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Old November 2nd 20, 04:48 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Eric Greenwell[_4_]
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Default Truck vs Car as a tow vehicle

Dave Nadler wrote on 11/2/2020 6:27 AM:
On Sunday, November 1, 2020 at 9:20:07 PM UTC-5, 2G wrote:
With 2WD once you have lost traction on either driven wheel
you ARE stuck or are spinning out because of how the differential works.


Incorrect for modern vehicles equipped with limited-slip differentials...

And with various styles of "electronic stability control", which use methods like braking the
spinning wheel to allow the differential to send power to the wheel with traction.

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