DavidY

I'm in the Cincinnati area, up North near Kings Island. Where are you?

Yes I do. Are you interested?

Grab this before the snow flies! This is all new, never installed 72" plow, mounting kit and winch fair lead and control kit for my 2020 Defender 6x6. I now have a tractor and don't need this plow system for snow removal. The dealer wouldn't take it back so you can pick up about $1200 worth of brand-new plow for a steep discount.
I'm in the Cincinnati, OH area. You pick up.
$750 takes it all.

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Here's what I'm looking at:

https://www.remcodsc.com/coupling/

https://justfortowing.com/remco_driveline_disconnect.html

I'm doing some research into a cable-operated driveline disconnect.

Anybody have experience with that on a towed vehicle?

I contacted Halo and they don't do anything with rear diffs.

I'm still looking for a solution.

... and I've per her to work!
Trail crawling, open field drifting, brush hauling, mail fetching, stump pulling, riding with the wife and the dog.

This thing is awesome!

Hmm. I have not banged mine against anything yet, so thanks for the warning. I will look into adding some metal to them.

Yes, the right side is a bit of a PITA but I had my body-builder and mechanic son helping me.
Love the tube rock sliders on my 2020 DPS 6x6!

1 hour ago, Rudy said:

"I installed the halo locker front differential kit about a year ago and it works flawlessly. Makes a huge difference from the visco lock."

Thanks, Rudy! I'll check into that.

 

I think I'd just want to unlock the rear-most wheels.

So far, other than just trying it out, there has been no need for the full 6WD. This thing has traction for days!

17 hours ago, Andystoy19 said:

"I did ask about the Smart Lok front diff that is available on the XMR but not on the Defender XT and it appears you can buy the parts to do the upgrade but they are way to expensive, so if I wanted the option for locking the front diff I would probably choose one of the aftermarket models?🤔"

This is one of the options I'd like to explore with my 6x6 - being a total noobie with CanAm, can you point me to who is making aftermarket diffs and driveline components? If I could adapt a Smart Lok front diff to my most rear tires and activate it with a switch... Man, that would be cool.

Thanks!

I put the hardcoat fixed windshield on and then the mesh in the back, so no problem for towing if it is facing into the wind. I didn't want a solid rear window so I went that way.

I have a similar issue with my brand new DPS 6x6. The 4 rear wheels are full-time 4WD (open diffs) but it binds up in turns, tearing up my lawn and leaving skid marks all over my concrete drive.

I can disconnect the rear driveshaft but that is less than convenient.

Manually locking hubs or a locking diff like used in the front of my 6x6 would be awesome...

After just sorting through a bunch of that stuff to install my accessories...

There are bundles of wires already run with water-tight connectors. There's a big bundle of them that go from the central dash to the floorboard for lighting, heated accessories and a smaller bundle that goes under the service hood area for a winch. It is really all very convenient and thoughtful on BRP's part but...

Sorry to say that the install guides for these powered accessories left me scratching my head and coming up with new combinations of fowl language until I sorted it out for myself.

Clearly, what Andystoy19 said is true (and I'm going to do it myself): Get the shop manuals!

David

Mark-

No cab, but I got the roof and windshield.

The old Gator was an open cab, manual dump bed 4x2 from about 2001 and was fine, but this is insanely good!

What about a manually locking hub that I could install on one set of wheels? Is there anything out there like that?

Hi Andy-

There is no lock on the rear axles as far as I can tell. It appears both sets of diffs are open and not selectable to be locked.

Interesting idea - just removing a set of tires. I might try the middle and the rear set separately and see how the unit responds.

The axle **should be** easy to remove and re-install when I need it too. It looks like it is splined so aligning it should be a breeze.

It is barely a week old, so I've not done anything to it other than install accessories... 🙂

Thanks for your ideas!

David

Traction. Serious traction is what I get with my new 6x6 DPS.

I would very much like to be able to disconnect the axle to the most rear wheels for most tasks, fetching mail and trash cans, driving across my driveway, etc. The rear binds quite a bit, leaving skid marks, big tracks in the lawn and gravel driveway.

Does anyone have this issue?

Any thoughts on a mechanical or electrically actuated disconnect?

I’m considering removing the rear axle and only reinstalling it when I’m on a trail ride or expect to need the extreme traction such as forestry or other such work.

This 6x6 is totally insane and I love it, but the traction is too much of a good thing.

Thanks for your thoughts.

David

Thanks! Just spend all day today and most of yesterday putting on all my accessories. 

I'll post some soon.

Cheers,

David

Glad to find this group!

I just took delivery of my 2020 Defender DPS - 6WD goodness!

Also got a pile of accessories and am experiencing the "interesting" install manuals. Once I get it all together I'll post some pics.

Ranch bumper + side protectors, VRX4500S winch, rock sliders, front skid plate, A-arm protectors, bed rails, rear bumper, cargo light, front flood lights, hardcoat windshield, sport roof, plow kit, seat heater... Lots of stuff to assemble.

It replaced a 4x2 Gator from about 2001, so big difference!

The seat heater is for my wife - it was the selling point for her! Realistically, most of its daily duty will be fetching mail and trash cans, but I'm planning on some forestry work deep in my ravines and woods with the occasional trail ride. I also have a 1986 FJ60 fully set up for rock crawling.

Future plans: Maybe a lift and bigger tires, looking for a way to disconnect one set of wheel in the rear when all that traction is not needed.

Anybody else have 6WD fever?

David