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Sucks plowing with a 3WD 4x4...any guess?..NEED HELP ASAP PLZ!...Storm is crazy!!!!!

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Old Dec 11, 2010 | 03:31 PM
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Default Sucks plowing with a 3WD 4x4...any guess?..NEED HELP ASAP PLZ!...Storm is crazy!!!!!

Ok here is the deal...I was plowing for a couple of hrs today when all of a sudden I only had 2WD and there I sat spinning...Anyway my battery was low so I shut the lights off to reserve power and lo and behold the AWD light came on and I had 4WD again...then i was plowing a longer run and next thing I got spun sideways.

Thats when I noticed the left tire wasnt spinning at all...If the AWD light is on (even lit dimly) should it be working?...Or is it maybe a low voltage issue to the point that it only has enough power to power the right magnet? I assume if the light is on they should both work...I checked hub fluid and was a little low, so I added a little...Gonna leave battery on charger and hopefully that makes a difference!
 
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Old Dec 11, 2010 | 06:04 PM
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need good fully charged battery for all to work, the older machines would not keep up , charge bATTERY OVERNIGHT WITH A 2 AMPCHARGE AND TRY IT
 
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Old Dec 11, 2010 | 07:14 PM
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I rode mine for 1 month with a dead battery and just pull started the atv ,and it worked fine until I got around to buying a new battery.
 
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Old Dec 12, 2010 | 08:13 PM
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Ok so I charged my battery overnight and everything works great now...I should also say that I added a tiny bit of oil to left hub...plowed all day yesterday with it and also this morning with no issues....thinking I have a charging issue if I couldnt run AWD without good battery
 
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Old Dec 13, 2010 | 07:17 AM
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low or bad batteries cause alot of wierd problems, you can check the charging with a multi meter at the battery terminals, should have 13 or more volts at idle and 14 or more when engine is sped up
 
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Old Dec 14, 2010 | 12:04 PM
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oil?oil not good!!
 
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Old Dec 15, 2010 | 09:56 PM
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I also had awd problems when my battery started to go and new battery solved the problem. I would also think of changing hub oil if you havn't recently.
 
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