Can you shift from 2wd to 4wd "on the fly" with the 450 Wolverine or do you have to come to a complete stop first? Thanks for any help.

 

on the fly man.....i got a grizz 450 and i can go on the fly

 

You can do it on the fly. Some ATVs, like the prairie, don't shift into 4wd well when at a dead stop but the way the Wolverine engages it will kick in either at a dead stop or moving with no problems.

 

just as long as the front and rear tires are moving at the same speed, you can't if your spinning a little, or it will jump and eventually chunk the tranny

 

on the fly. its great to be able to just kick it in like that.

 

well in the manual it says to slow down but not to a complete stop. just like pmcc37 said, you dont want to shift it when ur tires r spinning because you might hurt the tranny.

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2007 yamaha wolverine 450 SE
2004 yamaha blaster

 

I've always wondered that myself, and I think the manuafacturers suggest only shifting into 4wd when you're stopped to prevent any possibility of damaging not the tranny, but the transfer case. I would suggest doing when you're stopped or at least almost at a stop. Unless there is some reason why you absolutely have to do while moving, and then I would only be doing it when you're off the gas, and the wheels are moving at the same rate, but again only if for some reason why you have to. Then again it's your machine and if you dont mind taking that extra risk, do it all you want.

 

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: kas379

I've always wondered that myself, and I think the manuafacturers suggest only shifting into 4wd when you're stopped to prevent any possibility of damaging not the tranny, but the transfer case. I would suggest doing when you're stopped or at least almost at a stop. Unless there is some reason why you absolutely have to do while moving, and then I would only be doing it when you're off the gas, and the wheels are moving at the same rate, but again only if for some reason why you have to. Then again it's your machine and if you dont mind taking that extra risk, do it all you want.</end quote></div>


Some systems (like the one in the Prairie) really need the momentum to lock in. If you get stuck in 2wd and stop completely and engage 4wd the prairie will require wheel spin to engage and it clunks hard when engaging. The wolverine doesn't do that but it goes in a lot easier when you're moving. Obviously you want the wheels to be moving at the same rate of speed when you do it but you don't have to stop or slow down much below an easy trail speed.