That gimmick called Crawl Control...

<woosh>

Also, that was a *wink wink* 6MT brag, autos have CC but 3 pedals don't!

 

Good copy. My /s meter is kaput

 

THIS is exactly what all these youtube videos should be showing - situations where a skilled driver tries to do something themself and fails, then tries again with crawl control.

And to those who say it's "smoother", based on the times I've tried mine out, it is NOT smoother than me, by a long shot. That's my biggest issue with it actually - it's SO jerky. I'll take MTS with my right foot over crawl control every time.

 

crawl control at the slowest speed is unusable. it's like it nudges itself forward a foot or two every second.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIOuSAjy2CE

 

Is rather purchase a Marlin Crawler dual T/case set up over Toyota's Crawl Control

https://www.marlincrawler.com/transfer-case/built-units/tacoma-1st-gen/dual-case-unit

 

They sure do !!!

Check out this 3rd gen with a 580:1 crawl ratio

https://youtu.be/UrPERJ6qx8g

 

Walking the Crawler uphill

https://youtu.be/kYWyJoV2o6U

 

Crawl control sounds horrendous when activated. I have yet to need it offroad but it’s nice to have if I ever sink my truck in the sand.

 

Works great in the sand. Haven't used it in the mud or snow yet.

 

The marlin crawl approach works but it's slow. If you gave the truck any gas you would start grenading driveline parts. A 580 ratio is generating ludicrous amounts of torque. It works great at idle but I would rather be triple locked and giving it some gas over obstacles.

 

There are different ways to skin a cat!

 

Make for easy technical rock crawling and less shock loading on the drivetrain . also no need for heavy throttle input as the extreme low gearing aids in traction


Look at some of the old Marlin Crawler videos showing Marlin making a hard trail look easy !!! . back in the early 90's I first met Marlin on a CA4WDC event " Panamint Valley Days "

The trail we were on was Surprise Canyon which is winch exercise up 7 active rocky waterfalls . Marlin made it look very easy climbing up and over those wet boulders . I've also seen him on the Fordyce Creek trail and Rubicon and again while other vehicles are struggling he makes it look easy


When I first met Marlin I had a 68 M38A1 Jeep Rock Crawler that was geared at 124:1 low range and I could easily crawl over Nasty boulder strewn trails but not as easy as Marlin


@BigMike could answer your questions more !!!

 

Marlin in is old Toyota Hilux easily walking up Cadillac Rock on the Rubicon

https://youtu.be/g4ygskAqoO0

 

No, you need to be on something really friggin steep....like scary steep. Crawl control on level ground is moronic.

 

Got so stuck in sand and crawl control saved my life. Was deep in Baja Mexico and I don't know a lick of Spanish

 

That double Marlin box set up is so sick.

 

Valid point, but only uphill. Downhill is even worse than flat ground.

 

Not in my experience. On very steep decents, I find CC smooths right out as well. You just need the grade to be severe enough. I can’t remember if I’ve ever descended in CC speed notch 1, but certainly have used it succefully and smoothly on the downhill.

Every truck is likely different. I have a canopy on mine so maybe the extra weight is a factor.

 

I guess for my purposes, it's really only the lowest one or two settings that I'd ever have much interest in using anyway, so it sounds like we're just talking about opposite ends of the spectrum.

 

To be honest I've used it a couple times but I'm not a very experienced off road person. It dug me out of sand in a wash once before I knew recovery gear was a thing and saved me because I have no idea what a correct line is. I will prob keep using it until I get more experience and I think for that purpose alone its great.