4wd question

[Don Logan]

Hi, just wondering how is '4wd Low' on the transfer lever different to putting the auto lever into 'L' and selecting 4wd via the button on the transfer lever?

[Maverick]

You have a lower set of gears, same as selecting a different cog on the front sprocket of a mountain bike. Whereas L is 1st gear, 2 is 2nd, D is third, and overdrive is 4th similar to the back sprocket on a mountain bike.

[Maverick]

Oh forgot to add selecting 4 low on the transfer box automatically enguages 4wd to save you pushing the button.

[BUSHWHACKER]

Or, in a nutshell, 4L is a crawler gear.

[dieselboy]

4L increases the torque to the wheels. If you are slowly going down a steep hill (slowly meaning 5mph) I've used 4L for engine braking.

[Don Logan]

So '4L' is even lower than 'L' on the auto box with the 4wd button pushed in?

[Rustinho]

Putting it in 4L uses the whole gearbox. Sticking it in L, then pushing the 4WD button is sticking it in 1st gear in 4WD.