My contribution (only the Knode issue)

[Mikkel]

On 03/06/2010 06:45 PM, Ed Greshko wrote:
> 
> A car would work without a differential in much the same way a wagon or
> cart would.  However, when cornering the tires would need to rotate at
> different speeds.  This would tend to cause slipping on one side and
> dragging on the other and lead to control problems as well as damage to
> the tires.
> 
A better fix would be to only drive one wheel. Having a way to lock
in the second wheel would be useful, but not necessary. My snow
blower is set up that way - a live axle, and only one wheel driving,
unless you manually engage the lock on the second wheel so they both
drive.

Mikkel
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