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4-Wheel Freedom, Brad DeLong, Author

“No matter what your level of off-road driving, time spent with Bill will help you reach even higher.” – Brad DeLong

Jeep Adventures with Bill Burke

“We had the best Jeep adventure with you ever! You inspire such confidence with unending patience. How do you do it? You are a uniquely talented teacher who teaches with not only your wonderful brain, but your heart and soul.” – SB, CA 2010

“Don’t Concentrate on Making a Lot of Money, Rather on Becoming the Type of Person with Whom People Want to do Business.”

Bill Burke is an internationally recognized trainer and recovery expert who teaches back country driving techniques, winching and extrication methods, vehicle preparation and maintenance, land navigation and woods skills through classes, private training, instructor and trail leader courses to individuals, families, groups, clubs, vehicle manufacturers and dealers, tour operators, government agencies, and all organizations that use 4WD vehicles in their operations.

4-Wheel Drive Education starts with an understanding of how a 4-wheel drive (4WD) works, giving you insight into why your 4WD performs as it does. Bill, through his experience as an ASE Master Truck Technician and the use of training aids, will teach you how to get the most out of your 4WD. Each obstacle, stuck vehicle, and piece of 4WD equipment becomes a discussion, a demonstration, and an opportunity for learning. Safety is fundamental.

Bill’s sense of humor and history, geographical expertise, and environmental insight combine to give a greater sense of civilization as we know it relative to the prospectors, explorers, natives and dinosaurs who were on the trail before us! His comprehension of group dynamics and personalities means that even in large groups, each person feels like a vital part of the training rather than merely a participant. From first-time 4-wheelers to highly experienced drivers, each student will expand their skill level exponentially under Bill’s watchful eye.

"Everyone is still talking about the experience. There's even a thread in the "Members" section regarding a more advanced driving class. You & Chris definitely knocked it out of the park... Rising Sun will be back! Thank you for having us. It was truly an eye opener for me and my driving/leadership skills jumped by leaps & bounds. Truth be told, I'm still processing a lot of it!!!"

– Travis Hurley
Cruise Moab Coordinator Committee

“If you are looking for a trail guide and 4WD instructor, you can do no better than 4-Wheeling America.”

– John Lee
Expedition Exchange

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Bill Burke's 4-Wheeling America - since 1986

Bill Burke's 4-Wheeling America - since 1986

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Good, concise and easily understood, explanation. Thanks Robert.Transmission windup, aka transmission bind. Understand it before you break something.Your 4X4 has two axles, front and rear. When you turn a corner the front axle travels further, and therefore faster than the rear. It doesn't matter whether you turn left or right, same thing happens.If there's no way for the driveline to let the front axle turn at a different speed to the rear then stress builds up and that is known as windup, or bind. This will damage and even break transmission components.Windup isn't a problem on low-traction surfaces like dirt as the front and rear axles can skid relative to each other and equalise speed. It is a problem on high-traction surfaces like bitumen, even wet bitumen.The driver should hopefully notice - the vehicle won't want to turn corners, there will be vibration and squealing noises from the tyres, all of which get worse. The cause is generally driving a vehicle that has a manually lockable centre diff on high traction surfaces with the centre diff locked, or again only on high-traction surfaces, a part-time 4WD in 4WD instead of 2WD. Many 4x4 owners have automated centre diffs so need not worry, for example any modern Land Rover.Here are some windup myths, and everything is explained and proven in the video:1.You need to drive quite a long way before you get windupNo, you can get windup even by driving a few metres. Just go full lock and turn on a high-traction surface. Presto, windup!2. You need to unlock your hubs before you drive on bitumenNo you don’t, you just need to take your part-time 4WD out of 4WD. Then the front and rear axles can spin at different rates, so no windup. Locking hubs slightly reduced fuel consumption.3. Wet bitumen won’t give you windup.Yes it will, it’s more than high traction enough.4. Reversing straight back fixes windupNo, it won’t. Windup is caused by the front axle rotating faster than the rear. So reversing straight back does nothing for windup. However...if there’s very little windup then you may be able to jiggle the transfer case loose enough to get the vehicle out of 4WD by reversing.5. Turning left cancels turning rightNo, windup increases whether you turn left or right.6. You can’t get windup with open axle diffsYes you can. Windup is about relative speeds of front and rear axles, not different speeds between wheels on an axle.7. The best way to get rid of windup is...Watch the video! (no it's not jacking a wheel up)What are your windup (as in axle bind!) stories? ... See MoreSee Less
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