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Originally Posted by KyFarm

On these old truck you get no power to either front wheel until you lock the hubs (and switch to 4lo or 4hi) and then you are in a lock situation and it is my understanding that is best for only going in a straight line.

If its just a matter of not getting out to lock your hubs in then just leave them locked most of the time around the farm..your not going to hurt anything whether your in 4 wheel drive or not. I've owned lots of these old trucks that never even came with a lockout from the factory..in fact I've probably seen more harm done by an axle that never gets engaged than by one thats mostly locked in. And as far as only driving in a straight line when locked in these old trucks is not true unless you have a locker in your front axle..otherwise you can drive it like any other truck in 4 wheel drive. Allthough if your working your truck in 4 low you might be carefull and not turn your wheels at full lock in either direction.