Don,
Thanks for the kind words AND right back at ya!!
Your right....as much as I re-read and edit my writing, some stuff slips by: it's a front-locker that I'm looking to get!
Just some additional thoughts. I've posted the similar inquiry on the H2ml and one person responded in reminding me that the traction control needs two things: 1) you must not be "on" the brakes at all (this foils the computers ability to sensor stuff) and 2) the rpm's/gas must be kept fairly level for a bit of time also for the computer to sense stuff.
You know what's funny....here I sit in my comfy office all calm and collect just thinking about the situation....yet at the time it was happening, there were two spotters giving me orders from outside, one guy in the vehicle with me also contributing and about 7 other rigs watching/waiting to see how it would go. With all the people, exitement and adrenaline in the air....who knows what was going on. The only thing for sure going on was a LOT of fun.
I've got some research to do and some playing around. Maybe I will jack the thing up, put various wheels in the air and play with it in my driveway.
Another thought comes to mind: the rock garden was so turbulent that I wanted to creep through it. One issue I was watching others deal with was this: they'd have to get over an object and would need to apply gas until they basically built-up enough "umph" until the vehicle almost lurched upwards. Sometimes they would almost launch upwards and come back down again to a loud crunching noise, or they'd almost over-shoot the rock and lose the opportunity to pivot or redirect towards the next direction.
To combat this 'lurching' I incorporated some braking. By using a Brake-throttle-modulation I would ascend these rocks gracefully, smoothly and with control....creeping along instead of jolting. Trust me...without control the 6,000 pound H2 becomes a marshmellow wobbling drunkedkly across the rocks crushing and grinding boulders as it stumbles. Usually BTM is used for creating a locker-effect, but in this case it was more for a cushioning stablizer effect. I would just apply light braking in conjuntion with gas (less brake as gas came on, more brake as I came off the gas).
ANYWAYS....it was pointed out to me that braking screws up the traction control system...so maybe this is where I went wrong. Whew....too long a post!
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