Well, I promised I would try the VX with no drive shaft. 4Hi=no good. TOD is not fast enough, and it seems to constantly read the rear "slipping" and it momentarily sends power to the front and then starts over again. Its ends up being a jerky stop and go. This is why I am not a big fan of TOD, and this experiment proved that its not a great thing for snow/ice. That pulsing power transfer sounds like a recipe for disaster.

4low was fine, except I am locked, so it was a bit messy as far as steering and shifting. I would not drive it around town like that, but I would guess on the trail it would be fine, say for a busted drive shaft or universal or whatnot.