If you have the CDL installed and want to turn the lockers on in high, shift the truck into low range, engage the lockers, and then put it back in high(all w/ the CDL on). The lockers will stay on until you turn them off or disengage the CDL. I believe you can even turn the front off and back on with no ill effects while still in high range, just don't unlock the rear or you have to go back down to low to engage it again.
Ary
I was playing around last week and found if I locked the center diff that I could lock the axles in hi (never going to low) and was very suprised by this. I have the CDL switch without the pin 7 mod.
I was playing around last week and found if I locked the center diff that I could lock the axles in hi (never going to low) and was very suprised by this. I have the CDL switch without the pin 7 mod.
Interesting. I'm pretty sure I had to go into low first because I tried engaging them while in high and they never clicked in, the lights just kept flashing, but as soon as I engaged low, they kicked in. Perhaps I will have to explore that further.
There's a reason the Eskimos have something like 35 names for snow. It varies considerably in terms of traction, etc whereas most other surfaces are fairly constant in their traction. Snow is very tricky, and I believe snow and ice to be the surfaces most impacted by having or not having appropriate tires.
I've had 4 80s now and live in a winter climate. I've also had a Subaru AWD, Audi Quattro, Montero/Pajeros, and 4Runners but the 80 reigns supreme in terms of winter mobility. You had poor tires. It's that simple. Also, your weights are off a bit. The 80 weighs about 5100lbs and the Tacoma probably 4000lbs, so the gap is quite a bit less than your speculation (my Subaru wagon weighed 3300). As a final comment, you basically high centered your truck on the snow, which would get you stuck no matter what surface you did that on.
Put some high traction tires on your truck and learn how to stop on deep snow (by slowly coming to a complete stop, then immediately backing up a couple feet so you can move off again) and you'll find the 80 will take you anywhere.
With all this talk about going to play in the snow, I really do feel peed off, England sucks when it comes to snowfall, yesterday morning going to work it was snowing real hard, but only lasted 5 mins DOH! it didnt even settle. perhaps if we all preyed, it might eventually snow here in dreary England, I am going to California (lake tahoe) next week, wish I could get my LC on the plane. plenty of snow there.
I like running in the snow in low with the 2nd start engaged. My experience is that it's not so low that you spin, and when it shifts into third I get as much speed as I've wanted on trails. I relate it to the manuals I've had where I would start in third in low and shift to fourth which was like having a gear between first and second in high. Enough speed with better torque essentially.
That is what I was thinking.....since he said "all four tires were spinning"......NO vehicle is going anywhere no matter the mods are when the wheels are off the ground! I would only guess the Taco has better clearance or the drift had been altered by the time you tried it....
:whoops: ooocchh 
that hurt 
