Re: Another Transmission/transfer case Question

[jlandry@domain.elided (John A. Landry)]

"Bill Mounteer" <bill@domain.elided> scribbled in the sand:

>As a side note, I used to have a '70 IHC short wheelbase, short box 
>half ton 4x4 and one time I went down a hill and found on the return 
>trip that I couldn't get backup. So I got my chainsaw out and cut a 
>bunch of wind fall trees into 8' logs and filled the box to the 
>top of the cab. With the added weight the hill was a piece of cake 
>until the stupid xfer case jumped out of gear. I ended up going 
>backwards - let me tell you it was a heck of a ride<g>. After that I 
>made sure I had the shift lever in hand when climbing.

Bill,

Sounds like a great application for one of Tom Mandera's 2 x 4's he uses to
keep a fast idle on his rig!  Cut one to the correct length and jam it between
the transfer case shift lever and seat.  <grin>

BTW, my Traveler also has jumped out of 4L a few times... and it was also when
under a heavy strain (when you need it most).  I too simply rest a hand on it
when I really want to make sure it doesn't decide to go south.

Regards,

John
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