Two wheel drive is almost always enough.

Most don't know how to create a locker rear in a 2WD setup. Too bad,
because it's a very, very useful trick.

All thats necessary is to apply the parking brake until it provides
resistance to the drive wheels. When both drive wheels encounter resistance
the differential will provide power to both.

By applying the parking brake only enough to provide power to both drive
wheels damage to the parking brake is avoided.

Give it a try and practice a little. You may like it.

Butch
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Chris wrote:
: Just curious as to what everyone's experiences have been with towing...
I
: know that a good full size 4x4 pickup truck is ideal, however, for those
of
: us with toy trucks (smaller 2x4's) there could be some issues...


I've hardly ever used a 4WD vehicle for towing. I'm not hauling a real
heavy load (about 2,500 Lbs with a 17 Ft. Galaxie I/O). Tried a small
Toyota pickup at first but the back end was too lignt (scary braking it).
Then went to a '66 Dodge with a 318 CI. Towed great! Now, I'm using
a Toyota T100 w/manual transmission (automatic is better due to
torque amplification). No problelms.

b.