When is the best time to use your 4H and 4L? Examples of situations would be great! Thanks.

 

If your driving up a mountain trail use 4L. Otherwise your pretty much good with using 4H. Using 4L you'll top out at about 30-40 mph. Just a lower gearing, good for pulling stumps, if your running over rough terrain it's easier on the engine and transmission.

 

what about a flat rocky trail with puddles?
nothing hard, just small rocks (bigger then pebbles) like the size of bricks. so many that you cant even see the dirt, just pure rocks with watery puddles, not mud.
i've always wondered because i have to go slow, but its nothing difficult and my uncle told me 4L but my dad says 4H..

 

I only use 4low... When i'm crawling over thing... Slow pace... Or if you need the extra power...

Most of the times noobs use 4low for mudding and whatnot.. And it usually hangs them up fast.. IF you have the power to turn the tires in 4hi use it. You will get the wheel speed you need and won't over power the tires.

 

Well if you want to crawl around use 4l if not use 4h it wont hurt it, as long as you're not on dry pavement

 

4lo for going down those tricky trails too! Using compression braking when the brakes are wet or muddy can be a life and fender saver.
Go out and play. Crawl around in 4lo to see how it works in different places.
I use 4hi virtually every time I drive on a gravel road, it helps to pull the front end around a corner and greatly improves steering control.

 

It depends on what I'm doing as to what I use. I have been known for driving a Jeep like I'm in a rush to get to the ER or something. Flying around mountain roads (gravel) like a rally racers...4H is a must. When I actually slow it down for trails its 4L all the way. Of course, we're talking about trails that will rattle most vehicles apart after a few miles.

 

keep it in 2wd if your going slow, I've gotten so i can go on the drive on beaches around here and keep it in 2wd. In the swamp which is full of mud, i only use 4 HI so i can get better traction if i'm playing around, don't want to risk sliding into a tree. In all honesty 90% of the time i spend off roading i can keep it in 2wd, and as long as you keep going your fine. I only use 4 HI if im stuck, or need traction to keep me from sliding too bad, I've never used, nor needed 4L on my truck. 4H is just fine.

 

I've only ever used 4L maybe twice...I've used it for pulling out stumps, and once in my '95 when I was driving through a pond with a muddy bottom. I knew it was deep and wanted to creep through it so I didn't spin the tires and create ruts in the bottom of the pond. I just threw it in 4L, 1st gear, let the clutch out, and she went. Headlights disappeared and she crawled right through. Other than that, 9 times out of 10 4H was more than sufficient

 

So lets say at the beach. You would want to use 4H? And check out my ride^.^