahimdad feel you need a different thread you can initiate one as I'm not very familiar with opening one.

So now you can shout EUREKA and run. Have clothes on please - not like Archimedes. This question was troubling me since the time @Foxtrot Oscar pulled me out from an impossible suck situation as per me. What changed the mechanics of the tug she gave when she doubled up the rope. She herself gave the answer. Nothing to do with mechanics. It was all about maneuverability. Experience counts of course. The answer satisfied my doubt.

I'm sorry to trouble everybody with my silly doubts and questions but as all Thomas's are referred to as Doubting Thomas I feel relaxed when every doubt is cleared, otherwise my brain will not rest until I find the answer. Thanks to all for bearing with me.

I wished to join but after almost 18 hours of driving yesterday I knew I will be a burden on the convoy. Started yesterday to drive at 4.30am and reached back home at 10.30 pm. As my wife reminded me that even though I may feel energetic at heart but remember my body is old now. I wished I would have been in the sands with you all. I wonder how @Kailas managed to reach and join you. Perhaps he didn't go home. Camped near our exit point only last night. More than his wrangler floating on the sands he may have been floating around after all the torture we subject him to at yesterday's afternoon drive

Thanks for the info @Barry. Please guide us to the best locking mechanism also. I believe everybody is talking about rear differential lock. Kindly advise us about the front differential locking mechanism too if its possible in the XTERRA.

Thanks Angela for pulling me out and for the explanation. I was thinking whether doubling up the rope doubled the pulling force which is mechanically not possible. The cars are the same, the force exerted is the same, the only difference the rope was doubled and made shorter. The 1st attempt with the longer single rope didn't serve the purpose whereas the 2nd attempt was successful. From that time I was trying to understand the mechanics behind this and now I got the perfect answer. It was not doubling up the force but shortening the rope gave you much better maneuverability to pull and helped in the successful recovery. I will remember this lesson for all my offroading days. THANK YOU @Foxtrot Oscar

Glad to know you are feeling better.

I joined @Carnity to have fun and learn as well. Yes Angela @Foxtrot Oscar mentioned she has to give a hard tug. The 1st tug with the long kinetic rope didn't work as planned and then she instructed to double up the rope and the car just came out very easily. To tell you the truth I didn't believe the car can come out easily as she demonstrated. Of course she has the experience and I'm interested in knowing the mechanics how a shorter doubled up rope aids you when a longer rope doesn't serve the purpose.

Angela I propose you should change your name to @ridgerider or @ridge queen from @Foxtrot Oscar

Can somebody clarify when a single long tow rope is to be used for pulling out a stuck car and when somebody has to double up the rope make it shorter and tug. I witnessed this during yesterday's drive with @Foxtrot Oscar. I was stuck in a difficult situation and initially the long rope didn't work and Angela doubled up the rope and out came the car. I suppose @Frederic or @Gaurav or @Rahimdad can offer a plausible scientific explanation.

Where the oryx roam

@Rob Harper and his beastly Tundra

@Jeepie please excuse me from tomorrow's drive as I'm not keeping well.