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Originally Posted by Aragorn View Post
Let's see. 1) Stop the vehicle. Get out and step in either a foot of snow or slush soaking my shoes. 2) Squat down to lock the hubs. 3) Fall backward on my a$$. 4)Get up and not thinking placing a knee down for balance and get the front of my pants wet. 5) Place my hands on top of the tire to get up. 6) Wipe wet hands on pants and then realize they had mud on them. 7) Get back in vehicle. Realize I didn't do the other side. Repeat 2 though 7 all over again.

No I don't miss locking hubs....
That covers it pretty well! Plus my wife would NEVER be able to figure out manual hubs, and our 4x4 truck is her driver.
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