Do diff locks improve traction in sand?

Some great tech info on lockers there Doug but still no mention or recomendation for or against their use in sand.
Cheers Craig.........

Geez Craig how do you want the info Served , Chilli or Tomato sauce , do you want Chips as well, what about Salads.

Sorry Doug if the information on the site links didn't quite line up with the post "Do diff locks improve traction in sand?" And no I didn't want Chilli, Tomato sauce, chips or salad, simply just exploring the times a locker does & doesn't work in sand, nothing else.
Cheers Craig...........

Craig
This seems to be getting nowhere, I'LL this then , I have Auto Lockes both ends , The differnce it made in getting over Dunes was twice as easy, I didn't have to charge it just make sure your in the right gear, and the most important part is Tyre Pressure, If the tyres are to tight then the lockers are of no help, yes you will get a feet further than a non locked vehicle and thats all , but once the pressure is down to 18/20 psi it will do the job, but don't expect it go over some of the drift I encountered in the Simpson Easter 06 , , mate there is a limit you know , Now put your lockers in and go and enjoy the dunes , but remember fully locked ARB Air's will react hard in the steering unlike the Auto's , , My choice would be True Trac Auto in the Front and ARB in the rear, Now it's up to you ,

Doug
Oh and I have eaten all the chips and salad.

Thanks Doug, that was the type of personal experiences I was hoping to bring out in this thread. Certainly has been a hotly debated topic around the camp fire in the past & there doesn't seem to be just one answer particually when different powered cars, types of lockers & approach speeds are thrown into the equation.
In my case engaging the air lockers in the 105 series does nothing to get me any further in sand until the speed is under 5 kph probably as the 1HZ engine doesn't have the power to spin the wheels until then :-)

Cheers Craig.......

On that particular score Craig I believe there is some validity
in not using a front locker.

I take a different approach, and do not engage front diff lock
under sharp turns on any surface, whereas the rear diff lock engaged
assists the turn, particularly in sand - and this is a reason it
will always be selectable locks for me.

In a previous GQ I spent most of an afternoon trying to get up Big Red
and car had a front Lockrite.

It easy to say but I actually did 12 seperate runs -( onlookers said 20)

I tried everthing and after a few runs in became obvious that
I kept getting into trouble or the last left hook near the top.
(That left hook around the tussock is visible in members photo 5)

I concluded that front locker under power was causing understeer
preventing me from taking the turn properly. And by the time I
got around I had to little momentum for last rise.

What helped me in seeing this was that I would make it to about
the same spot in 2wd , which effectivily removed the understeer action.

Recently we were at it again and whilst the 4800 I have now has the power to keep
going I was able to demonstrate quiet convincingly that in 4wd with rear locker
on I could kick out the back end to re-algin car on that left hook and get over
more easily.

Robin Miller

Yes read it again Doug & I still say a great general article but the one & only short reference to use in sand (When in sand or mud the fitting of a locker to the front will have a greater effect) seems to be contridicted by Robin & my experiences that lockers can often get you less distance up a dune when used, so "In pratical terms, a vehicle with front and rear diff locks" may not always get as far as an ordinary 4WD can in some circumstances.
Cheers Craig..........

I actually thought that a locker may be of some advantage when towing in sand particually with the trailer drag causing the vehicle to break traction a little earlier.
Maybe someone else has experience with that ??????
Cheer Craig......