My little trucks have posi and 4WD they do get around in low gear.

driven many an hour on what are known as logging roads, just 2 ruts thru the woods/bush. All with 2wd vehicles. One thing that has gotten lost I think is with the prevalence of 4wd and awd vehicles many have never learned how to drive in bad conditions
Just like manual transmissions, when they were common many that drove them learned their advantages and how one could do things that a auto box can't do. That is lost in the vast majority of people today.

its all about traction. My Dad was a drywall contractor. He had a 2 different 1 ton trucks that had a small enclosed box on the back, about 6ft wide x 8ft long x 5 1/2 ft tall. Inside this was contained 2) 50 gallon pots for paint, a 2 cylinder cast iron Wisconsin engine to run a large air compressor, a large (maybe 75 gallon) air tank and maybe 100ft of hose along with assorted tools and supplies for spraying texture and paint on finished drywall. All together it was approx 2500- 4000lbs depending. His trucks were both manual transmissions, the old 4 speed with granny gear, 2wd with dual rear tires. These trucks never got stuck when driving in the mud that is typical of a new construction site. I have seen him pull many a plumber and electrician out of the mud when their 4wd trucks got stuck. Then after pulling them out he'd drive right in in the same spot and we'd go to work. The moral of the story is traction and being able to use it, with all the weight, low first gear and dual rear tires it was more than your run of the mill 4wd truck had.

No! In Wisonsin you need 4x4 were I live . Fl is good for 2x4

You guys don't understand the thread.

… same here… but the thing will get you where you need to go

I have both. I prefer manual lock. I've had electrical and vacuum line problems in the past with various auto lock systems. The problem only reveals itself at the critical time when you need 4x4 most desperately.

I didn't even know that was a thing.

My newest 4WD is a 2008. None of them have had auto lock but all of them have been able to activate 4WD from inside the vehicle going back to 87. The 87 was a Dodge Ram 50 with spring-loaded "auto hubs" you activated with a shift lever inside. To deactivate you used the shift lever and had to reverse your direction of travel for about five feet.

I like being able to easily turn 4WD on when needed and back off again. Stopping and getting out to lock hubs is a PITA.

I noticed…lol!
Up here I never use it. When driving through 3” of snow it’ll keep kicking in and out burning out the case. I tried it in town once at an icy stop sign and it sure works. Kicked in almost instantly. Icy/snowy roads, it’s in 4 full time, that’s what I buy them for. Never had problems. These guys look pretty stupid upside down in the ditch with a 4WD still in 2. They don’t wanna wreck it, saving the 4x4 for when they really need it.

My 04 Silverado had auto 4

we understand you use the (auto) setting on your vehicle. no I don't need the option or a computer to kik my 4x4 on and off while going down the Rd.....again it's an option for soccer moms

I like these: 74 hi-boy

Lol. Not sure of many newer trucks that don't have push button.at least the three American brand ones. Chevy has the custom, but that's a stripped down trim level.

Don’t have a problem with fulltime 4WD. In the last 50 years I have had it all.

My favorite was a 72 IH Scout with auto hubs. Could dial free, auto, or lock. Ordered a 78 Bronco and asked Ford about it. Their price back then was $750. They were going to send my vehicle across town in Cleveland to a shop to have the factory hubs removed and the 3-Position hubs installed. In other words, I was paying for two sets of hubs. Told them no thank you.

I like the electronic hubs. Never torn any up.

True. And my 2wd spins and won't go up inclined in wet grass. Some folks have very different experiences than I do.

Not sure how many vehicles come with the option of auto 4x4. The only vehicle I ever owned with that option was my wife had a Tahoe one time with it. We didn’t need 4 wheel drive in that thing anyway. I have owned 4x4 fords and Toyota since and they don’t have that option.

I was always of the mindset that when in 4 wheel drive all tires stopped because of the driveshaft connection thus making braking more responsive? Maybe Ive been wrong all thses years thinking that?

Correct. You are wrong. Lol. 4 wheel isn't always locked either.

if you trap where roads are just trails 4wd is a big advantage

"Correct. You are wrong. Lol. 4 wheel isn't always locked either." Well I didf say "when in 4wd".

Had auto locking hubs and got rid of them installed warn manual locking just lock em in before getting into situations where needed